2022 inflation
Brazil's official inflation closed at 5,79% in the 12 months of 2022, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Even though it was lower than 2021 (10,06%), it was still higher than market expectations. The projection was for a variation of 5,60%, according to analysts at the Bloomberg agency. (Folha de S. Paul) (I.e.
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A historic scene: Lula, governors and ministers together until the STF
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met on Monday night (9) with the 27 governors of Brazil, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), the president of the Federal Supreme Court, Rosa Weber, and the senator acting president of the Senate, Veneziano Vital do Rêgo (MDB). Everyone went down the Planalto Palace ramp together and walked to the headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to see the destruction caused by undemocratic acts. (O Dia)
PF denies fake death of elderly woman publicized by Bolsonaro supporters
The Federal Police (PF) denied that an elderly woman had been killed in a Bolsonaro camp, as was reported on social media. The photo used to publicize was by Deolinda Tempesta Ferracini and belonged to a free image bank, taken by Edu Carvalho, the woman's grandson. Deolinda died in November 2022, due to a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). (G1)
GSI Minister is accused of reduced security in Planalto before attack
Gonçalves Dias, Minister of the Presidency's Institutional Security Office (GSI), was blamed by Rui Costa, head of the Civil House, for security failures at the Palácio do Planalto on the day of the attack by Bolsonarist radicals. The place was vandalized and looted. Abin even issued alerts, but the GSI and the Presidential Guard Battalion (BGP) did not reinforce security. (Estadão) (I.e.
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California orders evacuation of celebrity region
Affected by heavy rains, the state of California ordered the evacuation of Montecito, a region where several celebrities live. More than 200 millimeters of rain are forecast to fall on already saturated mountains. This increases the risk of landslides. “LEAVE NOW! This is a rapidly evolving situation. Please pay close attention to emergency alerts,” said a fire department page. (AFP)
New Speaker of the US House
The new president of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, passed the first test of his leadership capacity on Monday (9), after the approval of a set of rules of procedure that determine how Republicans will govern. (AFP)
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