Survive News 38

 

Survive News 38

The number of Bahian cities hit by heavy rains rises to 65, there are homeless residents. Data were updated by the state's Civil Defense late this Monday afternoon and account for incidents recorded since last Friday.

·         Hurricane-force winds expand fires in California, USA. The last time it rained the minimum amount to mitigate the fires was in May 2024. And there is no rain forecast until at least Sunday.

Average Enen score increases, but the number of essays with maximum marks is the lowest in history. In total, 12 students scored a thousand in the essay: one student from a public school, from Minas Gerais, and all the others from the private school. It was the lowest result in the last 10 years.

·         Lula sanctions project that limits the use of cell phones in schools; find out what changes with the new standard. Text approved by Congress restricts the use of cell phones for teaching purposes, accessibility or for the student's own safety.

After 5 months, woman wrongly accused of poisoning children leaves jail. The Piauí Court released Lucélia Maria da Conceição Silva this Monday. A new report caused a turnaround in the investigations.

·         China announces the biggest trade surplus the world has ever seen: almost US$1 trillion. The highest Chinese surplus so far was US$838 billion - in 2022.

Fifteen are arrested in an operation against illegal anabolic steroids; products even had insect repellents in the formula. The group investigated sponsored major bodybuilding events and professional athletes to boost sales. Brands include Next, Thunder Group, Venon, Pharma Bulls, Supreme, Kraft, Phenix and Blank.

·         Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement this Wednesday (15), after days of intense negotiations. Qatari authorities announced the agreement, which comes into force next Sunday, the 19th. Around 100 Israeli hostages, dead or alive, are still in the hands of Hamas since the October 7, 2023 attacks by the Palestinian group in southern Israel. Israel's reprisal has already left more than 46,000 people dead in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities. The enclave is destroyed and faces a humanitarian crisis. Most of the population was displaced.

In China, the largest migratory movement on the planet begins. Chinese people often return to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families. The New Year will only be on January 29th, but the parties and trips have already started.

·         Jair Bolsonaro used his X account last Wednesday to confirm that he received an invitation to the inauguration of United States President Donald Trump, which takes place on January 20th. “Very honored to receive an invitation from US President Donald Trump to his inauguration and from his vice president on January 20th,” he wrote.

Bolsonaro thanked his son, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, “for the excellent work in this relationship with President Donald Trump's family” and said that his lawyer, Paulo Bueno, sent a letter to Federal Supreme Court (STF) minister Alexandre de Moraes asking to recover his passport and “thus be able to attend this honorable and important historical event”.

Jair Bolsonaro's passport was seized in February 2024 as part of the investigation investigating the former president's possible participation in the events of January 8th. In a video published on Jair Bolsonaro's account, along with the confirmation of the invitation to Trump's inauguration, it was up to Eduardo Bolsonaro to defend the January 8 protesters by saying that the supposed attempted coup d'état took place on a day that “no no shots were fired, no weapons were seized” and mentions the arrest of Brazilians who, according to him, are not criminals and had never set foot in a police station.

“And they want to make us believe that this was an attempted coup. Donald Trump certainly identifies with Jair Bolsonaro in this sense, because in the United States he was also the victim of persecution by disgusting, repugnant, low and unscrupulous judicial activism.”

 

Video by Nikolas Ferreira about Pix inspection reaches 300 million views. The change in monitoring financial transactions was revoked by the Lula government after a wave of misinformation on the subject. The Federal Deputy said that the current controversy involving the PIX is "Uniting the people". Last Thursday, the parliamentarian published his criticism of the Federal Government's stance. Nikolas stated that the Government wants to know "how you earn R$5,000 and pay R$10,000 on your card, but it doesn't want to know how a person who earns a minimum wage manages to survive paying for electricity, housing, education, monthly purchases and gas".

According to the parliamentarian, monitoring by the Federal Revenue Service has been one of the main questions on social media. Nikolas says that the controversy on the platforms makes perfect sense. In the video, lasting just over four minutes, the deputy explains to the audience that President Lula wants to monitor the expenses of individuals who generate more than R$5,000. The deputy also cites the monitoring of companies with financial transactions exceeding R$15,000. However, the main highlight of the speech is the government's promise not to use control as a strategy for future taxation. In this sense, Nikolas begins to cite several examples of promises not fulfilled by the Government. He also said that "PIX will not be taxed but it is good to remember that purchases from China would not be taxed but were; there would not be secrecy, but there was; you would be exempt from Income Tax, you won't anymore; there is Picanha, it wasn't; PIX won't be taxed, but I don't doubt that it could be", among a few more statements, Nikola ends by asking what would happen if Lula, Rodrigo Pacheco or Alexandre de Moraes' banking secrecy were opened.

 

·          An exciting event happened. A determined young man named Walter Carr, aged 20, walked 32 kilometers to ensure he didn't miss the schedule agreed with his new boss. It was thanks to a customer's report, published on Facebook, that the 20-year-old student received a car from the company director. Jenny Lamey said that she had agreed with the company's employees that she would start packing her things at 8am.

Lamey heard the doorbell ring at 6:30. She opened the door and saw Walter accompanied by the police officer. The police officer told the woman that he had found the boy in the city of Pelham, at 4 am – Walter had walked at least 22 kilometers.

“He walked all night to get out of Homewood and get to Pelham. Because he needed to work. For those reading this who aren’t from the area, that’s 20 miles,” Lamey wrote. While packing some items in the kitchen, Walter said that he spent his childhood in New Orleans, but that his family moved to Houston, Texas, after their house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

“I can't describe how moved I was by Walter and his story. I can barely imagine this lonely walk… in the middle of the night. How many times he must have thought about giving up and going home.”

 

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