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Lula invites Marina Silva to become Ministry of the Environment

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), decided to invite Marina Silva (Rede) to take on the role of Minister of the Environment this Friday (23). Earlier, Lula met with the senator Simon Tebet (MDB-MS) and invited her to take on the role. However, Tebet would only accept the position if Marina occupied the position of climate authority, but the former minister in the area in Lula's previous governments declined the invitation. Tebet's future in the Lula government remains uncertain. (FSP 🚥)

Ministry of Agriculture

Senator Carlos Fávaro (PSD-MT) will be the Minister of Agriculture in the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva government. The appointment, which was already the most popular among candidates for the position, was confirmed to the Estadão by members of the PT government leadership. (Estadão 🚥)

Airmen strike suspended until Sunday

After the strike of air crews reaches the 5th day, the strike of aeronauts will be suspended until 12 noon on Christmas Sunday (25), stated the president of the National Union of Aeronauts (SNA), Henrique Hacklaender. According to him, the pause will take place so that professionals can vote “calmly and patiently” on the proposal presented by the airlines. (CNN)

Pix amendments

After the STF overturned the secret budget, Congress transferred part of the money to another mechanism, with even less transparency: the so-called Pix amendments. With the promulgation of the Transition PEC, which redistributed funds from the secret budget, the resources reserved for this device in 2023 almost doubled: they jumped from R$3,8 billion to R$6,7 billion. (Estadão 🚥)

Congress enacts Transition PEC, which increases spending ceiling for 1 year

The National Congress enacted, this Wednesday (21), the Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) called the Transition PEC. The text raises the spending ceiling so that the next government can maintain the R$600,00 portion of Bolsa Família (currently Auxílio Brasil) and finance other social programs from January 2023. To proceed to promulgation by Congress, PEC needed to be approved in two rounds, in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, with the support of at least 308 deputies and 49 senators.

Unlike the secret budget, the Pix amendments discriminate against the parliamentarian responsible for spending, but the destination of the resources is a black box. 

Passport production resumes

The Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres, stated this Saturday (24) that the production of passports has been resumed by the Federal Policesystem. (G1)

The normalization of activity occurs after the federal government released R$31,5 million in funds for the PF. The preparation of documents had been interrupted due to lack of budget. Around 100 people are waiting in line to issue the document.

Storm in the USA

Almost 250 million Americans and Canadians are suffering from the consequences of the “bomb cyclone”, a storm that causes very low temperatures. Around 19 deaths have already been identified, more than 1,5 million people were left without power and thousands of flights have been canceled since Thursday (22). (with the BBC*)

'Bomb cyclone' in the US threatens to create chaos at Christmas

The United States Weather Service warned this Thursday (22) of a “once-in-a-generation” winter storm that threatens to wreak havoc on the travel plans of millions of Americans this Christmas.

Tite is robbed and gets scolded

Tite, former national team coach, is out of luck. Returning from the World Cup, he decided to walk at 6 in the morning, in Barra, to escape the harassmentO. He ended up being robbed. The thief stole a lanyard and even complained about the selection. (The Globe 🚥)

Paris shooting was motivated by racism

The 69-year-old man accused of killing three people on Friday near a Kurdish cultural center in Paris told a police officer that he opened fire there out of racism. The attack killed three people – a woman and two men – and left three injured, one of them seriously. (AFP)

What is racism? How does it occur and why is it important to combat it?

While black and brown people make up 54% of the Brazilian population, they represent 84% of those killed in police actions, according to data from the Brazilian Public Security Forum. The organization also reveals that 2 out of every 3 people incarcerated in the country are black. Racism and racial slurs became a crime in Brazil around 30 years ago. But, according to experts, the forms of racial discrimination are diverse and are part of everyday life in society. O Curto explains what the main forms of racism are and the concepts you need to understand about the racial issue in Brazil.

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Almost half of Brazilian municipalities face a high incidence of Covid-19 cases, warns Instituto Todos pela Saúde

Of the 5.297 Brazilian municipalities that sent covid-19 records to the Ministry of Health, 2.552 (48,2%) faced a high incidence of the disease last week, ending on December 17th. These are locations that had more than 100 cases of the disease per 100 inhabitants in one week. 47% of the Brazilian population lives in these municipalities, and their residents are exposed to high levels of viral transmission. See guidelines from the Todos pela Saúde Institute (ITpS) for the festive period. O Curto News is a partner with ITpS to disseminate accurate and uncomplicated information about Covid-19.

Curto Green: for you to stay up to date with the main news about the environment

Almost 200 countries approved, last Monday (19), a historic agreement to reverse decades of environmental destruction that threatens the world's species and ecosystems, at a UN summit on biodiversity. The text establishes the goal of protecting 30% of the planet by 2030 and the release of 30 billion dollars in annual aid for conservation efforts in developing countries. This and other themes were highlights of the environmental agenda of the Curto News this week. Check out our 'Curto Green'!

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