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Truecaller questioned whether Brazilians would allow Donald Trump to influence the country's electoral system in defense of U.S. interests. It predicted that Trump would lose control of the House and Senate in November, would be unable to govern, and would leave office in two years. The author stated that China was economically more important to Brazil than the United States because it buys Brazilian products and can help during crises. He also mentioned that the United States had a trade surplus with Brazil and was a direct competitor to agribusiness and Embraer. Truecaller also said that Brazilians were being influenced by a nonsensical narrative and cited controversies involving the PL and the Bolsonaro family. It claimed that the president of the PL had been arrested in the mensalão scandal, that Flávio Bolsonaro campaigned for Eduardo Cunha, who was imprisoned in the Lava Jato operation, and that the scandals involving INSS and Banco Master had arisen and grown during the Bolsonaro administration. It also criticized Jair Bolsonaro for, according to it, catering to the Centrão by releasing funds from the rapporteur and the secret budget. Regarding Flávio Bolsonaro, Truecaller stated that he did not have a government plan, had changed his position on the 6x1 work schedule, and had promised to cut R$ 200 billion in basic services to solve the fiscal problem, although he only explained R$ 70 billion, an amount the author considered inflated. It added that Flávio had not explained his pricing policy for Petrobras. Finally, Truecaller argued that spending cuts would reduce consumption and GDP and worsen the primary deficit by decreasing revenue. It cited Greece, Argentina, Chile, and Peru as examples where, according to it, austerity policies had failed. #PolíticaBrasil #Eleições2022 #Manipulação (translated)

Jones Manoel stated, on Teacher's Day, that the date should also serve to demand better conditions for the category, of which he is a part as a historian. He said that fewer and fewer people wanted to work in education and attributed this to overload, low salaries, what he considered excessive targets, devaluation, and threats to the safety and integrity of professionals. Manoel stated that in 2027 he would be in Congress advocating for a 30-hour work week without a salary reduction, decent working conditions, career plans, physical and mental health and safety, more public competitions, and the end of precarious contracts. He also advocated for the repeal of the New Spending Cap and all austerity policies, saying that this was fundamental for the future of education and teachers in Brazil. He stated that he wanted to make teaching again a profession desired by young people and emphasized its importance for history, national memory, and the development of the country. #Educação #Professores #DiaDosProfessores (translated)

Elias Jabbour criticized the relationship that Daniella Marques established, in interviews, between entrepreneurship and fiscal austerity. He argued that companies and entrepreneurs depended on demand and accused Marques of proposing a strong reduction of it in the name of Flávio Bolsonaro. Jabbour classified this position as based on a low-quality ideology and said that the issue was becoming a matter of public order. He also stated that he was waiting for a response to the debate he had suggested. #Empreendedorismo #Demanda #OrdemPública (translated)

TAP will sell 44.9% of its capital to Lufthansa, which proposed an investment of 1.201 billion euros, while the state budget for 2027 is characterized by its austerity and limited proposals, such as adjustments in tax brackets and reductions in corporate tax for companies. #TAP #Lufthansa #Orçamento2027 (translated)

In the episode of the program Realpolitik, Sérgio Sousa Pinto and Miguel Pinheiro analyze whether Pedro Passos Coelho has the ability to unite the right in a possible return to politics, addressing his criticisms of the current government and associations with austerity during his term. #PassosCoelho #PolíticaPortuguesa #DireitaUnida (translated)

Pepa R. de Millán compared the PSOE in housing matters to Ábalos regarding feminism, to Zapatero regarding austerity, to Puente regarding trains, and to Sánchez regarding the truth. She described those relationships as a permanent scam and betrayal. #PSOE #Vivienda #Estafa (translated)

Elias Jabbour challenged Daniella Marques, whom he identified as the coordinator of the economic area of Flávio Bolsonaro, to an open debate on fiscal austerity and economic development. The elected federal deputy and economics professor asked her to detail which areas would be affected by a possible cut of R$ 200 billion. Jabbour said that the debate would allow thousands of Brazilians to learn what, according to him, the Bolsonaros intended for Brazil. #debate #austeridade #economia (translated)

José Manuel Restrepo Abondano stated that, during the first two months of President Abelardo De La Espriella's government, the Vice Presidency of the Republic reduced monthly personnel expenses by 73%, which, he said, meant a saving of COP$1 billion per month. He also pointed out that the value of contracts with legal entities fell by 98% and presented austerity as a commitment of the Miracle Homeland. #Austeridad #Gobierno #RecursosPúblicos (translated)

The author stated that José Antonio Kast, whom he described as far-right and the son of a German Nazi soldier, was a close friend of Santiago Abascal and implemented a policy of austerity and cuts. He also claimed that, after seven months in power in Chile, 64% of the population disapproved of his management. https://t.co/MXgXTizTKB #Chile #Política #Austeridad #CL (translated)

The Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford highlights the need to balance state intervention and fiscal responsibility, emphasizing that public spending does not always produce the expected impact and that policies must be sustainable in the long term. #NobelEconomía #PolíticaFiscal #Austeridad (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)

Raphaël Glucksmann criticizes the left for its lack of action in the face of economic crises and austerity plans, highlighting the importance of returning to its roots and strengthening a narrative that connects with the middle and lower classes. #RaphaëlGlucksmann #PlacePublique #izquierda (translated)

In the program Fora do Baralho, the participants debate the State Budget, the threat of austerity, political promises, and the rise of the Chega party in polls, while analyzing the speech of the President of the Republic and its implications for Portugal's political future. #ForaDoBaralho #OrçamentoDoEstado #Austeridade (translated)

"The EU has become an anchor of stability. Also for our citizens. We need a timely agreement on the budget to preserve stability and predictability for our citizens in a constantly changing world." Brussels calls for the new EU budget not to be based on austerity, as expressed on Wednesday before the European Parliament in Strasbourg by Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin. #PresupuestoUE #Austeridad #CohesionEuropea (translated)