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Blinken cancels visit to China after “unintentional” balloon invades the US; see on Curto Flash

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, postponed, this Friday (3), a visit to Beijing after the detection of an alleged Chinese spy balloon in United States airspace. See more at Curto Flash, our selection of the main headlines of the moment.

It's all the spy balloon's fault

The decision by the US Secretary of State to suspend the trip came even after Chinese authorities stated that the balloon entered US space unintentionally. “This is a civil aircraft used for scientific purposes, mainly meteorological,” said a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. Because of the wind, the balloon “diverted its trajectory”, he added, adding that China “regrets” what happened. (AFP)

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Look at Centrão there, people!

Negotiations began with the so-called Centrão parties that were allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). Leaders of Republicans, PP and even PL are opening the channel of political articulation with the Lula government, negotiating second and third level positions. As an exchange, promevoted on government projects. The plan is to bring the smaller acronyms, such as Podemos, Citizenship and Solidarity, closer together by next week. (FSP)🚥

Dispute over Samul Klein's inheritance

Sexual scandals, intrigues and betrayals involve the dispute, in court, for one of the greatest legacies of Brazilian retail. The three sons of Samuel Klein, founder of Casas Bahia, duel with each other and also with a fourth element: a man who fought to the death to be recognized as Klein's son and who now has his story revealed. (Universa/UOL)

Consequences for Marcos do Val

After the story of an attempt to wiretap Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes, with a coup plot allegedly orchestrated with the participation of Daniel Silveira and former president Jari Bolsonaro, Senator Marcos do Val may respond to the Senate Ethics Committee. Senator Osmar Aziz said in an interview with Globonews that the commission may ask to remove him from his position. (Globonews)

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Americanas removes directors

Americans decided to remove the directors of the company's financial and accounting area this Friday (3), to prevent them from “contaminating” the investigations into the billion-dollar loss of the retailer that is in judicial recovery. The length of time they will be out of the company and their return to their positions will depend on the investigations. (Estadão) (I.e.

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