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Musk will reactivate journalists' Twitter accounts

Elon Musk said, in the early hours of this Saturday (17), that he will reactivate the suspended accounts of journalists on Twitter. The sudden suspension provoked reactions from society and political sectors, as well as threats of sanctions from the European Union. (AFP)

Elon Musk suspends journalists' Twitter accounts

Yesterday (15), Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who reported on the company and its new owner, Elon Musk.

The billionaire published, this Friday (16), a poll on the social network asking whether accounts should be reactivated “now” or “in seven days”: 58,7% voted for immediate resumption; 41,3%, in seven days.

STF revokes preventive action against Cabral, last politician arrested in Lava Jato

With a tight score, the 2nd Panel of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided to revoke the preventive detention ordered against the former governor of Rio, Sérgio Cabral, in the process in which he was sentenced by then judge Sérgio Moro to 14 years and two months in prison for alleged bribes in the construction of the Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex. Minister Gilmar Mendes gave the decisive vote in the case, following the understanding that there is an 'excessive deadline' in the measure.

The former governor's lawyers say he should remain under house arrest. Cabral was the last politician arrested in Lava Jato – he has been in custody since November 2016 and is the target of sentences totaling more than 430 years in prison. (Estadão Content)

Military in Brazilian politics

PoderData survey, carried out from December 11 to 13, 2022, shows that Brazilians' opinion about the military in politics has remained stable since the beginning of the electoral campaign, 4 months earlier. The number remains unfavorable to the Armed Forces: 36% think that the presence of the military in politics and government is good for Brazil, while 47% think it is badsystem. (Power 360)

Disarmament

The elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will revoke Bolsonaro's decrees and wants the church's help in disarmament. The objective is to reverse the expansion of the use of weapons by civilians, which exploded under Bolsonaro's administration. In an interview with UOL, the future Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino (PSB), stated that a draft on the topic should be delivered to Lula later this year. (UOL)

Trump NFT collection sells out in less than a day

Despite being widely mocked online, former US President Donald Trump's digital trading card collection sold out in less than a day, grossing $4,5 million in sales. The NFTs cost $99 each and depict the former US president in disguises including a superhero, astronaut and pilotthe racingsystem. (The Guardian*)

Trump announces collectible NFTs of himself

Always showing modesty, Donald Trump made a “big announcement” this Thursday (15), presenting a series of digital cards with his image, priced at US$99 each. In a message on his own network, Truth Social, the former president of the United States announced Donald Trump's collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens, in Portuguese), a model well known to baseball fans, according to him, but “very more exciting".

Fake news and attack on elections could lead to impeachment

Proposal by jurists predicts that the dissemination of fake news and attacks on the elections could lead to impeachment. The suggested project to update the Impeachment Law was delivered by Minister Ricardo Lewandowski to the President of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, this Friday (16).

Through the text, disseminate false content to questionar institutions could be classified as a crime of responsibilitysystem. (G1)

Mega-Seine

Mega-Sena contest 2.549 can pay a prize of R$3 million to those who get the 6 scores right. The draw takes place at 20pm this Saturday (17th), in São Paulosystem. (Examination)

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Lula 3 government: see who the ministers and secretaries chosen so far are

There are two weeks left until the inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, kicking off the administration for the next four years. Even with some political seams being made, Lula has already defined seven ministers, who in turn, have also announced some secretaries and holders of strategic positions within the portfolios. See who is already on the Lula 3 team so far.

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