Cleaning at GSI
The Palácio do Planalto dismissed another 13 military personnel from their positions in the Institutional Security Office (GSI). The president showed distrust after the acts of January 8th. He had already fired 40 officers and now the number has increased. Among the 13 dismissed this Wednesday (6) are members of the Security Secretariat and Presidential Coordination, in addition to Air Force second sergeant Bruno Dias Maia Faria, who was in the role of secretary. (Folha de S. Paul)(I.e.
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Microsoft plans mass layoffs
A Microsoft plans to lay off 10 employees to cut costs amid global economic uncertainty. The company also wants to refocus its strategic priorities, such as artificial intelligence. The layoffs make the technology giant the first to back down after a few years of frenzied hiring driven by the pandemic and increased demand for online services and the expansion of cloud computing. (NYT)*
Usain Bolt is the victim of a million-dollar scam
The athlete suffered a blow of around US$10 million, losing his entire pension. He kept the money at broker Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), which suffered a $1,2 billion loss after an employee assisted an external wealth adviser. The crime affected 30 people, one of them was Bolt. The athlete made an outburst on social media, with an image all in black and the phrase “The Evil of History? What is the root? Money". (Extras)
Army tries to justify January 8th
The Army has suffered criticism, dismissals, admitted mistakes and is trying to find ways to minimize its situation since the undemocratic acts of January 8th. Senior military officials say there was no coup attempt, but they acknowledged “failures in intelligence”. Their justifications about the situation differ with the statements from the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin). (UOL News)
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Italian mafia boss's health condition is 'serious'
The health condition of the head of the Sicilian mafia, Matteo Messina Denaro, “is serious”, due to the cancer he is suffering from, said this Wednesday (18) a doctor at the clinic where the mobster was captured after 30 years on the run. According to medical reports, Matteo Messina Denaro underwent surgery in 2020, and then in 2022, for colon cancer; the disease has accelerated in recent months. (AFP)
Russia compares the West to Hitler
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov compared the actions of Western countries against Russia with the Nazi regime's “final solution” to exterminate the Jews, statements that reflect the theses circulating in Moscow. “Just as Napoleon mobilized almost all of Europe against the Russian Empire, as Hitler mobilized and conquered most European countries to lead them against the Soviet Union, today the United States has created a coalition” against Moscow, Lavrov declared at his press conference of the beginning of the year. (AFP)
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