A former Labor MP, Roberto Jefferson, supporter of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, injured two police officers by shooting at them and throwing grenades. Officers came to his home to question him. He is accused of having violated the conditions of his house arrest, after attacking a magistrate of the Superior Federal Court on social networks. This affair is already exploited by the two protagonists of the second round, Jair Bolsonaro and his rival, the former left-wing president Lula.
While the arrested ex-MP was a fervent sympathizer of the far-right president, the latter does everything to distance himself from Roberto Jefferson, not hesitating to call him a bandit and pay tribute to the injured police officers, writes Folha de Sao Paulo. According to the newspaper, Jair Bolsonaro does not shrink from lies: he denied the existence of a photo taken with Roberto Jefferson while this photo does exist, it is also published by the news site Metropolises.
Supporters of the outgoing president are trying to bring the former MP from the Workers’ Party closer, of which he was indeed an ally in the early 2000s. Lula for his part castigated a “ value destruction strategy ” set up by Jair Bolsonaro, a president who, according to him, “ reportedly split society, with some now driven by hate, lies and the dissemination of fake news “.
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In Haiti, the Episcopal Church in turmoil
Electoral fraud, arms trafficking and sexual abuse: the accusations weigh heavily on some men of God. This is an exclusive survey to read on the news site Ayibopost. The online newspaper has obtained confidential documents which shed light, he writes, “ a church eaten away by a latent conflict where intrigues and low blows are worthy of a Netflix series “. There was the arms trafficking scandal which “ splashed the reputation of the Episcopal Church last July “. Containers with 18 weapons of war, pistols and ammunition had been discovered this summer, containers from the United States and whose recipient was none other than the Episcopal Church. The religious institution which has had no leader for four years, because in 2018 the elections for a new bishop were marred by suspicions of fraud.
But that’s not all: Father Mordoché Vil, who currently chairs the Standing Committee, the body that directs the Church in the absence of an archbishop, is accused of sexual abuse. According to an internal investigation, the religious leader allegedly “ sexually and physically abused a young woman “, reason why his candidacy for the post of bishop in 2017 was not retained, writes the site Ayibopost. The online newspaper notes that these internal revelations obviously did not prevent Father Mordoché Vil from becoming president of the Standing Committee and therefore from de facto directing the religious institution.
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The Covid has lowered the educational level in the United States
A study looked at post-Covid pandemic school performance. And the result is worrying. Across the country, the educational level has dropped, particularly in mathematics, writes the washington post, citing a nationwide study. School performance has declined for good and less good students, writes the newspaper, and this to a level not seen for two decades. A person in charge of the study considers these results very worrying. She hopes that the teachers take them into account and that they do what is necessary to raise the level of the classes.
Cannabis and childcare: a hotly debated topic in Canada
In Canada, a question that increasingly occupies family court judges: can one obtain custody of a child as a legal cannabis user? This is a subject to discover in the Quebec newspaper The duty. For four years, recreational cannabis has been legal, but the “ consumption can always be an obstacle for a parent who wants to obtain custody of his children or exercise his rights of access », writes the daily. According to a family law expert quoted by the newspaper, a parent who is accused of using cannabis during a contentious custody case often responds: “ but it’s legal, I’m not a criminal “.
A position that the courts do not yet share. “ They say just because it’s become legal doesn’t mean it’s become commonplace “, according to a lawyer interviewed by the newspaper. Judges therefore always scrupulously check the impact of cannabis consumption on the availability of parents and their mental capacities. Knowing that drugs can slow reaction time in the event of an accident. In fact, since the legalization of cannabis, Canadians are consuming more of it, which is why these new practices most often become a subject during a dispute over child custody, according to The duty.
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