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SHEINBAUM DENIES NARCOTICS MONEY IN HER CAMPAIGN... EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T ASK HER THAT Journalist Reyna Haydee Ramírez asked Claudia Sheinbaum how she had shielded her campaigns to avoid resources from organized crime. Reyna did not claim that she received money from narcos. But Sheinbaum interpreted the question as an accusation. "No, now you've gone too far, Reyna," she replied, annoyed. She later described the intervention as disrespectful. And she stated that all the financing of her campaign was documented before the INE, with not a single observation. Reyna tried to clarify her question. But Sheinbaum accused her again of making baseless claims and ended the exchange with a "let's move on to the next colleague." The original question was about what mechanisms she used to prevent criminal money from entering her campaign. However, the President ended up responding to an accusation that the journalist had not made. (translated)

The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices has warned about the risks of using compounded estrogen formulas as an alternative to the shortage of authorized treatments for menopause, warning that their absorption may be lower and variable, making them a resource to be considered only as a last resort. (translated)

Here is the translation: "Here's the silly joke about someone who just pocketed €500,000, public resources offered without a competition by the friend Carlos Moedas, to finance an 'educational experience' that costs 6 times more per student than the support granted by the city to public schools with similar objectives." (translated)

The NYT points to interference from the Trump government to favor Flavio. This should be enough for Brazilians to be worried. The tone of the report is one of fear of looting and plundering the country's wealth. This would happen for decades. I have an opinion at the end. What the NYT claims, in summary: The newspaper states that it has not openly endorsed any candidate, but that the American government is trying to favor Flávio Bolsonaro against Lula. The text cites, as examples of these measures, tariffs, sanctions against Brazilian authorities, the designation of PCC and Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations, and questions about electronic voting machines. Brazilian authorities, diplomats, and electoral technicians interviewed by the newspaper (many anonymously) say that Brazil is setting up a “barrier” to reduce the risk of interference: monitoring foreign lobbying and disinformation, responding to fraud allegations, and discussions with countries in Europe, Asia, and others about a joint reaction after the election. Lula, at the UN and in campaign propaganda, accused the Trump government of interfering to “colonize” Brazil and take its natural resources. The newspaper emphasizes that it is unclear whether this push helps Flávio. In a close contest, a nudge from Trump could decide, but it could also provoke an anti-Trump reaction and increase the vote for Lula, as the NYT says happened in Canada and Australia. The article has a tone of fear, in Brazil, that something similar to what Trump did in other countries could be repeated, coupled with American measures that the newspaper interprets as favorable to the right. All in all: within what the NYT itself can do, the pressure from the Trump government on the press is systematic, it's a big alert. However, I think Brazilians still do not grasp the magnitude of what lies ahead. There will be decades of political, economic, democratic, and social backsliding. Many do not want to hear it. They are mistakenly convinced otherwise. The plundering will run rampant and there will be no one to investigate. (translated)

This is very serious: US$ 1 MILLION AGAINST THE STF Revealed campaign from the Trump government. The government of Donald Trump allocated US$ 1 million to finance a campaign against the STF in Brazil. The revelations were published this Thursday by the British newspaper The Guardian, which points out how resources originally intended by the US for the global human rights agenda were redirected to the interests of the American far right. According to the report, a US$ 1 million grant titled "Combating Lawfare and Censorship in Brazil" would finance civil society groups that oppose what is described as excessive judicial action and censorship by the Supreme Court of Brazil. "The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Brazilian minister Alexandre de Moraes last year, following pressure from Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of the former president," the article recalled. According to the newspaper, a Democratic congressional aide stated that a senator from the Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, had maintained the blockage of ten disbursements totaling US$ 22 million, intended for projects in Brazil, South Africa, and Nigeria, as well as for promoting a right-wing ideology in the UK and Europe. This week, Shaheen sent a letter to the Trump administration to denounce interference in the Brazilian election and demand the White House recognize the election results in the country. "Throughout President Trump's second term, we observed US authorities engaged in a campaign of interference and destabilization in Brazil," the senator said in the document. "This effort intensified dramatically during the summer of 2025, when the Administration imposed targeted tariffs and sanctions in an attempt to influence the verdict of the Brazilian Supreme Court in the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, accused of attempting to foment a military coup to remain in power," she stated. According to the aide consulted by the newspaper, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had personally signed a memorandum to ignore the senator's blockages and authorize the allocation of funds. Destabilizing the STF For observers and diplomats, destabilizing the STF has become a priority for the Brazilian and foreign far right. The movement sees the institution as a brake on implementing an ultra-conservative project in the country and regaining freedom of action on all fronts. The money comes from the Fund for Human Rights and Democracy, created to finance Trump's conservative agenda around the world and, according to its critics, to attack any form of opposition. "The largest disbursement, totaling US$ 40 million, was allocated to a consortium led by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) — a non-profit anti-communist organization that, in the past, had received much lower amounts in grants," the report indicated. A background check document from the Department of State, consulted by The Guardian, records previous contracts between the foundation and the agency totaling US$ 96,997 in the last five years — all in the fiscal year 2022 — and notes that the organization underwent a check in 2019 related to tickets for the foundation's gala event. The document also identifies Andrew Bremberg — former domestic policy advisor to the White House during the Trump administration and former US ambassador to the UN office in Europe — as a "senior leader" of the foundation. Via ICL COUP NEVER AGAIN (translated)

Attention. We are preparing for revelations of another mega corruption case: the current mayor of María la Baja (Bolívar), Ramiro González Mancilla, detained since August 2026, announces that he will confess and cooperate with justice. Many are trembling... Says his lawyer @GustavoMorenoRi This is the case of the Sierra Nevada Mixed Fund, which could be one of the largest and most sophisticated embezzlements of public resources in the country, surpassing $3.2 billion in royalties. The criminal network, according to the Prosecutor's Office, managed to direct the execution of 1,147 contracts for nearly 480 projects in 19 departments of the country, in infrastructure, education, drinking water, basic sanitation, health, and rural housing. The Prosecutor's Office identified that the fund's executives charged fees ranging from 30 to 60 million pesos per month. With the royalty money, they bought high-end vehicles, apartments, and luxury homes in Valledupar, and paid for a 30-day trip to the 2026 World Cup. (translated)

Flávio Bolsonaro sent an amendment for a non-existent company. In 2024, Flávio Bolsonaro allocated R$ 3.1 million for primary health care in the municipality of Mesquita (RJ), governed by PL. Of these funds, R$ 666,000 were paid to the Institute of Medicine and Project (IMP) in August 2025. In June of this year, the Federal Revenue Service classified the IMP as "non-existent in fact." According to a document from the agency, there are "reasons that evidence that the company was established for the purpose of tax fraud, including for the benefit of third-party companies." The IMP is under scrutiny from TCE-RJ. Only Mesquita signed contracts of over R$ 580 million with the IMP between 2019 and the end of 2024. Despite the volume of resources, the IMP has not had a website since 2021, the emails provided in the contracts do not work, and the phone registered with the Federal Revenue does not answer. Furthermore, the president of the IMP was an elderly person, a beneficiary of a social program, and lived for free, as reported by G1 in 2023 (uol). (translated)

My housing decree: 1. Dedicate more resources to building public housing. (the current levels are lamentable) 2. Free up land and streamline permits. (to this day this is used by municipalities to gain more power) 3. Improve public transport and infrastructure to make underpopulated areas attractive. 4. Tax incentives for companies and workers who move to underpopulated areas. 5. Limit tourist housing in tense areas. (we need to choose whether we want cities to be for their residents or for tourists) 6. Toughen the conditions to convert residential housing into vacation rentals. 7. Raise taxes on empty homes for long periods and provide incentives to owners who rent out those homes. (If investment funds or foreigners want to have homes, they should at least contribute to increasing the supply in the rental market or pay, and those taxes should be allocated to public housing) 8. Facilitate the rehabilitation of abandoned buildings and homes. 9. Increase urban density where possible. 10. Provide legal security to rentals to increase the supply. (toughen anti-squat laws and stop introducing new regulations frequently) What would yours be? I'm listening. (translated)

"Pay attention to this, because without realizing it, they have revealed themselves. 'The vast majority of property owners in this country are going to leave.' Several things on this: He just admitted that they are not owners who are going to live in the homes, they are vulture funds that will take their capital somewhere else, they will stop speculating in this country. Those empty homes are what this government must expropriate and put up for social rent, but not at market price, at social price. Currito, Ayuso doesn’t even want you to have an indefinite rental contract, nor does she want them to stop raising rents and let you rot if you have no resources. DO YOU SEE IT OR NOT. DAMN. THEY ARE ON THE FACE. This is what I have been demanding from this government FOR MANY MONTHS. Beyond whether they give us numbers or not, we need to unmask these ultraliberals. This is politics, DOING THINGS." (translated)

Cándido Conde-Pumpido, president of the Constitutional Court, calls on political parties to fulfill the constitutional mandate and renew the court, emphasizing that its doctrine on amnesty is binding and urging the Supreme Court to make appropriate decisions regarding the protective appeals of the leaders of the 'procés'. (translated)

Another blow to the narcoterrorists known as Iván Mordisco! In Puerto Gaitán, Meta, troops from the Fourth Division of the National Army, through the Seventh Brigade, intercepted a vehicle and seized approximately 1,198 kilos of cocaine belonging to the narcoterrorists of structure 39 “Arcesio Niño” of the Amazonas Bloc, from the dissidents of the FARC. Two captured red-handed. My order is clear: hit their illegal economies and pursue them relentlessly. Each seized shipment takes away resources to buy weapons, recruit minors, and sow terror. Firm for the Homeland! Long live Christ the King! (translated)

Veolia has been selected to manage drinking water services in eight municipalities in the metropolitan area of Barcelona with a contract worth 1 billion euros for 25 years, reinforcing its commitment in Spain and aiming to improve water security in a context of increasing pressure on water resources. (translated)

“A credibilidade da ação climática mede-se cada vez menos pelo que anunciamos em cada COP e cada vez mais pelo que conseguimos executar”Lídia Pereira disse esta quarta-feira que quer levar como prioridades à reunião do clima mais importante a aceleração da transição energética, a redução da dependência de combustíveis fósseis, o reforço da adaptação aos fenómenos meteorológicos extremos e uma maior exigência em matéria de financiamento climático, “com regras claras e transparentes sobre os recursos efetivamente mobilizados”. #COP31 #Descarbonização #TransiçãoClimática