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Erika Hilton reported that she submitted a request to create a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission on Big Techs, with the aim of investigating, according to her, abuses by companies like Meta, responsible for Instagram, during the elections. She stated that foreign companies would be manipulating algorithms to favor political positions and harm candidates, and said there would be indications of interference by foreign billionaires in Brazilian elections. Hilton pointed out that the voting could influence the end of the 6x1 scale, the continuity of Pix, Brazilian control over rare earths, and the rights of women and girls to their own image, their own bodies, and the vote. She claimed to be gathering the 171 signatures necessary for the request for the companies to be investigated, regardless of the ballot results. The deputy also defended Brazil's sovereignty and criticized what she described as abuses by foreign companies that monopolize the internet. In the end, she called for support for Lula on the 25th and accused a system of trying to enslave the population, seize the country's wealth, and colonize it. #CPI #BigTechs #Eleições2023 (translated)

Augustus Nicodemus wrote that sexual scandals, corruption, and abuse of power in evangelical and Catholic churches did not demonstrate that Christianity was false. According to him, these cases showed that wearing religious garments or carrying a Bible did not make someone holy, and Jesus had already warned about people who would act like wolves. #Cristianismo #Igrejas #Escândalos (translated)

The Prosecutor's Office has changed its mind and now believes that Spain has jurisdiction to investigate the complaint of Rebeca and Laura against Julio Iglesias for sexual violence and labor abuse, after initially archiving the case despite meeting the legal requirements. #JulioIglesias #JusticiaEspañola #ViolenciaSexual (translated)

Alan Lopes stated that the interviews of Lula, the day before, and Flávio Bolsonaro, that day, revealed opposite profiles. He described Lula as tired and worn out, said the president seemed uncomfortable with difficult questions, and criticized his language. He also stated that Lula was embarrassed when confronted about promises that Lopes considered false and assessed that he did not convey credibility as a statesman nor would he be able to convince people outside his circle of supporters. Regarding Flávio Bolsonaro, Lopes said that he conveyed lightness, hope, transparency, and emotional balance, in addition to demonstrating preparedness to negotiate with international leaders. The author also claimed that the senator inspired positive expectations and represented the possibility of overcoming a period that, according to Lopes, had taken the country to rock bottom after scandals and abuses against the population. #Lula #FlávioBolsonaro #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

BLOGDOMACEDO reported that the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office requested the preventive detention of Armando Mendonça, vice president of Corinthians, in the case that investigated suspicions of irregularities with sports materials supplied by Nike. According to the author, the news was published by ge this Friday (16), in a report signed by Bruno Cassucci. The request was forwarded to the 25th Criminal Court by prosecutor Cássio Roberto Conserino after the dismissal of Marcelo Munhoes, former Director of Information Technology of the club and a witness considered important by the prosecution. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the dismissal occurred on the eve of the instruction hearing scheduled for November 10 and could intimidate witnesses or interfere with the production of evidence. Conserino stated that Munhoes had provided relevant technical elements for the investigation and that the dismissal could also affect other employees called to testify. The author added that the prosecutor pointed out the public support of the Corinthians president, Osmar Stábile, for Mendonça as part of the context and raised suspicions of possible interference in the process. Conserino also opened a new investigative procedure to investigate the circumstances of the dismissal and any potential involvement of Mendonça or third parties in acts aimed at interfering with the investigation. According to BLOGDOMACEDO, Mendonça became a defendant in June after the court accepted the Public Prosecutor's Office's charge. He faced accusations of aggravated continued embezzlement, attempted aggravated continued embezzlement, qualified theft by breach of trust, and coercion in the course of the process. According to the accusation, he had appropriated 131 sports items from Nike, attempted to obtain 19 special jerseys with the NFL patch, and kept eight units of the commemorative edition. The Public Prosecutor's Office also accused him of threatening two witnesses. The author reported that the suspicions arose after an internal audit identified irregularities in the management and distribution of Nike materials in Corinthians. Mendonça denied any irregularities, attributed control problems to the previous management, and questioned the consistency of the audit report. According to ge, he was contacted by the report but had not responded by the time of publication. BLOGDOMACEDO emphasized that it was up to the court to decide on the request for preventive detention and that the request did not mean that the arrest had been decreed. The accusations, he added, still depended on due process. #BlogdoMacedo #Corinthians #MinistérioPúblico #Justiça (translated)

Carlos Bolsonaro stated that Jair Bolsonaro had been declared ineligible due to accusations of abuse of economic power for getting on a sound truck on September 7. He compared the case to Lula’s actions, which, according to him, should be subjected to the same criteria of oversight and judgment. Carlos accused Lula of spending about 500 billion reais in extraordinary public funds during the election period and questioned the actions of the press and oversight bodies. He also stated that the objective was not only to silence Jair Bolsonaro but to erase his history, his legacy, and what he represented for millions of Brazilians. Carlos said that the people were a factor that his opponents seemed to ignore and asked for votes for Flávio Bolsonaro, number 22, on the 25th, warning that otherwise, the country would fade away. #Bolsonaro #Lula #Eleições2024 (translated)

Donald Trump intensifies his persecution against Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, accused of alleged falsity in her citizenship application, by ordering a search of her home and threatening to revoke her nationality, which her team calls an outrageous abuse of power. #IlhanOmar #Trump #DerechosHumanos (translated)

The article denounces the violence, racism, and hatred coming from military and security forces in Spain, emphasizing recent cases of abuse against migrants while criticizing the incomplete democratization and subjugation of these institutions to the law and human rights. #DerechosHumanos #Migrantes #Violencia (translated)

Sam Pancher stated that he received many online attacks, usually linked to situations with which he claimed not to be involved. According to him, recently more leftist figures had started these attacks, although the right had also done so in the past. He reported receiving insults and threats, some of which he published for safety, but said that he did not disclose most of them. Pancher stated that he was in the interior of Minas Gerais for work and that people from his personal circle had sent worried messages. He said he decided to draw attention to the episode and asked people to identify those who were promoting the attacks. #AbusoOnline #Assédio #LiberdadeDeExpressão (translated)

The Ministry of Defense has sent to the Court of Guard of Ceuta and to the Prosecutor's Office audios in which supposed military personnel boast about beating immigrants, amid allegations of abuses and torture in the autonomous city. #CrisisMigratoria #DerechosHumanos #Ceuta (translated)

In Italy, disciplinary proceedings against teachers are dominated by school leaders, who take on the roles of accusation, investigation, and judgment, raising concerns about the lack of impartiality and the possibility of abuse of power. #Scuola #Insegnanti #Disciplina (translated)

A psychologist from Alenquer is on trial for more than 60 crimes of sexual abuse of a minor patient, as well as 16 crimes of child pornography, after establishing a relationship of trust with the victim, who was 15 years old at the time. #AbusoSexual #Psicologia #Justiça (translated)