The promulgation of the PEC of Benefits by the National Congress and the survey that presents the rise in the price of gasoline in the American continent are among the highlights of this Friday (15).
Congress enacts PEC on Benefits
The National Congress enacted, in the early evening of this Thursday (14), the constitutional amendment arising from the PEC of Benefits, approved this Wednesday (13) by the Chamber of Deputies.
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) left the Planalto on foot and crossed the street that separates the headquarters of the Federal Executive and the Senate. He entered through one of the annexes of the Senate and, after walking inside the House, arrived at the plenary, where the session took place.
In speeches, the president of Congress and the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), stated that the benefits package measures will help to reduce the negative impact of the economy in the most vulnerable part of the population.
Gasoline rose in 18 of 21 countries on the American continent in the 1st semester; see ranking
Gasoline rose in 18 of the 21 countries on the American continent in the first half of this year. This is what a survey of the global platform of coupons Picodi shows, based on official data from the governments of each country.
Brazil was in 15th position among the countries in which fuel rose the most. The price of gasoline in the country rose 9.7% in the first half of 2022, according to data from the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), after a series of readjustments carried out by Petrobras and the supply shock of commodity caused by the war in Eastern Europe, as the survey points out.
Companies on the Brazilian stock exchange lost BRL 439 billion in the 1st semester, according to a survey
Companies listed on the Brazilian stock exchange recorded a balance of BRL 439 billion in loss of market value in the first half of 2022, according to data from a survey by the Economatica platform.
Of the 343 companies evaluated, 277 had a loss of value between January 1st and June 30th, totaling R$ 583,243,918, or a decrease of 19.31%. Already 66 registered high, totaling R$ 144,060,437, an increase of 14.83%. As a result, the balance was negative, of R$ 439,183,481.
Seven of the top ten universities in Latin America are in Brazil; see list
Among the 10 best universities in Latin America, seven of them are in Brazil. So says the latest Times Higher Education ranking for the region, released this Thursday (14th).
Three of them are in São Paulo, one in Santa Catarina, one in Rio Grande do Sul, one in Minas Gerais and one in Rio de Janeiro. The complete survey comprises 197 universities from 13 countries.
Defense Ministry proposes paper ballot test in voting
The Ministry of Defense proposed a paper ballot test in this year’s elections, during a public hearing in the Senate, this Thursday (14). The proposal was classified by Defense Minister Paulo Sérgio Nogueira as a test of the “integrity” of electronic voting machines.
The head of the Armed Forces team in the Electoral Process Inspection group, Colonel Marcelo Nogueira de Souza, who presented the suggestion to the Senate, explained to parliamentarians that some ballot boxes would be kept in the electoral section in parallel, without being used in official voting.
(Posted by Lucas Rocha of CNN)
Source: CNN Brasil
