Brazil Reports

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled the country’s “secret budget,” a shadowy scheme created by President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration to buy support from congressmen, is unconstitutional bit.ly/3POCsg7

According to the workers’ union, the strike seeks to recover workers’s losses during the pandemic and increase wages “in view of the high prices of airline tickets that have generated increasing profits for companies.” bit.ly/3POCsg7

The most polarized election in Brazil’s history was also the vilest on the internet. Reports of xenophobia, religious intolerance and misogyny increased by 39.3% compared to 2021 bit.ly/3BWcsJV

According to Lula, the current threat against democracy is greater now than in the period of the second world war. bit.ly/3FQdJok

President-elect Lula da Silva announced the first five ministers of his incoming government on Friday. Since his election, Lula has been under pressure to reveal at least a few names of people who will be at his side when taking office in January bit.ly/3VU3IvR

For many in Brazil’s indigenous community, the return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the presidency in January brings hope that his government will repair the institutions that protect indigenous peoples and their land bit.ly/3FbAGAJ

Under outgoing President Bolsonaro's term, the secret budget has ballooned to about one-fifth of the entire discretionary spending budget, and its influence has swelled. bit.ly/3Y0SQ0P

Judge Augusto Nardes of the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) said in a leaked audio that the military may be preparing to prevent the inauguration of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on January 1, 2023. bit.ly/3OFvR7a

The head of Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) @alexandre rejected the complaint presented by President Jair Bolsonaro’s coalition that challenged the result of last month’s runoff election that he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bit.ly/3Vgd9W3

Supreme Court judge and president of the Superior Electoral Court @alexandre said in his inaugural speech that “freedom of expression is not freedom of aggression and the destruction of democracy.” bit.ly/3Xnpdq6

#PresidentBolsonaro filed a complaint Tuesday with Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) challenging the result of last month’s runoff election that he lost to President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. bit.ly/3OyZfvW

Despite criticisms over overstepping the bounds of censorship, Supreme Court judge and president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Alexandre de Moraes committed himself to combating fake news, especially on the internet bit.ly/3Xnpdq6t

Brazil’s President-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, spoke this Wednesday at #COP27 in Egypt and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to protecting the Amazon rainforest and combating climate change, hunger and poverty. bit.ly/3V0qxgA

'Lula' da Silva, el presidente electo de #Brasil llegó a la #COP27 en Egipto y fue recibido con euforia por los grupos indígenas y demás asistentes al evento 📹 @Mariaclaguirre y @MarinaColoradoM

President-elect Lula meets with climate envoys from the U.S. / China at #COP27 By @tah_viapiana for Brazil Reports bit.ly/3g4uFxr

With the election of Lula da Silva, the international community is welcoming Brazil back into the fold after years of isolation under outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro. bit.ly/3WZtv6P

As #Lula takes power, more environmental organizations are expected to pivot back to helping Brazil protect the rainforest. In the case of Norway, it took less than 24 hours to announce the resumption of payments. bit.ly/3TkQmGP

"How Brazil’s Newly Elected Government Will Affect Its Bustling Startup Ecosystem" -- via @TheESPACIO's @lenitatropical on @hackernoon hackernoon.com/how-brazils-ne…

After Sunday’s presidential election, Brazil’s current President #JairBolsonaro broke his silence on Tuesday afternoon. Bolsanaro did not concede victory but did say he would “continue to follow all the commandments of [Brazil’s] constitution.” bit.ly/3TXNqRz

#RobertoJefferson a Brazilian politician and ally of President #JairBolsonaro was arrested after firing a rifle and throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house to arrest him #Brazil #Politics #Politica bit.ly/3N9cClH