The rise in food prices in Brazil, which saw prices rise 15.38% in one year, according to the April inflation preview, and the UN Secretary General’s visit to Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are among the highlights of this Thursday (28).
Food becomes 15% more expensive in Brazil in a year, according to IBGE
In one year, Brazilians saw the products used for food at home become 15.38% more expensive, according to the April inflation preview (IPCA-15), released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Tubers and roots, such as cassava and zucchini, have increased by 68% in the last 12 months, 46.75% in 2022 alone. Products such as carrots and tomatoes stand out with 195% and 117.48% increases, respectively, in a year.
Bolsonaro tried to anticipate megagroups, sources say
Sources from the Planalto Palace informed the analyst of CNN Caio Junqueira that President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) made during the meeting with WhatsApp representatives a last attempt for the company to launch in the country before the October elections the new feature of the application, Communities, which in practice allows messages to have greater reach.
The same interlocutors said that he also questioned whether the company could test the application in Brazil later this year, even if its implementation would not be possible before the elections. The executives, then, would have signaled that they could carry out small-scale tests in Brazil, without making it clear when this would occur.
War will continue until Russia decides to end it, says UN secretary-general
In his face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres said his message has remained the same since the beginning of the conflict: the Russian invasion is a violation of the Charter of UN and must end as soon as possible. .
Guterres is due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this Thursday (28).
Understand what made the dollar appreciate 7.5% in one week
Since April 20, the dollar has recorded a high of 7.57%. In the last seven days, the currency rose from BRL 4.62 to BRL 4.97 (closing this Wednesday). Several macroeconomic aspects and the fiscal scenario were responsible for the devaluation of the real.
One of the main drivers is the tougher policy (called hawkish) of the Fed (Federal Reserve, central bank of the United States), point out experts. Higher interest rates in the US increase the attractiveness of investing in US fixed income, which tends to increase resources in the country, benefiting the currency.
We don’t need a printed vote to guarantee the fairness of the elections, says Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) declared that the printed vote is not necessary to guarantee fairness in this year’s elections, as long as the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) adopts the measures requested by the Armed Forces to validate and count votes, in case the electronic system fails.
Bolsonaro made the statement during an event called the Civic Act for Freedom of Expression, along with parliamentarians from his support base at Palácio do Planalto, in BrasÃlia.
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Source: CNN Brasil
