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Venâncio Mondlane, leader of the opposition in Mozambique, is facing a trial for incitement to terrorism and mobilization of protests that resulted in deaths, accusing President Chapo of being responsible for the highest number of assassinations of political opponents in the country. #Moçambique #DireitosHumanos #PersecuçãoPolítica (translated)

Arthur Machado stated that if Lula lost the elections on the 25th, sectors of the right that defined themselves by anti-PT sentiment could be left without a central opponent, since, according to him, they had not built an alternative project for the country. Machado criticized a portion of the liberal right, which, in his view, repeated slogans without presenting proposals to attract investments, modernize laws, or promote coexistence with divergent views. He also mentioned that the PT could fragment and compete for space among leaders after Lula. As an example, he cited European sectors that, according to him, reorganized their political identity around fighting other groups, including the radical right. Machado stated that without a consistent national project, former opponents of the PT could start targeting Eduardo Bolsonaro and other movements in search of new adversaries. The author also said that the criticisms of the "5th element" came from groups without a project or knowledge about Brazil and claimed that political groups that treated law as a tool for control, rather than as a guarantee of rights and freedoms, were technocratic and promoted a Chinese governance model. He concluded that the problem for these sectors would be discovering that they never had a project to replace Lula as an opponent. #PolíticaBrasil #Antipetismo #Lula (translated)

Cendes stated that, although some still said there would be democracy if "the other" was elected, his supporters were already persecuting opponents even before the vote. He questioned what could happen if an election gave him political and moral endorsement and argued that, in the name of the country's democracy, he should not win. #democracia #eleições #oposição (translated)

In reaction to the amendment presented by the opposition, Senator Camilo Santana, leader of the Workers' Party (PT) in the Senate, proposed to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years, only for heinous crimes. #Lula #SegurançaPública #MaioridadePenal (translated)

Lula defended the reduction of the age of criminal responsibility to 16 years in cases of heinous crimes, differing from the opposition's proposal of 14 years, and took responsibility for the difficulties faced during his administration in an interview with TV Globo. #Lula #SegurançaPública #MaioridadePenal (translated)

Diogo Feio, in an interview with Observador, argues that Pedro Passos Coelho was unfair in comparing the current government to that of António Costa and expresses his criticisms of the political right, including his opposition to alliances with Chega and the proposal for a pre-electoral alliance with IL. #PolíticaPortuguesa #Direita #PedroPassosCoelho (translated)

Rogério Marinho stated that the leadership of the Attorney General's Office of the Union (AGU) violated a guideline of electoral neutrality during the campaign. According to him, Messias attributed a victory of the state to Lula, while Flávio Roman, whom he called the number two in the agency, declared that the public attorneys "are with Lula." Marinho said that the state attorney's office should not act as a campaign committee and stated that the 140th edition of the Opposition Observatory showed the participation of AGU's leadership in the electoral dispute and what he classified as the appropriation of the public machine by the PT. He shared links to this edition and previous ones. #NeutralidadeEleitoral #AdvocaciaPública #Eleições2023 (translated)

The article analyzes the recent progress of the government regarding the privatization of TAP, highlighting its strategic choice of Lufthansa as the buyer and the opposition from the PS, which opposed the total sale of the company. #TAP #Privatização #PolíticaPortuguesa (translated)

The article by Margarida Bentes Penedo discusses how science is used to justify authoritarian policies, arguing that disagreement with these proposals is often interpreted as opposition to science, which limits political debate and genuine citizen participation. #Autoritarismo #Política #Biodiversidade (translated)

Kim Kataguiri asked deputies who considered themselves opposition to the PT to vote against a measure from the Lula government, which he classified as irresponsible and driven by desperation. He acknowledged that the position was unpopular but stated that it was the correct one. https://t.co/s35ITysmfc #Lula #Oposição #Política (translated)

The PSD argued in Parliament that the reform of reforms is to ensure a better future for the Portuguese, while the opposition criticized the Government for being disconnected from reality and for not solving the problems that afflict citizens. #PSD #Política #Reformas (translated)

Renato Souza wrote that Sóstenes Cavalcante (RJ), leader of the PL in the Chamber of Deputies, said that the opposition would vote in favor of the amendment that reduces the workday, but that if Flávio Bolsonaro were elected next year, he would vote for an amendment to establish payment by the hour worked. #PEC #Trabalho #Política (translated)

Rodrigo Constantino stated that lulismo aimed to mobilize large groups with announcements of benefits funded by third parties close to elections, generating engagement on social media. Regarding individual micro-entrepreneurs (MEIs), he said they needed less taxation and bureaucracy, not debt forgiveness or transfers. In his assessment, measures of this kind could stimulate dependency, while their costs would later manifest in interest, inflation, and lower growth. Constantino added that the reaction on X indicated that part of the electorate still responded to these promises and that it was up to the opposition to highlight their potential costs. #Lulismo #Eleições2024 #Economia (translated)

Rodrigo Constantino stated that the STF was investigating itself under rules defined by the Court itself, requiring the Federal Police to describe facts without issuing a value judgment and submitting the inquiries to the plenary, which would include the ministers mentioned. He said that when investigations turned to the court, the process slowed down, confidentiality was at the discretion of the ministers, and accountability became practically impossible. Constantino also stated that the Constitution did not provide a clear exit if several ministers were investigated or impeded. According to him, while the Master case exposed connections between bankers and power, the court protected its own image and its members. He said that the opposition advocated for impeachment and a CPMI but that the judicial system remained shielded, pointing out Lula's exit as the first step to change this situation. #STF #AtivismoJudicial #Impeachment (translated)

Bursting into a television station at dawn and appointing an administrator is something only dictators would do. Unfortunately, that's what they did to our country,” reacted on X the leader of the main opposition party, Özgür Özel. #Turquia #LiberdadeDeImprensa #Ditadura (translated)