- INFLATION: Inflation harms families' purchasing power and causes food insecurity. In mid-2022, inflation in Brazil was estimated at 13%. The projection is that 9% of families are in a situation of severe food insecurity, compared to 15,5% in 9. (Folha de S. Paulo)
- CONQUEST: Anitta is the first Brazilian to reach 1 billion album streams on Spotify. The singer, who stands out in awards and achieves goals that Brazilians could not achieve before, had another achievement with the album “Versions of Me” (The day)
- MENTAL HEALTH: Thomaz Costa, participant of A Fazenda 14, tried to take his own life during the program in the early hours of this Monday (17). His time on the program has been difficult and he has expressed his desire to leave a few times. (TNOnline UOL)
- GDP: Preview of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) records a drop of 1,13% in August. The Central Bank's Economic Activity Index (IBC-BR) takes into account economic activities, being measured differently from the GDP carried out by IBGE. (EXTRA)
- EXPERIMENT: US state allows supervised drug consumption to combat overdose. Rhode Island is the first to undertake what has been called the country's boldest experiment on the subject. (The globe)
- George Floyd: Kanye West says that George Floyd died from the use of the opioid fentanyl and not from suffocation and the victim's family is considering suing him. Kanye even said that the officer’s knee “wasn’t even on his neck like that.” The autopsy confirmed suffocation. (Rolling Stone)
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