The Chilean population’s rejection of a proposal for a new Constitution through a plebiscite voted on this Sunday (4), and the expectation that Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner will file a complaint in the case of the attack she suffered in Buenos Aires, are among the highlights of this Monday (5).
Chilean population rejects new Constitution proposal; President says “democracy comes out more robust”
The Chilean population rejected the proposal for a new Constitution, in a plebiscite this Sunday (4). The “reject” option prevailed over the approval of the submitted text.
With 99.99% of polling stations counted, 61.86% of voters were against the text presented by the Chilean Constitutional Convention. The favorable ones were 38.14%.
Voting, which was mandatory, took place between 8 am and 6 pm (local time). According to an estimate by the Chilean authorities, around 15 million people were eligible to vote.
After confirming that the population of Chile decided to reject the new constitution for the country, President Gabriel Boric made a statement in which he stated that, regardless of the outcome of the polls, Chilean democracy came out “more robust” this Sunday (4).
“Today, the people of Chile spoke loud and clear, giving us two messages: the first is that they love and value their democracy and trust it to overcome differences and move forward,” the president began.
Cristina Kirchner will file a complaint for the attack she suffered, says lawyer
Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Kirchner, will file a complaint this Monday (5th) in the case that investigates the attack she suffered last Thursday (2nd), according to confirmation by Gregorio Dalbón, a of your lawyers.
Dalbón made the statements both to the official news agency Télam and to various local media in reference to the case being investigated by judge María Eugenia Capuchetti and prosecutor Carlos Rívolo.
An Argentine Federal Police source with direct knowledge of the investigation into the attack on Vice President Cristina Kirchner told CNN that Brenda Elizabeth Uliarte, Fernando Sabag’s girlfriend, detained for being identified as the author of the shooting attempt, was arrested on Sunday (5).
The same source informed the CNN that the woman’s arrest is related to the investigation of the case.
Lula meets domestic workers; Bolsonaro participates in ceremony
Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) fulfilled his campaign agenda in a meeting with domestic workers, this Sunday (4), in São Bernardo do Campo (SP). President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) participated in the ceremony to replace the national flag at Praça dos Três Poderes, in Brasília.
Ciro Gomes (PDT) went to the interior of Minas Gerais and to São Paulo and Simone Tebet (MDB) to Aparecida (SP).
Barroso suspends nursing salary floor to assess impact on health
The Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Luís Roberto Barroso suspended, this Sunday (4), the law that created the nursing salary floor to better assess its impact on the health system.
The decision was taken after analyzing preliminary information and arguments from the National Confederation of Health, Hospitals and Establishments and Services (CNSaúde).
Brasileirão: G-4 teams draw and follow away from leader Palmeiras
In the G-4 of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo, Corinthians and Internacional tied their games this Sunday (4) and lost the opportunity to touch the leader Palmeiras. The day before, Verdão also tied and opened a chance for their rivals to approach the top of the table, which did not happen. With the result, Palmeiras reached 51 points.
The vice-leader Flamengo received Ceará and ended up at 1 to 1. The visiting team opened the scoring with Jô at the end of the first half. On the return of the break, Gabigol scored and left everything the same. But he stayed at it. Mengão follows in second position, with 44 points, while Vozão, in 15th, went to 28 points.
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