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Brazil election: ‘It is over,’ Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court
Far-right chief says in non-public assembly that battle for election in opposition to Lula da Silva ‘is over’, in response to justice.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has privately advised members of the Supreme Court docket that the nation’s tightly contested election “is over”, in response to native media studies, two days after the far-right chief was defeated by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro broke practically 48 hours of public silence on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters that he would respect Brazil’s structure however stopping wanting conceding or congratulating his left-wing rival.
After a non-public assembly with Bolsonaro later that day, Supreme Court docket Justice Luiz Edson Fachin mentioned the previous military captain had mentioned: “It’s over. So, let’s look forward.” The justice made the remark in a video broadcast on native media.
Bolsonaro’s silence – each in public statements and on social media – had fuelled issues he might be in search of to contest the outcomes, particularly after he had falsely claimed for months that Brazil’s digital voting system was susceptible to fraud.
However in a really temporary deal with on Tuesday from the presidential palace in Brasilia, Bolsonaro mentioned, “As President of the Republic and as a citizen, I’ll proceed to respect all of the commandments of our Structure.”
His chief of workers then took the rostrum and mentioned Bolsonaro had “authorised” a transition to Lula’s authorities, which will probably be sworn in on January 1.
The president-elect gained 50.9 % of the vote in contrast with Bolsonaro’s 49.1 % in Sunday’s run-off, which capped what was described as essentially the most divisive presidential election marketing campaign in Brazil’s historical past.
Lula, who beforehand served as president from 2003 to 2010, now faces the tough problem of uniting a deeply polarised nation.
In his victory speech, Lula pledged to manipulate for all 215 million Brazilians, not simply those that voted for him, and has promised to reverse a few of Bolsonaro’s most contentious insurance policies, together with on environmental safety within the Amazon rainforest.
“We’re telling the world that Brazil is again,” Lula tweeted on Tuesday night, promising to sort out starvation, inequality, and the local weather disaster. “That is the Brazil that we’re going to construct collectively. With work, dialogue and democracy.”
Whereas Bolsonaro’s crew has acknowledged {that a} transition would happen, lots of his supporters are blocking roads throughout Brazil in anger over his defeat to Lula.
Crowds of Bolsonaro backers – together with Brazilian truckers, a key constituency of the outgoing president – have used burning tyres and automobiles to close down main routes since polls closed on Sunday, pledging to not settle for Lula’s return to the presidency.
The Supreme Court docket on Tuesday ordered the Federal Freeway Police to disperse the blockades, threatening to impose fines if it didn’t act shortly.
The pressure mentioned protesters had been blocking highways partially or totally in 156 areas as of Wednesday morning, down from roughly 190 the earlier evening.
The blockages had been reported in 15 Brazilian states, most notably within the Bolsonaro strongholds of Santa Catarina and Mato Grosso.
Though smaller than in earlier days, the protests are nonetheless seemingly disrupting gasoline distribution, meat manufacturing, meals deliveries to supermarkets and shipments of grains to ports. Anvisa, the nationwide well being company, warned that the blockades might result in shortages of medical provides.
Throughout his speech on Tuesday, Bolsonaro mentioned the protests had been the results of “indignation and a way of injustice” about how the vote was carried out. He mentioned folks ought to keep away from destroying property or “impeding the appropriate to come back and go”, however didn’t ask them to cease the blockades.
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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more
Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25.
The island proudly proclaims itself as having the “longest holiday season in the world,” according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.
On average, the holiday festivities in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, per the source, commencing right after Thanksgiving, and stretching all the way through mid-January.
The Christmas season in Puerto Rico typically lasts around 45 days. (iStock)
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The holiday season in Puerto Rico is full of rich traditions beloved by families.
One tradition those who visit Puerto Rico will immediately notice during the holiday season is decorations.
In Puerto Rico, decorations are typically put up by Thanksgiving, and kept up until the season concludes in mid-January, with opportune picture moments at every corner.
Parrandas, Christmas caroling, is a holiday staple.
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Carolers choose houses of family and friends to visit, typically starting around 10 p.m., performing aguinaldos (traditional Christmas songs), with not only their voices, but often with instruments as well, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
The group you begin caroling with is likely not the same group you end with.
In Puerto Rico, when carolers visit a house, they’ll often stop inside for conversation, food and drink before moving to the next residence.
Coquito is a popular beverage enjoyed during the holiday season in Puerto Rico. Coconut, vanilla and rum are among the ingredients. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Usually, the residences of the house visited will join the group for the next house, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
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A night of serenading loved ones can last quite a while, often stretching into the early morning hours of the following day, according to the source.
The biggest day of the holiday season in Puerto Rico actually isn’t Christmas, but instead, the night before.
In Puerto Rico, Dec. 24 is Nochebuena. On that day, loved ones gather for the exchange of gifts, caroling and a large feast.
Many families will also attend a midnight Mass on the day, known as Misa de Gallo.
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After Christmas passes, the festivities go on in Puerto Rico.
Another big event in the holiday lineup is Three Kings Day on Jan. 6, a holiday that “commemorates the visit that the Three Wise Men paid to Jesus after his birth,” according to Discover Puerto Rico.
On the eve of the day, children fill up a shoebox with grass to be left for camels to munch on while the Three Kings leave behind gifts for them, according to PuertoRico.com.
For a particularly festive Three Kings Day, Juana Díaz is the place to go, as it hosts the largest celebration in Puerto Rico for the holiday. In Juana Díaz, there is an annual festival and parade in honor of Three Kings Day that brings together over 25,000 people every year, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
Gifts are primarily exchanged between loved ones on Christmas Eve in Puerto Rico. (iStock)
Then, eight days later is Octavitas, a post-holiday celebration where families get together and celebrate one last time for the season.
The end of the holiday season is marked with the San Sebastián Street Festival.
This festival, spanning over multiple days, takes place in Old San Juan, and is filled with live music, dancing, shopping and parades.
Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.
A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said.
The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of a different house before crashing into a shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense agency said on Sunday.
Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the aircraft’s owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, was killed along with nine members of his family.
Leite said that 17 people on the ground were injured, 12 of whom were still receiving treatment in hospital.
Galeazzi’s company, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s wife and three daughters had died in the crash.
“Luiz Galeazzi will be forever remembered for his dedication to his family and for his remarkable career as a leader of Galeazzi & Associados,” the company said in a post on LinkedIn.
“In this moment of immense pain, Galeazzi & Associados is deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection received from friends, colleagues and the community. We also sympathize with all those affected by the accident in the region.”
Gramado, located in the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a popular destination for vacationers, especially during the Christmas season.
The crash comes a little more than a year after Brazil suffered its worst air disaster in nearly two decades when a twin-engine plane crashed in the southeastern city of Vinhedo, killing all 62 people on board.
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