Politics

Bolsonaro’s testimony to the PF, lack of tests and more from the night of January 18

January 18, 2022
10:17 PM

The deadline for the Federal Police (PF) to hear President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) about the alleged leak of confidential information from the investigation that investigates a hacker attack on the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) system and the lack of tests against Covid-19 in private laboratories in São Paulo are among the highlights of the night of this Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

Bolsonaro’s Testimony

The Federal Police (PF) has until the 28th of this month to hear from President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) about the alleged leak of confidential information from the investigation that investigates a hacker attack on the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) system. The deadline was established by the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes.

Higher level of transmission of Covid-19

The transmission rate of Covid-19 in Brazil has reached the highest level in a year, according to data from the Info Tracker website, created by the Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and the University of São Paulo (USP). The index in the country is at 1.6 points.

lack of tests

A survey by the Union of Hospitals, Clinics and Laboratories of the state of São Paulo (SindHosp) revealed that 88% of private laboratories face problems to replace tests for Covid-19 and influenza. The survey found a 99% increase in Covid-19 tests done in laboratories in the last 15 days.

disaster in Tonga

At least three people died in the eruption followed by a tsunami that hit the island of Tonga, near New Zealand, last Saturday (15). The archipelago of 105,000 inhabitants has remained isolated since the weekend. The government said repairing an undersea cable to restore communications could take weeks.

Purchase from Activision

Microsoft announced the purchase of Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion. The studio is responsible for game franchises such as “Call of Duty” and “Candy Crush”. With that, Microsoft is poised to become the world’s third-largest video game company by revenue.