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The EU foreign ministers have just approved sanctions against around 1,600 new entities and individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex. This is the largest expansion of our sanctions list since the beginning of Russia's aggression against Ukraine," announced Kaja Kallas in a social media post, released while a meeting of the EU foreign ministers is taking place in Luxembourg. #GuerraNaUcrânia #Sanções #UniãoEuropeia (translated)

The EU foreign ministers have just approved sanctions against around 1,600 new entities and individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex. This is the largest expansion of our sanctions list since the beginning of Russia's aggression against Ukraine," announced Kaja Kallas in a social media post, released while a meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) was taking place in Luxembourg. #GuerraNaUcrânia #Sanções #UniãoEuropeia (translated)

We welcome the ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure, if it is respected. However, we have not yet seen signs that Russia will respect it," said Kaja Kallas in statements to journalists upon arriving at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. #GuerraNaUcrânia #CessarFogo #SançõesRusas (translated)

Leandro Ruschel stated that a reporter from Veja considered that the attention given to the recording published by the magazine would be diverting focus from more serious allegations based on messages found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone. According to Ruschel, the reporter said that messages from 2024 and 2025 would indicate a collusion with executives from the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa, Petrobras, and Correios to raise R$ 10 billion, of which R$ 1 billion would be destined to the PT as a bribe. The account also mentioned more than 450 messages with an operator linked to the office of Minister Alexandre Padilha. Ruschel said that, according to the report, Banco Master entered in May 2024 a government list that would allow it to receive investments from the funds, despite having low credit ratings and being under investigation for fraud. During the same period, the bank reportedly negotiated R$ 500 million in credit letters with Caixa; the operation retreated after O Globo reported, in July 2024, the removal of two managers who had issued a negative opinion. The report also claimed that Padilha had said, in a meeting at the Palácio do Planalto, that agreements made with Olavo Noleto would count as agreements with the minister himself, and that, after dinner at Vorcaro's house in October 2024, the banker received a message saying that Lula would meet him and had liked the conversation. According to Ruschel, the reporter stated that Lula received Vorcaro in December and that messages from lawyer Walfrido Warde suggested pressure on the Central Bank to save Master. He added that Vorcaro would have presented the account to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which had refused to receive the material, and that there would be evidence involving PGR members who had contact with the defense. Ruschel said that the reporter argued that Vorcaro should be heard and warned of the risk of diverting workers' resources to save the bank. #Corrupção #Política #Justiça (translated)

I think that the expression of will that took place in this National Commission was extremely significant. Among more than forty speakers, and about 200 people present, there was not a single one who did not express their agreement with what the PS proposes [abstention], which essentially is a clarity regarding the approach to the budgetary issue. "I think that the expression of will that took place in this National Commission was extremely significant. Among more than forty speakers, and about 200 people present, there was not a single one who did not express their agreement with what the PS proposes [abstention], which essentially is a clarity regarding the approach to the budgetary issue," Carlos César replied to journalists at the end of today's meeting of this PS body in Lisbon. #Orçamento2027 #PS #Economia (translated)

The Political Axis reported that, during a PT meeting to analyze scenarios for the first round, a defeated candidate suggested that Lula bet on the elected deputy Ana Elisa (PT-MG) to enhance his digital presence. According to the outlet, the first lady Janja reacted by saying, “Only if it’s really to lose.” #PT (translated)

Renato Souza published a statement in which Cleitinho said that if the Brazilian population believed that Lula should be re-elected, he would do it again. He said he would call Lula and request a meeting to discuss Minas Gerais and the debt, but stated that he hoped Flávio would win the election and fulfill the commitment he had made to him. #Lula #Eleições2024 #MinasGerais (translated)

Max Cardoso wrote that, in an audio published by Veja, Vorcaro reported the reaction of Ubiratan, an assistant to Paulo Gonet at the PGR, when the banker's lawyers presented accusations against Lula. According to the transcription shared by Cardoso, Vorcaro stated that, when including Okamotto in a plea bargain proposal and bringing it to the PGR for the first time, Ubiratan allegedly said there was no evidence. Vorcaro also claimed that, at that time, the PGR argued that, since it involved money, the accusations could not be proven and should be withdrawn. #Lula #PGR #Justiça (translated)

This effort has our support, the support of the highest levels of the U.S. Government, and I believe it is important for us to focus on this. We wish you all the luck in the world," said Marco Rubio before the press at the beginning of a meeting with Figuera at the State Department. #Venezuela #DiálogoPolítico #EleiçõesLivres (translated)

Leandro Ruschel shared the account of a reporter from Veja about alleged dealings of Banco Master with members of the PT and fund managers. According to the material cited by the journalist, Daniel Vorcaro's partner contacted Jaques Wagner, then leader of Lula's government in the Senate, to arrange a meeting with João Vaccari Neto, the party's former treasurer. After the meeting, the reporter stated, the bank would have organized fundraising with funds whose presidents had been appointed by Vaccari and by names from the PT and appointed or endorsed by Lula. The account indicated that, near the end of the first semester of 2024, Banco Master obtained authorization from the federal government to operate and raise funds from the funds. Vorcaro would have reached out to operators linked to members of the government, including Alexandre Padilha, then Minister of Institutional Relations, with the goal of raising R$ 10 billion from the funds. In exchange, he allegedly agreed to pay the PT 10% of the total raised, according to the reporter. According to the account, Vaccari demanded R$ 30 million in cash from Augusto Lima to finance a documentary about Lula that Oliver Stone was producing in the United States. Vorcaro reportedly said that the money was delivered through messengers and PT operators. The reporter also stated that Vorcaro mentioned payments to the Instituto Lula, coordinated with Paulo Okamotto, a friend of the president and manager of the institution. #Política #Corrupção #Lula (translated)

agreement that is in force and provides for an amount for 2027 In the last meeting of the Social Concertation dedicated to the OE, which was attended by Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho emphasized that there is an "agreement that is in force and provides for an amount for 2027" for the minimum wage. #OrçamentoDoEstado #SalárioMínimo #Economia (translated)

Leandro Ruschel stated that, while the right celebrated Sunday’s results, the regime continued to act. According to him, ministers had granted semi-open regime to Débora, who was still serving her sentence at home, archived one of the inquiries against Allan dos Santos and Oswaldo Eustáquio, and closed a complaint that he classified as false against Flávio’s vice. Ruschel said that the authorities had retreated from actions to interfere in the elections as they believed these actions strengthened the right, but now they would act in a less visible manner. As an example, he stated that Moraes had received on Tuesday, at the Supreme Court and outside the agenda, the director-general of the Federal Police and the intelligence chief. According to Ruschel, Andrei, mentioned in Vorcaro's messages, was among them. He also stated that the two had been removed by Mendonça and reinstated by Dino, and that they supervised the dossier used by Moraes against the colleague who was investigating him. The agenda of the meeting was said to have been a “routine meeting.” Ruschel argued that the Federal Police was subordinated to the Executive and that, if the president remained in the Planalto, the Congress elected on Sunday could be neutralized by the Supreme Court and the Federal Police, which, according to him, could become a political police. He compared the scenario to Venezuela and concluded that, after the voters' manifestation at the polls on Sunday, the regime would have responded behind closed doors on Tuesday. #politica #direita #Brasil (translated)

The President of the Republic received the governor of the Bank of Portugal, Álvaro Santos Pereira, in a meeting at the Palácio de Belém where the economic situation of Portugal and the role of financial supervision were discussed, coinciding with the publication of the Economic Bulletin for October and the imminent submission of the State Budget for 2027. #Economia #BancoDePortugal #Orçamento2027 (translated)

Rogério Marinho said he considered the meeting between Minister Alexandre de Moraes, the Director-General of the Federal Police, and the Director of Intelligence of the institution concerning, especially in light of questions about the preparation of reports without evidentiary value involving Minister André Mendonça. Marinho stated that at that moment, it was essential to ensure transparency, independence, and impartiality. He said that society had the right to know the purpose and context of the meeting and to demand guarantees against interference in the electoral process. He also stated that no authority or public body should be exempt from oversight, accountability, and public scrutiny. #Transparência #Justiça #DireitosCivis (translated)