IBOV 168,334 ▲ 0.03% IPSA 10,888 ▲ 0.47% IPC MEX 67,705 ▼ 0.82% MERVAL 3,291,322 ▼ 1.26% COLCAP 2,502.96 ▲ 4.02% BVL PERÚ 56,725.28 ▼ 2.20% USD/BRL5.15▼ 0.33% USD/MXN17.31▼ 0.27% USD/CLP903.15▲ 0.19% USD/COP3,436▼ 0.66% USD/PEN3.38▼ 0.08% USD/ARS1,463▲ 0.83% USD/UYU39.97▲ 0.34% USD/PYG6,069▲ 1.05% USD/BOB6.86▲ 1.56% USD/DOP58.33▲ 0.80% USD/CRC450.55▲ 1.88% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.25% USD/HNL26.67▲ 1.34% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.67% USD/VES605.87▲ 3.27% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD156.53▼ 0.24% USD/TTD6.70▲ 0.55% EUR/BRL5.91▲ 0.28% BRENT 80.59 ▲ 0.93% WTI 76.54 ▼ 0.08% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.34 ▼ 0.59% GOLD 4,173 ▼ 1.21% SILVER 64.91 ▼ 2.03% SOY 1,142 ▲ 0.88% CORN 444.25 ▲ 5.52% WHEAT 613.25 ▲ 0.08% COFFEE 256.10 ▼ 7.83% SUGAR 14.14 ▲ 2.09% ORANGE JUICE 158.20 ▲ 6.28% COTTON 79.33 ▲ 3.16% COCOA 4,362 ▲ 5.26% BEEF 246.75 ▼ 3.51% CATTLE 366.93 ▼ 0.14% LITHIUM 82.15 ▼ 1.11% PETR4 38.80 ▼ 0.13% VALE3 80.75 ▲ 1.01% ITUB4 39.87 ▼ 0.64% BBDC4 17.47 — 0.00% ABEV3 16.05 ▼ 1.05% BBAS3 19.42 ▼ 0.56% B3SA3 14.41 ▲ 0.56% WEGE3 45.16 ▼ 1.42% PRIO3 57.20 ▲ 0.40% SUZB3 43.23 ▼ 0.80% RENT3 40.12 ▲ 0.07% AZZA3 17.56 ▲ 8.33% CSAN3 3.49 ▲ 2.65% RAIZ4 0.42 ▲ 5.00% PCAR3 2.03 ▲ 12.78% GMAT3 3.90 ▲ 1.83% PSSA3 52.50 ▲ 0.04% CVCB3 1.22 ▼ 1.61% POSI3 4.00 ▲ 5.54% SLCE3 13.60 ▲ 0.44% NATU3 7.50 ▲ 0.94% BRKM5 7.50 ▼ 0.13% RANI3 7.90 ▲ 0.51% CSNA3 5.26 ▲ 1.54% CMIN3 4.32 ▲ 2.61% USIM5 9.17 ▲ 0.77% GGBR4 21.66 ▲ 0.05% ENEV3 24.49 ▲ 1.62% NEOE3 33.80 — 0.00% CPFE3 43.88 ▼ 0.30% CMIG4 10.68 ▼ 0.37% EQTL3 37.05 ▲ 0.52% LREN3 14.29 ▲ 2.14% VIVT3 32.46 ▼ 0.67% RAIL3 12.45 ▲ 0.97% KLABIN 17.13 ▼ 0.58% RAIA DROGASIL 16.25 ▼ 1.81% RDOR3 33.60 ▲ 1.05% HAPV3 10.31 ▼ 2.55% FLRY3 14.93 ▲ 0.67% SMTO3 14.93 ▼ 0.27% UGPA3 25.10 ▲ 1.09% VBBR3 28.80 ▲ 0.73% BBSE3 38.90 ▼ 1.37% BPAC11 50.64 ▼ 0.41% CURY3 33.27 ▲ 1.68% AERI3 2.24 ▼ 0.44% VIVARA 20.85 ▼ 1.00% COMPASS 24.28 ▼ 1.70% VAMOS 2.68 ▼ 1.11% SANB11 26.88 ▲ 0.60% ASAI3 7.65 ▼ 0.39% SBSP3 26.96 ▲ 0.22% WALMEX 50.96 ▲ 1.33% GMEXICO 207.50 ▼ 3.34% FEMSA 217.40 ▼ 0.87% CEMEX 21.52 ▼ 3.15% GFNORTE 189.48 ▼ 1.07% BIMBO 58.92 ▲ 3.33% TELEVISA 10.05 ▼ 4.19% AMX 23.61 ▲ 2.74% GAP 436.88 ▼ 0.71% ASUR 308.21 ▲ 2.26% OMA 238.13 ▼ 3.57% KOF 181.26 ▼ 4.57% GRUMA 287.07 ▼ 0.56% KIMBER 38.37 ▲ 3.84% SQM-B 73,200 ▲ 1.74% COPEC 5,860 ▼ 0.02% BSANTANDER 74.00 ▲ 0.41% FALABELLA 6,065 ▼ 0.56% ENELAM 82.51 ▲ 9.58% CENCOSUD 2,116 ▼ 2.06% CMPC 1,041 ▼ 1.32% BANCO CHILE 180.01 ▼ 1.35% LATAM AIR 25.25 ▲ 0.52% YPF 76,425 ▲ 0.39% GGAL 8,260 ▼ 2.82% PAMPA 5,190 ▼ 0.57% TXAR 674.50 ▼ 0.88% ALUAR 1,000 ▼ 0.99% TGS 9,730 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,393 ▲ 1.36% MIRGOR 16,850 ▲ 0.15% COME 45.48 ▼ 0.70% LOMA NEGRA 3,550 ▼ 0.91% BYMA 318.00 ▼ 2.00% TELECOM ARG 4,165 ▼ 0.77% ECOPETROL 16.58 ▲ 5.81% BANCOLOMBIA 81.45 ▲ 1.89% GRUPO AVAL 5.75 ▲ 3.05% CREDICORP 382.76 ▼ 1.08% SOUTHERN COPPER 192.93 ▲ 0.65% BUENAVENTURA 32.58 ▼ 4.85% MERCADOLIBRE 1,635 ▲ 0.20% NUBANK 12.71 ▼ 1.40% XP 15.30 ▼ 0.78% PAGSEGURO 8.82 ▼ 1.01% STONE 10.59 ▼ 1.67% GLOBANT 30.74 ▼ 11.18% TECNOGLASS 45.97 ▲ 1.86% GAP AIRPORT 254.31 ▲ 2.30% ASUR 308.21 ▲ 2.26% OMA AIRPORT 114.00 ▲ 2.21% AMX ADR 26.46 ▲ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 126.47 ▲ 0.72% CEMEX ADR 12.73 ▲ 1.03% PETROBRAS ADR 16.75 ▼ 0.24% VALE ADR 15.42 ▼ 0.71% ITAU ADR 7.79 ▼ 2.26% SANTANDER BR 5.20 ▼ 3.17% AMBEV ADR 3.12 ▼ 0.64% CSN 1.03 ▼ 8.04% GERDAU 4.17 ▼ 7.13% LATAM ADR 55.85 ▲ 2.40% BTC 63,622 ▲ 0.13% ETH 1,726 ▲ 0.87% SOL 71.45 ▲ 2.48% XRP 1.15 ▲ 1.12% BNB 586.24 ▲ 0.87% ADA 0.16 ▲ 0.87% DOGE 0.08 ▲ 0.67% AVAX 6.19 ▲ 4.81% LINK 7.97 ▲ 0.32% DOT 0.97 ▲ 0.88% LTC 44.22 ▲ 0.37% BCH 199.73 ▲ 0.66% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.09% XLM 0.22 ▼ 0.04% HBAR 0.08 — 0.00% NEAR 2.15 ▼ 1.64% ATOM 1.80 ▼ 0.45% AAVE 74.76 ▲ 1.87% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 79.20 ▲ 0.41% EMBRAER ADR 60.70 ▼ 0.99% JBS 11.93 ▼ 2.37% JBS BDR 59.52 ▼ 3.72% MBRF3 15.28 ▼ 1.10% MBRFY 2.96 — 0.00% INTER 5.44 ▼ 2.16% EGX 52,622 ▲ 1.10% USD/ZAR16.39▲ 0.01% USD/NGN 1,358 — 0.00% NIKKEI 71,250 ▲ 0.28% CSI300 4,942 ▲ 0.21% HSI 23,925 ▼ 1.59% NIFTY 24,013 ▼ 0.64% KOSPI 9,052 ▼ 0.13% JCI 6,177 ▲ 0.08% 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0.59% GOLD 4,173 ▼ 1.21% SILVER 64.91 ▼ 2.03% SOY 1,142 ▲ 0.88% CORN 444.25 ▲ 5.52% WHEAT 613.25 ▲ 0.08% COFFEE 256.10 ▼ 7.83% SUGAR 14.14 ▲ 2.09% ORANGE JUICE 158.20 ▲ 6.28% COTTON 79.33 ▲ 3.16% COCOA 4,362 ▲ 5.26% BEEF 246.75 ▼ 3.51% CATTLE 366.93 ▼ 0.14% LITHIUM 82.15 ▼ 1.11% PETR4 38.80 ▼ 0.13% VALE3 80.75 ▲ 1.01% ITUB4 39.87 ▼ 0.64% BBDC4 17.47 — 0.00% ABEV3 16.05 ▼ 1.05% BBAS3 19.42 ▼ 0.56% B3SA3 14.41 ▲ 0.56% WEGE3 45.16 ▼ 1.42% PRIO3 57.20 ▲ 0.40% SUZB3 43.23 ▼ 0.80% RENT3 40.12 ▲ 0.07% AZZA3 17.56 ▲ 8.33% CSAN3 3.49 ▲ 2.65% RAIZ4 0.42 ▲ 5.00% PCAR3 2.03 ▲ 12.78% GMAT3 3.90 ▲ 1.83% PSSA3 52.50 ▲ 0.04% CVCB3 1.22 ▼ 1.61% POSI3 4.00 ▲ 5.54% SLCE3 13.60 ▲ 0.44% NATU3 7.50 ▲ 0.94% BRKM5 7.50 ▼ 0.13% RANI3 7.90 ▲ 0.51% CSNA3 5.26 ▲ 1.54% CMIN3 4.32 ▲ 2.61% USIM5 9.17 ▲ 0.77% GGBR4 21.66 ▲ 0.05% ENEV3 24.49 ▲ 1.62% NEOE3 33.80 — 0.00% CPFE3 43.88 ▼ 0.30% CMIG4 10.68 ▼ 0.37% EQTL3 37.05 ▲ 0.52% LREN3 14.29 ▲ 2.14% VIVT3 32.46 ▼ 0.67% RAIL3 12.45 ▲ 0.97% KLABIN 17.13 ▼ 0.58% RAIA DROGASIL 16.25 ▼ 1.81% RDOR3 33.60 ▲ 1.05% HAPV3 10.31 ▼ 2.55% FLRY3 14.93 ▲ 0.67% SMTO3 14.93 ▼ 0.27% UGPA3 25.10 ▲ 1.09% VBBR3 28.80 ▲ 0.73% BBSE3 38.90 ▼ 1.37% BPAC11 50.64 ▼ 0.41% CURY3 33.27 ▲ 1.68% AERI3 2.24 ▼ 0.44% VIVARA 20.85 ▼ 1.00% COMPASS 24.28 ▼ 1.70% VAMOS 2.68 ▼ 1.11% SANB11 26.88 ▲ 0.60% ASAI3 7.65 ▼ 0.39% SBSP3 26.96 ▲ 0.22% WALMEX 50.96 ▲ 1.33% GMEXICO 207.50 ▼ 3.34% FEMSA 217.40 ▼ 0.87% CEMEX 21.52 ▼ 3.15% GFNORTE 189.48 ▼ 1.07% BIMBO 58.92 ▲ 3.33% TELEVISA 10.05 ▼ 4.19% AMX 23.61 ▲ 2.74% GAP 436.88 ▼ 0.71% ASUR 308.21 ▲ 2.26% OMA 238.13 ▼ 3.57% KOF 181.26 ▼ 4.57% GRUMA 287.07 ▼ 0.56% KIMBER 38.37 ▲ 3.84% SQM-B 73,200 ▲ 1.74% COPEC 5,860 ▼ 0.02% BSANTANDER 74.00 ▲ 0.41% FALABELLA 6,065 ▼ 0.56% ENELAM 82.51 ▲ 9.58% CENCOSUD 2,116 ▼ 2.06% CMPC 1,041 ▼ 1.32% BANCO CHILE 180.01 ▼ 1.35% LATAM AIR 25.25 ▲ 0.52% YPF 76,425 ▲ 0.39% GGAL 8,260 ▼ 2.82% PAMPA 5,190 ▼ 0.57% TXAR 674.50 ▼ 0.88% ALUAR 1,000 ▼ 0.99% TGS 9,730 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,393 ▲ 1.36% MIRGOR 16,850 ▲ 0.15% COME 45.48 ▼ 0.70% LOMA NEGRA 3,550 ▼ 0.91% BYMA 318.00 ▼ 2.00% TELECOM ARG 4,165 ▼ 0.77% ECOPETROL 16.58 ▲ 5.81% BANCOLOMBIA 81.45 ▲ 1.89% GRUPO AVAL 5.75 ▲ 3.05% CREDICORP 382.76 ▼ 1.08% SOUTHERN COPPER 192.93 ▲ 0.65% BUENAVENTURA 32.58 ▼ 4.85% MERCADOLIBRE 1,635 ▲ 0.20% NUBANK 12.71 ▼ 1.40% XP 15.30 ▼ 0.78% PAGSEGURO 8.82 ▼ 1.01% STONE 10.59 ▼ 1.67% GLOBANT 30.74 ▼ 11.18% TECNOGLASS 45.97 ▲ 1.86% GAP AIRPORT 254.31 ▲ 2.30% ASUR 308.21 ▲ 2.26% OMA AIRPORT 114.00 ▲ 2.21% AMX ADR 26.46 ▲ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 126.47 ▲ 0.72% CEMEX ADR 12.73 ▲ 1.03% PETROBRAS ADR 16.75 ▼ 0.24% VALE ADR 15.42 ▼ 0.71% ITAU ADR 7.79 ▼ 2.26% SANTANDER BR 5.20 ▼ 3.17% AMBEV ADR 3.12 ▼ 0.64% CSN 1.03 ▼ 8.04% GERDAU 4.17 ▼ 7.13% LATAM ADR 55.85 ▲ 2.40% BTC 63,622 ▲ 0.13% ETH 1,726 ▲ 0.87% SOL 71.45 ▲ 2.48% XRP 1.15 ▲ 1.12% BNB 586.24 ▲ 0.87% ADA 0.16 ▲ 0.87% DOGE 0.08 ▲ 0.67% AVAX 6.19 ▲ 4.81% LINK 7.97 ▲ 0.32% DOT 0.97 ▲ 0.88% LTC 44.22 ▲ 0.37% BCH 199.73 ▲ 0.66% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.09% XLM 0.22 ▼ 0.04% HBAR 0.08 — 0.00% NEAR 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Brazil seeks to separate military and politics with new amendment

By · August 30, 2023 · 2 min read

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Brazil seeks to separate military and politics with a new amendment.

Brazil’s Defense and Justice Ministers have finished a proposal (PEC) that stops active military members from having political jobs.

The proposal suggests moving active military members to reserve status when they register as candidates.

The ministers believe this will help keep the Armed Forces politically neutral, which is important to separate military actions from political decisions.

The proposal also requires active military members to move to reserve status if they take on ministerial jobs.

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Minister Múcio will discuss the proposal with other senators and if they agree, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will review it.

However, it might not be approved as the senators want to discuss parts of the proposal.

Poder360 said that the Senate Government Leader Jaques Wagner is the preferred person to present the proposal.

Congress members who will meet with Múcio want to help create the proposal.

The aim is to find a solution that Congress likes that doesn’t cause problems with the military.

Finally, Deputies Alencar Santana and Carlos Zarattini suggested stopping certain military operations to make the forces less political.

This idea, which stops the military from getting involved in civilian issues, is not in the current proposal.

In simple terms, Brazil’s government is trying to ensure that the people who work in the military do not get involved in politics while still active in the military.

This is important to ensure that the military does not have too much influence over the government and to keep everything fair and balanced.

However, it is not certain that this change will happen because it needs to be approved by different parts of the government, and some people might not agree with it.

 

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