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2 months ago | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes
Brazil set a record for pesticide approvals in 2024, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA). There were 663 products approved, a 19% increase from 2023, which saw a reduction in new product registrations.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes |Ana Rocha
On Wednesday (22), Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply informed that it had been notified by the General Administration of Customs of China about the detection of pests and coated soybean seeds exported by five Brazilian companies to the Asian country. The Chinese authorities have decided to suspend shipments of Brazilian soy to the country until the situation is clarified.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied on Thursday (16) a request from former President Jair Bolsonaro's defense to get his passport back and travel to the United States. According to the request, the objective would be to attend Donald Trump's inauguration, which will take place next Monday (20).
In the decision, Moraes states that there has been no change in the factual situation that led to the imposition of precautionary measures on the former President by the Brazilian court.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes |Ana Rocha
The Workers' Party (popularly known as PT in Portuguese) will hold a symbolic act at Three Powers Square in Brasilia on January 8, 2023, in reference to the attempted coup and the depredation of the headquarters of the National Congress, the Supreme Court (STF, in Portuguese), and the Planalto Palace.
On its accounts on social media platforms, the PT is calling for people to gather at 11 am on January 8 for an “act in defense of democracy”.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes |Ana Rocha
Following in the footsteps of her father, Cuban revolutionary guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara, Aleida Guevara (63) studied medicine in Cuba and specialized in pediatrics. But first and foremost, she is a communist revolutionary, as she likes to describe herself.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes
At the opening of the second session of speeches at the G20 Leaders' Summit on Monday (18), the host president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sent a few messages, especially to the far right, represented at the meeting by the Argentine president, Javier Milei. "It's no surprise that inequality fosters hatred, extremism, and violence. Nor that democracy is under threat. Neoliberal globalization has failed," he said.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva suffered a domestic accident and canceled his trip to Russia scheduled for this Sunday (20). According to the Planalto Palace, the cancellation follows medical advice due to a temporary impediment to long-term air travel.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
medium.com | Leonardo Fernandes
Leonardo Fernandes·Follow7 min read·--IntroductionAt the heart of every blockchain lies a consensus mechanism, which is the protocol that ensures all participants in a decentralized network agree on the current state of the blockchain. Consensus mechanisms are crucial for verifying transactions, securing the network, and adding new blocks without the need for a central authority.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Leonardo Fernandes |Ana Rocha
“It's not possible that 80% of the pesticides banned in Germany can be sold here in Brazil as if it was a banana republic.” These aren’t the words of a healthy eating activist, but of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party). He made the statement on Tuesday (17) during a meeting with the heads of the three branches of the Brazilian government to discuss the emergency caused by the fires spreading across the country.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
biodiversidadla.org | Leonardo Fernandes
A Coleção 9 de mapas anuais de cobertura e uso do solo, do MapBiomas, divulgado na quarta-feira (21), revelou uma perda acelerada de área vegetal nativa entre 1985 e 2023, chegando à marca de 33% de todo o território nacional no ano passado. O relatório considera áreas de vegetação nativa, além das matas e floretas, superfícies de água e áreas naturais não vegetadas, como praias e dunas.
