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Hundreds of protesters are demonstrating in Lisbon and Porto for the right to housing, camping in squares and organizing public assemblies, while clamoring against the rising cost of living and calling for the rejection of the State Budget. #Protestos #Habitação #DireitosSociais (translated)

The Political Analysis stated that Lula announced free blood and urine tests and teleconsultations through the Popular Pharmacy. The profile also mentioned that Bolsonaro had cut 60% of the program and that Lula multiplied the budget by five and guaranteed 41 free medications. According to the publication, in a possible fourth term, Lula would make a new expansion. #Lula #Saúde #FarmáciaPopular (translated)

Deltan Dallagnol stated that the Bolsa Família program went more than three years without an adjustment and lost purchasing power due to inflation. According to him, the government sent the 2027 Budget in August without anticipating an increase, and Lula only announced the adjustment in September, during the electoral campaign. Dallagnol said that Lula claimed not to know about the matter and compared the response to the ones the president had given about the Mensalão and the Petrolão. The author criticized Lula for, in his assessment, only remembering the poorest when he needs votes, and stated that the president's era would end on October 25. He also mentioned that Flávio had finished the first round in the lead and accused the PT of relying on the complacency of the voters. Dallagnol asked for votes for Flávio Bolsonaro, number 22, and urged them to share the video with those who had not voted or had chosen another candidate. #Lula #BolsaFamília #Eleições2023 (translated)

Leandro Demori wrote that a supermarket chain which, according to him, accounted for more than half of Porto Alegre's budget was concerned about the end of the 6x1 work schedule. He sarcastically mentioned that he was almost sending a Pix out of pity. https://t.co/2UHTZdTw7q #PortoAlegre #supermercados #economia (translated)

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)

The City Council of Castelo Branco expressed its concern about the insufficient investment in the State Budget for the region, requesting the allocation of funds for projects such as the construction of the IC 31, the installation of the Central Administrative Court of the Center, and improvements in the Local Health Unit and the Polytechnic University. #OrçamentoDoEstado #CasteloBranco #Investimento (translated)

The leaders of the European Union expressed the need for a timely agreement for the budget from 2028 to 2034, without setting a fixed deadline, while António Costa will lead the negotiations with the European Commission and the Member States. #UniãoEuropeia #Orçamento2028_2034 #AntónioCosta (translated)

Erika Hilton stated that the Chamber had approved a proposal from the Lula government to forgive all debts of individual microentrepreneurs (MEIs) with the Federal Government. According to her, nearly R$ 13 billion in liabilities would cease to exist, freeing up resources for entrepreneurs and their families and boosting the economy. Hilton also said that the proposal would raise the annual revenue limit for MEIs, which has been frozen at R$ 81,000 since Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2018. The ceiling would increase to R$ 110,000 the following year, within two months, and to R$ 140,000 in 2028. She also stated that MEIs would be able to hire up to two employees and would have an easier time selling products in government purchases. The congresswoman mentioned that the proposal still needed to be approved by the Senate and presented it as an achievement of the Lula government. She also endorsed the candidate supporting the end of the 6x1 scale and the MEIs for the 25th: Lula. #MEI #EconomiaBrasileira #GovernoLula (translated)

The A23 and A25 Platform criticized the State Budget for 2027, calling it a handful of nothing, and warned of the risk of reintroducing tolls on SCUTs, pointing to the lack of investment in essential infrastructure for the development of Beira Interior. #OE2027 #Infraestruturas #BeiraInterior (translated)

The author argued that the future budget of the European Union should not start with cuts that, in his view, would weaken Europe's ability to invest, protect citizens, and compete in the world. He called for an ambitious budget, with more resources and aligned with common priorities, and mentioned Portugal. https://t.co/8wlC2FJcY1 #OrçamentoUE #FuturoDaEuropa #Investimento #PT #EU (translated)

With ten days to go before the runoff, Lula outlined ten measures and results he attributed to his government. Among them, he mentioned the end of the 6x1 work schedule, with two weekly days off without a pay cut, and the exemption from Income Tax for those earning up to R$ 5,000, which, according to him, would benefit 15 million people. Lula stated that the Pé-de-Meia program served 7.2 million students and said that, in a future government, it would be universalized in high school and extend to higher education. He also declared that Brazil's driver's license process had reduced the cost of obtaining a driver's license by up to 80%. Regarding individual microentrepreneurs (MEIs), he said that the revenue cap would rise from R$ 80,000 to R$ 140,000 and that the debt of more than 3 million of them would be forgiven, although the measure still needed Senate approval. He also stated that the Popular Pharmacy offered 41 items for free and would start including exams and teleconsultations. In the list, Lula also mentioned tax reform, which, according to him, would eliminate taxes on all items in the basic food basket starting in January 2027, and advocated for the end of bets, which he associated with relief for the budgets of millions of families. The president claimed that Brazil had exited the Hunger Map for the second time, both during his administrations, and achieved the lowest rate of severe food insecurity in history. He also mentioned annual increases in the minimum wage above inflation for workers and retirees, the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded, and the lowest average inflation in four years since the redemocratization in 1989. Lula said his project was to continue advancing and accused the opposing project of dismantling what had been accomplished. In the end, he called for support for his candidacy, with the number 13, and mobilization in the streets and on social media. #Brasil #Eleições2023 #Mudança (translated)

Sánchez said that the proposal is “clearly insufficient” to address the challenges of the EU, referring to the energy transition, the response to climate change, the increase in competitiveness, the need to “gain digital and energy sovereignty,” or the management of migrations. #UniãoEuropeia #OrçamentoEuropeu #Migração (translated)

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, criticized the current European Union budget proposal, considering it clearly insufficient, and advocated for the creation of European taxes for companies, especially in the energy sector, as Spain prepares to become a net contributor to the EU. #UniãoEuropeia #OrçamentoEuropeu #Migração (translated)

The author wrote that the meeting of the "Friends of Cohesion", held in preparation for an important debate at the European Council regarding the next budget of the Union, confirmed the unity around four principles. Among the points mentioned were an ambitious European budget and the protection of funding for agricultural policy. #OrçamentoEuropeu #PolíticasAgrícolas #UniãoEuropeia #PT #EU (translated)