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"He doesn't need to ruin the legacy he built with his ego. Leaving the Portugal camp without speaking to any of your teammates? That's disrespectful. He needs to understand that he is no longer young. Look at Zlatan. I was young once. I competed and then I retired. Even lions know when the hunt is over." (translated)

🚨 VASCO CONTESTS TECHNICAL CRITERIA OF FLA-FLU, POINTS OUT VIOLATION OF CONCESSION RULES AND CITES DECISION FROM TJRJ IN ACTION FOR MARACANÃ Vasco filed an obligation lawsuit on Wednesday (1st) with a request for urgent protective measures to try to secure the Maracanã against Boca Juniors on October 20, for the semifinal of the South American Cup. In the action, the club directly questions the technical criteria used by Fla-Flu to deny the stadium, points out unequal treatment, supports violations of concession rules, and also explores a contradiction involving the Memorandum of Understanding. 📌 WHAT FLA-FLU ALLEGED In response to Vasco, the concessionaire pointed to the accumulated wear of the lawn, the climatic conditions of July and August, and the need to preserve the intervals designated for field maintenance. For 10/20, Fla-Flu specifically mentioned games of Fluminense on 10/18 and Flamengo on 10/22. With Vasco x Boca between these matches, there would be three games in five days. According to the concessionaire, this sequence would prevent procedures such as helical mowing, targeted fertilization, supplemental lighting, and repair of damage to the lawn. 📌 VASCO QUESTIONS THE TECHNICAL JUSTIFICATION The first counterpoint is the lawn itself. Vasco highlights that, three days after the denial, it was announced that the existing field would be removed and new Bermuda Celebration rolls would be placed, with the return of football scheduled for 10/08. Vasco x Boca will be on 10/20. The club's thesis is that it would not be possible to use the accumulated wear of the old lawn as justification for a match that will take place 12 days after the return of football to the renewed field. 📌 GREENLEAF DOCUMENT IS USED BY VASCO Vasco also retrieves the technical planning prepared by Greenleaf, the company responsible for lawn maintenance, in August. According to the action, the document shows that the same procedures cited by Fla-Flu to deny Vasco x Boca have already been carried out in a concentrated manner between matches. The petition states that helical mowing, targeted fertilization, supplemental lighting, and damage repair have even been grouped in a single day after a match, even in a winter scenario and lawn wear. The question posed by Vasco is direct: if this work could be done in August to accommodate the sequence of games from Flamengo and Fluminense, why couldn't it be repeated in October, after the complete lawn replacement? 📌 INTERVAL BETWEEN GAMES Vasco also contests the argument of three games in five days by comparing the situation with the recent calendar of the Maracanã. The action argues that sequences with reduced intervals for Flamengo and Fluminense matches have already been admitted. For Vasco, if the necessary interval for lawn recovery is decisive for denying a match, that criterion must be applied equally to all clubs. 📌 SHOWS AND OTHER EVENTS The action also points out that the Maracanã hosts shows, religious gatherings, and events from other sports, including the installation of structures and occupancy of the field area. Vasco questions how the administration can reconcile these events with lawn preservation, yet considers it technically unfeasible to host a semifinal of CONMEBOL. According to the data presented in the action, at least seven extraordinary events unrelated to official football were held between 2025 and 09/30/2026. 📌 CONCESSION NOTICE Vasco cites item 3.4 of the Terms of Reference, which gives priority to football events from the official calendars of FIFA, CONMEBOL, CBF, and FERJ over other events. Vasco x Boca is an official semifinal of CONMEBOL. The action argues that there would be an "inversion of this priority" by accommodating shows and other events and denying the stadium for a match that, under the concession rules cited by the club, should have priority. The petition mentions "distortion of the concessionaire's obligations" and "violation of the equal treatment required by the Concession Notice." 📌 UNEQUAL TREATMENT Vasco summarizes its challenge in four points: • the lawn replacement would change the premise of accumulated wear; • Greenleaf's own planning would demonstrate that maintenance could be carried out between matches; • the calendar would show reduced intervals that have already been admitted for Flamengo and Fluminense; • other events are reconciled with the necessary care for field preservation. As a result, Vasco asserts that restrictions are being applied selectively. The action further cites clause 13.2 of the Concession Contract, which prohibits favoritism and unjustifiably different, discriminatory treatment, or "without technical criteria" that results in restricted access to the Complex. 📌 THE CONTRADICTION POINTED OUT BY VASCO Fla-Flu claims not to recognize the validity of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2025. At the same time, according to Vasco, it uses the document itself—especially the provision for four matches conditioned on availability and operational conditions—to justify the denial. Vasco points out contradictory behavior and invokes the principle of good faith. 📌 PREVIOUS DECISION OF TJRJ The action also cites the Instrument Appeal No. 3023517-70.2026.8.19.0000. On that occasion, Justice Alexandre Freitas Câmara analyzed the discussion regarding the absence of Fla-Flu's signature on the Memorandum. The magistrate stated that Flamengo and Fluminense, members of the concessionaire, had signed the document and pointed out that disregarding it later could represent contradictory behavior contrary to good faith. 📌 RECOMMENDATION FROM BEPE The issue of public safety also appears as an argument for the use of the Maracanã. According to the action, BEPE (Specialized Battalion for Policing in Stadiums) recommended holding the match at the Maracanã due to the magnitude of the confrontation and the expected public turnout. Vasco uses this recommendation to argue that the Maracanã is not just a preference of the club. The petition points to the stadium as the option that best meets capacity, location, structure, security, and operational conditions to host the match against Boca. 📌 SÃO JANUÁRIO IS NOT AN OPTION Vasco also differentiates the situation from the previous process involving Vasco x Vitória, when it did not obtain a preliminary injunction to use the Maracanã. This time, according to the action, São Januário cannot host the semifinal. The South American Manual requires a minimum capacity of 30,000 spectators starting from the semifinals, while the petition indicates São Januário has approximately 21,880 seats. Vasco acknowledges the Nilton Santos Stadium as an alternative but argues that having another stadium does not resolve the issue brought to Justice: is there legitimate technical and contractual basis for Fla-Flu to deny Maracanã? 📌 WHAT VASCO SEEKS Vasco is seeking a preliminary injunction requiring Fla-Flu to make the Maracanã available for Vasco x Boca on 10/20 at 9:30 PM. The request includes the maximum ticket allocation corresponding to the authorized capacity, the use of necessary facilities for organizing the match, the implementation of a mosaic, and temporary installation of banners in the same manner allowed for the clubs that are members of the concessionaire. In case of non-compliance, Vasco requests a daily fine of R$ 1 million. Vasco must inform CONMEBOL by October 5 where it will hold the return match of the semifinal. (translated)

During Argentina Week in Paris, I accompanied President @JMilei and the Secretary General of the Presidency @KarinaMileiOk in the announcement by @TotalEnergies to invest nearly USD 10,000 million to expand its gas and oil production in Argentina. The French company reported an investment of USD 1,500 million for the offshore electrified submarine wells project Alberdi in Tierra del Fuego. In Neuquén, investment in unconventional gas will continue to maintain and increase production. The company also announced that the oil project in San Roque could reach a production of up to 60,000 barrels per day and represent an investment of around USD 5,000 million. Furthermore, TotalEnergies will continue investing in renewable energy in Argentina, where it already has 300 MW of installed wind capacity. Company representatives highlighted that the reforms promoted by the National Government are generating positive momentum for investment and that TotalEnergies intends to be part of that process. 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 (translated)

Now, believe me, beyond everything, there is a quality that I discovered in the way of questioning, of interacting, of prosecutor Civardi that excites me. Really. The tone. The timing. The manners. The measured choice of every word, precisely because he is able to give each word its weight. And not just any weight: the exact one. Because Civardi really seems to weigh the words. One by one. In front of such a mind, in my opinion, you have little chance. There is a passage during the interview with Sempio where he says something like this. I’m going from memory: “…he reports having found the Feltrinelli bookstore closed, inexplicably.” (Pause) “On August 13” (micro-pause) “Monday” (If you manage to recover that passage in the video, feel free to post it below). Because in my opinion, everything is there. There’s the skill of a man that you will hardly be able to displace. The same that I found in that question asked to Cassese: a question that asked nothing, it sentenced. Or in the way he managed those two minutes with General Garofano. That’s where you see what an extremely intelligent, cultured, prepared, and capable person can become over time. But above all, there is one thing I am convinced of. A way of speaking like that, such confidence, comes not only from preparation or intelligence. I believe it also comes from the pride of knowing that one can defend one’s honesty. #Garlasco INEXPLICABLY... (That adverb…😍) (translated)

Incredible that asking for respect for BTS's privacy and rejecting that the media set up or remain in the hotel is interpreted as insulting, scolding, or "throwing out" someone. As ARMY, we reject that the hotel becomes a waiting point for the media. BTS is staying there, not conducting a public activity. Where is the professionalism, @lafm and @vanedelatorre? What is the purpose of staying in the hotel beyond invading their privacy and disturbing the rest of those staying there? What kind of valuable information is generated by doing that kind of coverage? We call for respect and responsibility. Covering news does not eliminate the right to privacy. BTS deserves to rest and have peace during their stay, like anyone else. (translated)

China imposes a 55% tariff on imports of meat from Brazil This is because the South American country reached its annual quota, and it was not allowed to take the Uruguayan quota Brazil's meat exports to China will have a total tariff of 67% (translated)

The co-pilot who attempted to attack a flight to Israel was identified as radicalized, and the investigation focuses on how he managed to smuggle a knife onto the plane, with the Israeli prime minister suggesting that his intention was suicidal and part of a jihadist mission. (translated)