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Petrobras under new management

Lawyer Jean Paul Prates will occupy the presidency of Petrobras, the oil company announced this Thursday (26), confirming the appointment made by President Lula at the end of last year.

“The Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, (…) unanimously elected him to the position of president,” the state-owned company said in a statement.

A lawyer with experience in hydrocarbons and renewable energy, Prates had been chosen by Lula shortly before assuming his third term as head of the Executive, on January 1st. (AFP)

Attack in the West Bank

Nine Palestinians died, this Thursday (26), in an attack by the Israeli Army in Jenin, in the West Bank, which left one of the worst death tolls in recent years in this Palestinian territory occupied by Israel. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the attack occurred during a military operation in the refugee camp in this northern West Bank city. The Palestinian Authority classified the Israeli action as a “massacre” and announced that it will no longer cooperate on security matters with Israel. (AFP)

Bivalent vaccines

The Ministry of Health released, this Thursday (26), the vaccination plan against covid-19 for 2023 with Pfizer's bivalent vaccines. “Second generation” immunizers were designed to offer extra protection against omicron and its subvariants. The new version was approved by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) in November. (G1)

PGR denounces Carla Zambelli

The Attorney General's Office (PGR) reported to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) the deputy Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) for illegal possession of a firearm and illegal constraint with the use of a firearm. In October last year, on the eve of the second round of elections, Zambelli argued with a supporter of President Lula, on a street in an upscale neighborhood of São Paulo, and chased the man with a gun in hand. (UOL)

Deputy Carla Zambelli pulls out a gun and runs after a man in SP; two videos circulate on the internet with different versions of the incident

Federal deputy Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) took out a gun and ran through the streets of Jardins, in the central region of São Paulo, this Saturday (29). Two videos are circulating on social media: one of them shows Zambelli cornering a black man in a bar. The deputy posted a statement on social media alleging that she was attacked and thrown to the ground. However, another video shows that she fell. See both versions.

R$70 million package

The president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), has used his position to distribute a package of benefits to the deputies who will choose, on February 1st, who will command the House in the 2023/2025 biennium.

Candidate for re-election, Lira gave deputies, in less than a month, R$9 to spend on fuel and R$4 for other expenses, in addition to approving a salary adjustment of more than R$7 from April onwards. The income will be R$41.650,92. The total disbursement to public coffers reaches R$70 million. (Estadão) 🚥

EU threatens third countries that do not cooperate on migration

European Union (EU) interior ministers expressed, this Thursday (26), their determination to accelerate the return of irregular immigrants to their countries of origin, including the possible restriction of visas to citizens of countries that do not cooperate. According to data mentioned by the European Commission, in 2021 it was decided in EU countries to return 340 thousand people to their countries of origin, but only 21% of these cases were actually implemented. (AFP)

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Ibama creates group to monitor fraud in forest control systems

The Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) created, this Thursday (26), a specialized group to monitor fraud against the forest control system. Among several duties, he will be responsible for: “detecting, qualifying and measuring the magnitude of fraud in forest control systems; identify, prosecute, suspend and adopt appropriate administrative measures to the detriment of enterprises involved in fraud; and carry out environmental inspection and intelligence actions integrated with other institutions involved in the repression of environmental crimes on the subject”. 🌳

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