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If I had to consider a return to active politics, it would have to align with the idea that I had the obligation and the possibility to do something different. In the first television interview he gave since leaving the position of president of the PSD, conducted by journalist Maria João Avillez on SIC Notícias, Pedro Passos Coelho established the conditions he needs to see met to try to fight for power again. #PassosCoelho #PSD #PolíticaPortuguesa (translated)

POPTime reported that the influencer and comedian João Ferdnan declared his vote for Lula in the second round. Ferdnan said he would vote for the candidate identified by the number 13 on the 23rd and 25th and stated that he didn't need to take a political stance to win someone over, as he had a girlfriend. https://t.co/MP7ExcZNb0 #Lula #Eleições2022 #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

Madalena Costa defended her senior world title in free skating at the World Skate Games in Asunción, while João Cruz became junior champion, resulting in a total of two world titles and a silver medal for Portugal in the competition. #PatinagemArtística #TítulosMundiais #DesportoPortugal (translated)

The author noted that Pedro Passos Coelho would give an interview to Maria João Avillez on SIC Notícias, between 9 PM and 10 PM, and argued that his governance should be reassessed in light of the financial conditions he encountered. According to the author, Portugal had already requested external assistance when Passos Coelho arrived at the Government in 2011, and the adjustment program of 78 billion euros had been negotiated before he took office. He maintained that during the legislature, exports rose from about one-third of GDP to nearly 40% in 2015, including tourism, and that the tourism sector gained strategic momentum. Regarding privatizations, he acknowledged that some operations were questionable and warranted scrutiny but argued that they allowed the collection of billions of euros, the amortization of public debt, and reduce financing needs and interest burdens. He also considered that cuts in the public sector were painful but questioned what the alternatives would have been when the State could no longer finance itself normally. The author further highlighted that Portugal completed the financial assistance program in 2014 and returned to market financing without a precautionary program, recovering, in his view, decision-making leeway. He stated that Passos Coelho was the most relevant politician of the century in Portugal for having made unpopular decisions and contributed to an economic change whose effects surpassed his Government. #Portugal #Política #Economia (translated)

B24 stated that João Pedro was proving that it had been a mistake not to call him up for the World Cup. The author highlighted that the player scored and made an assist against Fulham, Brighton, and Hull, and scored two goals against Bournemouth. He also noted the game against Arsenal, without indicating any contribution. https://t.co/NjXFWvQqdz #futebol #JoãoPedro #Mundial (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Chelsea had beaten Bournemouth 5-1 at Stamford Bridge. Jordan Henderson and João Pedro had each scored twice. According to the account, this victory had temporarily propelled the Blues to 5th place, with 10 points. https://t.co/kMKsIhvkP4 #ChelseaFC #PremierLeague #Football (translated)

Xico Graziano stated that a report by the magazine VEJA about supposed payments linked to Lula had provoked a reaction within the PT. According to him, PT members denied the accusations, said there was no evidence, and echoed a contestation from the Federal Police. In summarizing the report, Graziano said that banker Vorcaro reported having negotiated with João Vaccari Neto, former treasurer of the PT, payments to obtain access to pension funds for federal employees. According to the excerpt of the article he shared, it would amount to R$ 30 million in cash destined for the Lula Institute to fund a documentary about Lula abroad, in addition to another undisclosed amount paid directly to the institute, managed by Paulo Okamotto. Graziano added that Vorcaro had provided details to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which did not proceed with the case as it deemed there was insufficient evidence. The banker’s defense, according to the account reproduced by the author, mentioned WhatsApp messages and records of withdrawals and deliveries of money. Graziano expressed belief that VEJA would not publish the report without confidence in the material and assessed that the published piece would merely be a preview of new revelations. He considered the story credible, although there might not be definitive proof, and compared the case to the Atibaia site, which, according to him, was not registered in Lula's name in the registry office. In Graziano's view, the report would harm the PT and Lula's campaign, discouraging voters and causing some to give up on voting. He stated that the case would reduce Lula's chances of reversing a defeat in the first round. #Lula #Petismo #VEJA (translated)

Felipe Moura Brasil shared the transcription of a reporter from Veja who defended a report amid the reactions to the publication of a recording. The journalist stated that, in addition to the audio, the article was based on messages found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone before he formalized a plea deal proposal. According to the reporter, Vorcaro had already presented a third proposal to the PGR, but the agency did not want to listen to him. In the transcription, the reporter claimed that messages from 2024 and 2025 indicated that Vorcaro had intermediaries at the Palácio do Planalto who were working with executives from the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica, Petrobras, and Correios. He asserted that the objective was to raise 10 billion reais from these funds, with 1 billion reais earmarked for bribes to the PT, as part of an agreement to save Banco Master. He also said that an operator linked to the office of Minister Alexandre Padilha sought fund executives and that meetings had been organized to facilitate the bank's operations. The reporter further stated that, in May 2024, Banco Master entered the so-called "exhaustive list," which, according to him, allowed the funds to invest in the institution. At the same time, he said, the bank was negotiating credit letters worth 500 million reais with Caixa Econômica. According to the journalist, the operation did not progress after the newspaper O Globo reported, in July 2024, that two managers from Caixa had been removed for issuing a negative opinion. He added that Vorcaro had reported, in a plea deal proposal to which the report had access, that Padilha and other PT members backed down after the case was disclosed. #Lula #Corrupção #Política (translated)

This intervention is the recognition of the central place that sport occupies in the identity of Braga and the realization of a long-held ambition by successive directions of ABC, by athletes, fans, and by all those who have always believed that the ‘cathedral of Portuguese handball’ deserved conditions worthy of its greatness. "The Flávio Sá Leite Pavilion is part of the history of Braga and the pride of several generations, and this is the moment to ensure it a future worthy of its importance," says the mayor, João Rodrigues. #Andebol #Braga #Desporto (translated)

Leandro Ruschel shared the account of a reporter from Veja about alleged dealings of Banco Master with members of the PT and fund managers. According to the material cited by the journalist, Daniel Vorcaro's partner contacted Jaques Wagner, then leader of Lula's government in the Senate, to arrange a meeting with João Vaccari Neto, the party's former treasurer. After the meeting, the reporter stated, the bank would have organized fundraising with funds whose presidents had been appointed by Vaccari and by names from the PT and appointed or endorsed by Lula. The account indicated that, near the end of the first semester of 2024, Banco Master obtained authorization from the federal government to operate and raise funds from the funds. Vorcaro would have reached out to operators linked to members of the government, including Alexandre Padilha, then Minister of Institutional Relations, with the goal of raising R$ 10 billion from the funds. In exchange, he allegedly agreed to pay the PT 10% of the total raised, according to the reporter. According to the account, Vaccari demanded R$ 30 million in cash from Augusto Lima to finance a documentary about Lula that Oliver Stone was producing in the United States. Vorcaro reportedly said that the money was delivered through messengers and PT operators. The reporter also stated that Vorcaro mentioned payments to the Instituto Lula, coordinated with Paulo Okamotto, a friend of the president and manager of the institution. #Política #Corrupção #Lula (translated)

Renato Souza wrote that, according to information published by Veja, Daniel Vorcaro would have negotiated to transfer R$ 30 million to the Lula Institute through João Vaccaro Neto. According to investigators, the money was never sent. Souza also reported that the Prerrogativas Group claimed that the banker received a promise of release in exchange for a false accusation. #DanielVorcaro #InstitutoLula #corrupção (translated)

SPACE LIBERDADE stated that Vorcaro claimed to have released R$ 30 million for a documentary about Lula. According to the publication, the accusation involved João Vaccari and Alexandre Padilha, but the PGR did not pursue the case due to lack of evidence. https://t.co/uC73gMzBH0 #Lula #Brasil #Documentário (translated)

JH Fonseca stated that a report from Veja indicated that Daniel Vorcaro and João Vaccari, former treasurer of the PT, had negotiated bribes to allow Master access to funds from retirees. He recalled that Vaccari had already been arrested and accused Lula's allies of committing crimes again. #Corrupção #Política #Brasil (translated)

Sergio Moro stated that João Vaccari Neto had emerged in a new corruption allegation in the Lula government, reported by Veja and involving a deal with Vorcaro. He questioned whether the annulment of Vaccari's convictions in the Petrolão was appropriate and stated that releasing those convicted of corruption harmed the treasury. https://t.co/KSDQ9yLrKT #Corrupção #Lula #Política (translated)

Julio Schneider stated that Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master and arrested for fraud, reported in audios and documents obtained by VEJA a proposal involving R$ 30 million in cash for the Lula Institute. According to Schneider, the account was part of an attachment presented to the Attorney General's Office in June, as part of a second plea bargain proposal that was discarded due to lack of corroboration. According to the version attributed to Vorcaro, Augusto Lima, then partner and CEO of Master, allegedly approached João Vaccari Neto through Jaques Wagner, then leader of Lula's government in the Senate. Vaccari would have conditioned the bank's accreditation for federal pension funds — Previ, Caixa Asset, Funcef, Petros, and Postalis — on two payments to the Lula Institute, headed by Paulo Okamotto: about R$ 30 million in cash to cover expenses of the documentary about Lula directed by Oliver Stone and another undisclosed amount. Schneider also wrote that Vaccari would have asked for 10% of the resources that Master raised from the funds. If the plan had materialized, according to the estimate attributed to Vorcaro, the Workers' Party would receive about R$ 1 billion and Vorcaro R$ 9 billion; the operation did not progress. The author emphasized that this was Vorcaro's version, not a conviction. Schneider also pointed out that, in the audio, Vorcaro contrasted the sponsorship of the film about Bolsonaro, which he described as regular, with the support for the documentary about Lula, which would have been paid in cash. #Lula #Corrupção #Documentário (translated)