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Leandro Ruschel stated that Edson Fachin was advocating for a reform of the Judiciary without altering guarantees, but he questioned which guarantees he was referring to. According to Ruschel, in recent years, the Federal Supreme Court had restricted constitutional rights such as free expression, association, and manifestation, in addition to the right to defense, the natural judge, and due process. He said this had occurred especially with people who did not align with what he called the court's leftism. Ruschel also criticized the defense that the reform should be made "with the Judiciary." According to him, it is up to the Legislative to draft laws, while the Judiciary should apply them and assess their compatibility with the Constitution. He added that courts can propose laws regarding their own organization, but the decision falls to Congress, and they cannot present constitutional amendments. For Ruschel, the expression used by Fachin would be a euphemism for the usurpation of Congress's powers. #Judiciário #Reforma #GarantiasCivis (translated)

Majakovsk has defined Trump’s “disaster” as even more serious, claiming that the U.S. Treasury could not use a license to circumvent the federal law that prohibited imports from Russia. He added that any potential policy change would require a 30-day advance notice to Congress and that, in his view, Russian ships would not be able to clear goods and would remain in port without unloading them. The author criticized the political class, accusing it of acting without respecting the rules and of not knowing them. Regarding the tanker headed for the United States, he stated that it probably carried fertilizer, perhaps urea, and not diesel: he specified that no data on the cargo was available and that confirmation would only come upon docking. He also argued that the timing did not match and that in the past tankers had already transported fertilizer instead of oil. Finally, Majakovsk predicted a sharp decline in pro-Russian bots on X. While acknowledging that there was no circumstantial evidence of farm bots on Yandex, he claimed that state control was so strong that their presence was “practically certain.” According to him, the disruption of bots and services on Yandex would likely have made many accounts on the platform less active as well. #Trump #Russia #Politica (translated)

Sofia Pereira, current Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth, announced her re-candidacy with the slogan "Inhabit our time" for the upcoming Congress in December, highlighting issues such as precariousness and the rising cost of living. #JuventudeSocialista #SofiaPereira #CongressoJS (translated)

At the 15th Congress of the UGT, Mário Mourão challenged the Government to renegotiate the wage agreement in the Social Concertation and to strengthen collective bargaining, highlighting the need to raise the minimum wage to 1,000 euros in January. #UGT #Salários #ContrataçãoColetiva (translated)

Karina Michelin stated that the cover of the October 10 to 16 edition of *The Economist* featured the phrase “The Bolsonaros are back” and that the editorial described Brazil as a right-wing country. According to her, the magazine, which had made severe criticisms of Jair Bolsonaro, did not express support for the family but acknowledged a political shift in the country. Michelin wrote that after the first round, Flávio Bolsonaro entered the decisive race ahead of Lula, with about 47% of the valid votes against 45%. She said that the magazine considered him the favorite for October 25 and projected his victory. The author also attributed to the publication the assessment that the PL expanded its presence in the Senate and the Chamber, while the right consolidated its space in the largest electoral colleges. According to Michelin, the magazine linked Lula's decline to the cost of living, debt, fiscal difficulties, scandals, and the loss of strength of his discourse among young people. Michelin stated that the dominance of the PT faced a rupture that, in her view, could not be explained solely by anti-PT sentiment or by the figure of Jair Bolsonaro. Although Lula was still contesting the presidency and the ballots of October 25 would provide the final result, she concluded that the right was not a passing wave and that Brazilians had brought the Bolsonaros back. #Brasil #Política #Eleições (translated)

Today in the Military World stated that the Russian Oil Act of 2022 would only allow Trump to buy Russian diesel if he proved to Congress that Russia had withdrawn from Ukraine. Since this did not happen, the author said that the decision would violate a law passed by Congress, would be illegal, and would likely be blocked in a vote. #Rússia #Trump #Diesel (translated)

Rick Azevedo stated that he brought the agenda to Congress for years until obtaining approval in the House and that he pressured Davi Alcolumbre in the Senate for months. He said the campaign was successful and that the end of the 6x1 shift schedule was near. He also claimed that the united mobilization of workers demonstrated their strength and that they would win. #Trabalho #JustiçaSocial #Unidade (translated)

Sérgio Santos wrote that, during Jair Bolsonaro's government, people searched for bones and food scraps. He stated that Bolsonaro, jailed for attempting a coup, wanted to provide R$ 200 in aid during the pandemic, but Congress imposed the amount of R$ 600. https://t.co/Nz8nSJOV7x #Bolsonaro #Brasil #Pandemia (translated)

Jones Manoel stated that Meta admitted to a flaw in the counting of video views on Instagram during the second round of elections and that, until then, it had not clarified which content was affected, the extent of the problem, or whether the distribution of posts was harmed. He said that Instagram and Facebook had a significant influence on the circulation of information, while the criteria of their algorithms remained little transparent. He argued that digital and data sovereignty should occupy a central position in Brazilian politics and that foreign companies should be subjected to transparency, oversight, and accountability. Manoel also stated that Brazil needed to develop its own capacity to protect data and ensure algorithmic transparency. He said he intended to put the topic at the center of the debate in the National Congress in 2027 and rejected, in his words, that the country should be treated as the backyard of the United States. #SoberaniaDigital #Algoritmos #Transparência (translated)

This journey confirmed to me that there is an unprecedented and unconstitutional action underway to hide from Congress and the American people the costs and implications of this war. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy denounces a "cover-up campaign." #Pentagono #Qatar #Iran (translated)