This Friday (8) began with sad and worrying news. Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was shot dead during a political event in the Nara region (BBC, with images of the attack)*. At 67 years old, Abe was taking part in a rally for the Senate elections next Sunday. According to the Japanese government, the suspect who fired the shots, a 40-year-old man, was arrested.
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In Japan, gun attacks are rare. The country has one of the strictest laws in the world against gun ownership (The Guardian)*.
The attack was condemned by the world's main leaders and reinforced fears about the growing use of violence on the global political scene.
Green Makeup 😔
And more data emerges about the weak withpromement of large companies with sustainability.. The AFP news agency reported that more than a third of the 2 largest publicly traded companies in the world have adopted carbon neutrality targets for up to 2050, but these promeThese follow variable definitions, without verification and seem more part of a ¨green makeup¨ communication strategy, that is, more marketing than fact. Throughout the day, we will provide more details on this topic.
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Bolsonaro continues his routine of threats
In the aftermath of Thursday, the Bolsonaro government tries to digest the setback due to yesterday's postponement (Estadão, for subscribers) for the 12th, close to the vote on the PEC ¨Kamikaze¨, which predicts an avalanche of benefits for sectors of society just over 3 months before the elections 🧐.
President Bolsonaro, following his routine, returned to questionair the electoral process, with more veiled threats to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The president of the TSE, minister Edson Fachin, warned that Brazil could face more serious incidents in the elections than the invasion of the United States Congress (Folha de S. Paulo, for subscribers), in early 2021.
(Photo at top: AFP / 25.04.2019)
(*) Translation via Google Tradutor
