The colonel, who was in charge of the police of the Federal District last sunday, also has had his arrest ordered.
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Oh yes. I remember that even Ms. Mia Khalifa was somehow involved in the chloroquine affair. Man, we love making fun of everyone.
But seriously, some of the people targeted in this inquiry could face serious consequences if the government seeks justice.
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… it is amazing that reactionaries can get so many votes by being explicitly, deliberately awful 
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Didn’t that expire recently?
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As soon Mr. Lula was inaugurated, His visa was revoked. Diplomatic passaports are good for almost 20 years. But now Mr. Bolsonaro is just a mere civilian. As He isn’t a Brazilian official anymore, He must get a proper document to stay in US. But It seems that American authorities aren’t willing to give it to Him.
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Living in tents set up outside of a military base? Perfectly fine for two months. Sitting in a basketball court? Unacceptable…?
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Juscelino Colares, a US-based Brazilian law professor, told the BBC that his numerous Brazilian friends have sent him “videos that document Bolsonaristas telling rioters not to burn or destroy public property”.
“Like me, they all believe many agent provocateurs from the left took advantage of frustration among some naive right-wing protesters,” he said.
Has this professor tried blaming Inspector Kemp, yet? “A riot is an ugly thing… undt, I tink, that it is chust about time ve had vun.”
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Prosecutors have also sought to freeze Bolsonaro’s assets.
While every expert who spoke to WIRED noted that disinformation in Brazil spans nearly all social platforms, as well as private messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram, Marco Ruediger, director of the school of communication at Fundação Getulio Vargas, says that more visual platforms like YouTube and Instagram tend to be the preferred mediums for spreading disinformation. TikTok, while popular, was seemingly less impactful.
Images and video can also provide a way for bad actors to escape text-based moderation systems. “On YouTube very frequently we see influencers taking screenshots of posts and putting them into their videos,” says Braga. “That doesn’t get flagged and taken down.” This means that even if a piece of content is removed on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, a screenshot can live on in a YouTube video that continues to circulate.
Braga also says that unevenness in content moderation, which is often strongest in English, means that altered or dubbed content might stay up, even if the English version is removed.
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His expenses were made public after Lula removed the secrecy and they were requested through brazilian FOIA.
They include expenses in ice-cream, make up, and luxury hotels.
He spent at least 27 M reais (~5 M us dollars) using the corporate cards.
The article also mention that the resources may have been used in some events to promote himself and/or his failed candidacy to reelection.
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I’m shocked that a politician who railed against corruption would use public funds to support his luxurious lifestyle and his election campaigning. /s
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They are going to the prison. I think they Will miss the good time at the basketball court.
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