Mercadante will be the new president of BNDES; see more at Curto Flash

Merchant at BNDES

“Aloizio Mercadante, I saw some criticism about you, about rumors that you are going to be president of BNDES. I want to tell you that it is no longer a rumor: Aloizio Mercadante will be president [of BNDES]”, said Lula.

The president-elect said that BNDES will be responsible for generating financing for small, medium and large businesses “so that this country can generate jobs again”. (Folha de S.Paulo) *

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Market reacts to Mercadante

Ibovespa, the main index of B3 (São Paulo Stock Exchange), fell more than 1,8% after Mercadante's announcement at BNDES. (Power 360)

Financial market agents do not approve the appointment of the former minister of the Civil House, because he coordinated political articulation in the second term of the Dilma Rousseff government and for defending the expansion of public spending.

Law to ban TikTok from the US

A joint bill (Republicans and Democrats), presented this Tuesday (13), in the United States, proposes to ban TikTok from North American territory. 

The legislation suggests blocking and banning transactions from companies that own social networks that are under government influence from “countries of concern” such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela – and that could use social networks for espionage. (Reuters)

Rain in Petrópolis

The rain flooded the Historic Center of Petrópolis and left drivers and pedestrians stranded. The warning sirens were activated by the Civil Defense in the early afternoon of this Tuesday (13) and businesses were advised to close their doors. (G1)

Bolsonarist vandalism

The Secretary of Public Security of the Federal District, Júlio Danilo, stated that some of the perpetrators of the vandalism attacks on Monday night (12) in Brasília are also part of a camp that was housed in front of the Army Headquarters. According to him, their stay at HQ will be reevaluated. (Estadão Conteúdo)

Did you play?

Spotify had already presented its retrospective of the year at the end of November, but this Tuesday (13), it released the data by state. When it comes to podcasts, Igão and Mítica are established as the best: Podpah was the most listened to audio product in 24 Brazilian states. Hot on their heels is the podcast A Mulher Da Casa Abandonada, made by journalist Chico Felitti together with the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo. (Pop Paper)

Environmental impact of the metaverse

The metaverse may still sound like something distant, but it is already present in our society. And, like anything else, it impacts our planet. So what exactly is the environmental impact of the metaverse? 

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The past week was marked by the attempted repression by police forces and the courts of acts of violence carried out by far-right groups, on highways and camps across the country. The attacks by Jair Bolsonaro's followers – more aggressive and even armed – have a clear objective: to disrupt the government transition process. We spoke with the researcher from the USP Violence Studies Center, Pedro Moisés, to understand the escalation of this violence and what it means for this moment in Brazil.