Trump and the invasion of the Capitol
The committee of congressmen investigating the invasion of the Capitol is made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans. After investigating the tragic event that occurred approximately 18 months ago, they recommended that Donald Trump be charged with obstruction of justice and insurrection for his role in the attack.
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At the time of the invasion, Trump supporters violently occupied the headquarters of Congress (Capitol), under the false allegations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by Joe Biden. (G1)
Trump 'is not fit to hold any office'
Former President Donald Trump's refusal to immediately stop the invasion of the United States Capitol in 2021 shows that he is “not fit to hold any office”, said, this Monday (19), Liz Cheney, vice president of the House of Representatives committee that investigated the attack.
“No one who behaved like that at that time can return to a position of authority in our nation,” he declared. (AFP)*
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Bolsa Família outside the spending ceiling
O Minister of the Federal Supreme Court, Gilmar Mendes, decided that Auxílio Brasil (which will be renamed Bolsa Família in the Lula government) can work by opening extraordinary credit. This means that expenses will not be included within the spending ceiling limits, therefore, without the need for constitutional change.
The decision offers a way out for president-elect Lula to maintain the payment of R$600 if he is unable to approve the transition's PEC. Minister Gilmar Mendes responded to a request made by Rede Sustentabilidade. (Stay) (I.e.
Leave the barracks door, says government leader
Deputy leader of the government in the Chamber, deputy Otoni de Paula (MDB-RJ) asked supporters of Jair Bolsonaro to leave the camps in front of the barracks. According to him, Bolsonaro will not give in to calls for a coup d'état and needs to say this clearly to his electorate, at the risk of committing cowardice and becoming small.
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“I will be called a traitor by those who think that President Bolsonaro will act, and I, looking into his camera, say: he won't. And I say: don't be fooled. And I say more: leave the barracks doors, you will be arrested and there will be no one to defend you”, stated Otoni. (Congress in Focus)
Tension between Lira and Lula with the end of the secret budget
Lira sees Lula's finger in Lewandowski's vote on amendments and shot in the foot by PT members. To interlocutors, the president of the Chamber of Deputies stated that he saw the future president's support for the decision of the Federal Supreme Court that considered the rapporteur's amendments unconstitutional.
A solution to minimize the impact on the mood of parliamentarians could come in a meeting this Monday with party leaders and the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco. (Folha de S.Paulo) (I.e.
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Will Argentina's victory in the World Cup boost the economy?
Research shows that Argentina's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) could be positively impacted after the country's team wins the World Cup. According to a study carried out by Marco Mello, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Surrey, in the United Kingdom, there are conditions for Argentina to have a “small and short-lived” economic return from victory – thanks to the greater visibility of national products and services in the global market. (CNN Brazil)
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