The start of vaccination of children aged 3 to 4 years with Coronavac in at least six Brazilian capitals, and the marked connection between President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, are among the highlights of this Monday ( 18).
Six capitals are preparing to vaccinate 3-year-olds from this Monday
At least six Brazilian capitals should start immunizing children aged 3 to 4 years against Covid-19 with the Coronavac vaccine starting this Monday (18). They are: Belém, Boa Vista, Fortaleza, Manaus, Salvador and São Luís, according to a survey carried out by the CNN .
The other capitals are still awaiting guidance from the Ministry of Health, which is preparing a technical note advising the State Health Departments to start vaccinating with Coronavac for this age group.
The newsletter should be released at the beginning of this week, as anticipated by the analyst at CNN Kenzo Machida. The Ministry of Health will also inform that state and municipal departments should start vaccinating this public using existing stocks.
Bolsonaro says phone call to Zelensky this Monday will be “state secret”
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) has a phone conversation scheduled with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, this Monday (18). In an interview with journalists this Sunday (17), Bolsonaro spoke of his expectations for the call.
“I don’t know what he’s going to say to me, Zelensky, right? But I intend to tell him what I think, right? And if he asks me something, where we can collaborate, I will give my opinion, since I will only give it if he asks.”
“This cannot be leaked, it is a state secret, just like my conversation with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, it took three hours, we talked a lot,” he added.
Bolsonaro holds meeting with ambassadors on ballot security
The president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) scheduled for this Monday (18) a meeting with foreign ambassadors to talk about the 2022 elections in the country. He has questioned the trust of the Brazilian electoral system several times, despite not presenting evidence to support the accusations.
The meeting follows a meeting held by the president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) , Edson Fachin , with representatives from other countries in May. On the occasion, the minister reaffirmed the security of the electoral system and expressed concern about attacks on electronic voting machines.
Bolsonaro in June called the Fachin meeting a “rape” against democracy. During the meeting, the president of the TSE asked the international community to be on alert during the elections in Brazil.
Petrobras’ Board meets this Monday to discuss the call for a meeting
The Petrobras Board of Directors has a meeting scheduled for this Monday (18) to decide on the call for the Extraordinary General Meeting.
At the meeting, shareholders will vote to choose the new members of the Board of Directors, including the future occupants of the seats that the federal government holds. The information had been forwarded to the CNN by the President of the Council, Márcio Weber.
Voters can request voting in transit from this Monday
Those who have not been able to transfer their electoral domicile or will be out of it during the 2022 elections will still be able to vote through transit voting. For this, it is necessary to previously signal the intention to the Electoral Justice. The deadline for the process begins this Monday (18) and runs until August 18.
Voting in transit allows people who are not in the city where they took their voter registration card to still participate in the election.
The modality is valid for only one of the rounds as well as for both voting days. The first round is scheduled for October 2. The second, for October 30th.
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