Prison of Bolsonarists
Moraes stated this Wednesday (14) that “there are still a lot of people to arrest and a lot of fines to impose” in in relation to coup protests and the dissemination of fake news by Jair Bolsonaro supporters. Moraes is the rapporteur of inquiries that affect the current president and allies. (Folha de S.Paulo) 🚥
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Iran in UN sights
UN expels Iran from women's rights body for repression. The United Nations voted by majority, this Wednesday (14), to expel Iran from a women's rights body, due to the Tehran government's brutal repression of protests led by women. (AFP)
Bolsonaro and allies respond to actions at the TSE
President Jair Bolsonaro and 8 other allies became defendants in Judicial Electoral Investigation Actions at the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) for attacks on the voting system and alleged illegal distribution of financial benefits during the election. The inspector general of the Electoral Justice, Benedito Gonçalves, accepted the PT's request and opened two investigation processes this Wednesday (14).
Among the targets are two of the president's children – Eduardo and Flávio Bolsonaro – federal deputies Carla Zambelli, Bia Kicis, bloggers and elected deputies Gustavo Gayer and Nikolas Ferreira, as well as the defeated vice-presidential candidate Braga Netto. (Metropolises)
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Haddad and the spending cap
The future Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, defended unlocking PPPs and a new fiscal anchor to replace the spending ceiling. In an interview with Globonews, Haddad said that “everyone knew that the spending cap is not sustainable”.
He defended a new fiscal anchor at the beginning of the year, to be created by complementary law, and also wants to “unlock” Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a means of making more investments. The future minister tried to calm down: “we learned from our mistakes and we will not repeat any”. (Globonews)
WHO considers end to covid and monkeypox emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) indicated this Wednesday (14) that it expects covid-19 and monkeypox to cease to be public health emergencies in 2023, as both diseases have left their most dangerous phases behind. . WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the number of weekly deaths from Covid-19 was about a fifth of the figure a year earlier. (AFP)
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Secret budget at the STF
Rosa Weber says that the secret budget operates outside of illegality and votes to overturn it. The president of the Federal Supreme Court said she sees a 'true regime of exception to the Union's budget, in fraud of transparency and the equal distribution of public resources', during the trial of the issue that is still taking place this Wednesday (14).
The scheme set up during the Bolsonaro government to supposedly buy support in the National Congress 'shows itself to be incompatible with the constitutional, democratic and republican order', considered the minister. (Estadão)
Luiz Marinho for Ministry of Labor
Luiz Marinho accepts invitation to be Minister of Labor. Confirmation of the invitation – made by president-elect Lula last week – came through Marinho's allies. The official announcement of Lula's nomination is expected next week. (CNN)
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