Snapshot from Brazil: Bolsonaro articulates opposition front. Lira loses power in Congress

By Anderson Gonçalves

After spending 89 days traveling in the United States, former President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Brazil on Thursday morning (30).

And as soon as he arrived, he already met with leaders of his party, the PL, to draw up the first political plans.

To the press, Bolsonaro said he saw no reason to be made ineligible. For the 2024 elections, the goal is to elect a large front of opposition mayors.

Pro-gun offensive

In the Chamber of Deputies, the opposition has upped the ante against Minister Flávio Dino and is preparing an offensive to overturn the gun decree.

Loss of power

The phase is not the best for the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira. After defeats for not fulfilling promises, he sees his power diminishing in the House.

Lewandowski out of the STF

Justice Ricardo Lewandowski announced the date of his retirement from the STF. Thousands of lawyers signed a letter against the nomination of Cristiano Zanin for the vacancy.

New fiscal rule

After much discussion, the government has presented the proposal for the new fiscal framework, which foresees the accounts in the blue as of 2025.

Around the world

A jury in New York has decided on the indictment of former US president Donald Trump. The fight with a mercenary group threatens Russia’s plans in Ukraine.

The fiscal framework still leaves many uncertainties

Given the spending DNA of the PT administration, the fiscal framework could have been much worse. But it is also possible to say that it could have been better.

The most radical wing of Lula’s `PT party has indeed been won in this discussion, but the uncertainties are still many; some of the rules may allow fiscal follies whose deleterious effect will only be revealed in a matter of years.

Former Odebrecht lawyer

MPF works so that Tacla Duran’s case against Moro and Dallagnol does not stay at the STF

Violence

Criminals killed 142 active police officers in 2022

Post-Covid vaccine deaths

Scientists conclude that the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine increased the risk of heart attack by 3.5 times in young women.

The final word on the effectiveness of masks

Even with scientific evidence that masks have little effectiveness, many continue to advocate their use.