Cuban doctors are back
The Federal Court authorized the rehiring of Cuban doctors who work in the Mais Médicos program. The request to return to hiring was made by the association that represents 1,7 Cuban exchange students who stayed in Brazil. The entity argued that doctors who arrived in the country to work in the Mais Médicos program, created in 2013 by then president Dilma Rousseff, did not have their contract renewed by the Doctors in Brazil, a program renamed under the Jair Bolsonaro government. (Agency Brazil)
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World is 'ill-prepared' for the next pandemic
The world remains “dangerously ill-prepared” for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned this Monday (30). The entity added that future health crises will likely occur at the same time as natural disasters related to climate change. Therefore, the organization asks countries to prepare for “several risks, not just one”, anticipating simultaneous crises, such as a climate-related natural disaster and an epidemic. (AFP)
Government will once again demarcate indigenous lands
During four years of Bolsonaro's government, not one inch of indigenous land (TI) was demarcated. Now, 13 should come to fruition in the Lula government and it is expected that this will be within the first hundred days of his administration. Together, the territories occupy 843 thousand hectares. These areas are those that already have all the documents ready and could have been approved by previous governments. (The Globe)
Harassment against Yanomami
Garimpeiros from the Boa Vista region, in Roraima, offer clothes, alcoholic drinks and even gold to entice Yanomamis and sexually abuse them. “Is that girl you took with you your sister? If you make her lie down with me, since you are her older brother, I will pay 5 grams of gold”, this was one of the Yanomami statements given to the Hutukara and Wanasseduume Ye'kwana associations. This type of practice has increased with illegal mining in the region and is a strategy for the entry and stay of miners. (UOL News)
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Lula's minister used secret budget to benefit
The current Minister of Communications, Juscelino Filho, directed R$5 million from the secret budget to pave a dirt road that passes in front of his farm, in Vitorino Freire (MA). There is also a landing strip that serves to receive the former parliamentarian's private plane and a helipad, according to a report made by Estadão. The report mapped the path of the money and states that the entire route connects people close to the minister. (Estadão)
Report on coup acts highlights flaws in the DF’s security
According to investigations, public security in the Federal District had been alerted about the risk of invasion of public buildings on January 8th and did not take any action. The report was filed by the federal intervenor in public security in the Federal District, Ricardo Cappelli. (The Senate Agency)
Wandinha: Mourning
The first actress to play the character Wandinha in 'The Addams Family', from 1964, has died: Lisa Loring. The actress' death was confirmed by her daughter, Vanessa Foumberg, in a statement published by Variety. Lisa died on Saturday (28) from a stroke. (CNN)
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