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Allies of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) reached an agreement with the leadership of the Senate to bar nominations by Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to Brazilian embassies in Argentina, Italy and the Vatican. The three are considered key posts for the foreign relations area of ​​the future government. The …

In addition to articulations around the overflow PEC, which mainly serves to guarantee the maintenance of the Brazil Aid at R$ 600 in 2023, parliamentarians need to analyze 25 vetoes that block the agenda of Congress. The Senate still needs to discuss more than …

The midterm elections in the United States, the so-called midterms, started last Tuesday (8). The results of the polls define the political landscape for the next two years, and directly influence the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Kamala, however, will play a …

Senator Romário (PL) maintains a comfortable lead in the dispute for the Senate seat in Rio de Janeiro one month after the beginning of the electoral campaign, according to a survey released this Thursday (15) by Datafolha. He has 31% of respondents’ preference, the same percentage registered in the two …

Senator Romário (PL-RJ) had this Tuesday (12) a meeting with players from the movement “União dos Atletas de Futebol das Séries ABCD”, who sought support from the parliamentarian against some changes provided for in the new General Sports Law. The athletes, who represent professionals from teams from the four divisions …

She’s on the cover of major newspapers everywhere. Her impeccable hair and makeup and pre-apology apology speech have already become iconic this early summer. It wasn’t a powerful 63-year-old former aide to the presidency who sat on the witness stand. Neither was the millionaire lawyer and former White House legal …

After two massacres with firearms shocked the US, the US Senate approved on Thursday night (23), by 65 votes to 33, a bipartisan package of measures to combat gun violence. The bill, introduced by Democrats and Republicans, includes expanded background checks on buyers and more federal funding for mental health …

A bipartisan group of United States senators announced on Sunday (12) an agreement to limit the violence with firearms after shootings in Texas and New York, but the measures included are far from the demands put forward by President Joe Biden. The agreement calls for more stringent …