AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBrazil’s Runoff: Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula 47% to 45% in a new poll ahead of the Oct. 25 vote. An electoral judge ordered Meta to treat both campaigns equally or face daily fines, while Lula promised free weekend transit nationwide. Labor: Brazil’s Senate approved a 40-hour workweek without pay cuts, a major win for Lula as the campaign tightens. Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty in New York to new US torture charges. Venezuelans also described the fear and destruction of the Jan. 3 US attack that led to Maduro’s capture. Colombia: Thousands protested President Abelardo de la Espriella’s policies as his government opened an embassy in Jerusalem, a sharp foreign-policy shift. Mexico: The government cut the vaquita’s protected fishing zone by 86%, raising conservation concerns as scientists estimate only 7 to 10 of the rare porpoises remain. Residents also protested a strong, nauseating odor from a US-backed sterile-fly plant built to fight the screwworm outbreak.
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