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The trial began last Monday in the United Kingdom, in which thousands of victims of the Mariana tragedy, in Minas Gerais, are asking for financial compensation for the damages. The trial takes place in the United Kingdom because the mining company BHP is an English and Australian multinational and was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Furthermore, the victims' defense argues that this specific type of collective action is not possible in Brazil. But everything will follow Brazilian legislation. There are 620,000 cases being judged at the same time - from individuals, traditional communities, 46 city halls and around 1,500 companies, local authorities and religious institutions affected by the dam collapse. Everyone is trying to prove BHP's civil liability. The estimate is that, combined, the compensation requests will reach the equivalent of R$230 billion.

·         In Paraná, 9 people die in an accident with a van carrying a rowing team from Paraná

President Lula talks about the domestic accident that forced him to cancel his trip to Russia. The president said that the accident was serious, but did not affect any more delicate parts: 'I will have to wait at least three, four days to find out the damage the crash did', said the president.

·         Businessman Elon Musk promised cash prizes to Americans involved with Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The billionaire, responsible for brands such as Tesla and X (formerly Twitter), is increasingly present at the candidate's rallies.

At an event last Saturday, Musk announced the draw of US$1 million (more than R$5.5 million in direct currency conversion) to anyone who signs a petition for a project financed by him and that supports the candidacy of Trump. The only prerequisite for signing the document is to be a registered voter in the country. The draws will take place in cities in so-called swing states, which are "swing" states in which both Democrats and Republicans still have a chance of winning — and whose victory could mean winning the election as a whole.

A Brazilian Air Force fighter crashed in Grande Natal on Tuesday afternoon (22). According to the FAB, the pilot managed to eject and was rescued by a FAB rescue team. The plane crashed in Parnamirim, a municipality in Greater Natal, in a forested area close to several residential condominiums. According to the FAB, the pilot directed the aircraft to an uninhabited region.

·         Israeli military issues warning to residents of 27 villages in southern Lebanon Israel Defense Forces say incursion will be limited and seek Hezbollah targets

In Maranhão, buyers of stolen cell phones are forced to return devices. The Police sent messages on the devices themselves, asking the buyers to come forward. According to the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, almost 1 million cell phones were stolen or stolen in 2023.

·         The Rio de Janeiro police carried out an operation against the criminal actions of inmates with cell phones. The gang dominates more than 40% of the state's prison population.

The walls of the house of a woman being investigated for participating in the gang that carried out the fake telephone kidnapping scam: it is the accounting record of the crime. Criminals, from inside the prison, call the victims pretending to have kidnapped a relative and demand the immediate deposit of ransom money.

·         Dozens of Uruguayans, Peñarol fans, ended up detained by the police for promoting chaos in Rio de Janeiro. Suddenly, there is a rush at Praia do Recreio, in the West Zone of Rio. Men, most of them wearing the yellow and black shirts of the Uruguayan team Peñarol, start a general chaos.

A man ended up dead after shooting three people and injuring nine in Novo Hamburg, Rio Grande do Sul. Last Tuesday night, military police responded to a call from an elderly couple who reported mistreatment by their son. The man, identified as Edson Crippa, aged 45, opened fire on the police officers and his own relatives who were in front of the house.

·         Associate of laboratory that released organs for transplants infected with the HIV virus arrested

Antonio Cicero, poet and philosopher, dies at age 79 member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL), died this past Wednesday morning in Switzerland. He suffered from Alzheimer's and underwent an assisted death procedure. The literary critic and philosopher left a letter explaining the decision.

·         President Lula participated via videoconference in the BRICS summit meeting, held in Kazan, Russia.

Vladimir Putin's guest list includes more than 20 heads of state. Among them, the dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. The host, in power for more than two decades, seemed at ease. Putin highlighted financial cooperation between the Brics countries and defended the bloc's expansion. President Lula participated via videoconference in the meeting with full members. He once again demanded more resources from rich countries to face the climate crisis.

·         Three people died on their way to work last Thursday morning, after being shot in the head during a shootout on the busiest avenue in Rio de Janeiro.

In the middle of the shooting, with nowhere to run. Not knowing where to go and no way to ask for help. It seemed like bullets were coming from everywhere. Thousands of people who woke up at dawn and left home for another day of work, along the way, had to survive.

Hundreds and hundreds of meters of the concrete wall became a shield. Cars, trucks and buses stopped and surrounded by gunfire. In the midst of this chaos, where can you find calm to calm your own daughter? It was a mother's challenge on the way to school.

For more than two hours, Avenida Brazil, a train line and a bus lane were stopped. Globocop showed the small distance between the city's busiest avenue and streets where weapons of war were in action.

·         The small plane that crashed last Wednesday in a forested area in Santa Branca, in the interior of São Paulo, and left five people dead, was the second plane accident to occur in less than a year in the region. In December 2023, a helicopter went missing and was found 12 days later - all 4 occupants died at the time.

The Superior Court of Justice removed five judges from Mato Grosso do Sul suspected of selling sentences. More than 200 police officers and 30 auditors from the Federal Revenue Service searched judges' offices, lawyers' offices, companies and condominiums.

·         INSS expands agreement for sickness benefit to be requested at the Post Office

Maguila is dead... The former boxer lived in Itu, in the interior of São Paulo, and suffered from dementia pugilistica, an incurable disease. He left behind his wife and three children. 'He leaves an invaluable legacy in sport and in the lives of many Brazilians. Maguila will remain alive in our memories and hearts', said the family, in a post on Instagram.

·         Maguila's brain is now in the “Brain Bank”, as the Biobank project for studies on aging at the USP Faculty of Medicine is known. The same place where the brains of fellow boxer Eder Jofre went, in 2022, and the former captain of the Brazilian football team Bellini, in 2018. Both had the same disease as Maguila, chronic traumatic encephalopathy or “boxer's dementia”. , caused by repeated head injuries.

Israel carries out attacks on Syria and Iran the Defense Forces spokesman said that Israel is defending itself against continued attacks by Iran and its proxies – a reference to Hezbollah and Hamas. The Syrian state network also reported explosions in Damascus – the Iranians maintain military bases in Syria.

 

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