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Arthur Machado stated that what was happening in France was part of a project to weaken national sovereignties across Europe. According to him, after the Great Depression of 1929, neoliberals would have advocated for the end of nations as a way to reduce instability, transferring economic decisions to a global structure and leaving political and social management to the states. Machado said that tariffs bothered globalists because they presupposed borders and economic sovereignty. He also linked the proposal by Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan to strengthen Europe economically and militarily to Mario Draghi's plan, which he claimed sought to centralize European economic, financial, and military power. The author stated that the goal would be to transform Europe into a state, with an integrated financial system, army, common institutions, and centralized power, reducing the full sovereignty of France, Germany, and other countries. He attributed this project to liberals and described it as a transfer of power from nations to supranational structures. #França #Globalismo #SoberaniaNacional (translated)

The author pointed out that parking fees at hospitals in Seville reached up to 23.70 euros a day at Virgen del Rocío. He also accused the PP of allowing the concessionary companies to make large profits without considering the economic harm that, as he wrote, patients and their families suffered. https://t.co/TvXkqUqLWV #Sevilla #hospitales #tarifas #ES (translated)

The large electricity companies in Spain, represented by Aelec, are promoting a proposal to implement a super-reduced VAT on electricity and reviewing all the taxes that affect the sector, in a context of increasing tax pressure and rising rates for consumers. #FiscalidadElectrica #IVA #EnergíaRenovable (translated)

The NYT points to interference from the Trump government to favor Flavio. This should be enough for Brazilians to be worried. The tone of the report is one of fear of looting and plundering the country's wealth. This would happen for decades. I have an opinion at the end. What the NYT claims, in summary: The newspaper states that it has not openly endorsed any candidate, but that the American government is trying to favor Flávio Bolsonaro against Lula. The text cites, as examples of these measures, tariffs, sanctions against Brazilian authorities, the designation of PCC and Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations, and questions about electronic voting machines. Brazilian authorities, diplomats, and electoral technicians interviewed by the newspaper (many anonymously) say that Brazil is setting up a “barrier” to reduce the risk of interference: monitoring foreign lobbying and disinformation, responding to fraud allegations, and discussions with countries in Europe, Asia, and others about a joint reaction after the election. Lula, at the UN and in campaign propaganda, accused the Trump government of interfering to “colonize” Brazil and take its natural resources. The newspaper emphasizes that it is unclear whether this push helps Flávio. In a close contest, a nudge from Trump could decide, but it could also provoke an anti-Trump reaction and increase the vote for Lula, as the NYT says happened in Canada and Australia. The article has a tone of fear, in Brazil, that something similar to what Trump did in other countries could be repeated, coupled with American measures that the newspaper interprets as favorable to the right. All in all: within what the NYT itself can do, the pressure from the Trump government on the press is systematic, it's a big alert. However, I think Brazilians still do not grasp the magnitude of what lies ahead. There will be decades of political, economic, democratic, and social backsliding. Many do not want to hear it. They are mistakenly convinced otherwise. The plundering will run rampant and there will be no one to investigate. #Brasil #Política #Eleições (translated)

This is very serious: US$ 1 MILLION AGAINST THE STF Revealed campaign from the Trump government. The government of Donald Trump allocated US$ 1 million to finance a campaign against the STF in Brazil. The revelations were published this Thursday by the British newspaper The Guardian, which points out how resources originally intended by the US for the global human rights agenda were redirected to the interests of the American far right. According to the report, a US$ 1 million grant titled "Combating Lawfare and Censorship in Brazil" would finance civil society groups that oppose what is described as excessive judicial action and censorship by the Supreme Court of Brazil. "The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Brazilian minister Alexandre de Moraes last year, following pressure from Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of the former president," the article recalled. According to the newspaper, a Democratic congressional aide stated that a senator from the Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, had maintained the blockage of ten disbursements totaling US$ 22 million, intended for projects in Brazil, South Africa, and Nigeria, as well as for promoting a right-wing ideology in the UK and Europe. This week, Shaheen sent a letter to the Trump administration to denounce interference in the Brazilian election and demand the White House recognize the election results in the country. "Throughout President Trump's second term, we observed US authorities engaged in a campaign of interference and destabilization in Brazil," the senator said in the document. "This effort intensified dramatically during the summer of 2025, when the Administration imposed targeted tariffs and sanctions in an attempt to influence the verdict of the Brazilian Supreme Court in the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, accused of attempting to foment a military coup to remain in power," she stated. According to the aide consulted by the newspaper, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had personally signed a memorandum to ignore the senator's blockages and authorize the allocation of funds. Destabilizing the STF For observers and diplomats, destabilizing the STF has become a priority for the Brazilian and foreign far right. The movement sees the institution as a brake on implementing an ultra-conservative project in the country and regaining freedom of action on all fronts. The money comes from the Fund for Human Rights and Democracy, created to finance Trump's conservative agenda around the world and, according to its critics, to attack any form of opposition. "The largest disbursement, totaling US$ 40 million, was allocated to a consortium led by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) — a non-profit anti-communist organization that, in the past, had received much lower amounts in grants," the report indicated. A background check document from the Department of State, consulted by The Guardian, records previous contracts between the foundation and the agency totaling US$ 96,997 in the last five years — all in the fiscal year 2022 — and notes that the organization underwent a check in 2019 related to tickets for the foundation's gala event. The document also identifies Andrew Bremberg — former domestic policy advisor to the White House during the Trump administration and former US ambassador to the UN office in Europe — as a "senior leader" of the foundation. Via ICL COUP NEVER AGAIN #STF #Trump #DireitosHumanos (translated)

An escalator in Constitución caught fire, they had to evacuate everyone and the station to enter the capital is closed during peak hours. Another day of fare increases and tickets without maintenance. https://t.co/vJaXJN9Hl9 #BuenosAires #TransportePúblico #Emergencia (translated)

The so-called "Petro blackout" is a profound act of intellectual dishonesty by the current leaders of the energy unions, as demonstrated here. In ten years, aside from the disaster of Hidroituango, they did nothing in electric generation but allowed the electricity rates to be raised speculatively. It is my government that is increasing electric generation by several gigawatts, mostly in clean and solar energy. For a drought, the best and cheapest energy is solar, whose projects were suspended in this government. #EnergíaRenovables #Electricidad #PolíticaEnergética (translated)

El Gobierno ha decidido recuperar las ayudas de 20 céntimos por litro al combustible, pero deja sin respuestas inmediatas la situación de la factura de la luz, que afectará gravemente a los más de ocho millones de consumidores en tarifas reguladas durante el invierno. #AyudasCombustible #PreciosEnergéticos #FacturaLuz

El Gobierno español ha aprobado un nuevo Real Decreto para abordar la crisis energética derivada de la guerra en Irán, extendiendo ayudas fiscales a los carburantes y limitando las tarifas del gas y el butano, con un costo total estimado de 12.000 millones de euros para las arcas públicas. #CrisisEnergética #AyudasGobierno #PreciosEnergéticos

Não é à toa que Jair Bolsonaro está preso. Ele foi condenado por liderar uma tentativa de golpe de Estado para impedir a posse de um presidente legitimamente eleito. E a trama golpista chegou a ponto de incluir um plano que previa matar Lula, Geraldo Alckmin e Alexandre de Moraes. Nada mal para alguém que passou anos apresentando a si próprio como defensor dos valores cristãos. Por outro lado, há seu filho, Flávio Bolsonaro, e, ao seu redor, aparece uma sucessão de personagens ligados ao mundo do crime. Mais recentemente, veio à tona que uma assessora de seu gabinete negociou a liberação de uma emenda parlamentar a pedido de Robson Calixto, o "Peixe", miliciano condenado por integrar a organização criminosa armada comandada pelos irmãos Brazão, condenados como mandantes do assassinato de Marielle Franco e Anderson Gomes. Além de ter dado versões contraditórias sobre sua relação com Daniel Vorcaro, Flávio acumulou episódios que mostraram seu conforto com grandes mentiras. Primeiro, ele disse que não conhecia o banqueiro. Depois vieram mensagens em que o chamava de "irmão" e cobrava recursos. E, depois de afirmar publicamente que nunca havia entrado em um avião de Vorcaro, veio a informação de que havia viajado com a família em um jatinho do qual o banqueiro era cotista. O patriotismo da família Bolsonaro também tem suas peculiaridades. Eduardo Bolsonaro foi aos Estados Unidos pressionar o governo Trump por medidas contra autoridades brasileiras e, depois que Trump impôs tarifas de 50% aos produtos do Brasil, afirmou que o presidente americano havia "acertado na decisão". As tarifas atingiram empresas e exportadores brasileiros. Para uma família que transformou a bandeira nacional em símbolo político, é uma curiosa modalidade de patriotismo: buscar pressão de um governo estrangeiro e depois apoiar uma medida que manda a conta para quem produz no próprio país. Existe ainda outra herança do pai que Flávio Bolsonaro parece ter aprendido muito bem: transformar a religião em instrumento de construção de poder político. Sua campanha tem buscado sistematicamente grandes lideranças evangélicas e associado sua candidatura a expressões como "propósito de Deus" e "Deus está me preparando". O curioso é que alguém investigado por suspeitas que incluem lavagem de dinheiro e cercado por casos que o aproximam de personagens ligados ao crime encontre justamente no discurso religioso uma espécie de certificado moral. Para mim, essa é a contradição mais interessante do pior candidato que temos, pois quanto mais complicada fica a sua biografia terrena, maior parece ser a sua necessidade de falar sobre o céu. Nesse contexto, tem-se que Jair foi eleito prometendo acabar com a velha política. Flávio já chega carregando a sua. O pai levou quatro anos para mostrar do que realmente era capaz. O filho poupou o país da espera. Apesar disso, impulsionado sobretudo pelo antilulismo, ele continua competitivo nas pesquisas. E ainda temos uma população sedenta por mudança, e com razões legítimas para isso. O risco é descobrir, tarde demais, que mudar o rumo do país não significa necessariamente seguir para um lugar melhor. Mudanças podem vir. E podem nos levar para um destino muito pior do que aquele do qual se pretendia escapar. (por Michael França, na Folha) #Bolsonaro #Brasil #Política

A política energética europeia falhou em atingir seus objetivos, resultando em preços historicamente altos para o gasóleo e elevadas tarifas de eletricidade que levaram a uma desindustrialização em favor de regiões com custos energéticos mais baixos, como o Texas e a China. #energia #indústria #políticaenergéticaportuguesa

Pagar pedágio + IPVA para rodar na mesma estrada faz sentido para você? 🚗💸 Se você está pagando pedágio, não faz sentido nenhum pagar IPVA, afinal o pedágio é pra fazer manutenção da estrada e o IPVA seria pra fazer a mesma coisa. ​Como deputado vou propor um projeto de Lei onde o valor que você gastar em tarifas de pedágio ao longo do ano possa ser usado para abater do valor a pagar no IPVA do seu carro! Com isso vamos acabar com bitributação e baratear o seu IPVA! Dia 04 de outubro é 2️⃣2️⃣0️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ para acabar com os seus impostos! #IPVA #pedágio #impostos

A Bolt assegura que, apesar da nova lei que permite aumentos ilimitados nas tarifas dinâmicas dos serviços de TVDE, irá estabelecer limiares razoáveis para os preços, e prevê que os táxis possam operar como TVDE já em outubro, garantindo aos taxistas liberdade de circulação sem restrições geográficas. #TVDE #mobilidade #Bolt