Peru will have a female president after Castillo tries to dissolve Congress; find out more at Curto Flash

Institutional crisis in Peru

Peru will have its first female president. Dina Ercilia Boluarte will take office after Pedro Castillo is removed and arrested. She should be sworn in this Wednesday (7) at 15pm in Lima (17pm in Brasília).

Pedro Castillo is dismissed and arrested after announcing an 'exceptional government' in Peru; vice assumes presidency

The Peruvian Congress removed Pedro Castillo from the position of president this Wednesday (7), hours after he tried to dissolve Parliament and unsuccessfully launch a coup d'état in the country. Castillo was arrested two hours after declaring an “exceptional government”. Vice President Dina Boluarte took office.

Shots and grenades

The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) denounced, this Wednesday (7), former deputy Roberto Jefferson for attempted murder against federal police officerssystem. (G1) On October 23, Jefferson received the agents – who were carrying out an arrest order ordered by Minister Alexandre de Moraes – with grenades and rifle shots, at his home in Comendador Levy Gasparian, in the Serrana region of Rio.

Roberto Jefferson surrenders to the police after resisting Moraes' arrest order with a grenade and rifle

Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), ordered the arrest of Roberto Jefferson, who failed to comply with house arrest measures. During the execution of an arrest warrant this Sunday (22), the former federal deputy and former president of the PTB attacked Federal Police (PF) agents with rifle shots and grenades – two were injured. After 8 hours, he surrendered.

The complaint demonstrated the violence of Jefferson's attack and the intention to kill through photos. One of them shows what the weapon of one of the injured police officers looked like.

CAPES scholarships

Entities representing students filed a lawsuit this Wednesday (7) in the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to demand that suspended the presidential decree that prevents the payment of master's, doctorate and medical residency scholarships in the countrysystem. (Estadão 🚥)

Lawyers for the three entities, the National Student Union (UNE), the National Association of Postgraduate Students (ANPG) and the Brazilian Union of Secondary Students (Ubes), claim in the court case that the students need the scholarships for subsistence. The scholarships should have been paid by this Wednesday, which is the 5th working day of the month.

2 million year old DNA

DNA from 2 million years ago, the oldest ever extracted, was obtained from ice age sediments in Greenland. The discovery opens a new chapter for paleogenetics, scientists announced this Wednesday (7). (AFP)

gkay's farofa

How did a simple birthday party become one of the biggest events in the country, truly worthy of a festival? O Curto News spoke with a digital content specialist to understand the phenomenon that is Farofa da Gkay. (Curto News)

How did Farofa da Gkay go from a birthday party to one of the biggest events in Brazil?

Brazilian team's game at the World Cup? What nothing! The topic that has stopped Brazil in recent days and never leaves people's mouths on social media is Gkay's Farofa. The event started on Monday (5) in Fortaleza, Ceará, and became a meeting point for artists, celebrities and digital influencers. But going beyond the fun, how did a simple birthday party become one of the biggest events in the country, truly worthy of a festival? O Curto News spoke to a digital content specialist to understand the phenomenon that is Farofa da Gkay.

No Rolls-Royce

The traditional black Rolls-Royce convertible may not be used at the inauguration of President-elect Lula (PT). In a press conference, this Wednesday (7), the future first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, said that the vehicle was damaged during the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL)system. (Metropolis)

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