Did you ‘turn off’ the news during the 4 days of revelry? See the most important thing that happened in Brazil in the world

While millions of Brazilians were on the streets for Carnival, the news continued at an intense pace behind the scenes of politics, economics and the world stage. Among the highlights, an operation to investigate the leak of tax data from STF ministers raised tension in the Court. Images of humanoid robots caught attention and reinforced the start of the year in the technological race. And the death of Robert Duvall, actor from “The Godfather”, at the age of 95, marked the week. Below, g1 brings together what was highlighted while many people were disconnected enjoying the festivities. Tension in the STF PF carries out an operation against alleged leaks of confidential data from STF ministers and relatives The temperature has risen in the Federal Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the Federal Police carried out an operation to investigate leaks of confidential data from Supreme Court ministers within Federal Revenue systems. The police are investigating whether Revenue officials illegally broke the confidentiality of ministers and relatives and were still paid for it. Minister Alexandre de Moraes decreed the breach of banking secrecy for those being investigated. After the festivities, Lula leaves for India. Ricardo Stuckert/ Presidency of the Republic President Lula arrived in India this Wednesday (18) to sign strategic agreements on critical minerals and Artificial Intelligence with the government of Narendra Modi. Afterwards, Lula will head to South Korea on another official visit. Before leaving for India, the president enjoyed Carnival in Recife, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. He danced with First Lady Janja in a box in the capital of Bahia, and took photos with carnival attendees in Sapucaí, in Rio de Janeiro. In Rio, the Acadêmicos de Niterói samba school paid tribute to the president. The parade was the target of criticism from the opposition and took place after actions in the common courts and electoral courts. The TSE, the highest court to analyze the case, denied the injunction that requested a ban on the parade to avoid the risk of prior censorship. The case may be analyzed again in light of new facts. What was news around the world? Analysis says that opponent Alexei Navalny died from frog poison Away from the revelry, five European countries accused Russia of having poisoned Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s main opponent, based on analyzes of his remains. Navalny died in prison in 2024. The Kremlin rejected the accusations and, this Wednesday (18), demanded that Europeans provide evidence. Former President of the United States Barack Obama was involved in a gaffe. He went viral after saying in an interview that he believed in the existence of ETs and that the USA did not keep them in the famous “Area 51”. The next day, however, he needed to clarify things and said that there is “no evidence” that ETs exist. In Latin America, Peru’s Parliament dismissed President José Jeri this Tuesday due to a controversy involving alleged secret meetings with China. ‘New Year’s Eve’ in China and the technological race Humanoid robots ‘fight’ martial arts in Chinese New Year In China, the year has finally begun and tradition associates each cycle with a zodiac sign: this time, the country will experience the Year of the Fire Horse. The country follows the lunar calendar and, therefore, starts the year much later than Brazil. The event was marked by an impressive image: on a TV show, humanoid robots appeared displaying sophisticated martial arts sequences. The video quickly went viral and took over the world’s news, commenting on China’s ambition to lead the future of robotics 1st Latin American gold at the Winter Olympics Lucas Pinheiro wins Brazil’s 1st medal in history at the Winter Olympics In Brazil there is no snow, but there is gold in winter sports. Brazilian athlete Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history by winning the first gold medal for Latin America and Brazil at the Winter Olympics. The 25-year-old, who was born in Norway and recently started competing for Brazil, won the giant slalom category. Brazilians celebrated Lucas’ gold on social media. Even President Lula praised the athlete and said that “Brazilian sport has no limits”. Deaths of famous Actor Robert Duvall arrives at the 2015 Golden Globes ceremony. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP The cinema said goodbye to Robert Duvall, legendary actor from The Godfather, who died at the age of 95. A Hollywood icon, he built a decades-long career and marked generations in iconic films such as “The Conversation” (1974), “Network of Intrigue” (1976), “Apocalypse Now” (1979) and “The Greatest Man” (1984). In the United States, Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader who faced racial segregation in the country, died at the age of 84. Jackson was a historic figure: he was at Martin Luther King’s side when the activist was assassinated. And what was the news in Brazil? Across the country, the husband of the student who died after swimming in the pool at a gym in São Paulo was discharged. He spent 8 days in the ICU after being poisoned. There was also commotion at the burial of the two sons of a secretary in Itumbiara, killed by their own father. In the airline sector, drones in the Cumbica Airport area caused dozens of flight delays and diversions. And, in entertainment, former football player Edilson Capetinha was disqualified from “BBB 26”, making social media waves during Carnival.

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