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Marta Says Upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 To Be Her Last

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Marta Says Upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 To Be Her Last

Marta will retire from international soccer after the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Marta has won the FIFA World Player of the Year award six times. Marta is recovering from a knee injury. Marta, a forward for Brazil, said it’s “surreal” to be preparing for the sixth Women’s World Cup and that it will be her … Read more

Authorities swoop across Brazil in search of ‘kidnap plot’

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Brazil
  • Police conducted 24 raids in the capital.
  • Federal police in Brazil arrested nine suspected members of a criminal cell.
  • The gang was linked to Brazil’s greatest criminal organization.

During operations around the country to prevent an alleged murder and kidnapping plot, federal police in Brazil arrested nine suspected members of a criminal cell.

The plots included several politicians and public figures, according to investigators.

Senator Sergio Moro, a former judge who oversaw Brazil’s largest-ever corruption investigation, was also suspected of being targeted.

According to police sources, the gang was linked to Brazil’s greatest criminal organization.

On Wednesday, police conducted 24 raids in the capital, Brasilia, as well as in the states of Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondonia, and Parana.

According to federal authorities, the organization was planning “homicides and kidnapping for ransom” in at least five of Brazil’s 26 states, with the targets being “public personnel and officials.”

“A murder plot against several public officials was investigated and identified. Today the Federal Police is making arrests and searches against this gang,” Justice Minister Flavio Dino said on Twitter.

Mr. Dino did not name the people targeted in the gang’s operation, but Senator Moro stated on social media that he and his family had been targeted.

He accused Brazil’s most powerful criminal organization, First Capital Command (PCC), of plotting retaliation against him and other public officials.

According to sources, a government minister stated that the plan was organized by the gang and was not politically motivated.

Mr. Moro ordered the transfer of prominent gang members, including the PCC’s boss, to a maximum-security jail during his tenure as justice minister between 2019 and 2020.

The gang, a major cocaine exporter, has been linked to the assassination of a prominent Paraguayan prosecutor last year.

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Excessive salt consumption can be the cause of death

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  • The world is “off-track” to meet its goal of halving global sodium consumption by 2025.
  • One of the most important minerals for the body is sodium.
  • Too much of it raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, and early death.

In its initial study on reducing sodium intake, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that excessive salt intake is one of the leading causes of death and disease worldwide. According to the analysis, the world is “off-track” to meet its goal of halving global sodium consumption by 2025.

One of the most important minerals for the body is sodium, but too much of it raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, and early death. While sodium (sodium chloride) is mostly found in table salt, it can also be found in other condiments like sodium glutamate.

According to the WHO’s global estimate, by 2030, the implementation of cost-effective salt reduction strategies might prevent the loss of 7 million lives worldwide.

Only nine nations, including Brazil, Chile, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Uruguay, have an extensive set of suggested measures to lower sodium intake.

According to estimates, the average daily salt consumption across the globe is 10.8 grammes, more than twice the WHO recommendation of less than 5 grammes (one teaspoon).

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO, said, “Unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disease globally, and excessive sodium intake is one of the main culprits. This report shows that most countries are yet to adopt any mandatory sodium reduction policies, leaving their people at risk of heart attack, stroke, and other health problems. WHO calls on all countries to implement the ‘Best Buys’ for sodium reduction, and on manufacturers to implement the WHO benchmarks for sodium content in food.”

The four “best buy” strategies recommended by the health organisation to lower salt levels may help prevent noncommunicable diseases include:

  • Reducing the salt content of foods and establishing goals for the quantity of sodium in meals and foods
  • Limiting salt or sodium-rich foods in public institutions like hospitals, schools, workplaces, and nursing homes through establishing public food procurement programmes
  • Front-of-package information that enables buyers to choose items with less sodium
  • Campaigns in the media and behaviour change communication to cut back on salt and sodium consumption

There is growing proof that consuming too much sodium increases the chance of developing other illnesses like obesity, renal disease, osteoporosis, and stomach cancer.

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Why has the American far right embraced Brazilian Jair Bolsonaro?

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Jair Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro has received a warm welcome in America. He spoke in the auditorium of a Trump hotel just outside Miami in early February. Kirk and Bolsonaro enthusiastically described common ground between the Brazilian and American right. This Saturday, as American conservatives gather in Maryland for the Conservative Political Action Conference, they’ll get a sense of … Read more

Dani Alves denied bail and will remain in prison; Spanish court

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Dani Alves bail

Dani Alves is a former player for Brazil and Barcelona. He was ordered to remain in custody pending his alleged rape trial. The court believes that seizing Alves’s will not prevent him from fleeing Spain. Dani Alves, a former player for Brazil and Barcelona, was ordered to remain in custody pending his alleged rape trial … Read more

Dozens killed as deadly storms hits Brazil’s So Paulo state

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Brazil storms

At least 36 people have been killed in Brazil’s So Paulo state. Due to landslides and flooding, including a seven-year-old girl killed. When a boulder weighing two tones hit her home. In Brazil‘s So Paulo state, officials report that landslides and flooding have killed at least 36 people. Rescue workers say they hope to bring … Read more

Dozens killed as deadly storms hit Brazilian coast

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  • At least 36 people have died as a result of massive flooding and landslides.
  • Flooded neighborhoods, flooded highways, and debris left behind after houses were carried away.
  • Rescue personnel has been working hard to reach survivors and clear roadways.

Officials in the Brazilian state of So Paulo say at least 36 people have died as a result of massive flooding and landslides, which have forced some communities to cancel their annual Carnival celebrations.

flooded neighborhoods, flooded highways, and debris left behind after houses were carried away.

Rescue personnel has been working hard to reach survivors and clear roadways.

On Sunday, some locations received more than 600mm (23.6 inches) of rain, more than double the monthly average.

“Search and rescue teams are not managing to get to several places; it is a chaotic situation,” said Felipe Augusto, the mayor of the hard-hit town of São Sebastião.

“We have not yet gauged the scale of the damage. We are trying to rescue the victims.”

Dozens were missing in the town and about 50 houses had collapsed and washed away, Mr Augusto added, saying that the situation remained “extremely critical”.

The state government recorded at least 35 deaths in So Sebastio, and the mayor of Ubatuba, around 80 kilometres (50 miles) north-east, reported the death of a little girl. Hundreds of people have been displaced or evacuated.

“Unfortunately, we are going to have many more deaths,” a civil defense official said.

Meanwhile, officials report that another 228 people have been displaced, with 338 more evacuated from coastal areas north of So Paulo.

Six towns in the state have proclaimed a state of calamity for 180 days: So Sebastio, Caraguatatuba, Ilhabela, Ubatuba, Guarujá, and Bertioga.

State Governor Tarcsio de Freitas announced the allocation of $1.5 million (£1.2 million) in disaster relief cash.

Carnival events were cancelled along the northern shore, which is a popular destination for wealthier tourists hoping to avoid the large city’s streetside festivities.

The event typically lasts five days before the Christian festival of Lent, and the vibrant celebrations are synonymous with Brazil.

Santos, South America’s largest port, was also closed as wind gusts topped 55km/h (34mph) and waves reached over a metre, according to local media.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was in the northeastern state of Bahia for the carnival weekend, said he would visit the devastated districts on Monday.

In a tweet, he expressed his condolences to those who had lost loved ones and vowed to bring authorities together to provide healthcare, seek for those who had gone missing, and restore transportation and communication infrastructure.

“We are going to bring together all levels of government and, with the solidarity of society, treat the wounded, look for the missing, restore highways, power connections and telecommunications in the region,” Mr da Silva wrote. “My condolences to the families who lost loved ones in this tragedy.”

He added that the entire federal government was “available and working to help with whatever is necessary and to join efforts with the government of São Paulo and city halls in helping the victims”.

Further severe rains are forecast in the area, potentially worsening the situation for rescue personnel.

Floods and other extreme weather events are predicted to become more common as the effects of climate change take hold.

More than 230 people were killed by severe rains in the south-eastern city of Petropolis last year.

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Lightning Strikes Christ the Redeemer, One of the Seven Wonders of the World| See Viral Photos

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The incredible scene was captured on camera and posted on social media on February 10. Lightning strikes Christ the Redeemer, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The 100-foot-tall Jesus monument was taken over by some great power when a lightning bolt struck. Rio de Janeiro: Just like in the movies, the 100-foot-tall Jesus … Read more

Biden, Lula pledged to defend democracy in Americas

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  • The two largest countries in the Americas had successfully defended their democracies.
  • Biden and Lula met in the Oval Office and expressed camaraderie for their comparable paths.
  • Biden and Lula emphasized their shared commitment to conserving the Amazon rainforest.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced at the White House that the two largest countries in the Americas had successfully defended their democracies and would now collaborate to combat the climate issue.

“Both our nations’ strong democracies have been tested,” Biden told Lula, and “both in the United States and Brazil, democracy prevailed.”

Biden and Lula met in the Oval Office and expressed camaraderie for their comparable paths.

Biden defeated Donald Trump in 2020, but a mob of Trump followers invaded Congress two months later, believing his conspiracy idea that he was the true election winner.

In Brazil, Lula defeated right-winger Jair Bolsonaro and was sworn in as president in January, but a mob of Bolsonaro supporters attacked government facilities immediately afterward.

“We have some issues on which we can work together,” Lula told Biden. “First is to never again allow” the anti-democratic mob attacks.

Touting Brazil’s return to the international arena, Lula said his predecessor’s “world started and ended with fake news – in the morning, afternoon, and at night. It seemed that he despised international relations.”

“Sounds familiar,” Biden replied, referring to Trump.

Amazon financing?

Biden and Lula emphasized their shared commitment to conserving the Amazon rainforest and combating global change, measures that both Bolsonaro and Trump have ignored.

Biden said their “shared values… put us on the same page, particularly, especially, when it comes to the climate crisis.”

However, it is unclear whether the Biden administration will agree to contribute to the Amazon Fund, a global initiative to fund anti-deforestation initiatives in Brazil.

“I think they will,” Lula told reporters. “I not only think they will, but I think that it’s necessary they participate.”

However, he then said that in the talks “I didn’t specifically discuss an Amazon Fund. I discussed the responsibility of rich countries to assume responsibility to fund countries with rainforests and not only in Brazil.”

In the Oval Office, Lula informed Biden that during his previous presidency, from 2003 to 2010, he committed Brazil to drastic reductions in deforestation of the world’s largest rainforest, which is sometimes referred to as the “lungs of the earth” due to its tremendous greenhouse gas absorption.

However, “in the last few years, the rainforest in the Amazon was invaded by political irrationality, human irrationality, because we had a president who sent people to deforest, sent gold diggers into the Indigenous areas,” he said, referring to Bolsonaro.

Biden has made US leadership in combating climate change one of his top priorities, beginning with re-entry into the Paris climate agreement after Trump quit the landmark agreement aimed at slowing global warming.

Ukraine divide

One point of contention between Biden and Lula is Ukraine, which was not mentioned during their inaugural remarks before media were escorted out of the Oval Office.

Biden has led an unparalleled Western effort to rally behind Ukraine, giving money, ammunition, military training, and diplomatic backing as the country battle Russia’s war machine.

However, several major democratic countries, most notably India, South Africa, and Brazil, have mostly stood on the sidelines, refusing to provide military assistance to Ukraine and sending contradictory signals politically.

After his meeting was over, Lula told reporters that he wanted to assemble an international “group of countries that aren’t directly or indirectly involved in the war of Russia against Ukraine so that we can have a possibility to build peace.”

“That is, I’m convinced that we need to find a way out to end this war. I found Biden shared the same concern,” he said. “The first thing is to stop the war.”

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Lula says Brazil is no more divided than the US as he meets Biden

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Both Lula and Biden had government facilities looted in the aftermath of their presidential elections. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country’s divides were no greater than those in the United States. Lula is not convinced all Bolsonaro supporters are adherents to his views. In an exclusive interview with sources on Friday ahead of … Read more

Lula Sets Aside Pollution Concerns as Brazil Sinks Warship in Atlantic Ocean

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Brazil
  • The aircraft carrier earned a place in 20th-century naval history.
  • The aircraft carrier contains tons of asbestos, heavy metals, and other toxic material.
  • Tons of toxic could leach into the water and pollute the marine food chain.

Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier on Friday, according to the Navy, despite environmental organizations alleging the formerly French ship was laden with dangerous materials.

The “planned and controlled sinking occurred late in the afternoon” on Friday, 350 kilometers (220 miles) off the Brazilian coast in the Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of “about 5,000 meters (16,000 feet),” according to a Navy statement.

The decision to cancel the six-decade-old Sao Paulo, announced Thursday, came after Brazilian authorities searched in vain to locate a port prepared to accept it.

Though defense officials said they would sink the vessel in the “safest area,” environmentalists attacked the decision, saying the aircraft carrier contains tons of asbestos, heavy metals, and other toxic materials that could leach into the water and pollute the marine food chain.

The Basel Action Network (BAN) had urged Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who entered office last month promising to stop the country’s spiraling environmental disaster under far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, to suspend the “dangerous” proposal immediately.

The aircraft carrier earned a place in 20th-century naval history after being built in the late 1950s in France and sailing for 37 years as the Foch.

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Brazil sinks a decaying old aircraft ship in the Atlantic

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  • Brazilian Navy worries that the rusting 1960s French-built ship would poison the sea.
  • 32,000-tonne carrier had been floating offshore for three months.
  • Turkey refused its admission to be dismantled due to environmental concerns.

The Brazilian Navy claimed it destroyed a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, ignoring environmentalists’ worries that the rusting 1960s French-built ship would poison the sea and the marine food chain.

The 32,000-tonne carrier had been floating offshore for three months after Turkey refused its admission to be dismantled due to environmental concerns, and the ship was dragged back to Brazil.

The carrier was scuttled in a “planned and controlled sinking” late on Friday, the Navy said in a statement, that would “avoid logistical, operational, environmental and economic losses to the Brazilian state,” it said.

The Sao Paulo’s hull was sunk in Brazilian jurisdictional waters 350 kilometers (217 miles) off the coast, where the sea is 5,000 meters deep, to minimize the damage to fishing and ecosystems, according to the Navy.

Federal prosecutors and Greenpeace had petitioned the Brazilian authorities to halt the sinking, claiming that it was “toxic” due to hazardous materials, including 9 tonnes of asbestos used in the paneling.

Greenpeace

“The sinking of the aircraft carrier Sao Paulo throws tons of asbestos, mercury, lead, and other highly toxic substances into the seabed,” Greenpeace said in a statement. It accused Brazil’s Navy of neglecting the protection of the oceans.

The Foch, a Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier capable of transporting 40 warplanes, served the French Navy for four decades.

Pepe Rezende, a defense specialist, and former foreign policy congressional aide stated that the carrier was purchased by the Brazilian Navy for $12 million in 1998 but required an $80 million refit that was never completed.

After the carrier was decommissioned, Sök Denizcilik Tic Sti, a Turkish marine recycling company, purchased the hull for $10.5 million but had to tow it back across the Atlantic after Turkey refused admission to their shipyard.

Brazil‘s Navy stated that it requested that the carrier be repaired at a Brazilian shipyard, but after an inspection revealed that it was taking on water and was at risk of sinking, the Navy barred the ship from entering Brazilian ports. It then made the decision to sink the Sao Paulo at sea.

According to Zilan Costa e Silva, the company’s legal representative in Brazil, disposal of the carrier is the obligation of the Brazilian state under the 1989 Basel Convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous materials.

The sinking, according to Greenpeace, violated the Basel Convention, the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution, and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

“The Brazilian Navy chose to harm the environment and lose millions of dollars rather than allow public inspection of the ship,” Greenpeace said, calling the sinking the “biggest breach of chemical and waste agreements ever committed by a country.”

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Brazil’s president says Jair Bolsonaro is planning a “coup”

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  • The president was not in the capital at the time.
  • Bolsonaro has requested a six-month visa to remain in the United States.
  • The Brazilian President alleged that his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday alleged that his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro actively participated in planning for his supporters to storm government buildings on January 8.

“Today I am well aware and will say it loud and clear: that citizen [former president Bolsonaro] prepared the coup,” Lula said in an interview with broadcaster RedeTV!

Refusing to accept Bolsonaro’s election loss, thousands of his backers broke into the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court buildings in Brasilia a week after Lula’s inauguration.

The president was not in the capital at the time.

“I am certain that Bolsonaro actively participated in that and is still trying to participate,” Lula added when questioned about his predecessor’s role in the assault.

Lula’s allegations against Bolsonaro — who has been in the US state of Florida since late December — came the same day that a Brazilian senator accused the former president of attending a meeting on how to prevent the handover of power.

The plan, according to Senator Marcos do Val, was to force Superior Electoral Court president Alexandre de Moraes to say something incriminating while secretly recording him.

De Moraes is a favorite target of Bolsonaro supporters, who allege he interfered in the election to help Lula.

Do Val, a former Bolsonaro ally, initially told Veja magazine that it was Bolsonaro who presented the plan to him, but later changed his version of the story, saying the former president remained “silent” during the meeting.

His accusations dominated local news on Thursday, and Do Val was called to give statements to the Federal Police.

Bolsonaro, who has requested a six-month visa to remain in the United States, is under investigation as part of a sprawling probe of the January 8 assault.

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Brazilian Navy stated it will sink ‘ghost’ aircraft carrier at high sea

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  • The 32,000-ton Sao Paulo ship was dragged to Europe.
  • The ship could not go across the Gibraltar straits as turkey refused its entry.
  • There is no other option but to jettison the hull and sink it in a planned way.

The Brazilian Navy said on Wednesday that a decommissioned aircraft carrier from the 1960s that has been floating offshore for three months after Turkey refused its entry to be demolished there will be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean within Brazilian boundaries.

The 32,000-ton Sao Paulo ship was dragged to Europe by a tug but could not make it across the Gibraltar straits before being returned across the Atlantic after Turkey determined it was an environmental danger.

According to the Navy, the ship is taking on water and is at risk of sinking, thus it is not permitted to dock at Brazilian ports.

Despite a request from Environment Minister Marina Silva not to sink the carrier, the Navy claimed it had little choice but to scuttle it in water approximately 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) deep and 350 kilometers (217 miles) off the coast of Brazil.

“Given its deteriorating floating condition and the inevitability of uncontrolled sinking, there is no other option but to jettison the hull and sink it in a planned way,” it said.

The Navy planned to scuttle the carrier at sea on Wednesday, but public prosecutors attempted to halt the sinking in Brazilian waters, citing the environmental harm posed by the ship’s asbestos cladding.

On Wednesday afternoon, a federal judge refused their request for an injunction, stating that the Navy had considered the environmental impact alongside other concerns.

The Foch, a Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier capable of carrying 40 planes, served the French Navy from 1963 to 2000.

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Arsenal signs Italian midfielder Jorginho on 18-month deal from Chelsea

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Arsenal has signed Jorginho from Chelsea on an 18-month deal. The Italian midfielder has won two titles with Italy. The 31-year-old has made more than 200 appearances for Chelsea. Leading Premier League team Arsenal announced on Tuesday that it has recruited seasoned Italian midfielder Jorginho from London rival Chelsea to an 18-month deal. Welcome to … Read more

India to host the Volleyball Club World Championships

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Volleyball Club World Championships

Championships will be held for the next two years in collaboration with the Prime Volleyball League. The championships will take place from December 6 to December 10, 2023. The tournament brings the best international volleyball players to India. As the host nation, the winners of the Prime Volleyball League in 2023 and 2024 will represent … Read more

Lula moves to save indigenous Yanomani in the face of food deaths

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  • Brazil’s President has called for emergency action to assist the country’s Yanomani indigenous group.
  • Living conditions among the relatively isolated Yanomani have deteriorated precipitously.
  • Over 570 people have died from hunger in the last four years, according to local media.

According to a government statement on Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has requested immediate assistance for the nation’s Yanomami indigenous people.

According to Brasil, there have been over 570 hunger-related deaths among the relatively remote Yanomani people in the past four years.

The new Brazilian government strategy will work to ensure security in the region, where trespassers and illegal miners have allegedly harmed deforestation, spread disease, and obstructed traffic. It will also work to offer nutritional and health support to the Yanomami.

The effort, which will work with Brazil’s Ministries of Justice, Defense, Indigenous People, and Mining, also aims to ensure that wells and cisterns have access to clean drinking water and to detect mercury pollution in nearby rivers, another effect of illegal mining operations.

On January 20, the region was deemed to be in a state of public health emergency. Following the announcement, Lula made one of his first official journeys as president of Brazil since assuming office at the beginning of the year by traveling to Yanomami territory.

Separately, Justice Minister Flavio Dino told  Brasil that his department has launched an investigation to see if the previous administration of Jair Bolsonaro engaged in “genocide” against the Yanomami.

Former president Bolsonaro, who was pro-business, publicly favored Amazon growth. He also visited Yanomani land while president, promising one town that he would honor their request for no mining, but he reduced financing for state organizations tasked with stopping illegal mining, forestry, and grazing throughout his administration.

According to Survival International, a group that works to defend indigenous rights, the Yanomami reside in the mountains and rain forests of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela.

The coronavirus was spreading among the Yanomami by miners who had unlawfully infiltrated indigenous territory, the Brazilian Socio-Environmental Institute warned in 2020.

At the time, the ISA stated on its website that “now, without a doubt, the main vector for the spread of COVID-19 inside the Yanomami Indigenous Area is the more than 20,000 illegal miners that go in and out of the territory without any control.”

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Brazil president Lula orders crack down on suppliers of illegal miners in Yanomami

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Illegal gold miners have created a humanitarian catastrophe in northern Brazil. About 20,000 wildcat gold miners are causing starvation and sickness. Lula orders to prohibit planes and river transport from delivering supplies to the miners. In an effort to drive out the wildcat miners who have created a humanitarian catastrophe among the local indigenous population, … Read more

Brazil fines Telegram for not suspending the account of far-right congressman

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Telegram
  • Telegram failed to suspend the account of a far-right elected official.
  • Ferreira has over 300,000 Telegram subscribers.
  • He frequently shares evangelical and far-right content.

Brazil: According to a Supreme Court statement, Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes fined Telegram on Wednesday for failing to suspend the account of a far-right elected official and social media influencer.

Earlier in January, the court ordered Telegram to suspend Nikolas Ferreira’s and other accounts “to stop the spread of criminal manifestations,” according to a statement.

Failure to suspend Ferreira’s account “is regarded as indirect collaboration to the continuation of criminal activities,” according to the court.

Ferreira, a federal representative from the state of Minas Gerais, has over 300,000 Telegram subscribers, 3.6 million Tik Tok followers, and over 6 million Instagram followers. He frequently shares evangelical and far-right content, as well as his support for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Authorities in Brazil are still investigating after hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia earlier this month, following his defeat in a presidential run-off vote last year.

Ferreira’s social media prowess has aided his political career; in 2022, he received the most votes of any representative running nationwide, and the third most votes cast for any representative in Brazilian history.

Tweeting about the case Wednesday, Ferreira wrote, “They want to disappear me from the internet”.

Telegram is being fined

According to a Supreme Court press release, Telegram will be fined 100,000 Brazilian reais (approximately $20,000) per day of noncompliance.

Telegram responded to Moraes in a letter obtained by CNN Brasil, requesting that the order be reconsidered.

It emphasizes Ferreira’s status as an elected official and states that no specific criminal content was found in the order. “No grounds or justifications for the complete blocking of the said channel were provided, that is, the specific contents that would be considered illegal were not presented,” according to the letter.

The Supreme Court acknowledged Telegram’s partial compliance with the order but asked for clarification on which specific content to block.

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Brazil and Argentina will start planning for a common currency

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  • Israel and Argentina will announce this week that they will begin preliminary work on a common currency.
  • The plan will be discussed at a summit in Buenos Aires this week.
  • Politicians from both countries discussed the idea in 2019.

Brazil and Argentina will announce this week that they are starting preparatory work on a common currency, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

The plan will be discussed at a summit in Buenos Aires this week. It will center on how a new currency, which Brazil proposes calling the “sur” (south), could boost regional trade and reduce reliance on the US dollar, according to officials quoted by the Financial Times.

“There will be… a decision to begin studying the parameters required for a common currency. It includes everything from fiscal issues to the size of the economy and the role of central banks,” Argentina‘s Economy Minister Sergio Massa told the Financial Times.

Politicians from both countries discussed the idea in 2019 but were met with opposition from Brazil’s central bank.

The initiative, which began as a bilateral project, would later be expanded to invite other Latin American nations.

According to the report, which added that an official announcement was expected during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s visit to Argentina, which begins on Sunday night.

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Brazil Congress riots: President Lula fires army commander

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  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fired the country’s army chief.
  • General Tomás Ribeiro Paiva replaced General Arruda.
  • General Julio Cesar de Arruda had only been in the position since December 30th.

Two weeks after rioting in the capital, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fired the country’s army chief.

General Julio Cesar de Arruda had only been in the position since December 30th, shortly before former President Jair Bolsonaro’s term expired.

President Lula has stated that he believes military personnel conspired with protesters.

In recent days, he has fired dozens of military officers.

Thousands of Mr. Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia on January 8 after marching largely unopposed through the city.

Several police officers were hurt, and the presidential palace, Congress, and Supreme Court were vandalized after rioters forced their way inside. According to Brazilian federal police, 2,000 people were detained on the day, and nearly 1,200 are still being held.

The Supreme Court is looking into what happened and has included Jair Bolsonaro in the investigation. Prosecutors believe the far-right former leader instigated the riot by posting a video in which he questioned the legitimacy of last year’s presidential election.

He has denied any involvement in or responsibility for his supporters’ uprising.

General Arruda has been replaced by General Tomás Ribeiro Paiva

Earlier this week, General Tomás Ribeiro Paiva delivered a speech in which he urged soldiers to accept the outcome of the presidential election.

Unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud in October were a motivating factor for many Bolsonaro supporters involved in the storming. Many people were also outraged that President Lula, who was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to prison before his convictions were overturned, was back in power.

President Lula blames Mr. Bolsonaro directly for the rioting but also accuses “people inside the armed forces” of collusion. Thousands of Mr. Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia on January 8 after marching largely unopposed through the city.

Mr. Bolsonaro was previously an army captain and is known to have the support of certain military figures. According to our correspondent, Lula’s dismissal of the army commander and removal of dozens of officers in charge of presidential security is possibly steps toward rebuilding trust in the military personnel who surround him.

After such a turbulent start, Lula now faces the challenge of governing in a bitter and deeply polarised environment.

On Friday, Brazil’s Defense Minister, José Mcio, said it was time to move on and focus on the future of the country, adding that the military as an institution was not involved in the rioting.

Meanwhile, Jair Bolsonaro has remained in Florida since refusing to attend President Lula’s inauguration ceremony.

Anderson Torres, a former justice minister and a key ally of Mr. Bolsonaro, was arrested last week on suspicion of “sabotaging” police efforts to protect buildings in Brasilia.

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Military had no direct role in riots, said Brazilian defence minister

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  • Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, the Supreme Court, and Congress on Jan-8.
  • Brazil’s defence minister stated that the country’s armed forces were not directly involved.
  • Defence minister assured that the government building would not be stormed again.

Jose Mucio, Brazil’s defence minister, has stated that the country’s armed forces were not directly involved in the January 8 attack on the seat of government in Brasilia, which was led by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

Mucio’s declaration came after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with army, navy, and air force chiefs on Friday, the first such gathering since the riots.

“I understand there was no direct involvement of the armed forces, but if any element participated, they will have to answer as citizens,” Mucio told reporters on Friday.

He went on to say that government buildings would not be stormed again because the armed forces would “anticipate” it.

His remarks come as the government has promised to hold those who enabled or participated in the riots accountable.

One of the figures currently under investigation is the governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rocha, who was suspended from his post in the hours after the attack. On Friday, federal police raided his home and workplaces as part of a probe into his failure to stop rioters from entering Brasilia’s government buildings.

During the attack, Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, the Supreme Court, and Congress, hoping to spark a military intervention that would pave the way for Bolsonaro’s return to power.

Almost 1,400 people arrested in connection with the riots are still being held, and the public prosecutor has charged at least 39 people so far.

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Brazil’s Supreme Court to investigate Bolsonaro in anti Lula riots

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  • Bolsonaro offered a public invitation to commit crimes.
  • Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed and destroyed government buildings in protest.
  • court’s decision came in response to a request from Brazil’s public prosecutor’s office.

The Supreme Court of Brazil will investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro’s alleged involvement in the January 8 attacks on federal facilities in Brasilia.

The court’s decision came in response to a request from Brazil’s public prosecutor’s office, several members of which issued a statement Friday describing the events of that day – when Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed and destroyed government buildings in protest of his rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s election – as “anti-democratic acts.”

“By broadcasting a video questioning the validity of the 2022 presidential elections on January 10 (two days after the attack), Bolsonaro offered a public invitation to commit crimes,” the statement added.

On Tuesday, Bolsonaro posted a Facebook video of a woman disputing Lula da Silva’s victory in the October presidential election. A few hours later, the video was removed.

Prosecutors claim that, even though the video was posted after the attacks, there is a “connection” between the content of Bolsonaro’s video and the violence in Brasilia.

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The Supreme Court announced Friday that it had agreed to probe Bolsonaro’s suspected involvement.

It also granted the prosecutor’s request that Meta keeps and analyzes the impact of the video he shared on Facebook.

Until today, the previous far-right Brazilian president has not been explicitly tied to or participated in the inquiry into the events of January 8.

Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Frederick Wasser, said on Friday the former president always “rejected all illegal and criminal acts…and has always been a defender of the Constitution and democracy.”

“President Bolsonaro fiercely criticizes the actions of damage and depredation of public assets performed by the infiltrators in the protest. “He had no link or participation in these spontaneous social actions carried out by the people,” said the former president’s son, Flavio Bolsonaro, in a statement on Friday.

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