In the spotlight: Brazil in crisis after the resignation of the country's 3 main military leaders
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, March 25, 2021 © AP - Eraldo Peres
By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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"
The rag is burning between Bolsonaro and the Brazilian army
", headlines the
Folha de Sao Paulo,
which speaks of a truly historic upheaval.
"
Never before in the history of Brazil the three heads of the three branches of the army had [thus] resigned because of a disagreement with the president
", underlines the Brazilian newspaper.
"
The slogan is now to calm the spirits
of possible disturbances in the barracks are feared
", further specifies the
Folha,
while "
this Wednesday March 31 will mark the 57th anniversary of the military coup of 1964
".
After the dismissal of the Minister of Defense, "
the High Command sends a message to say that it will not give in to the putschist temptations of President Bolsonaro
", for its part
O Globo
, which recalls how the Brazilian president had mentioned the army to "
oppose the lockdowns decided by the governors of Brazilian states to curb the pandemic
".
It has become "
an obsession for Bolsonaro
", says the
Folha de Sao
Paulo,
which emphasizes that the president fears that the very unpopular restrictive measures will make his re-election in 2022 "
even more difficult
".
Tensions that arise when "
Bolsonaro must face sharp criticism of its management of the pandemic which has already killed more than 314,000 people in the country,
" notes the
Wall Street Journal
for its part
.
"
A political shock wave is shaking the largest country in Latin America,
" worries the
Washington Post,
"
while Brazil now has to face the darkest weeks of the pandemic
".
AstraZeneca in turmoil, Germany restricts its use
German health authorities concerned after new cases of cerebral venous thrombosis.
And the German press to question this Wednesday morning on "
the loss of confidence in this vaccine
" and the risk that this poses to the national vaccination campaign which is already struggling to take off.
"
The reputation of the vaccine cannot be saved
", estimates the
Volksstimme,
which demands "
that Germany quickly order other vaccines as a replacement
".
"
It has not been proven that AstraZeneca actually causes these complications
", underlines for its part the
Süddeutsche Zeitung,
"
but the evidence is accumulating
", adds the daily, which wishes "
a rapid adjustment at the national level on the use of this vaccine
”.
Germany is studying the possibility of administering a 2nd dose with another vaccine.
Trump launches website, revamps his presidency's history
The 45office.com site was activated on Tuesday, - 45 for "
Trump 45th President of the United States
".
A site with beautiful photos of the former president and his wife Melania and above all a great “
rewriting of the history of his presidency
”, mocks a large part of the press.
“
The centerpiece of the site
”, explains the
Guardian
, is a long history of Trump's mandate presented as “
the most extraordinary political movement in history
”.
A story that however omits "
two dismissals, an economic crash, the riot that marked the end of his mandate and the death toll from Covid-19
", lists the daily, which emphasizes that Trump has not given up "
to present in the 2024 presidential election
”.
He also intends to launch soon “
his own social media platform
”, after being banned from Twitter and Facebook.
Strange tweet from US Army HQ drives social media into a panic
A mysterious tweet, a word of 13 characters, incomprehensible, - consonants and semicolons -, posted this Tuesday from the prestigious account of the American Strategic Command.
Immediately the web ignited, tweeters wondering if it was "
a password or a nuclear launch code
".
"
This is a tweet from our nuclear headquarters, everything is fine,
" even posted a retired US Army general, reports the
Guardian
.
In short, a lot of emotion to finally discover that it was a kind of mini-drama of teleworking.
The site manager, at his home, having left the account open and unattended, his very young son simply wanted to play with the keys.
The famous tweet was deleted by the army after an apology message after half an hour.
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