IBOV 173,714.08 ▼ 0.06% IPSA 10,886.14 ▼ 0.56% IPC MEX 66,615.43 ▲ 0.39% MERVAL 3,199,934 ▲ 0.46% COLCAP 2,298.34 ▲ 0.58% BVL PERÚ 57,220.16 — — USD/BRL5.11▲ 0.19% USD/MXN17.53▲ 0.59% USD/CLP931.20▲ 0.67% USD/COP3,251▲ 0.61% USD/PEN3.39▲ 0.21% USD/ARS1,478▲ 0.17% USD/UYU40.23▲ 1.74% USD/PYG6,032▲ 1.81% USD/BOB10.65▲ 4.37% USD/DOP58.24▲ 1.37% USD/CRC446.12▲ 1.44% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.73% USD/HNL26.73▲ 1.94% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.34% USD/VES730.65▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.59▲ 0.87% USD/TTD6.74▲ 1.70% EUR/BRL5.84▲ 0.16% BRENT 88.10 ▲ 4.59% WTI 81.78 ▲ 3.58% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.27 ▼ 0.49% GOLD 4,019 ▲ 0.83% SILVER 56.33 ▲ 0.77% SOY 1,203 ▲ 0.67% CORN 467.50 ▲ 5.89% WHEAT 682.75 ▲ 1.19% COFFEE 321.10 ▼ 0.06% SUGAR 14.82 ▲ 2.63% ORANGE JUICE 139.35 ▲ 4.15% COTTON 78.93 ▲ 1.60% COCOA 5,610 ▲ 7.55% BEEF 220.70 ▼ 2.81% CATTLE 339.35 ▼ 2.09% LITHIUM 68.38 ▼ 0.70% PETR4 40.90 ▲ 2.53% VALE3 72.94 ▼ 0.05% ITUB4 41.96 ▼ 1.39% BBDC4 18.29 ▼ 0.65% ABEV3 15.63 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.49 ▼ 1.30% B3SA3 15.20 ▼ 1.23% WEGE3 43.63 ▲ 0.32% PRIO3 57.85 ▲ 1.87% SUZB3 41.93 ▲ 0.55% RENT3 38.23 ▼ 1.62% AZZA3 18.59 ▲ 0.32% CSAN3 3.84 ▼ 1.03% RAIZ4 0.29 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.60 ▲ 0.39% GMAT3 3.88 ▼ 1.02% PSSA3 55.14 ▼ 0.14% CVCB3 1.22 ▼ 9.63% POSI3 3.80 ▼ 2.06% SLCE3 13.53 ▼ 0.59% NATU3 8.55 ▼ 0.12% BRKM5 6.19 ▲ 1.48% RANI3 7.95 ▼ 1.61% CSNA3 5.05 ▼ 0.98% CMIN3 5.33 ▼ 2.20% USIM5 8.23 ▲ 4.18% GGBR4 24.04 ▲ 0.54% ENEV3 25.68 ▼ 1.04% CPFE3 46.87 ▼ 0.68% CMIG4 11.12 ▲ 0.27% EQTL3 39.50 ▼ 0.88% LREN3 13.42 ▼ 1.69% VIVT3 35.52 ▲ 0.14% RAIL3 13.70 ▼ 1.65% KLABIN 17.58 ▲ 1.27% RAIA DROGASIL 18.55 ▲ 0.16% RDOR3 35.78 ▼ 0.25% HAPV3 11.38 ▲ 3.93% FLRY3 16.59 ▲ 1.04% SMTO3 15.45 ▼ 1.72% UGPA3 32.07 ▲ 0.25% VBBR3 34.92 ▲ 1.60% BBSE3 41.12 ▼ 0.15% BPAC11 56.18 ▼ 0.72% CURY3 30.67 ▼ 1.98% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 22.44 ▼ 3.90% COMPASS 24.88 ▼ 0.12% VAMOS 3.17 ▲ 0.32% SANB11 26.65 ▼ 0.67% ASAI3 8.50 ▼ 0.70% SBSP3 29.22 ▼ 0.27% WALMEX 49.52 ▼ 0.08% GMEXICO 200.05 ▲ 0.41% FEMSA 225.68 ▲ 0.28% CEMEX 22.69 ▼ 0.40% GFNORTE 181.34 ▲ 0.53% BIMBO 58.00 ▲ 0.14% TELEVISA 9.57 ▲ 0.63% AMX 23.00 ▲ 0.97% GAP 386.00 ▼ 1.47% ASUR 279.71 ▼ 0.44% OMA 230.06 ▼ 1.30% KOF 181.10 ▲ 1.20% GRUMA 287.32 ▲ 0.34% KIMBER 38.67 ▼ 0.28% SQM-B 65,450 ▼ 0.91% COPEC 6,250 ▲ 2.02% BSANTANDER 77.00 ▼ 1.48% FALABELLA 5,835 ▼ 0.31% ENELAM 84.04 ▼ 0.90% CENCOSUD 1,995 ▼ 0.50% CMPC 1,070 ▼ 0.37% BANCO CHILE 188.50 ▼ 0.20% LATAM AIR 24.76 ▼ 2.52% YPF 77,900 ▲ 2.40% GGAL 7,860 ▼ 0.06% PAMPA 5,170 ▲ 1.17% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.45% ALUAR 949.50 ▲ 1.01% TGS 9,370 ▼ 0.16% CEPU 2,264 ▲ 0.18% MIRGOR 16,875 ▲ 0.75% COME 43.84 ▼ 1.39% LOMA NEGRA 3,535 ▼ 0.63% BYMA 299.00 ▼ 0.83% TELECOM ARG 4,150 ▼ 0.72% ECOPETROL 16.09 ▲ 1.84% BANCOLOMBIA 80.41 ▲ 1.18% GRUPO AVAL 4.92 ▼ 1.01% CREDICORP 390.70 ▲ 0.84% SOUTHERN COPPER 172.48 ▼ 1.81% BUENAVENTURA 30.24 ▲ 0.23% MERCADOLIBRE 1,814 ▼ 2.34% NUBANK 13.59 ▼ 1.45% XP 16.67 ▼ 0.06% PAGSEGURO 9.04 ▼ 1.20% STONE 11.15 ▼ 0.45% GLOBANT 32.23 ▲ 0.09% TECNOGLASS 46.48 ▼ 0.75% GAP AIRPORT 220.91 ▼ 1.94% ASUR 279.71 ▼ 0.44% OMA AIRPORT 105.31 ▼ 1.77% AMX ADR 26.27 ▲ 0.50% FEMSA ADR 129.02 ▼ 0.36% CEMEX ADR 12.98 ▼ 0.92% PETROBRAS ADR 17.97 ▲ 2.86% VALE ADR 14.19 ▼ 0.21% ITAU ADR 8.21 ▼ 1.14% SANTANDER BR 5.24 ▼ 1.04% AMBEV ADR 3.03 ▼ 0.66% CSN 0.99 ▼ 0.89% GERDAU 4.73 ▲ 0.11% LATAM ADR 52.56 ▼ 1.17% BTC 63,926 ▲ 0.04% ETH 1,845 ▲ 0.20% SOL 74.87 ▼ 0.19% XRP 1.09 ▼ 0.12% BNB 567.12 ▼ 0.11% ADA 0.17 ▼ 0.09% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.44% AVAX 6.60 ▲ 0.31% LINK 8.24 ▼ 0.18% DOT 0.85 ▼ 0.46% LTC 45.40 ▲ 0.57% BCH 218.58 ▼ 0.52% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.24% XLM 0.18 ▼ 0.55% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.34% NEAR 1.92 ▼ 0.55% ATOM 1.50 ▼ 0.83% AAVE 88.06 ▼ 2.11% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 81.75 ▼ 0.02% EMBRAER ADR 64.09 ▼ 0.44% JBS 11.91 ▼ 1.00% JBS BDR 60.20 ▼ 2.11% MBRF3 15.03 ▼ 1.70% MBRFY 2.90 ▼ 1.02% INTER 5.37 ▼ 3.07% IBOV 173,714.08 ▼ 0.06% IPSA 10,886.14 ▼ 0.56% IPC MEX 66,615.43 ▲ 0.39% MERVAL 3,199,934 ▲ 0.46% COLCAP 2,298.34 ▲ 0.58% BVL PERÚ 57,220.16 — — USD/BRL 5.11 ▲ 0.19% USD/MXN 17.53 ▲ 0.59% USD/CLP 931.20 ▲ 0.67% USD/COP 3,251 ▲ 0.61% USD/PEN 3.39 ▲ 0.21% USD/ARS 1,478 ▲ 0.17% USD/UYU 40.23 ▲ 1.74% USD/PYG 6,032 ▲ 1.81% USD/BOB 10.65 ▲ 4.37% USD/DOP 58.24 ▲ 1.37% USD/CRC 446.12 ▲ 1.44% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.73% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 1.94% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.34% USD/VES 730.65 ▲ 0.57% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.59 ▲ 0.36% USD/TTD 6.74 ▲ 1.17% EUR/BRL 5.84 ▲ 0.16% BRENT 88.10 ▲ 4.59% WTI 81.78 ▲ 3.58% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.27 ▼ 0.49% GOLD 4,019 ▲ 0.83% SILVER 56.33 ▲ 0.77% SOY 1,203 ▲ 0.67% CORN 467.50 ▲ 5.89% WHEAT 682.75 ▲ 1.19% COFFEE 321.10 ▼ 0.06% SUGAR 14.82 ▲ 2.63% ORANGE JUICE 139.35 ▲ 4.15% COTTON 78.93 ▲ 1.60% COCOA 5,610 ▲ 7.55% BEEF 220.70 ▼ 2.81% CATTLE 339.35 ▼ 2.09% LITHIUM 68.38 ▼ 0.70% PETR4 40.90 ▲ 2.53% VALE3 72.94 ▼ 0.05% ITUB4 41.96 ▼ 1.39% BBDC4 18.29 ▼ 0.65% ABEV3 15.63 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.49 ▼ 1.30% B3SA3 15.20 ▼ 1.23% WEGE3 43.63 ▲ 0.32% PRIO3 57.85 ▲ 1.87% SUZB3 41.93 ▲ 0.55% RENT3 38.23 ▼ 1.62% AZZA3 18.59 ▲ 0.32% CSAN3 3.84 ▼ 1.03% RAIZ4 0.29 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.60 ▲ 0.39% GMAT3 3.88 ▼ 1.02% PSSA3 55.14 ▼ 0.14% CVCB3 1.22 ▼ 9.63% POSI3 3.80 ▼ 2.06% SLCE3 13.53 ▼ 0.59% NATU3 8.55 ▼ 0.12% BRKM5 6.19 ▲ 1.48% RANI3 7.95 ▼ 1.61% CSNA3 5.05 ▼ 0.98% CMIN3 5.33 ▼ 2.20% USIM5 8.23 ▲ 4.18% GGBR4 24.04 ▲ 0.54% ENEV3 25.68 ▼ 1.04% CPFE3 46.87 ▼ 0.68% CMIG4 11.12 ▲ 0.27% EQTL3 39.50 ▼ 0.88% LREN3 13.42 ▼ 1.69% VIVT3 35.52 ▲ 0.14% RAIL3 13.70 ▼ 1.65% KLABIN 17.58 ▲ 1.27% RAIA DROGASIL 18.55 ▲ 0.16% RDOR3 35.78 ▼ 0.25% HAPV3 11.38 ▲ 3.93% FLRY3 16.59 ▲ 1.04% SMTO3 15.45 ▼ 1.72% UGPA3 32.07 ▲ 0.25% VBBR3 34.92 ▲ 1.60% BBSE3 41.12 ▼ 0.15% BPAC11 56.18 ▼ 0.72% CURY3 30.67 ▼ 1.98% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 22.44 ▼ 3.90% COMPASS 24.88 ▼ 0.12% VAMOS 3.17 ▲ 0.32% SANB11 26.65 ▼ 0.67% ASAI3 8.50 ▼ 0.70% SBSP3 29.22 ▼ 0.27% WALMEX 49.52 ▼ 0.08% GMEXICO 200.05 ▲ 0.41% FEMSA 225.68 ▲ 0.28% CEMEX 22.69 ▼ 0.40% GFNORTE 181.34 ▲ 0.53% BIMBO 58.00 ▲ 0.14% TELEVISA 9.57 ▲ 0.63% AMX 23.00 ▲ 0.97% GAP 386.00 ▼ 1.47% ASUR 279.71 ▼ 0.44% OMA 230.06 ▼ 1.30% KOF 181.10 ▲ 1.20% GRUMA 287.32 ▲ 0.34% KIMBER 38.67 ▼ 0.28% SQM-B 65,450 ▼ 0.91% COPEC 6,250 ▲ 2.02% BSANTANDER 77.00 ▼ 1.48% FALABELLA 5,835 ▼ 0.31% ENELAM 84.04 ▼ 0.90% CENCOSUD 1,995 ▼ 0.50% CMPC 1,070 ▼ 0.37% BANCO CHILE 188.50 ▼ 0.20% LATAM AIR 24.76 ▼ 2.52% YPF 77,900 ▲ 2.40% GGAL 7,860 ▼ 0.06% PAMPA 5,170 ▲ 1.17% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.45% ALUAR 949.50 ▲ 1.01% TGS 9,370 ▼ 0.16% CEPU 2,264 ▲ 0.18% MIRGOR 16,875 ▲ 0.75% COME 43.84 ▼ 1.39% LOMA NEGRA 3,535 ▼ 0.63% BYMA 299.00 ▼ 0.83% TELECOM ARG 4,150 ▼ 0.72% ECOPETROL 16.09 ▲ 1.84% BANCOLOMBIA 80.41 ▲ 1.18% GRUPO AVAL 4.92 ▼ 1.01% CREDICORP 390.70 ▲ 0.84% SOUTHERN COPPER 172.48 ▼ 1.81% BUENAVENTURA 30.24 ▲ 0.23% MERCADOLIBRE 1,814 ▼ 2.34% NUBANK 13.59 ▼ 1.45% XP 16.67 ▼ 0.06% PAGSEGURO 9.04 ▼ 1.20% STONE 11.15 ▼ 0.45% GLOBANT 32.23 ▲ 0.09% TECNOGLASS 46.48 ▼ 0.75% GAP AIRPORT 220.91 ▼ 1.94% ASUR 279.71 ▼ 0.44% OMA AIRPORT 105.31 ▼ 1.77% AMX ADR 26.27 ▲ 0.50% FEMSA ADR 129.02 ▼ 0.36% CEMEX ADR 12.98 ▼ 0.92% PETROBRAS ADR 17.97 ▲ 2.86% VALE 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Leftist U.S. government launches dystopian ‘truth ministry’

By · April 30, 2022 · 3 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Biden came under fire for establishing a “dystopian” disinformation office under his Department of Homeland Security. The appointment to the leadership post is explosive.

The move has met with massive resistance, particularly from conservatives in the United States, who see freedom of expression in jeopardy.

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U.S. President Joe Biden and his left-wing administration have once again drawn the displeasure of conservatives. This is the new disinformation office, which is already being compared to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s “1984.”

Conservatives criticized the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Orwellian new “Disinformation Governance Board.”

(Gov. DeSantis Says Florida Will Take Action Against The Biden Administration’s New “Ministry Of Truth” – “They want to be able to put out false narratives without people being able to speak out and fight back … We’re not going to let Biden get away with this one”)

The political left in the United States arguably believes the timing is suitable, as Elon Musk has vowed to make Twitter a place of free speech following his US$44 billion acquisition of the social media platform, which is notorious for selective censorship of conservative patriotic, and right-wing viewpoints.

“Unpleasant,” the South African billionaire wrote on Twitter in response to a tweet by conservative commentator Steven Crowder, who compared the newly formed board to Nazi Germany.

https://twitter.com/scrowder/status/1519651722393702400

Several Republican politicians also sharply criticized the new office. There is talk of “disgrace” and “dystopia,” which is also against the Constitution. Andrew Clyde, congressman from Georgia, wrote: “Biden’s dystopian disinformation governance board is very dangerous and completely unconstitutional. I call on Congress to investigate the DHS Department of Truth.”

(Biden’s Ministry of Truth, Nina Jankowicz The Person That Is A “Expert” With “Extensive Qualifications”)

But that is far from the end of the story. Biden’s choice of personnel to head the new “Department of Truth” raises questions. After all, Nina Jankowicz, who has been given the top post, is considered a disseminator of disinformation and Fake News.

After all, she has always described the story about Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell” as Russian propaganda and has virtually come to the defense of the son of the US president. This has now apparently been honored by Biden.

https://twitter.com/wiczipedia/status/1319251093298302976

Since the Biden administration, together with the governments of fifty other countries, published a Declaration for the Future of the Internet, which is directed against the policies of “authoritarian” governments and aims to reduce the spread of “disinformation” and “harassment,” it also becomes clear that freedom of opinion and diversity of view on the Internet, in general, are to be put to the sword.

It should not be forgotten that George Orwell’s visionary book “1984” is increasingly being targeted by left-wing censors in universities, who do not want to expose the “snowflakes” among the students to the brutal truth about manipulation by politics and the media.

 

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