Revolutionary contraceptive
Researchers are getting closer to finding a male contraceptive pill. It is a non-hormonal medication and works by preventing sperm from swimming. According to the scientific study published last Tuesday (14), the test was carried out on mice and showed that sperm are dysfunctional for a few hours, long enough for them to not reach the egg. Many tests still need to be carried out. (with the BBC) *
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Billion-dollar gold sale
The Federal Police (PF) carried out an operation against the sale of illegal gold from the Amazon. This Wednesday morning (15), 3 arrest warrants and 27 search and seizure warrants were issued. The court blocked R$2 billion from those being investigated, who issued false invoices. (UOL News)
Social media regulation
The Executive Branch intends to regulate social networks in the first half of the year. The Lula government understands that social networks cannot go against democracy and need to take responsibility for the dissemination of hate speech and fake news. (Congress in Focus)
Families threatened with eviction
The number of families threatened with being evicted from their homes has risen by 50% since February 2022. The number went from 132.291 to 200.323. According to the National Mapping of Conflicts over Land and Housing, the State with the highest number of families in housing vulnerability is São Paulo (63.424), followed by Amazonas (29.659) and Pernambuco (21.303). (Veja)
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One of the boys rescued from a cave in Thailand dies
Duangpetch Promthep died this Tuesday (14). He was one of the 12-year-old boys who was trapped in a cave in Thailand for 17 days in 2018 and mobilized the world. Promthep was found unconscious in his UK dormitory on Sunday (12) and taken to hospital, where he died. The causes of death were not disclosed. (UOL News)
New tax rule
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said that the government is expected to announce new fiscal rules in March that will replace the old spending cap. At a BTG Pactual event, Haddad said that the idea of ​​bringing forward the new rule was given by the Minister of Planning, Simone Tebet, and the vice-president and minister of Commerce, Industry, Services and Development, Geraldo Alckmin. They argued that it would be positive to discuss the rule before presenting it to Congress. (Estadão) 🚥
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