Cops, firefighters and military personnel are also doing their duty but they don't need a face mask afaik.
Correct me if I am wrong
Genuinely curious on y'alls take on this.
Keep it respectful please, everyone's got freedom of speech here.
It's already a very good thing that no precious lives were lost
Big or small.
Edit: Yes - married.
Brazil votes today, and Lula says the US will try to interfere in favour of Flávio Bolsonaro. Flávio's father, Jair Bolsonaro, was convicted by Brazil's own Supreme Court of leading a plot to hold onto power after losing the 2022 election. (sound familiar?) Many red flags here.
The Terrorist designation. PCC and CV are dangerous gangs, and even Lula says so. The real question is who decides how to fight them. The US labeled them terrorist organizations two days after Flávio met with Trump, and Flávio says he asked for it. Lula opposed it. The label brings sanctions risks for Brazilian banks and businesses, and also opens the possibility of US military action (again) on Brazilian soil. Lula's government launched its own $2 billion program in March targeting the gangs' finances and proposed a multilateral task force. Flávio instead lobbied Washington, against his own government's wishes.
Tariffs and sanctions tied to Jair Bolsonaro's case, with Eduardo Bolsonaro lobbying for them.
Military presence. A US HC-130J, the type used in the Maduro raid (reportedly the same plane), is in Brazil for a "military exercise".
RESOURCES. Brazil has about 21 million tonnes of rare earth reserves, second to China's 44 million. The US wants non-Chinese supply. Lula says the processing should happen within Brazil as they'd otherwise pay a premium (importing back the finished goods, keeping the profits abroad). Flavio thinks otherwise.
Pix. Brazil's payment system bypasses Visa and Mastercard, and the US has targeted it since it doesn't economically benefit them.
History. The US backed the 1964 coup. After Venezuela and Iran, many Brazilians don't trust that door to stay closed.
The Amazon. Deforestation rose sharply under Jair Bolsonaro, and critics fear a Flávio government would loosen protections. Scientists warn the Amazon could approach a tipping point, with serious effects on global climate.
Let's hope the people of Brazil vote correctly today - lot hinges on this!
The world's richest man pays others to play for him so he can appear to be a better gamer.
Why would he have the time and interest in doing this?