André Mendonça at STF, flight restriction by Ômicron and more than 2 December

André Mendonça’s approval for the position of minister in the STF and the request to restrict flights from four more African countries are among the highlights of the 5 facts from morning of December 2nd.

André Mendonça

After eight hours of hearing in the Senate, former Minister of Justice and Public Security André Mendonça was approved to take the seat on the Federal Supreme Court by 47 votes to 32. In a speech to the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ), Mendonça reaffirmed his commitment with democracy and the defense of the secular state, after controversy involving the religious character of the nomination made by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

PEC of Precatório

With the hearing in Mendonça, the vote on the PEC of Precatório in the Senate was postponed again, with a new analysis scheduled for today. The purpose of the proposal is to finance Auxílio Brasil, the new social program that replaces Bolsa Família, whose MP also circulates in the Casa.

START

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) today releases the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2021. The market is expected to stagnate in the national economy. In a survey commissioned by CNN, the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) forecasts a 0.1% drop in the index compared to the previous three months.

flight restriction

To prevent the spread of the Ômicron variant, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) asked the Federal Government to restrict flights from four more African countries: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. So far, six countries – South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe – have been targeted by the action, announced on the 26th.

New Year’s Eve in SP

The governor of the state of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), said that “this is not the time” for New Year’s Eve parties to be held and that Carnival needs to be reassessed. The toucan also informed that the state’s scientific committee should release a new panorama on the pandemic this Thursday.

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