In Brazil, six months after leaving power, former President Jair Bolsonaro is on trial from this Thursday, in a trial that could make him ineligible. Folha de Sao Paulo recalls that Jair Bolsonaro is accused of having “ attacked the credibility of the electoral system during a presentation to dozens of foreign ambassadors on July 18 “. Folha notes that in October 2021, the Special Electoral Tribunal ruled on a similar case and quashed the mandate of an MP for saying that electronic ballot boxes had been rigged in 2018.
From, “ the TSE acted strictly on attacks on the electoral system “. For Jair Bolsonaro, reports Correio Braziliensejustice does A storm in a glass of water “. However, “it is almost unanimously accepted that I will lose “, he admits in Estadao. “ Jair Bolsonaro heads for the guillotine of ineligibility “, Write the log. With heavy consequences: eight years of ineligibility, recalls Correio Braziliense.
O Globo looks at the defense of the ex-president. His lawyer should, among other things, affirm that “ new facts, such as the coup plan found at the home of his former justice minister Anderson Torres, were included in the proceedings without the former president having had time to defend himself “. The question is important, since we remember that on January 8, after President Lula took office, supporters of Jair Bolsonaro attacked the seats of the executive, legislative and judicial powers in Brasilia. Today, Brazilians are quite divided on this lawsuit, according to a poll published by Folha : 47% of respondents believe that the TSE should condemn the former president, 43% are against. Meanwhile, according to O Globobefore the start of his trial, Jair Bolsonaro is more isolated than ever: “ The president’s phone rings less often and few people show up to offer him help “.
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Visit with great fanfare of the Indian Prime Minister to the United States
Visit with great fanfare for Narendra Modi in the United States: the Indian Prime Minister will be received this Thursday at the White House for an official dinner with American President Joe Biden. He will also address Congress. It is “ all the more remarkable », notes the washington postthat Narendra Modi “ was kept at bay by the leaders of the United States “: when he was Chief Minister of the State of Gujarat, he “ had been banned from entering the country in 2005, in connection with religious riots anti-Muslim women in this state. But as soon as he became Prime Minister in 2014, he received the famous visa. However, notes the daily, nearly twenty years later, “ the debate on these riots continues “. The Hill notes, moreover, that Democrat Alexandria Occasio-Cortez is boycotting Narendra Modi’s speech in Congress, like the two Muslim congresswomen.
In fact, according to washington postthe rehabilitation of Narendra Modi “ says more about India than about his personal case” ; India” whose trade with the United States has exploded since his arrival “. According to New York TimesUS President Joe Biden wants “ consolidate an alliance against Russian aggression in Ukraine, in strengthening the domestic defense industry of India to wean the country from its long dependence on Russian arms. Joe Biden also wants to use India to counterbalance Chinese economic influence. In fact, even if New Delhi may want to minimize tensions with its neighbour, recalls the washington post“ China’s clashes with India on its border have once again made the world’s two most populous countries rivals in the Indo-Pacific “.
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Canada and the Dominican Republic “determined to help Haiti”
Last week, Canada announced that it would set up an aid coordination office for the Haitian National Police in the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo then said that no negotiations were underway on this subject. Gazette Haiti reports that this Wednesday, in a joint statement, the two countries said to each other “ determined to strengthen their cooperation to help resolve the current crisis in Haiti “. They promise to strengthen coordination in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Canada and other locations as necessary, including through an increased presence in the Canadian embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo “. But no more mention of the Santo Domingo-based international aid coordination office announced by Canada.
Considerable increase in cholera cases in Cité Soleil
The National reports that the municipality of Cité Soleil “ experienced a sharp increase in cases of cholera contamination, following the downpours of June 2 and 3. More than a dozen deaths and 700 suspected cases have been recorded at the Fontaine Health Center”. In the hospital center, the staff say to themselves “ almost exceeded “, with a “out of stock of inputs” to ensure the care of these patients, and asks for the help of the government. The National announces that cases “ are multiplying in several regions after the last bad weather “.