Marina Silva takes over the Ministry of the Environment
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change promeYou reverse the “dismantling” of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the environmental area and mocked the previous administration. The environmentalist returns to MMA after 15 years. She commanded the ministry between 2003 and 2005, also during the government of President Lula (PT), from whom she had distanced herself, but rejoined the PT to prevent Bolsonaro's election (UOL)🚥
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Among several other measures, the new minister announced the creation of an extraordinary secretariat for deforestation control.
Fuel price
Senator Jean Paul Prates (PT-RN), appointed by President Lula to command Petrobras, stated this Wednesday (4) that the state-owned company will not intervene in fuel prices. According to Prates, “no one has ever talked about intervention” in prices, which, according to him, will be linked “in some way” to the international market. (Estadão)🚥
After the speech, the main Stock Exchange index (Ibovespa) closed in the black (1%) for the first time since the new government took office, stimulated by the rise in Petrobras shares.😉
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MEI will have a new contribution value
The monthly contribution of Individual Microentrepreneurs (MEIs) is calculated based on the minimum wage. With the adjustment this month, the social security contribution will be R$66 (5% of the minimum wage), considering the value of R$1.320, which must still be made official through a provisional measure. (G1)
Homage to the King
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, announced this Tuesday (4), that the avenue that surrounds Maracanã will be renamed Avenida Rei Pelé. Signs have already been installed. In addition to being the stage for the match in which the king of football scored his thousandth goal, in 1969, Maracanã also hosted the two matches in which Santos won their second interclub world championship, in 1962, against Benfica, and in 1963, against Milan. (Agency Brazil)
1st ministerial meeting
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) scheduled the first ministerial meeting for next Friday morning (6). According to members of the first echelon, the objective of the meeting is to align the government's actions and make it clear which announcements must have the approval of Planalto. (FSP)🚥
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Resignation without cause
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) has the possibility of finalizing a judgment in the first half of this year on the prohibition of unfair dismissal, in which the employer dismisses the employee for no apparent reason. The process discusses the revocation of a decree by then president Fernando Henrique Cardoso that removed Brazil from Convention 1 of the ILO (International Labor Organization), which establishes that the employer can only dismiss an employee if he has a “justified cause”, excluding the possibility of dismissal without just cause. (Power 360)
Protests against the Peruvian government resume with roadblocks
Protests in Peru against President Dina Boluarte, successor to deposed Pedro Castillo, resumed this Wednesday (4), after being interrupted by the end-of-year festivities, with roadblocks and demonstrations in several regions. The government already expected mobilizations from January 4th. Protesters demand Boluarte's resignation, the closure of Congress and the immediate calling of elections. (AFP)
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