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PF finds a draft at Torres' house to reverse Lula's victory; see more at Curto Flash 

The Federal Police found a proposal for a decree in a closet at the residence of the former Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres, for then-president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to establish a “state of defense” at the headquarters of the Superior Electoral Court. See more at Curto Flash, our selection of the main headlines of the moment!

Outline of a coup attempt

According to the draft found during the search and seizure at Torres' residence, on Tuesday (10), the idea was to reverse the result of the election that gave Lula victory. Apparently, the government wanted to highlight abuse of power, suspicion and alleged illegal measures adopted by Alexandre de Moraes, president of the court, during and after the electoral process. (FSP) 🚥

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Asset freeze for extremist financiers

The Attorney General's Office (AGU) asked the Federal Court to block R$6,5 million worth of assets belonging to seven companies and 52 individuals accused of financing the transportation of scammers in the Three Powers on Sunday (8) in Brasília. The AGU justified: “decisive role in the factual development” of the attacks and, therefore, must answer for the damage caused to public property in the event of a judicial conviction. The list of names was also released. (congress in focus)

PGR targets “intellectual authors of terrorism” in Brasília

Four days after the attacks on the Three Powers and total silence in relation to the Bolsonarist camps, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) this Thursday (12) to open an investigation to investigate who they are. the intellectual authors of the Sunday break (8). The architects of the coup would be those who “propagated coup theories”, who promoted “violent mass mobilization”, who carried out acts of vandalism, and who promoted speeches that led to the coup attempt. The statement was forwarded to Minister Rosa Weber, president of the STF, who may or may not pass it on to another minister. (G1)

Help, social networks!!

The PGR also asked the Supreme Court to order Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and Twitter to indicate the profiles of “mass broadcasters” against democracy and contrary to the results of the elections and the powers of the Republic.

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Haddad's Package

To try to cover the hole in public accounts, the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, released a package of fiscal adjustment measures. The idea is to reduce the deficit, to something around 0,5% to 1% of GDP, between R$90 billion and R$100 billion. The minister even said that the measures could even take the accounts into the black: a surplus of R$11,3 billion. To achieve this, it will be necessary to increase revenue with the return of federal taxes on gasoline, reduced expenses and a tax refinancing program, called “Zero Litigation”. (Estadão) 🚥

Bolsonaro's corporate card

Members of the Bolsonaro government spent R$626,3 from the Presidency's corporate card in a snack bar, in the south of São Paulo, between 2019 and 2022. In just one CPF – Presidency's driver, Alexandre Silva Almeida -, the expenditure was R$62,2 thousand in a single day, in 2022. (UOL)

In a small restaurant in Boa Vista, Roraima, Bolsonaro spent R$109 thousand in a single day. The hot one there costs R$20. 😱 (UOL News)

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Why didn't Lula use GLO after events in Brasília? 

At the breakfast with journalists, resumed by the Lula government, the president said that the device of Guarantee of Law and Order (GLO) would lead to a coup d'état, as it works like a military intervention in a specific location. If I had decreed GLO, Lula said she would be abandoning her responsibility. “Then the coup these people wanted would be happening,” she said. (Power 360)

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