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VEJA reported that the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) decided on Saturday, 17, that its cover story about reports from banker Daniel Vorcaro of Master, with allegations against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, could continue to be published. According to the magazine, TSE President Minister Nunes Marques stated that, in a preliminary analysis, there were not enough elements to remove the article and the publications that reproduced it. He pointed out excerpts in which the magazine expressed itself directly but said they should be evaluated in the context of the report, which attributed the central accusation to Vorcaro, included the candidate's denial, and recorded reservations. In the minister's provisional evaluation, there was no evident falseness or serious decontextualization demonstrated that would justify removal. The magazine stated that the report presented audios in which Vorcaro admitted to sending money to allies of the federal government to gain access to pension funds of state-owned companies, including Petrobras, Correios, Banco do Brasil, and Caixa Econômica Federal. According to the publication, the goal was to raise 10 billion reais in investments for the bank and to pass 1 billion reais to intermediaries with the government. VEJA also reported that Vorcaro's defense presented the information to the Attorney General's Office in an attempt to negotiate a plea bargain, but the agency rejected the proposal twice. #TSE #jornalismo #Lula (translated)

Lord Vinheteiro stated that he would prefer to be searched frequently by the military than risk being robbed, and said he would choose the uncertainty of change over the continuity of what already existed. He also declared that he prefers the strength of honest people to the actions of corrupt individuals. #Segurança #Mudança #Honestidade (translated)

The Left Bloc asked the government to support the immediate sale of the magazine Visão, which is maintained by journalists who wish to buy it, to prevent its closure due to the insolvency of Trust in News, of which the state is the largest creditor. #Visão #Media #Insolvência (translated)

Kleber Mendonça Filho asked people to listen to content about the minister of the Supreme Court who also presided over the Superior Electoral Court during an important election for the country. He praised Brazilian independent journalism and mentioned Ana Clara Costa, NPTO, Fernando Barros, the magazine piauí, and Breno Pires. https://t.co/yKE3yEeWft #JornalismoIndependente #STF #Eleições2023 (translated)

Renato Souza shared an excerpt from the Piauí magazine, which claimed that a minister of the Federal Supreme Court had received sexual benefits funded by a banker whose case for a major banking fraud was pending in the court itself. The magazine stated that the court had not taken action and alleged that the minister, who was presiding over the presidential elections, had been making decisions in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father appointed him to the Supreme Court. As an example, the publication cited the dismissal, on its own initiative, of the WhatsApp channel "Lula's Army." According to the magazine, the decision was made without a majority in the chamber and without the support of the case's rapporteur, Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva. #SupremoTribunalFederal #Ética #Brasil (translated)

Poponze stated that the Piauí magazine reported that Daniel Vorcaro had organized a party with drugs and sex workers for Minister Kassio Nunes Marques. According to the account, in messages, the banker’s butler said he had booked a room with five sex professionals for the minister; after the meeting, three used condoms were said to have been found at the location. #Brasil #Política #Escândalo (translated)

Rafael Rodrigues Viegas highlighted the importance of the work of journalists from The Intercept Brasil and the magazine piauí. He stated that investigating people with money and power required the freedom to go against interests and that supporting this work was defending the right to know information that powerful people would prefer to keep hidden. #Jornalismo #LiberdadeDeImprensa #Investigação (translated)

Breno Pires presented a report on eight conversations on WhatsApp between banker Vorcaro and members of his team, during the preparations to welcome Minister Nunes Marques at a party that, according to him, left traces. The art was credited to Revista Piauí, Fê Catunda, Dpbergamasco, João Batista Jr. and Anacla. https://t.co/usAGxigV7v #WhatsApp #Política #Comunicação (translated)

Vinicios Betiol stated that he leaked a conversation between Daniel Vorcaro and Fred Kachar, CEO of the Grupo Globo magazines, in which the two treated the women of Globo as objects. According to Betiol, the dialogue would also show Vorcaro giving orders about Globo's editorial line. He claimed that the broadcaster wanted Flávio's victory so that the case involving Vorcaro would not have consequences for it. #Globo #DanielVorcaro #Feminismo (translated)

Gustavo Petro stated that Victoria, whom he identified as the director of the magazine Semana, and its owner, Gabriel Guillinsky, should be held criminally and civilly accountable for publishing on the cover what he termed slander against his family. He attributed to them the intent to sow hatred and discord, and demanded a correction with the same visibility or that they face legal proceedings. #Justicia #LibertadDeExpresión #Calumnia (translated)

Iron Lady stated that the magazine Veja gradually published evidence that, according to her, demonstrated the involvement of a former prisoner with Vorcaro. She also wrote that the crimes attributed to Vorcaro would not have been possible without the support, complicity, and interest of the PT of Bahia and the Palace of Planalto. The publication mentioned Saito Junior. https://t.co/2gchtOc3By #Veja #Corrupção #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

Gustavo Petro said that his daughters and his mother would report Victoria and the owner of the magazine Semana, Guillinsky, for an interview in which, he claimed, the mother of his daughters was accused of drug trafficking and arms trafficking. He maintained that Angie could not serve as evidence because in 2023 she was not working at Dapre nor, he believed, in any other government agency, and that she had publicly stated that she had no knowledge of Eva Ferrer's claims. Petro added that Ferrer had attributed what was said to a person whose name was not revealed and accused Victoria of spreading a baseless claim. As the father of his daughters and former president of Colombia, he requested a correction with the same dissemination as the interview had. #Justicia #Desinformación #Colombia (translated)

Gustavo Petro rejected Eva's accusations against the mother of his younger daughters and claimed they lacked evidence. He also questioned the director and the owner of the magazine that published them, asserting that the allegations portrayed his family as linked to drug trafficking and arms trafficking. Petro stated that his children were desired and that he raised them with the intention of bringing them closer to Colombia's history, books, and poetry. He claimed that his family had distanced itself from power and greed, and highlighted the help he received from Jorge Emilio Alcocer in his fight against narcoparamilitarism in Sucre, as well as the public and professional background of Emilio Alcocer, whom he identified as the grandfather and great-grandfather of his daughters. The author asserted that he had fulfilled the peace agreement he signed 37 years ago and denied that official planes from his government had transported clandestine weapons or drugs. He stated that he had removed officials suspected of doing so before his government. Furthermore, he urged affected individuals to go to court against Eva, the director, and the owner of the magazine if they did not publish a retraction of equivalent scope; he noted that the accusation was based on the testimony that "a person told me." #Colombia #Justicia #Historia (translated)

Salud Hernández-Mora considered it suspicious that Petro announced lawsuits against the magazine, but not against Eva Ferrer. She added that, in her opinion, Petro feared that Eva, Angie, Laura, Armando, Manel, Xavier, their girlfriends, Marelbis, Feria, and other people would tell what they knew. #Política #Corrupción #Colombia (translated)