Bolsonaro travels to the USA for New Year's Eve; see on Curto Flash

Without passing the lane

Jair Bolsonaro will travel to the United States in the next few days and is expected to spend New Year's Eve in a resort condominium in the Orlando region, Florida, where former US president Donald Trump also has a home. (Estadão) 🚥

Bolsonaro's allies said that he was considering making a statement to the nation before taking off. Although some advocated that he speak for the last time as President of the Republic, Bolsonaro was advised to abort the idea, due to the legal risk of igniting extremist demonstrations.

Health of the Pope Emeritus

The Vatican informed this Wednesday morning (28) that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, aged 95, had suffered a sudden worsening of health in the last few hours. It was also reported that Benedict XVI's condition is “under control” and he is receiving constant medical care. (CNN Brazil)

“I would like to ask all of you to say a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,” Pope Francis said in a surprise announcement in Italian at the end of his weekly general audience.

Four days until inauguration

The Ministry of Justice of Jair Bolsonaro's government authorized, in a decree published in the Official Gazette of the Union this Wednesday (28), the use of the National Force at the inauguration of president-elect Lula on Sunday (1st).

The ordinance provides that the National Force will act in support of the Federal Highway Police “in escort activities, on the occasion of Operation Presidential Inauguration 2023, on an episodic and planned basis, in the period from December 27, 2022 to January 2, 2023”. (Folha de S.Paulo) 🚥

Lula's ministers

Lula has not yet managed to unlock political negotiations to complete his team of ministers; there are 16 folders without official confirmation. The elected president tries to balance the interests of the PT, the demands of allies and the discontent of parties that have not yet been included in the Esplanada dos Ministérios. (Estadão) 🚥

The PT member has postponed formal announcements of new names and held private conversations with party leaders. In recent days, they have involved three of the biggest parties that promehas to support the government in Congress: MDB, PSD and União Brasil.

Covid in China

Emergency departments are crowded, with patients sleeping in hallways until they can be evaluated or taken to a room. In at least one hospital, half of the doctors and nurses were absent because they had tested positive for Covid.

These and other alarming scenes at China's medical facilities were captured in videos and photographs posted on social media over the past two weeks. A glimpse into the toll a huge wave of coronavirus is taking — and it undermines Beijing's claim that the government is in control. (Washington Post) *🚥

Air Force Commander attacked by Bolsonarists