The US military is investigating whether a US service member detonated explosives in an internal attack on a small US base in northern Syria. The action injured four other service members in April, according to three defense officials. One of the officials confirmed that the suspect is no longer in Syria. The investigation into the […]
PT appeal against Moro for electoral domicile in SP will be judged this Tuesday (7)
The Regional Electoral Court of the State of São Paulo (TRE-SP) judges, this Tuesday (7), the PT’s appeal against the decision that approved the request for transfer of electoral domicile of former judge and former minister Sergio Moro from Curitiba to the capital of São Paulo. Moro requested the transfer on March 30. It was […]
Shopping mall sales for Valentine’s Day are expected to rise 20% this year, says survey
Sales in malls for Valentine’s Day should grow 20% this year compared to last year, according to a survey carried out by the Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers (Abrasce). It is estimated that the sector will move about R$ 4.2 billion between this Monday (6) and Sunday (12). The survey was carried out with entrepreneurs […]
Lagging and escalating fuel prices could weaken tax cuts
The current lag of gasoline and diesel may reduce the effect of the federal government’s idea of zeroing the ICMS (Imposto de Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços) on diesel and LPG and reducing the ICMS on gasoline to 17%. The reason is that since the last fuel adjustments, gasoline has already accumulated a lag of […]
Valentine’s Day should move BRL 18 billion, mall shopkeepers project
A survey by the Brazilian Association of Shopping Shopkeepers (Alshop) estimates that Valentine’s Day should move about R$ 18 billion this year. Sales are expected to grow 15% compared to last year, a figure that will not be higher due to high prices and limited consumer budgets. According to Alshop, the expectation is that 92 […]
Brazil weighs US suggestions on democracy and environment
THE CNN had access to the summary text of the commitments that the United States presented to the countries that will take part in the Summit of the Americas. There are five “political commitments”: Democratic governance; Health and resilience to the pandemic; Clean energy transition; Our green future; Digital Transformation. There is a sixth topic […]
“Alimentos Juninos” grew above inflation in the last twelve months, points out FGV
The main foods used in the June celebrations had a price increase above the inflation accumulated in the last twelve months. This is what the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) survey shows, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), produced by the Foundation itself. According to the indicator, the average price of June ingredients rose 13.12%, […]
Nunes Marques releases action and judgment on Bolsonaro deputy will be this Tuesday
The lawsuit that suspended the cancellation of the mandate of state deputy Fernando Francischini (União Brasil-PR) will be judged this Tuesday (7). Minister Nunes Marques, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), released the case for judgment in the Second Panel. Although the session in the virtual plenary on the same case is officially maintained, the […]
Facts First: Felipe d’Avila is right when he says that Brazilians work 5 months a year to pay taxes
The presidential candidate for the Novo, Felipe d’Avila, said that Brazilians work five months of the year “just to pay their taxes”. The political scientist also said in a Twitter post on March 18 that Brazil has the “14th highest tax burden in the world” and the “second highest in Latin America”. According to data […]
Brazil records 35,783 cases of Covid in 24 hours; more than half were in the Southeast
This Monday (6), Brazil recorded 36 deaths and 35,783 cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to data from the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass). More than half of new infections were reported in the Southeast. The region had 21,156 Covid records. Just behind is the Midwest, with 8,662 cases. The Northeast recorded 2,918, […]