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8 January CPMI
The 8 January CPMI was a parliamentary inquiry commission in Brazil that investigated the invasion and attack of the Praça dos Três Poderes against the National Congress of Brazil on 8 January 2023. Background After acts of vandalism by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro against the Supreme Federal Court building, the National Congress Palace and the Planalto Palace, many disclaimer notes and solidarity notes supporting Lula's government and the defense of democracy in Brazil was published by the country's federative units and foreign countries. The CPI was first suggested by Bolsonaro supporters, who endorsed the theory that the federal government infiltrated people among the protesters to allow the invasion and pose as a victim. Senator Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO-MS) was the CPI rapporteur on the Senate and she could gather enough signatures, but Congress president Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) hadn't form it. Until then, the government coalition had a position against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Torres
Anderson Gustavo Torres (; born in Brasília) is a Brazilian chief of police of the Federal Police, who served as Minister of Justice and Public Security under Jair Bolsonaro. Following the 2023 invasion of the Brazilian Congress, Torres' arrest was ordered by the Supreme Federal Court. Early life and education Torres holds a law degree from the Central University of Brasília, with a specialization in police science, criminal investigation and strategic intelligence at the Superior School of War. He was professor at the Civil Police Academy of Rondônia, Federal District Military Police Academy and the National Academy of Police. Early career He was typistcopist at the Civil Police of the Federal District and is currently a police chief of the Federal Police. Coordinated the main investigations focused in the fight against the organized crime in the Superintendence of the Federal Police in Roraima, between 2003 and 2005. At the institution, he worked in Roraima and in operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN Brazil
CNN Brasil is a Brazilian news-based pay television channel and news website. Launched on 15 March 2020, CNN Brasil is owned by Novus Media, a joint-venture between Douglas Tavolaro, former header of Record's news division, and Rubens Menin, owner of MRV Engenharia. Novus Media has a licensing agreement with the original CNN channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Brasil is the second local franchise of CNN in South America, after CNN Chile. Its headquarters are in São Paulo, with offices in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, besides international bureaus with almost 400 journalists. Previously, in 2017, the channel did a partnership with RedeTV! and Simba Content, formed by SBT and Record, which had no success. Programs are aired 24 hours daily via digital terrestrial TV networks, pay TV providers in Brazil; and live streaming services for overseas viewers. History After the launch of CNN Chile in 2008, the company looked to enter the Portuguese language market, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Moro
Sergio Fernando Moro (; born 1 August 1972) is a Brazilian jurist, former federal judge, college professor, and politician. He was elected as a member of the Federal Senate for Paraná in October 2022. In 2015, he gained national attention as one of the lead judges in Operation Car Wash (), a criminal investigation into a high-profile corruption and bribery scandal involving government officials and business executives. Moro was also Minister of Justice and Public Security under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro from 2019 to 2020. On 29 October, shortly after the 2018 Brazilian general election, President-elect Bolsonaro nominated Moro to be Minister of Justice and Public Security. On 1 November, Moro accepted the job after personally meeting with Bolsonaro. His appointment to Bolsonaro's cabinet and the way he had previously conducted Operation Car Wash (in particular former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's case) drew praise from his peers and a significant portion of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izalci Lucas
Izalci Lucas Ferreira (born 7 April 1956) is a federal senator representing the Federal District of Brazil. Born in Minas Gerais, he previously served as a federal deputy from 2008 to 2019. Personal life Lucas was born in Araújos, to Antonio Ferreira Neto and Maria Ferreira de Melo. Before entering politics, Lucas worked as a business contractor. He is married to Ivone Fernandes and has two sons, Sérgio and Renato. Political career Lucas voted in favor of the impeachment motion against then-president Dilma Rousseff. He voted against a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor, Michel Temer. He voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms. In the 2018 Brazilian general election, Lucas was elected to the federal senate with 399,297 votes. During Operation Car Wash Operation Car Wash (, ) was a landmark anti-corruption probe in Brazil.Kurtenbach, S., & Nolte, D. (2017). Latin America's Fight against Corruption: The End of Impunity. GIGA Focus Lateinamerik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Dueire
Fernando Antonio Caminha Dueire (born 14 April 1959) is a Brazilian politician who has been one of the senators from the state of Pernambuco since 2022. Elected as a substitute initially, he succeeded Jarbas Vasconcelos who resigned due to health issues. He is currently affiliated with Brazilian Democratic Movement The Brazilian Democratic Movement (, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, with the most numbers of senators, ... (MDB). He had previously been the state secretary of infrastructure of Pernambuco from 1999 to 2006. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dueire, Fernando 1959 births Living people Politicians from Recife Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians 21st-century Brazilian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Giordano
Alexandre Luiz Giordano (born 26 June 1973 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian entrepreneur and politician, filiated to the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). Currently, he is Senator for the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Political life Giordano was elected in 2018 as first-substitute of Senator in the ticket of Major Olímpio and Marcos Pontes. After Olímpio's death, he was sworn in on 31 March 2021. Before his membership to the Social Liberal Party, Giordano was member of the Green Party (Brazil), Green Party (PV) and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). Giordano was pointed as a key figure of the deal between Brazil and Paraguay for the selling of excess Paraguayan energy from Itaipu Dam to the Léros company. This crisis almost led to an impeachment process against Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez. In the São Paulo, city of São Paulo, on the eve of the 2024 São Paulo mayoral election, 2024 municipal elections, the senator declared his support for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
