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The "Partido Novo" candidate for the presidency, João Amoêdo, declared to have a net worth of BRL 425 million (equivalent to USD 100 million) when he applied for registration of his candidacy in the Electoral Justice. Most of the candidate's assets are distributed among fixed income applications (BRL 217 million), participation in companies (BRL 108.4 million), investment in funds (BRL 55.3 million). The rest includes real estate and vehicles, as well as BRL 1.1 million in the category for jewelry and works of art. In theory, Amoêdo's assets would allow him to fully bank his own campaign, since the spending limit laid down in law for the first round of the presidential campaign is BRL 70 million per candidate. At age 55, Amoedo fights for his first election and is the first "Partido Novo" presidential candidate. An engineer born in Rio de Janeiro, he has worked as a financial market executive (Citibank and Itaú) and in civil construction.

A 10-year-old boy was apprehended by the Military Police in Manaus (AM), with a bag in which he carried more than 150 portions of narcotics. It was discovered after police officers received a series of complaints about the sale of drugs near the street where he was. Police came to the scene and spotted two people suspiciously. One of the individuals held a bag. When they noticed the presence of the police, the pair tried to escape, but one of them, who was the boy, was detained. Inside the bag, police found 127 packs of marijuana, 35 oxy-type, 6 portions of cocaine, 100 grams of oxy-stone, and a precision scale. The amount of BRL 312 was found with the boy, who was eventually taken by the police to the Specialized Police Station for the Determination of Infringing Acts

A man was beaten in front of the Lula Institute after Judge Sérgio Moro ordered the arrest of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva late Thursday, for crimes of passive corruption and money laundering. The senator Lindbergh Farias (PT-RJ) was giving an interview in front of the place, in the Ipiranga neighborhood, south zone of São Paulo, when the man not yet identified interrupted the interview with shouts. "Come and fight with me, your thief. You'll not you be reelected again, you idiot?", shouted the protester. The senator then turned to the visibly irritated man and challenged him to talk face to face. At the same time, other supporters of the former president began to beat and kick the protester who ended up banging his head on a truck that was passing by. Lying on the ground, the protester continued to be kicked and then was carried by security guards to the Hospital São Camilo, which is in front of the Lula Institute. The leaders of the PT ...

A couple carrying two boxes of chicken eggs were expelled by militants from the PT (Workers' Party) of Santos Andrade Square, in the center of Curitiba, where the caravan of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) around the South region of Brazil. Entrepreneur Fabio Monroe, 44, and commercial manager Rosângela Araújo, 47, were forced to leave the square under threat from PT militants who said "bourgeois here, no." One of them poured water on the couple. Asked about what they were doing in the act with the boxes of eggs Monroe replied: "If they are doing their democratic exercise, we also want to. Eggs are to do what the people of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina have done in the last few days." Lula and his caravan were greeted with eggs in almost every city they passed through in the caravan that ends today after nine days. The couple came to the police after the expulsion, but the police said they couldn't do anythi...

In a small town in the interior of Brazil, an alderman fell into the joke of "whatsapp's groan". During a discussion of a new law, in the Town Hall of Votorantim (SP) on Tuesday (15), municipal councilman Bruno Martins, was a victim of the famous trick. Not realizing that the sound of the cell phone was on, the councilman was surprised by the sound of "a big female groan" which echoed through the auditorium of the hall where the meeting was being held.  Watch the video: Who stayed very revolted, was municipal councilman Adeilton Tiago dos Santos, who at the moment was talking about increasing his own salary.

In the face of all the confusion provoked by protesters opposed to the proposed changes in labor laws imposed by the government of President Michel Temer, a group of vandals decided to set fire to a bus that was trying to break a blockade and lead local residents to the downtown.  The incident occurred near the Rocinha favela and almost caused serious injuries to some passengers, because the criminals (linked to trade union groups and opposition parties) threw bottles of Molotov cocktail on the bus, and only after the fire started, they tried to drag the people for the street. In a short time, a group of police arrived to rescue the passengers and the criminals fled.

In the last Sunday (11 September), the inhabitant of Valdete Groff Azevedo received the news that outlaws literally led to his family home in the central area of ​​Cidreira, in the south region of Brazil. An occurrence was registered on Tuesday (13) at the local police station. The delegate Alexandre Souza is already investigating the unusual case and some suspects have already been identified. The surprise of the police to record the occurrence was that it was the theft of an entire house. Valdete received a call from a neighbor, when she was on the beach and he reported on the arrival of some bricklayers on site. She was surprised because they were not doing works, but she didn't care with the fact. "I only believed when I saw personally. I was so sad as surprise. At what level the crime arrived. I've never seen it. It's unbelievable", reported Valdete. The house before the robbery According to the neighbor of the family, two men arrived a...

Young didn't withstood to exercises series and died A young particante of crossfit died in a academy of Brasília, after a cardiac arrest. Roberval Ferreira de Souza Junior, 35, began to feeling bad after finishing a series of activities. According to the fire department, people tried to revive the man, but he didn't resist. Crossfit is a new type of intense workouts that have conquered sport practitioners. For note, the gym Crossfit Selva said that immediately called the Fire and Rescue Department. According to the academy, the student received first aid from a medical student who practiced activities in the local. The academy mourned the death of the student and also guaranteed that it has taken all necessary measures. "The academy is giving all the necessary support to the victim's family and is awaiting the autopsy report. The manager of the Crossfit Selva  clarifies that the workouts are designed by professionals trained in physical education "...

Confiscated material with fans of both teams: iron bars and firecrackers .. Fights between fans of Palmeiras and Corinthians, hours before the game last Sunday ended with one dead and 25 people arrested. The clashes took place in three locations in the metropolitan area of ​​São Paulo: Sao Miguel Paulista in the east zone of the city, in Guarulhos and in the subway station Brás, on downtown. The fatal victim, according to the military police, not involved in the confrontation. He was hit by a stray bullet as he passed by a square, opposite the train station of São Miguel Paulista neighborhood. The shot hit the heart of the pedestrian, who died instantly. Man killed during a clash of rival fans In another area of ​​São Paulo, in the Brás subway station, the police were called to break up a fight between members of the supporters of the two teams. The train circulation came to be interrupted. The riot squad entered the Brás station to stop the confrontation. According to a...