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In the news: in Sao Paulo, demonstration in support of Jair Bolsonaro
Thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro gathered on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, February 25, 2024. REUTERS - CARLA CARNIEL
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This Sunday, thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of Sao Paulo to support former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro:
O Globo
and
Folha de Sao Paulo
present photos of crowded Paulista Avenue on the front page.
Black, or rather green and yellow, colors of the Brazilian flag.
The former president, at the origin of the demonstration, had himself worn the yellow jersey of the Brazilian football team – a symbol that the Bolsonaristas have appropriated, we can see a photo of it in the pages of the newspaper
O Dia
, hand on heart surrounded among others by his wife.
“
Four governors also participated in the gathering
,” writes
Correio Braziliense
, “
as well as district and federal deputies and senators
.”
But the daily notes that although the president of the liberal party, Valdemar Costa Neto, was also present, he did not come into contact with Jair Bolsonaro – the two men are the subject of an investigation and are prohibited from meeting. , otherwise they could both be arrested.
And the former president was very careful about the comments he made during his speech – he is indicted for attempted coup d'état, recalls
Estadao
.
And, tells
O Globo
, he had “
received orders from his lawyers not to attack the Supreme Court or electronic ballot boxes, and even less against Minister Alexandre de Moraes, responsible for investigations concerning him
”.
As a result, notes
Estadao
, “
he entrusted Pastor Silas Malafaia, organizer of the gathering, with the task of launching the most direct attacks
” – the pastor said among other things that Alexandre de Moraes has “
blood on his hands
”.
But it was not enough.
O Globo
reports that, for the federal police officers involved in the investigation, although in his speech Jair Bolsonaro “
wanted to maintain that there had been no attempted coup
, he admitted that he There had been a project
.
And investigators have indicated that the transcript of his intervention will be included in the investigation.
Ariel Henry in Kenya
The Haitian Prime Minister goes to Kenya "
to sign the reciprocity agreement required by the High Court of Nairobi
", writes
Le Nouvelliste
, for "
the deployment of the Multinational Security Support Mission
", which "
is getting closer
" : Last week a dozen countries pledged around $120 million at the G20 foreign ministers meeting.
Before that, Ariel Henry left this Sunday for Guyana, writes
Gazette Haiti
, where, in Georgetown, he will participate in the 46th ordinary meeting of Caricom, the Caribbean Community.
Here again, we will talk about the Multinational Mission, since the participation of Caribbean countries in its deployment will be on the agenda.
Rice exported to Haiti in question
USA Rice reacted this Sunday to a study by the University of Michigan on the presence of problematic substances in American rice exported to Haitian territory.
“ Unhealthy, even
carcinogenic” substances
, an article from the Reuters news agency reported on Saturday.
This Sunday, writes
Juno 7
, USA Rice "
hastens to react in a note to reaffirm its commitment to quality and health standards in the export of rice
", and says it is "
open to dialogue and collaboration with the University of Michigan to ensure the dissemination of accurate, scientifically based information
.”
According to the university study, recalls
Juno 7
, rice exported to Haiti contains "
unhealthy substances including arsenic, cadmium, heavy metals which can increase the risks of cancer and cardiovascular diseases
", in quantities twice as large as in products grown in Haiti.
Nikki Haley dropped by Charles Koch
Last weekend, Nikki Haney lost, as expected, the Republican primary to Donald Trump – by around twenty points.
And as of this Sunday, writes the
New York Times
, one of its largest donors, the Americans for Prosperity network of billionaire Charles Koch announced that it was turning off the tap – to make a difference, it will henceforth devote itself to candidates for office. House and Senate.
It's a blow for Haley, observes the
Washington Post
, "
who needs both big and small donors
."
But Nikki Haley continues, no matter what.
According to the
Washington Post
, since "
she never had the slightest chance of winning the Republican nomination
", she is instead conducting a "
protest campaign against Trump
", even if, notes the editorialist, she would probably not like not this qualifier.
In any case, the press is not optimistic – “
the end may be near
,” writes
Politico
.
In the United States, electoral staff threatened
USA Today
writes that nationally, "
tens of thousands of longtime poll workers were harassed so much they quit their jobs
."
The daily explains that this harassment of electoral agents was “
pervasive, persistent and in some cases illegal
”, and notes that the threats were particularly significant where Donald Trump claimed that the votes for the last presidential election had been manipulated.
Consequence, analyzes
USA Today
, of this “
unprecedented rotation of electoral agents
”: “
elections are run today, at all levels, by people who have less experience
”.
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