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It lasted less than a day. Many were individuals who had been in prison or had problems with alcohol and drugs. They were transported by a group of people who crossed the border from Russia on buses and urged them to occupy the building. Once they were inside, they turned towards Russia. There was Motorola [Arsen Pavlov, a Russian paramilitary leader who would later intervene in the war in Donbas]. Our investigation led us to talk to detainees, analyze the documents they had left when they retreated, and visit the places where they had stayed. The conclusion was indisputable, and my thesis is that the preparation for the occupation of Donbas did not begin in 2014, after the Maidan uprising [the popular uprising that led to the fleeing of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych], but much earlier, perhaps after the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008. Close to a hundred Russians crossed the border dressed as civilians, as if they were tourists. They had no weapons. They went straight to Villa María. That is where they had left the uniforms and weapons with which they appeared on the streets of Sloviansk. The church employees were involved in the preparation, including a priest, who later became one of the leaders of the armed groups. #GuerraEnUcrania #Rusia #Donbás (translated)

The article addresses the risks and controversies of the Catalan 'trans law', which, by introducing the category 'non-binary' in official documents and allowing gender identities different from those registered, raises concerns among feminist groups about the potential legal insecurity and the impact on official statistics. #LeyTrans #IdentidadNoBinaria #DerechosLGTBI (translated)

Jones Manoel stated that Flávio Bolsonaro was contrary to the interests of retirees and beneficiaries of the BPC. Commenting on a news article published by UOL, he said that emails obtained by the Federal Police indicated that an account identified as belonging to Flávio was linked to the same "master user" associated with lawyer Willer Tomaz, investigated for suspected money laundering related to the scheme of undue discounts on INSS. Manoel defended that the case should be clarified rigorously and stated that Flávio threatened to make cuts if elected president. According to him, retirees and beneficiaries of the BPC would be in the senator's crosshairs. He also said that Brazil should not return to misery. #INSS #Aposentadoria #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

Tsuki found it "sensational" that the magazine Veja had directly accused Lula's campaign of spreading false news against the publication. He then summarized the arguments from a response by the magazine regarding its report about Vorcaro. According to the text from Veja reproduced by Tsuki, Vorcaro's lawyer would have confirmed the authenticity of the audio, and the magazine stated that it removed five short statements — 15 seconds in total — to protect the source. The publication also clarified that it did not say that the audio was included in the plea bargain nor that the confession was made to the Federal Police. Regarding the PGR, the magazine claimed that Vorcaro, through his lawyers, presented an account regarding the funding of a documentary about Lula and promised to deliver documents if the plea bargain was accepted, which did not happen. Tsuki also stated that some outlets were using "jurists" in their headlines to conceal, according to his assessment, that the coordination of Lula's presidential campaign was spreading false news against Veja's cover story. #PolíticaBR #FakeNews #Eleições2022 (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)

Artificial intelligence is transforming public procurement by improving transparency and facilitating document analysis, incident detection, and access to regulations, allowing for clearer and more efficient procedures. #ContrataciónPública #InteligenciaArtificial #Transparencia (translated)

UpdateCharts reported that the Federal Police denied that Vorcaro mentioned, in testimony, resources for a film about Lula. According to the publication, the corporation also stated that it had not received from the businessman’s defense any attachments, documents, or information with that content. https://t.co/MTJoOkwbnG #PolíciaFederal #Lula #FakeNews (translated)

POPTime reported that the Federal Police denied the information published by the magazine Veja that Daniel Vorcaro had released money for a film about Lula in exchange for business in the government. According to the clarification reproduced by the publication, Vorcaro did not give testimony with the content described in the report, published on Friday (10/9), nor did he provide the institution with documents or information of that nature. #PolíciaFederal #Lula #FakeNews (translated)

Lázaro Rosa stated that the Federal Police had denied a report from the magazine Veja about Daniel Vorcaro. According to him, the corporation said that Vorcaro had not provided in his testimony the statements about Lula attributed to him and that no documents or evidence had been presented. Rosa accused Veja of lying to favor Flávio Bolsonaro and claimed that the testimony would be clandestine. #PolíciaFederal #FakeNews #Lula (translated)

Kriska Carvalho wrote that the Federal Police had contested the Veja report, stating that Daniel Vorcaro did not provide a statement or deliver documents or information related to the published content. According to Carvalho, the Federal Police also received a request to investigate the report. https://t.co/myZYvO5hox #PolíciaFederal #FakeNews #Investigações (translated)

Renato Souza wrote that the Federal Police denied that Daniel Vorcaro had given a statement with information about alleged transfers to the Lula Institute published by the magazine Veja. According to Souza, the corporation also stated that Vorcaro did not provide documents or information on the topic. The report, titled "Vorcaro says he released money for a film about Lula due to business in the government," was published on Friday (10/9). #PolíciaFederal #Lula #Veja (translated)

Intercept Brasil stated that private conversations, documents, and an audio message sent by Flávio Bolsonaro to Daniel Vorcaro indicated a direct and frequent relationship between the two, as well as financial ties between the Bolsonaro family and the banker, who was described as one of the most "radioactive" names in Brasília. According to the publication, Flávio had denied connections between his family and the far right with Vorcaro, claiming it was a "false narrative that Lula has created." Intercept said that documents regarding the international production of the film *Dark Horse* showed that, by the end of 2024, the arrangement involved an intermediary. The following year, Flávio and Vorcaro would have directly discussed the release of funds and operational matters, as well as showing personal closeness. #Bolsonaro #Corrupção #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

The former chief prosecutor of the courts of Leiria and Coimbra was sentenced to one year in prison, with the sentence suspended for two years, for misconduct and the withholding of documents, amid accusations of manipulation and delays in eight cases in the Leiria district. #Justiça #Prevaricação #Coimbra (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)

VEJA reported that, in audio recordings and documents obtained by the magazine, Vorcaro said he had allocated funds not only to Dark Horse but also to a documentary about Lula. According to the publication, he claimed to have paid in cash, in a scheme that would involve the former treasurer of the PT and Minister Alexandre Padilha. https://t.co/SgeHNS0GrB #Política #Lula #Corrupção (translated)

Hayy stated that, in audio and documents obtained by VEJA, Vorcaro revealed having allocated resources to Dark Horse and a documentary about Lula. According to Hayy, Vorcaro said he paid in cash, in a scheme involving the former treasurer of the PT and Minister Alexandre Padilha. Hayy also asked people to share the information. #Lula #Corrupção #DarkHorse (translated)

They have not bothered to hide the documents. For his part, Iñaki Ezkerra has emphasized that the leaders of the nationalist party "have not bothered to hide the documents" that have been brought to light by the authors of the book, Chacón and Olazábal. #Corrupción #PNV #HistoriaVasca (translated)

Hayy wrote that Fux had requested the Secretariat full access to the inquiry into the fake news reported by Alexandre de Moraes and ordered that four investigations be made available in full, including confidential documents, within 48 hours. https://t.co/Y9R1EpA1Ec #FakeNews #Justiça #Inquérito (translated)

The Independent Media reported that Fux requested full access to the fake news investigation, reported by Alexandre, and ordered that four investigations be made fully available, including confidential documents, within 48 hours. https://t.co/a72ZB2QKXS #FakeNews #Justiça #Brasil (translated)

"We knew that people were going to say that it was fake news, that it was going to be an almost immediate reaction because they don't want to face what they are seeing." As they knew this would happen, from the very beginning, Abraham and Szor have explained that to verify what these 24 testimonies were saying, they talked, for more than three years, with more than 100 sources, in addition to verifying what they said with documents, research, and bombing records. #Naza #Gaza #Documental (translated)