The death of the Islamic State leader in a US operation in Syria and the possible judgment by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) of the legality of party federations, a new agreement format that can be used in the 2022 elections, are among the highlights of February 3rd.
Death of Islamic State leader
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that US special forces carried out an attack in northwest Syria that ended in the death of Islamic State leader Abu-Ibrahim Al-Hashemi. Syrian rescue teams said at least 13 people, including six children and four women, had died in the aftermath of the attack. There were no casualties on the American side.
party federations
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) should analyze this Thursday (3) an action on the legality of party federations. The union between the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) faces resistance in states where the two acronyms should be direct opponents.
The federations were approved at the end of last year, as a provisional law. This year’s elections could be the first with this new agreement format.
Liberation of Marginal Tietê
The secretary of Metropolitan Transport of the state of São Paulo, Paulo José Galli, said that the central lane of Marginal Tietê, blocked because of the accident in a work of line 6-Orange of the Metro, should be released this Thursday (3) , starting at 6 pm.
Covid-19 in Brazil
With the advancement of the Ômicron variant in Brazil, the occupancy of ICU beds is more than 80% in 10 states and the Federal District. Only on Tuesday (2) there were 172,903 new cases of Covid-19 and 893 deaths from the disease, according to the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass).
Adulterated cocaine in Argentina
The Ministry of Security in the province of Buenos Aires reported that 20 people had died and 49 were hospitalized after consuming adulterated cocaine. Authorities are trying to locate the toxic substance to take it out of circulation and are urging everyone who bought drugs within 24 hours to dispose of it.
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Source: CNN Brasil
