IBOV 175,739 ▼ 1.20% IPSA 10,928 ▼ 1.16% IPC MEX 65,973 ▼ 0.79% MERVAL 3,235,295 ▼ 1.37% COLCAP 2,307.67 — 0.00% BVL PERÚ 56,917.82 ▼ 0.86% USD/BRL5.13▲ 0.42% USD/MXN17.51▲ 0.24% USD/CLP932.70▲ 0.85% USD/COP3,245▼ 0.02% USD/PEN3.41▲ 0.50% USD/ARS1,482▼ 0.37% USD/UYU 40.22 — 0.00% USD/PYG6,045▼ 0.17% USD/BOB10.35▲ 2.07% USD/DOP58.30▼ 0.31% USD/CRC448.53▼ 0.06% USD/GTQ7.62▼ 0.10% USD/HNL26.73▲ 0.04% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES719.54▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.61▼ 0.30% USD/TTD6.74▼ 0.12% EUR/BRL5.87▲ 0.80% BRENT 83.18 ▲ 9.43% WTI 78.00 ▲ 9.23% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.28 ▲ 0.68% GOLD 4,009 ▼ 2.32% SILVER 57.98 ▼ 3.06% SOY 1,194 ▼ 0.25% CORN 463.00 ▲ 5.71% WHEAT 635.25 ▲ 0.51% COFFEE 330.50 ▼ 3.64% SUGAR 14.76 ▼ 0.81% ORANGE JUICE 137.15 ▼ 7.24% COTTON 81.49 ▲ 1.96% COCOA 5,808 ▼ 1.88% BEEF 234.95 ▼ 0.11% CATTLE 354.20 ▼ 0.11% LITHIUM 70.24 ▼ 2.88% PETR4 40.66 ▲ 2.55% VALE3 72.85 ▼ 1.79% ITUB4 43.52 ▼ 1.76% BBDC4 18.77 ▼ 0.48% ABEV3 15.83 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.24 ▼ 1.65% B3SA3 15.12 ▼ 1.95% WEGE3 44.39 ▼ 4.56% PRIO3 57.20 ▲ 3.16% SUZB3 41.49 ▼ 0.14% RENT3 40.20 ▼ 2.19% AZZA3 19.22 ▲ 0.63% CSAN3 3.90 ▼ 4.18% RAIZ4 0.33 ▼ 5.71% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 5.13% GMAT3 3.94 ▼ 0.76% PSSA3 54.04 ▼ 1.69% CVCB3 1.25 — 0.00% POSI3 3.99 ▲ 0.50% SLCE3 13.87 ▼ 1.07% NATU3 8.60 ▼ 0.92% BRKM5 6.94 ▲ 4.68% RANI3 7.95 ▼ 0.75% CSNA3 5.24 ▲ 1.16% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.21% USIM5 8.38 ▼ 0.83% GGBR4 22.82 ▼ 0.83% ENEV3 26.88 ▼ 2.43% CPFE3 46.84 ▼ 2.15% CMIG4 11.07 ▼ 2.72% EQTL3 40.21 ▼ 1.71% LREN3 14.15 ▼ 3.21% VIVT3 34.73 ▼ 2.85% RAIL3 14.11 ▼ 1.74% KLABIN 17.48 ▼ 0.34% RAIA DROGASIL 18.20 ▼ 3.04% RDOR3 35.56 ▼ 1.28% HAPV3 10.46 ▼ 1.32% FLRY3 16.15 ▼ 1.64% SMTO3 16.37 — 0.00% UGPA3 30.93 ▲ 0.72% VBBR3 32.76 ▼ 0.73% BBSE3 40.28 ▼ 0.17% BPAC11 57.52 ▼ 2.06% CURY3 33.12 ▼ 3.19% AERI3 2.08 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.11 ▼ 1.79% COMPASS 24.77 ▼ 2.86% VAMOS 3.02 ▼ 1.31% SANB11 27.37 ▼ 0.91% ASAI3 8.71 ▼ 1.80% SBSP3 30.37 ▼ 2.38% WALMEX 49.66 ▲ 0.69% GMEXICO 195.76 ▼ 1.74% FEMSA 225.36 ▲ 0.92% CEMEX 21.79 ▼ 0.32% GFNORTE 181.91 ▼ 2.51% BIMBO 55.97 ▼ 0.23% TELEVISA 9.58 ▼ 1.54% AMX 22.86 ▲ 0.70% GAP 407.66 ▼ 1.17% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA 232.47 ▼ 1.70% KOF 181.68 ▲ 0.85% GRUMA 281.37 ▼ 0.77% KIMBER 38.22 ▲ 0.39% SQM-B 67,211 ▼ 0.80% COPEC 6,057 ▼ 1.33% BSANTANDER 78.20 ▼ 1.01% FALABELLA 5,905 — 0.00% ENELAM 84.20 ▼ 1.41% CENCOSUD 2,040 ▼ 0.25% CMPC 1,078 ▼ 2.80% BANCO CHILE 185.00 ▼ 2.05% LATAM AIR 24.90 ▼ 5.18% YPF 77,175 ▲ 3.73% GGAL 8,080 ▼ 3.06% PAMPA 5,225 ▲ 0.87% TXAR 664.50 ▼ 0.97% ALUAR 964.50 ▼ 1.13% TGS 9,580 ▼ 0.16% CEPU 2,324 ▼ 3.01% MIRGOR 17,000 ▼ 1.45% COME 44.78 ▼ 2.46% LOMA NEGRA 3,498 ▼ 2.37% BYMA 308.25 ▼ 1.83% TELECOM ARG 4,250 ▲ 0.12% ECOPETROL 15.88 ▲ 1.93% BANCOLOMBIA 80.42 ▼ 3.05% GRUPO AVAL 4.91 ▼ 3.16% CREDICORP 389.22 ▼ 2.89% SOUTHERN COPPER 174.53 ▼ 0.74% BUENAVENTURA 29.82 ▼ 0.60% MERCADOLIBRE 1,867 ▲ 0.81% NUBANK 13.67 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.37 ▼ 3.25% PAGSEGURO 9.28 ▲ 0.32% STONE 11.15 ▼ 0.54% GLOBANT 32.12 ▲ 7.21% TECNOGLASS 42.84 ▼ 2.41% GAP AIRPORT 232.77 ▼ 1.22% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA AIRPORT 106.13 ▼ 1.77% AMX ADR 26.02 ▲ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 129.01 ▲ 1.06% CEMEX ADR 12.45 ▼ 0.24% PETROBRAS ADR 17.88 ▲ 3.23% VALE ADR 14.18 ▼ 1.94% ITAU ADR 8.47 ▼ 1.74% SANTANDER BR 5.34 ▼ 1.02% AMBEV ADR 3.06 ▼ 0.33% CSN 1.03 ▲ 1.49% GERDAU 4.49 ▼ 0.22% LATAM ADR 53.33 ▼ 5.53% BTC 61,892 ▼ 2.93% ETH 1,754 ▼ 2.86% SOL 74.24 ▼ 3.43% XRP 1.06 ▼ 2.77% BNB 563.34 ▼ 1.85% ADA 0.16 ▼ 3.68% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 2.04% AVAX 6.38 ▼ 0.34% LINK 7.79 ▼ 2.48% DOT 0.83 ▼ 2.04% LTC 43.07 ▼ 2.05% BCH 233.60 ▼ 2.65% TRX 0.33 ▼ 1.90% XLM 0.18 ▼ 3.73% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 2.31% NEAR 1.89 ▼ 0.14% ATOM 1.53 ▼ 2.43% AAVE 93.56 ▼ 3.61% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.01 ▼ 1.88% EMBRAER ADR 64.48 ▼ 2.32% JBS 11.80 ▼ 0.92% JBS BDR 60.61 ▼ 0.28% MBRF3 15.72 ▲ 1.09% MBRFY 3.05 ▲ 0.99% INTER 5.65 ▼ 2.92% IBOV 175,739 ▼ 1.20% IPSA 10,928 ▼ 1.16% IPC MEX 65,973 ▼ 0.79% MERVAL 3,235,295 ▼ 1.37% COLCAP 2,307.67 — 0.00% BVL PERÚ 56,917.82 ▼ 0.86% USD/BRL 5.14 ▲ 0.57% USD/MXN 17.51 ▲ 0.24% USD/CLP 932.70 ▲ 0.85% USD/COP 3,245 ▼ 0.02% USD/PEN 3.41 ▲ 0.50% USD/ARS 1,482 ▼ 0.37% USD/UYU 40.22 — 0.00% USD/PYG 6,045 ▼ 0.17% USD/BOB 10.35 ▲ 2.07% USD/DOP 58.30 ▼ 0.31% USD/CRC 448.53 ▼ 0.06% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▼ 0.10% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 0.04% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES 719.54 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.61 ▲ 0.65% USD/TTD 6.74 ▲ 1.05% EUR/BRL 5.87 ▲ 0.80% BRENT 83.18 ▲ 9.43% WTI 78.00 ▲ 9.23% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.28 ▲ 0.68% GOLD 4,009 ▼ 2.32% SILVER 57.98 ▼ 3.06% SOY 1,194 ▼ 0.25% CORN 463.00 ▲ 5.71% WHEAT 635.25 ▲ 0.51% COFFEE 330.50 ▼ 3.64% SUGAR 14.76 ▼ 0.81% ORANGE JUICE 137.15 ▼ 7.24% COTTON 81.49 ▲ 1.96% COCOA 5,808 ▼ 1.88% BEEF 234.95 ▼ 0.11% CATTLE 354.20 ▼ 0.11% LITHIUM 70.24 ▼ 2.88% PETR4 40.66 ▲ 2.55% VALE3 72.85 ▼ 1.79% ITUB4 43.52 ▼ 1.76% BBDC4 18.77 ▼ 0.48% ABEV3 15.83 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.24 ▼ 1.65% B3SA3 15.12 ▼ 1.95% WEGE3 44.39 ▼ 4.56% PRIO3 57.20 ▲ 3.16% SUZB3 41.49 ▼ 0.14% RENT3 40.20 ▼ 2.19% AZZA3 19.22 ▲ 0.63% CSAN3 3.90 ▼ 4.18% RAIZ4 0.33 ▼ 5.71% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 5.13% GMAT3 3.94 ▼ 0.76% PSSA3 54.04 ▼ 1.69% CVCB3 1.25 — 0.00% POSI3 3.99 ▲ 0.50% SLCE3 13.87 ▼ 1.07% NATU3 8.60 ▼ 0.92% BRKM5 6.94 ▲ 4.68% RANI3 7.95 ▼ 0.75% CSNA3 5.24 ▲ 1.16% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.21% USIM5 8.38 ▼ 0.83% GGBR4 22.82 ▼ 0.83% ENEV3 26.88 ▼ 2.43% CPFE3 46.84 ▼ 2.15% CMIG4 11.07 ▼ 2.72% EQTL3 40.21 ▼ 1.71% LREN3 14.15 ▼ 3.21% VIVT3 34.73 ▼ 2.85% RAIL3 14.11 ▼ 1.74% KLABIN 17.48 ▼ 0.34% RAIA DROGASIL 18.20 ▼ 3.04% RDOR3 35.56 ▼ 1.28% HAPV3 10.46 ▼ 1.32% FLRY3 16.15 ▼ 1.64% SMTO3 16.37 — 0.00% UGPA3 30.93 ▲ 0.72% VBBR3 32.76 ▼ 0.73% BBSE3 40.28 ▼ 0.17% BPAC11 57.52 ▼ 2.06% CURY3 33.12 ▼ 3.19% AERI3 2.08 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.11 ▼ 1.79% COMPASS 24.77 ▼ 2.86% VAMOS 3.02 ▼ 1.31% SANB11 27.37 ▼ 0.91% ASAI3 8.71 ▼ 1.80% SBSP3 30.37 ▼ 2.38% WALMEX 49.66 ▲ 0.69% GMEXICO 195.76 ▼ 1.74% FEMSA 225.36 ▲ 0.92% CEMEX 21.79 ▼ 0.32% GFNORTE 181.91 ▼ 2.51% BIMBO 55.97 ▼ 0.23% TELEVISA 9.58 ▼ 1.54% AMX 22.86 ▲ 0.70% GAP 407.66 ▼ 1.17% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA 232.47 ▼ 1.70% KOF 181.68 ▲ 0.85% GRUMA 281.37 ▼ 0.77% KIMBER 38.22 ▲ 0.39% SQM-B 67,211 ▼ 0.80% COPEC 6,057 ▼ 1.33% BSANTANDER 78.20 ▼ 1.01% FALABELLA 5,905 — 0.00% ENELAM 84.20 ▼ 1.41% CENCOSUD 2,040 ▼ 0.25% CMPC 1,078 ▼ 2.80% BANCO CHILE 185.00 ▼ 2.05% LATAM AIR 24.90 ▼ 5.18% YPF 77,175 ▲ 3.73% GGAL 8,080 ▼ 3.06% PAMPA 5,225 ▲ 0.87% TXAR 664.50 ▼ 0.97% ALUAR 964.50 ▼ 1.13% TGS 9,580 ▼ 0.16% CEPU 2,324 ▼ 3.01% MIRGOR 17,000 ▼ 1.45% COME 44.78 ▼ 2.46% LOMA NEGRA 3,498 ▼ 2.37% BYMA 308.25 ▼ 1.83% TELECOM ARG 4,250 ▲ 0.12% ECOPETROL 15.88 ▲ 1.93% BANCOLOMBIA 80.42 ▼ 3.05% GRUPO AVAL 4.91 ▼ 3.16% CREDICORP 389.22 ▼ 2.89% SOUTHERN COPPER 174.53 ▼ 0.74% BUENAVENTURA 29.82 ▼ 0.60% MERCADOLIBRE 1,867 ▲ 0.81% NUBANK 13.67 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.37 ▼ 3.25% PAGSEGURO 9.28 ▲ 0.32% STONE 11.15 ▼ 0.54% GLOBANT 32.12 ▲ 7.21% TECNOGLASS 42.84 ▼ 2.41% GAP AIRPORT 232.77 ▼ 1.22% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA AIRPORT 106.13 ▼ 1.77% AMX ADR 26.02 ▲ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 129.01 ▲ 1.06% CEMEX ADR 12.45 ▼ 0.24% PETROBRAS ADR 17.88 ▲ 3.23% VALE ADR 14.18 ▼ 1.94% ITAU ADR 8.47 ▼ 1.74% SANTANDER BR 5.34 ▼ 1.02% AMBEV ADR 3.06 ▼ 0.33% CSN 1.03 ▲ 1.49% GERDAU 4.49 ▼ 0.22% LATAM ADR 53.33 ▼ 5.53% BTC 61,892 ▼ 2.93% ETH 1,754 ▼ 2.86% SOL 74.24 ▼ 3.43% XRP 1.06 ▼ 2.77% BNB 563.34 ▼ 1.85% ADA 0.16 ▼ 3.68% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 2.04% AVAX 6.38 ▼ 0.34% LINK 7.79 ▼ 2.48% DOT 0.83 ▼ 2.04% LTC 43.07 ▼ 2.05% BCH 233.60 ▼ 2.65% TRX 0.33 ▼ 1.90% XLM 0.18 ▼ 3.73% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 2.31% NEAR 1.89 ▼ 0.14% ATOM 1.53 ▼ 2.43% AAVE 93.56 ▼ 3.61% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.01 ▼ 1.88% EMBRAER ADR 64.48 ▼ 2.32% JBS 11.80 ▼ 0.92% JBS BDR 60.61 ▼ 0.28% MBRF3 15.72 ▲ 1.09% MBRFY 3.05 ▲ 0.99% INTER 5.65 ▼ 2.92%
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The world’s first Covid tribunal for crimes against humanity begins – watch the opening statements

By · February 10, 2022 · 2 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A group consisting of 11 attorneys from different countries and a judge from Portugal has opened a criminal investigation.

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All available evidence of crimes against Humanity will be presented to a Grand Jury, in this case, civilians.

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The criminal investigation is modeled after the United States Grand Jury proceedings and will be conducted by the people, through the people, and for the people. The group decided to investigate the system because no court was willing to hear the case.

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This Grand Jury Investigation serves as a model legal proceeding to present to a jury (consisting of the citizens of the world) all available evidence of COVID-19 Crimes Against Humanity to date against “leaders, organizers, instigators and accomplices” who aided, abetted, or actively participated in the formulation and execution of a joint plan for a pandemic.

Crimes under investigation include all acts committed or omitted by a person with the intent to commit a crime. Crimes against humanity and all such criminal acts are condemned by the various communities of jurors worldwide.

A statement by the group said that the world’s governments have come under the controlling influence of corrupt and criminal power structures. They conspired to stage a pandemic that they had been planning for years.

To this end, they deliberately created mass panic through false statements of fact and a socially engineered psychological operation whose messages they conveyed through the corporate media.

This mass panic aimed to persuade the population to agree to the so-called “vaccinations,” which have been proven to be neither effective nor safe but extremely dangerous, even lethal. The economic, social, and health damage that these Crimes Against Humanity

The trial is expected to lead to the indictment of those guilty of these crimes against Humanity

The lawyers involved are

  • Virginie de Araujo Recchia from France,
  • Claire Deeks from New Zealand,
  • Viviane Fischer from Germany,
  • Reiner Füllmich from Germany,
  • Ana Garner from the United States,
  • Renate Holzeisen from Italy,
  • Tony Nikolic from Australia,
  • Dipali Ojha from India,
  • Dexter L-J. Ryneveldt from South Africa,
  • Deana Sacks from the United States,
  • and Michael Swinwood from Canada.
  • The judge is Rui Fonseca E. Castro from Portugal.

Watch the opening statements below:

You can watch the opening statements also here in English

You can watch the reopening statements also here in German

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