The start of the Platinum Jubilee celebration in the United Kingdom, which commemorates the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, and the rise in Covid-19 cases in Brazil, which is accompanied by a drop in the number of deaths, are among the highlights of this Thursday (2).
Platinum Jubilee: UK celebrates 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II’s reign
The United Kingdom begins, this Thursday (2), to celebrate the “Platinum Jubilee”, an event that marks the 70th anniversary of the reign of the British monarch Elizabeth II.
The special date was declared by Buckingham Palace as a four-day holiday – between Thursday and Sunday (5th) -, and will feature festivities, ranging from a huge concert with the presence of idols, such as the band Queen, to small parties of road.
At least two people were arrested after causing disturbances at the military parade at the start of the event.
Brazil faces a rise in Covid cases in May, but the number of deaths has fallen
After the relaxation of preventive measures against the coronavirus, Brazil has again recorded an increase in the numbers of Covid-19 in recent weeks. Between May 22 and 28, the country had the worst epidemiological week of cases of the disease since March this year.
The incidence of cases occurs mainly in the states of the Midwest, South and Southeast of Brazil, according to data from the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass).
However, the growth of deaths by Covid did not rise in the same proportion. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the month of May 2022 was the period with the fewest recorded deaths.
According to a survey carried out by CNN Agency , with data from the Health Departments, May had 3,179 deaths from Covid. In April 2021, which was the worst month, 81,266 people died from the disease.
Bolsonaro’s assistants say the government decides not to give readjustments to servers and opts for an increase in food stamps
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) decided not to give the 5% linear adjustment to federal civil servants, but should announce this Thursday (2) an increase in the value of the food stamps for the Executive’s civil servants, according to government officials. .
According to reports by Bolsonaro aides to the CNN it is not yet defined whether the announcement of the decision will be made by the president of the Palácio do Planalto or by the economic team, but the assessment taken to the president is that there is no longer any way to push the disclosure.
Biden and Bolsonaro must talk about the environment and democracy
The Secretary for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva, said in an exclusive interview with CNN that President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and US President Joe Biden are expected to address at the meeting scheduled for next week at the Summit of the Americas on Democracy, Economy and the Environment.
Responsible for the last three years at Itamaraty for Brazil’s relationship with the countries of the Americas, Costa e Silva also spoke about the relationship between the two presidents and the two countries, which is being negotiated specifically between the Summit countries on one of the documents that will be signed, which deals with Democracy and Human Rights, and how Brazil prepares for the environmental debate with Joe Biden.
TRF annuls Bretas sentence in Lava Jato do Rio
The First Specialized Panel of the Federal Regional Court (TRF) annulled this Wednesday (1st) a sentence handed down by the judge of the 7th Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Bretas, within the Lava Jato Operation in Rio de Janeiro, for having understood that he curtailed the defense of investigated.
According to the court, Bretas promoted the hearing of a witness for the prosecution against businessmen Cláudio Vidal and Luis Alberto Gonçalves as part of an action arising from one of the stages of Lava Jato do Rio, Operation Boca de Lobo, which investigated irregularities during the Rio de Janeiro government. of Luiz Fernando Pezão and which ended up leading to his arrest. In addition, Bretas used excerpts from the testimony in the decision that sentenced the investigated.
The businessmen’s lawyer, Carlo Luchione, then presented a habeas corpus asking for the annulment of the sentence, which was judged on Wednesday. Wanted, Bretas did not manifest.
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Source: CNN Brasil
