PMs arrested
This Tuesday (7), four soldiers were arrested on suspicion of collaborating with the coup acts of January 8. There were three preventive arrest warrants and one temporary arrest warrant. The following were arrested: Colonel Jorge Eduardo Naime Barreto, head of the Operational Department of the DF Military Police at the time of the attacks; Captain Josiel Pereira César, aide-de-camp of the General Command of the Military Police; Major Flávio Silvestre de Alencar, involved in the action that “liberated” vandals’ access to the Federal Supreme Court building, and Lieutenant Rafael Pereira Martins. (G1)
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Bolsonaro will return to Brazil
During an interview for the podcast “The Charlie Kirk Show”, Jair Bolsonaro said that he should return to Brazil “in the next few weeks” to coordinate the opposition leaders to the Lula government. He also added that the left is trying to blame him for the coup acts of January 8th. (State of Minas)🚥
President of the BC may be dismissed
Campos Neto, president of the Central Bank (BC), could be dismissed for maintaining high interest rates and failing to meet inflation targets. In 2021 and 2022, inflation targets were exceeded under Jair Bolsonaro's government. According to Law 179/21, the president of the institution can be dismissed when he presents “proven and recurring insufficient performance to achieve the objectives of the Central Bank of Brazil”. (Folha de S. Paul)🚥
Brazilian tourist is raped in the garden of the Eiffel Tower
In the early hours of Saturday (5) to Sunday (6), a Brazilian tourist was raped and another sexually harassed in one of the main tourist attractions in Paris. They left a bar accompanied by two men and separated, each continuing to be accompanied by one of the men who sexually assaulted them. (The Globe)🚥
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Garimpeiros report desperation to leave Yanomami land
Garimpeiros who were acting illegally in Yanomami land are trying to escape the place for fear of sanctions after investigations and exposure of the case. But this solution is also complex: there is a climate of despair due to the lack of transport, information and food. Many have given up waiting for rescue or some form of transport and are walking kilometers through the forest in an attempt to reach Boa Vista (RR). (UOL News)
Michelle Bolsonaro candidate?
Former first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, said she does not intend to run for elected office, in an Instagram story. In recent weeks, rumors have circulated that she would emerge as a candidate for some elected position after Valdemar da Costa Neto, president of the PL, said in an interview: “if we don't have Bolsonaro, we have Michelle”. (CNN)
French people return to the streets against pension reform
France has the third day of protests called by unions against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. The French are protesting against the unpopular project to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years from 2030 and against the increase from 42 to 43 years in the contribution period from 2027, to obtain the full pension. (AFP)
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