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Lola described the ballet rehearsals at GF Vip as chaotic: Carmen was yelling at Valeria to practice, while Valeria seemed more interested in kissing than the choreography. Andreas was cursing under his breath, Giacomo was struggling with weights, and Marina was urinating. According to Lola, the choreography changed every two seconds; she called the scene "the mess we deserve." #gfvip #gfvip #realityshow #balletto (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella reported that four suspected members of the Edwin Román Velásquez Valle substructure of the Gulf Clan had been captured in Santa Fe de Antioquia and Betulia. Among them, he identified alias “Caliche,” whom he described as a coordinator of hitmen, and aliases “Pachito,” “Valeria,” and “Lina.” He stated that they participated in the attack in Betulia in which sub-inspectors Wilmer Ovidio Gallego Sepúlveda and Edwin Danilo Chamorro Bastida were killed. He also pointed out that in Nuquí, Chocó, alias “Niño Potro” had been captured, wanted for extradition by the United States and accused of coordinating the shipment of nearly two tons of cocaine a month. De La Espriella said he would seek to dismantle the Gulf Clan and bring its members to justice, and concluded with patriotic and religious slogans. #Narcotráfico #Justicia #Colombia (translated)

VIA DI QUA had criticized the dynamic in which Valeria asked Jack for a French kiss, justifying it with the choreography, arguing that it was neither fun the first time nor the tenth time. He had added that if the gender roles had been reversed, the audience would have been outraged, and he considered such a reaction justified. #gfvip #gfvip #realityshow #società (translated)

Leandro Ruschel stated that a reporter from Veja considered that the attention given to the recording published by the magazine would be diverting focus from more serious allegations based on messages found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone. According to Ruschel, the reporter said that messages from 2024 and 2025 would indicate a collusion with executives from the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa, Petrobras, and Correios to raise R$ 10 billion, of which R$ 1 billion would be destined to the PT as a bribe. The account also mentioned more than 450 messages with an operator linked to the office of Minister Alexandre Padilha. Ruschel said that, according to the report, Banco Master entered in May 2024 a government list that would allow it to receive investments from the funds, despite having low credit ratings and being under investigation for fraud. During the same period, the bank reportedly negotiated R$ 500 million in credit letters with Caixa; the operation retreated after O Globo reported, in July 2024, the removal of two managers who had issued a negative opinion. The report also claimed that Padilha had said, in a meeting at the Palácio do Planalto, that agreements made with Olavo Noleto would count as agreements with the minister himself, and that, after dinner at Vorcaro's house in October 2024, the banker received a message saying that Lula would meet him and had liked the conversation. According to Ruschel, the reporter stated that Lula received Vorcaro in December and that messages from lawyer Walfrido Warde suggested pressure on the Central Bank to save Master. He added that Vorcaro would have presented the account to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which had refused to receive the material, and that there would be evidence involving PGR members who had contact with the defense. Ruschel said that the reporter argued that Vorcaro should be heard and warned of the risk of diverting workers' resources to save the bank. #Corrupção #Política #Justiça (translated)

Pedro Menin wrote that, after the Ana Elisa episode, his sources said that Lula's campaign had considered the possibility of him withdrawing from the candidacy and letting Geraldo Alckmin take his place, in an attempt to keep the PT in power. According to Menin, this hypothesis was motivated by the lower rejection of the vice president, and Lula and Janja would take on ministries. Menin stated that, according to Article 77, § 4 of the Constitution, a candidate who withdraws before the second round could not be replaced, and that Augusto Cury, as the highest remaining candidate, would enter the race. He also cited Article 13 of Law 9.504 and said that the substitution rule would only apply if the new registration was requested up to 20 days before the election, except in cases of death; for the second round, the constitutional rule would prevail. He stated that members of the campaign were angry and desperate in the face of a defeat they considered imminent, and said that just a few weeks earlier, no one believed in this possibility. Menin also predicted that Lula would be humiliated and that his political career would come to an end on the 25th, presenting the contest as a “Holy War” between what he called the people of God and the PT. #Lula #Eleições2024 #PolíticaBrasil (translated)

The Montenegrin police arrested five members of the Russian hybrid network Ribar, including leaders Mikhail and Valeria Zvinchuk, during an operation conducted due to suspicion of propaganda and foreign influences related to the Kremlin. #CrnaGora #hibridnorođenje #sigurnost (translated)

The article from "Nouvel Obs" discusses the stakes of the social-democratic primary, highlighting that more than 140,000 voters are registered, including 31,030 members and 37,017 supporters of the Socialist Party, while emphasizing the accusations of antisemitism that Valérie Pécresse directs at Jordan Bardella. #PolitiqueFrançaise #PrimaireSocialeDémocrate #Antisémitisme (translated)