Category: Politics
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George Santos’ Employee Indicted for Impersonating Speaker of the House’s Aide
He doesn’t stay away from the media for long. This time, the news indirectly involves George Santos, the Republican congressman from New York, son of a Brazilian, indicted for fraud, money laundering, and possession of public funds. One of Santos’ employees, Samuel Miele, who worked on the then-candidate’s campaign during the 2020 and 2022 election…
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Trump Indicted in Georgia. It’s the Fourth Charge in Five Months
Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday (14) for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 elections in the state. The nearly 100-page indictment details dozens of actions by Trump or his allies to undo the former president’s defeat at the polls, including asking Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State to…
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Brazilians No Longer Need a Visa to Visit Japan
The governments of Brazil and Japan have reached an understanding for the reciprocal exemption of visit visas for holders of ordinary passports traveling for a period of up to 90 days. The exemption will have an initial validity of three years and will take effect from September 30, 2023. With this measure, Brazilian and Japanese…
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“Castor Oil” Has Fallen Into Popular Favor. But Does It Really Have So Many Benefits?
According to the Food and Drug Administration, “castor oil,” known in Brazil as óleo de rícino or mamona, is approved for medicinal use only as a laxative. However, a quick search on social media will lead you to various other benefits: preventing wrinkles, sharpening vision, inducing labor, increasing hair growth, and even shrinking cancerous tumors.…
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Supreme Court Allows Federal Regulation of Homemade Firearms
On Tuesday (8), the Supreme Court of the United States temporarily revived the Biden administration’s regulation on so-called “ghost guns” – kits for assembling untraceable homemade firearms that can be purchased online. In defending the rule, government officials stated that the popularity of these weapons has increased in recent years, particularly among criminals who are…
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Massachusetts Declares State of Emergency in Response to Increase in Immigrants
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency on Tuesday (8) in response to the rising number of immigrants arriving in the state. With Healey’s declaration comes an “urgent and formal appeal” to the federal government to help expedite work authorization for newly arrived immigrants. About 5,600 families with children are living in state-funded…
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Pill for Postpartum Depression Approved by FDA
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill specifically to treat postpartum depression, a potentially fatal condition that affects hundreds of thousands of new parents in the United States each year. The manufacturers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen Inc. say that the drug, Zurzuvae (zuranolone), will be commercially available in the fourth quarter of this…
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DeSantis’ Policy: People, Events, and Businesses Are Leaving Florida
One thing is true: in a war, there are casualties. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ “woke war” is no exception. DeSantis, who promises that if elected president, he will make the United States more like Florida, has been promoting a wave of extremist legislation in his state. He has restricted academic freedom and banned diversity and…
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Drex: Understand What It Is and How the Digital Real Will Work
The virtual version of the real took another step towards implementation on Monday (7). The Central Bank (BC) announced that the Brazilian digital currency will be called Drex. With the platform in the testing phase since March and the first simulated operations scheduled for September, the digital real aims to expand business possibilities and stimulate…