IBOV 177,125 ▲ 2.54% IPSA 10,977 ▼ 0.44% IPC MEX 66,666 ▲ 0.85% MERVAL 3,234,699 ▲ 1.01% COLCAP 2,297.64 ▲ 0.21% BVL PERÚ 56,194.27 ▲ 1.25% USD/BRL5.10▼ 0.32% USD/MXN17.47▼ 0.43% USD/CLP923.29▼ 0.47% USD/COP3,241▼ 3.05% USD/PEN3.39▼ 0.36% USD/ARS1,487▼ 0.03% USD/UYU40.22▲ 1.20% USD/PYG6,055▲ 1.53% USD/BOB10.14▲ 4.01% USD/DOP58.50▼ 0.09% USD/CRC448.82▲ 1.40% USD/GTQ7.63▲ 2.28% USD/HNL26.72▲ 1.50% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.26% USD/VES707.92▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD156.98▲ 0.10% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.32% EUR/BRL5.83▼ 1.03% BRENT 75.72 ▼ 0.76% WTI 71.24 ▼ 1.17% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.29 ▲ 1.21% GOLD 4,122 ▼ 0.21% SILVER 60.32 ▼ 0.10% SOY 1,188 ▲ 0.72% CORN 458.25 ▲ 7.13% WHEAT 640.25 ▲ 4.74% COFFEE 334.55 ▼ 6.28% SUGAR 14.85 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 145.60 ▼ 2.87% COTTON 80.87 ▲ 6.18% COCOA 6,015 ▼ 4.66% BEEF 234.60 ▼ 0.28% CATTLE 354.08 ▼ 0.58% LITHIUM 72.33 ▼ 0.67% PETR4 39.46 ▲ 0.64% VALE3 74.45 ▲ 1.78% ITUB4 43.86 ▲ 2.98% BBDC4 18.70 ▲ 3.89% ABEV3 15.87 ▲ 0.95% BBAS3 20.55 ▲ 2.75% B3SA3 15.41 ▲ 4.19% WEGE3 46.59 ▲ 1.86% PRIO3 55.38 ▼ 0.41% SUZB3 41.61 ▲ 1.41% RENT3 40.75 ▲ 3.43% AZZA3 19.11 ▲ 3.52% CSAN3 4.04 ▲ 4.66% RAIZ4 0.36 ▼ 2.70% PCAR3 2.77 ▲ 0.36% GMAT3 3.98 ▲ 1.27% PSSA3 54.26 ▲ 1.71% CVCB3 1.26 ▲ 0.80% POSI3 3.95 ▲ 2.60% SLCE3 13.91 ▲ 0.87% NATU3 8.61 ▲ 1.77% BRKM5 6.49 ▲ 2.04% RANI3 7.97 ▲ 1.40% CSNA3 5.16 ▲ 7.50% CMIN3 5.11 ▲ 5.80% USIM5 8.49 ▲ 1.68% GGBR4 22.85 ▲ 1.65% ENEV3 27.26 ▲ 4.05% CPFE3 47.52 ▲ 2.66% CMIG4 11.32 ▲ 2.17% EQTL3 40.76 ▲ 3.16% LREN3 14.81 ▲ 4.66% VIVT3 35.54 ▲ 3.01% RAIL3 14.04 ▲ 2.11% KLABIN 17.48 ▲ 0.46% RAIA DROGASIL 18.94 ▲ 4.47% RDOR3 35.97 ▲ 2.33% HAPV3 10.64 ▲ 5.66% FLRY3 16.30 ▲ 3.49% SMTO3 15.93 ▼ 0.75% UGPA3 30.65 ▲ 1.83% VBBR3 32.68 ▲ 1.81% BBSE3 39.96 ▲ 1.73% BPAC11 57.50 ▲ 3.27% CURY3 33.71 ▲ 3.09% AERI3 2.08 ▲ 0.97% VIVARA 23.40 ▲ 3.63% COMPASS 25.21 ▲ 2.15% VAMOS 3.06 ▲ 3.38% SANB11 27.30 ▲ 4.00% ASAI3 8.85 ▲ 4.61% SBSP3 30.97 ▲ 3.23% WALMEX 49.29 ▲ 0.55% GMEXICO 198.13 ▲ 1.43% FEMSA 223.64 ▲ 0.57% CEMEX 21.88 ▲ 0.78% GFNORTE 188.22 ▲ 1.55% BIMBO 56.33 ▲ 0.72% TELEVISA 9.61 ▲ 1.26% AMX 23.00 ▲ 1.59% GAP 412.00 ▼ 0.42% ASUR 286.06 ▲ 0.86% OMA 235.99 ▼ 0.84% KOF 182.55 ▲ 0.91% GRUMA 286.50 ▲ 1.38% KIMBER 38.28 ▼ 0.42% SQM-B 67,678 ▼ 2.06% COPEC 6,000 ▼ 0.33% BSANTANDER 78.29 ▲ 1.02% FALABELLA 5,872 ▲ 0.36% ENELAM 84.57 ▲ 0.49% CENCOSUD 2,022 ▼ 1.67% CMPC 1,117 ▲ 2.06% BANCO CHILE 187.85 ▲ 0.45% LATAM AIR 26.09 ▼ 1.17% YPF 74,000 ▼ 2.34% GGAL 8,170 ▲ 3.68% PAMPA 5,170 ▼ 0.67% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.08% ALUAR 960.00 ▼ 0.88% TGS 9,485 ▲ 1.88% CEPU 2,325 ▲ 0.43% MIRGOR 17,100 ▼ 0.58% COME 45.84 ▲ 0.92% LOMA NEGRA 3,535 ▲ 1.07% BYMA 309.00 ▼ 0.24% TELECOM ARG 4,170 ▲ 1.21% ECOPETROL 15.48 ▲ 0.58% BANCOLOMBIA 83.34 ▲ 2.98% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 1.39% CREDICORP 401.45 ▲ 2.43% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.81 ▲ 0.79% BUENAVENTURA 30.15 ▲ 2.03% MERCADOLIBRE 1,867 ▲ 3.25% NUBANK 13.92 ▲ 1.79% XP 17.04 ▲ 3.81% PAGSEGURO 9.33 ▲ 3.61% STONE 11.23 ▲ 2.47% GLOBANT 30.12 ▼ 3.76% TECNOGLASS 44.19 ▲ 2.42% GAP AIRPORT 235.74 ▲ 0.54% ASUR 286.06 ▲ 0.86% OMA AIRPORT 107.98 ▼ 0.33% AMX ADR 26.26 ▲ 1.63% FEMSA ADR 128.16 ▲ 0.91% CEMEX ADR 12.52 ▲ 1.17% PETROBRAS ADR 17.18 ▲ 0.85% VALE ADR 14.56 ▲ 2.36% ITAU ADR 8.60 ▲ 3.80% SANTANDER BR 5.41 ▲ 5.16% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 1.48% CSN 1.02 ▲ 6.84% GERDAU 4.49 ▲ 1.80% LATAM ADR 56.72 ▼ 0.57% BTC 63,882 ▲ 1.09% ETH 1,789 ▲ 2.55% SOL 77.78 ▼ 0.34% XRP 1.10 ▲ 0.67% BNB 575.65 ▲ 1.26% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.23% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 1.79% AVAX 6.73 ▲ 0.70% LINK 7.93 ▲ 2.56% DOT 0.88 ▲ 6.65% LTC 44.66 ▲ 2.04% BCH 248.40 ▲ 4.47% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.41% XLM 0.19 ▲ 1.18% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.36% NEAR 1.89 ▼ 1.38% ATOM 1.58 ▲ 1.88% AAVE 94.74 ▲ 3.82% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 85.21 ▲ 1.61% EMBRAER ADR 66.76 ▲ 1.86% JBS 11.86 ▲ 1.07% JBS BDR 60.41 ▲ 0.60% MBRF3 15.84 ▲ 2.79% MBRFY 3.03 ▲ 1.00% INTER 5.87 ▲ 2.80% IBOV 177,125 ▲ 2.54% IPSA 10,977 ▼ 0.44% IPC MEX 66,666 ▲ 0.85% MERVAL 3,234,699 ▲ 1.01% COLCAP 2,297.64 ▲ 0.21% BVL PERÚ 56,194.27 ▲ 1.25% USD/BRL 5.10 ▼ 0.32% USD/MXN 17.47 ▼ 0.43% USD/CLP 923.39 ▼ 0.46% USD/COP 3,241 ▼ 3.05% USD/PEN 3.39 ▼ 0.36% USD/ARS 1,487 ▼ 0.03% USD/UYU 40.22 ▲ 1.20% USD/PYG 6,055 ▲ 1.53% USD/BOB 10.14 ▲ 4.01% USD/DOP 58.50 ▼ 0.09% USD/CRC 448.82 ▲ 1.40% USD/GTQ 7.63 ▲ 2.28% USD/HNL 26.72 ▲ 1.50% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.26% USD/VES 707.92 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 156.98 ▲ 0.10% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.32% EUR/BRL 5.83 ▼ 1.06% BRENT 75.72 ▼ 0.76% WTI 71.24 ▼ 1.17% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.29 ▲ 1.21% GOLD 4,122 ▼ 0.21% SILVER 60.32 ▼ 0.10% SOY 1,188 ▲ 0.72% CORN 458.25 ▲ 7.13% WHEAT 640.25 ▲ 4.74% COFFEE 334.55 ▼ 6.28% SUGAR 14.85 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 145.60 ▼ 2.87% COTTON 80.87 ▲ 6.18% COCOA 6,015 ▼ 4.66% BEEF 234.60 ▼ 0.28% CATTLE 354.08 ▼ 0.58% LITHIUM 72.33 ▼ 0.67% PETR4 39.46 ▲ 0.64% VALE3 74.45 ▲ 1.78% ITUB4 43.86 ▲ 2.98% BBDC4 18.70 ▲ 3.89% ABEV3 15.87 ▲ 0.95% BBAS3 20.55 ▲ 2.75% B3SA3 15.41 ▲ 4.19% WEGE3 46.59 ▲ 1.86% PRIO3 55.38 ▼ 0.41% SUZB3 41.61 ▲ 1.41% RENT3 40.75 ▲ 3.43% AZZA3 19.11 ▲ 3.52% CSAN3 4.04 ▲ 4.66% RAIZ4 0.36 ▼ 2.70% PCAR3 2.77 ▲ 0.36% GMAT3 3.98 ▲ 1.27% PSSA3 54.26 ▲ 1.71% CVCB3 1.26 ▲ 0.80% POSI3 3.95 ▲ 2.60% SLCE3 13.91 ▲ 0.87% NATU3 8.61 ▲ 1.77% BRKM5 6.49 ▲ 2.04% RANI3 7.97 ▲ 1.40% CSNA3 5.16 ▲ 7.50% CMIN3 5.11 ▲ 5.80% USIM5 8.49 ▲ 1.68% GGBR4 22.85 ▲ 1.65% ENEV3 27.26 ▲ 4.05% CPFE3 47.52 ▲ 2.66% CMIG4 11.32 ▲ 2.17% EQTL3 40.76 ▲ 3.16% LREN3 14.81 ▲ 4.66% VIVT3 35.54 ▲ 3.01% RAIL3 14.04 ▲ 2.11% KLABIN 17.48 ▲ 0.46% RAIA DROGASIL 18.94 ▲ 4.47% RDOR3 35.97 ▲ 2.33% HAPV3 10.64 ▲ 5.66% FLRY3 16.30 ▲ 3.49% SMTO3 15.93 ▼ 0.75% UGPA3 30.65 ▲ 1.83% VBBR3 32.68 ▲ 1.81% BBSE3 39.96 ▲ 1.73% BPAC11 57.50 ▲ 3.27% CURY3 33.71 ▲ 3.09% AERI3 2.08 ▲ 0.97% VIVARA 23.40 ▲ 3.63% COMPASS 25.21 ▲ 2.15% VAMOS 3.06 ▲ 3.38% SANB11 27.30 ▲ 4.00% ASAI3 8.85 ▲ 4.61% SBSP3 30.97 ▲ 3.23% WALMEX 49.29 ▲ 0.55% GMEXICO 198.13 ▲ 1.43% FEMSA 223.64 ▲ 0.57% CEMEX 21.88 ▲ 0.78% GFNORTE 188.22 ▲ 1.55% BIMBO 56.33 ▲ 0.72% TELEVISA 9.61 ▲ 1.26% AMX 23.00 ▲ 1.59% GAP 412.00 ▼ 0.42% ASUR 286.06 ▲ 0.86% OMA 235.99 ▼ 0.84% KOF 182.55 ▲ 0.91% GRUMA 286.50 ▲ 1.38% KIMBER 38.28 ▼ 0.42% SQM-B 67,678 ▼ 2.06% COPEC 6,000 ▼ 0.33% BSANTANDER 78.29 ▲ 1.02% FALABELLA 5,872 ▲ 0.36% ENELAM 84.57 ▲ 0.49% CENCOSUD 2,022 ▼ 1.67% CMPC 1,117 ▲ 2.06% BANCO CHILE 187.85 ▲ 0.45% LATAM AIR 26.09 ▼ 1.17% YPF 74,000 ▼ 2.34% GGAL 8,170 ▲ 3.68% PAMPA 5,170 ▼ 0.67% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.08% ALUAR 960.00 ▼ 0.88% TGS 9,485 ▲ 1.88% CEPU 2,325 ▲ 0.43% MIRGOR 17,100 ▼ 0.58% COME 45.84 ▲ 0.92% LOMA NEGRA 3,535 ▲ 1.07% BYMA 309.00 ▼ 0.24% TELECOM ARG 4,170 ▲ 1.21% ECOPETROL 15.48 ▲ 0.58% BANCOLOMBIA 83.34 ▲ 2.98% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 1.39% CREDICORP 401.45 ▲ 2.43% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.81 ▲ 0.79% BUENAVENTURA 30.15 ▲ 2.03% MERCADOLIBRE 1,867 ▲ 3.25% NUBANK 13.92 ▲ 1.79% XP 17.04 ▲ 3.81% PAGSEGURO 9.33 ▲ 3.61% STONE 11.23 ▲ 2.47% GLOBANT 30.12 ▼ 3.76% TECNOGLASS 44.19 ▲ 2.42% GAP AIRPORT 235.74 ▲ 0.54% ASUR 286.06 ▲ 0.86% OMA AIRPORT 107.98 ▼ 0.33% AMX ADR 26.26 ▲ 1.63% FEMSA ADR 128.16 ▲ 0.91% CEMEX ADR 12.52 ▲ 1.17% PETROBRAS ADR 17.18 ▲ 0.85% VALE ADR 14.56 ▲ 2.36% ITAU ADR 8.60 ▲ 3.80% SANTANDER BR 5.41 ▲ 5.16% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 1.48% CSN 1.02 ▲ 6.84% GERDAU 4.49 ▲ 1.80% LATAM ADR 56.72 ▼ 0.57% BTC 63,882 ▲ 1.09% ETH 1,789 ▲ 2.55% SOL 77.78 ▼ 0.34% XRP 1.10 ▲ 0.67% BNB 575.65 ▲ 1.26% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.23% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 1.79% AVAX 6.73 ▲ 0.70% LINK 7.93 ▲ 2.56% DOT 0.88 ▲ 6.65% LTC 44.66 ▲ 2.04% BCH 248.40 ▲ 4.47% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.41% XLM 0.19 ▲ 1.18% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.36% NEAR 1.89 ▼ 1.38% ATOM 1.58 ▲ 1.88% AAVE 94.74 ▲ 3.82% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 85.21 ▲ 1.61% EMBRAER ADR 66.76 ▲ 1.86% JBS 11.86 ▲ 1.07% JBS BDR 60.41 ▲ 0.60% MBRF3 15.84 ▲ 2.79% MBRFY 3.03 ▲ 1.00% INTER 5.87 ▲ 2.80%
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German MEP on vaccine passports, mandates: “Never take anything any government tells you at face value”

By · November 3, 2021 · 2 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – When you have an MP saying “don’t trust your government” then something has drastically gone wrong.

“I will not be vaccinated with anything that has not been properly vetted and tested and has shown no sound scientific evidence that the benefits outweigh the disease itself and possible long-term side effects, which to this day we don’t know anything about,” said Christine Anderson of Germany’s rightwing AfD party on Thursday from the floor of parliament in Brussels, Belgium.

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“I will not be reduced to a mere guinea pig by being vaccinated with an experimental drug,” she said.

“And I will most assuredly not get vaccinated because my government tells me to and promises in return I will be granted freedom.

“Let’s be clear about one thing,” Anderson said. “No one grants me freedom. For I am a free person.”

She was joined by five other MEPs in protest of the implementation of a Covid digital pass. Beginning next week, any parliament member or staffer entering the building in Brussels must present a valid pass proving they either are fully vaccinated, recently recovered, or can show a negative PCR result within the previous 48 hours.

A few days earlier, other MEPs have already expressed their criticism and concern about the totalitarian tendencies in Europe.

Anderson dared the German government and the European Commission to throw her in jail.

“Lock me up and throw away the key, for all I care,” the lawmaker said. “But you will never coerce me into being vaccinated if I, the free citizen that I am, choose not to be vaccinated.”

She warned that it’s not the goal of a government’s policy that “renders a system oppressive, it is always the methods by which the goal is pursued.” “Whenever a government claims to have the people’s interests at heart, you need to think again,” Anderson said.

“In the entire history of mankind, there has never been a political elite sincerely concerned about the wellbeing of regular people,” she said. “What makes any of us think that it is different now?”

She said it should be clear in this modern age that you should never “take anything any government you tell at face value.” People should always question any claim or agenda, asking who benefits?

Another MEP who spoke, Cristian Terhes of Romania, told reporters the parliament is stripping people’s “right to decide as they want to do with their bodies.”

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