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Traces of a genocide

A letter from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) reports that anti-malaria medicines from the Ministry of Health intended for the Yanomami people were diverted and are being sold in mining. In the document, Fiocruz asks the government agency to trace a batch of the drug “artesunate + mefloquine”, which should have been used to treat the disease in children in indigenous villages. (G1)

tourist visa

Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) requested a tourist visa, lasting 6 months, to stay in the United States, as his legal situation in his country of origin would have become dangerous.

Bolsonaro's request was received by the US authorities last Friday, according to his lawyer, Felipe Alexandre, who advised the former president not to leave the country while the process is being processed — a period that could last several months. (Financial Times*)

Scammers' assets are blocked

The Federal Court of the Federal District ordered the freezing of the assets of another 40 people detained during the coup acts of January 8, in Brasília, reported this Monday (30) the Attorney General's Office (AGU), author of the request, which is confidential. (G1)

Terror in Pakistan

At least 61 people died and 150 were injured in an explosion this Monday (30) in a mosque located at the police headquarters in Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan, which led authorities to declare high alert across the country.

The explosion occurred during afternoon prayer inside the mosque in the police complex, which also houses the headquarters of several intelligence agencies. The city of Peshawar is close to the border with Afghanistan. (AFP)

Racists will be punished

The State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport in Spain will punish Valladolid fans who made racist insults against Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Vinícius Júnior in a Spanish Championship game played on the 30th. from December.

“The Commission has started processing the sanction proposals for more than ten fans” of Valladolid, said the Superior Sports Council (CSD), the body on which the Commission is dependent, in a statement. (AFP)

What is racism? How does it occur and why is it important to combat it?

While black and brown people make up 54% of the Brazilian population, they represent 84% of those killed in police actions, according to data from the Brazilian Public Security Forum. The organization also reveals that 2 out of every 3 people incarcerated in the country are black. Racism and racial slurs became a crime in Brazil around 30 years ago. But, according to experts, the forms of racial discrimination are diverse and are part of everyday life in society. O Curto explains what the main forms of racism are and the concepts you need to understand about the racial issue in Brazil.

USP student who embezzled money from graduates is indicted

The Civil Police indicted USP medical student Alicia Dudy Muller Veiga, aged 25, for having committed the crime of misappropriation and material competition 9 times, which diverted R$937 from the class' graduation. The investigation was reported to the Court, and the Public Ministry (MP) will comment.

In a note, the MP said that he will analyze the information collected by the police to “firm his conviction regarding the facts, which may lead to the filing of a complaint” or additional investigations. (G1)

USP medical students report scam worth almost R$1 million

Students from the Medicine course at the University of São Paulo (USP) reported a fraud involving the money they raised for the class's graduation party. The case is being investigated by police. According to the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat (SSP), a police report was registered on Tuesday (10) and a student reported that the scam amounted to R$920. 

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