- ELECTIONS: Consortium of press vehicles will broadcast debate between presidential candidates in September (G1). Questions from journalists and also among candidates will be allowed. The digital channels of G1, UOL, Folha, Estadão, Valor and O Globo will host the exclusive broadcast of the event.
- SPAIN: Spanish Public Ministry asks for eight years in prison for Shakira (Terra), accused of defrauding the payment of 14,5 million euros in federal taxes. There is no forecast for the trial and the artist's defense has denied crime and agreements with the agency since 2019. Shakira had already been denounced by the Pandora Papers investigation for keeping offshore in tax havens to avoid taxes.
- CULTURE: Beyoncé releases her new album “Renaissance” (G1) in the early hours of Friday (29) and thanks those who didn't hear the work leaked on Telegram days before.
- EDUCATION: How much sleep do students need? After California, other American states such as New York and Texas are adopting legislation that prevents schools from opening before 8 am to 8:30 am (Axios*). The projects aim to alleviate a public health problem that, according to pediatricians, involves insufficient sleep among schoolchildren in the country.
(Featured photo: Shakira Mebarak speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 2017. Credits: World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek)
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