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🚨 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)

🚨 URGENT 🚨 Daniela Lima has brought a bombshell on Pulso Político. Everyone needs to share it. The tone around Flávio is no longer campaigning. It is a threat. Flávio claims to be moderate. Yesterday he presented Pablo Marçal as an active part of the campaign. In the live stream with Daniela Marques, his economic guru, the title was holy war. Catholics and evangelicals against each other. Macumba and satanism in the middle of the sentence. Fear as a method. If you thought it was heavy, it gets worse. Allan dos Santos, a fugitive in the United States, convicted of threats, defamation, and slander, attacked a bishop of the Catholic Church. The bishop had asked for mercy from Our Lady Aparecida in the face of gunfire at the CNBB. The response was insults. The Church is already monitoring the attacks on bishops on social media. This is the group. This is the tone. With Flávio's victory, the message goes from live stream to government. Persecution of the Christian faith is not a theory. It’s already in the video. No coup ever again is trending. Lula 1 and 2 is trending too. Three more to go. The weakness is thinking this stops at the election. Don't watch the debate and pretend you didn't see it. Globo goes unnoticed. Flow too. Cármen Lúcia and Merval occupy the scroll. The play is different. Share it. The Brazilian people need to hear this before voting. (translated)

WHO SAID THAT BENEFICIARIES OF BOLSA FAMÍLIA DON'T WANT TO WORK? 8 out of 10 formal jobs created since 2023 have been filled by people who receive Bolsa Família. The numbers contradict the thesis that the program, resumed by the federal government in 2023, discourages work. (translated)

"We discussed the security of the Kaliningrad region... The president (Russian Vladimir Putin) has given all the necessary orders to the competent authorities, and they are dealing with this issue with great care," said Nikolai Patrushev, former head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), currently president of the Naval College of Russia and an advisor to the Kremlin, during a meeting with the governor of Kaliningrad, Aleksei Besprozvannyi, according to the official Russian agency Tass, as quoted by Agerpres. (translated)

The series of social policies around Bolsa Família makes it much more than a income transfer program. It is social inclusion and reduction of inequality. It is school attendance and updated health records. It is access to qualification opportunities. It is fitting into the job market. The result is there: 85% of the formal job openings created since the beginning of our term are filled by Bolsa Família participants. Additionally, 5.6 million families left the program during this period due to an increase in their own income. Add to this the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded in the historical series for the quarter ending in August 2026, at 5.3%. Brazil is ready for more! (translated)

There is no performance mounted by Sánchez that can hide what they are: a criminal, mafia-like, and corrupt gang that has also sheltered and allowed the invasion of our country and has left the Spaniards without homes, without security, without well-being, and without services. (translated)

A reflection from Colombia Colombia has just spent one night experiencing the arrival of BTS and, amidst all the excitement, we have also seen how situations that do not correspond or are presented out of context are starting to be attributed to the Colombian fandom. We completely understand the concern regarding what happened at the airport. As a fandom, we also consider it essential that BTS's privacy is respected, and that is precisely why we are vigilant about the actions of Colombian media and attentive to any situation that may violate their rights or privacy. It is not about justifying behaviors that are not appropriate. If something needs to be pointed out, it will be pointed out. If something needs to be corrected, it will be corrected. But that does not mean that the actions of some individuals can be used to generalize about an entire fandom or an entire country. This is the first time BTS is in Colombia, and we are learning as we go. Thousands of people have been working for months, organizing and doing everything possible to ensure these concerts are a safe, respectful, and special experience for everyone. That's why we also ask for responsibility when sharing information. We have seen posts that use images or videos from other areas, other moments, or situations that do not correspond to what happened here to build a narrative about Colombia. That is also misinformation and unfairly affects the image of an entire country. We can talk about what happened, question it, and ask for explanations when necessary. What we do not consider correct is to turn specific situations into a representation of an entire fandom. Our goal remains the same: to protect BTS's privacy, maintain a good atmosphere for ARMY, and ensure that BTS takes the best possible experience from Colombia. And regarding the situations related to production and screens, we believe that it is correct to keep the conversation in its proper context: these are specific issues on which clarifications can be requested directly from the corresponding official sources. Requesting information, transparency, or an official statement does not mean attacking any artist or questioning the concert's execution. We want to enjoy these two concerts. We want to savor them. We want BTS to enjoy Colombia. And precisely for that reason, we will continue to act responsibly, attentive to what happens, and expressing ourselves firmly, respectfully, and professionally. Colombia deserves to be represented responsibly. (translated)

The Spanish bishops have expressed their concern about the episodes of violence that occurred during the Sol camp in protest of the housing crisis, highlighting the need to balance the right to housing with the rights of neighbors and merchants and condemning violence in any form. (translated)

🤔Some reflections on the voting on Friday 👇 🫡 Left-wing parties will abide by what social organizations say, as happened with the RD of Palestine. 😮‍💨 That this generates relief in the PSOE and Sumar (while making things easier for Junts and the PNV) and causes some 😠 frustration in the squares and left-wing groups should be understood as the reality of politics. The congratulations from Minister Puente, so outraged these days by the maximalism of the demands, say it all. 📰 Just look at today's covers of the progressive media to understand that we are in another scenario. The media expect that the squares will empty from tomorrow. 🤔Could it have been different? Rufián disavowing Junqueras by saying that ERC's vote was not assured, or various economists from the Sumar environment criticizing the measures of the decrees as insufficient, made me think that there could be a pressure block on the Government beyond Podemos and squares full of younger individuals more radicalized than the social organizations. 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋‍♀️ But it is the tenant unions that are responsible for pinpointing the scope of their objectives and defining their strategy for mobilization and negotiation. And this must be accepted. 🚩However, beyond that, the street has once again taken on political prominence in Spain and has gone beyond social organizations. The squares, as was the case with 15M, have managed to place the debate on housing (an ideological one, without a doubt) at the political center and have allowed left mobilization to regain momentum. 🔴 From the experiences of mobilization processes, new political leaders always emerge. I have spoken with some members of youth political organizations who have learned a lot these days from their prominence in the squares. Order reigns in Berlin... For now... (translated)

What is happening in Spain is not a 15-M, but a coordinated strategy of the left to go to the elections of 2027. The objective of PSOE, Podemos, and Sumar is to present themselves in the general elections without bad headlines—such as evictions—and to have an excuse to blame the right, if they govern, for the skyrocketing housing prices. None of this is about solving the rental problem: interventionism has proven to be very detrimental, as it destroys supply. Feijóo will have the true 15-M of housing. A 'fake' 15-M against the right. My column in EL PAÍS. (translated)

Ivonne Montero exposed that Kunno threatened to smear POOP on her snout: "You told me 'next time, I'll grab the poop and smear it on your snout' don’t talk to me like that, I won’t allow it, and I won’t give you a chance to treat me like that, take care of your own business." (translated)

As foreign ARMYs who follow with interest what happens in each country that receives the tour, we want information about the concert, the production, and the official activities. We are not interested in knowing which hotel they are staying at, their private schedules, or following their movements outside of the agenda. That is why we are making a direct call to @NoticiasCaracol: do not encourage crowds or disseminate information that allows locating them. ARMY Colombia has been promoting a responsible and respectful reception for months. For ARMY around the world, this limit is non-negotiable: BTS shares their work with the world, NOT their private life. Respecting that line is the responsibility of everyone, including the media. (translated)