Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sent a bill to congress on Monday to regulate labor rights of workers from ride-hailing apps in the country, which includes the need to pay a minimum wage. The proposal, which might affect ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Chinese Didi’s 99, must be approved by the Senate and Lower House to become a law. Uber said in a statement it sees the bill as “an important milestone towards balanced regulation of work intermediated by platforms.”. The bill also proposes to give ride-hailing workers rights such as a public pension and maternity benefits, in exchange for a social security contribution to be paid part by companies and part by the workers. However, it follows recent courts decisions in the country on not determining the ride-hailing workers as employees.

Law enforcement, firefighters, ambulance drivers, health personnel and duly identified journalists would not have to comply with the curfew, the statement added. Armed groups on Saturday night attacked the country’s largest prison, defying Haitian police forces who had called for help. Prime Minister Henry, who came to power in 2021 after the assassination of the country’s last president, Moïse, had previously pledged to step down by early February. US tells citizens to leaveThe United States called for its citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible” after the escalation in violence. Prime Minister Ariel Henry had recently traveled to Kenya to seal a deal for Kenyan forces to lead a planned U.N.-ratified mission to battle Haiti’s gangs.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump praised President Javier Milei’s austerity measures and said he “loved” him during a campaign speech in Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday — although he did not mention Argentina’s libertarian leader by name. Even Argentina, they went MAGA, you know Argentina, great guy,” Trump told the crowd at the rally. He loves Trump, I love him, because he loves Trump. Milei addressed Trump as “president” and said he was “very generous” for mentioning him in his speech. If he wins against President Joe Biden, he would take office in January 2025, meaning that he would overlap with Milei’s presidential term by three years.

Twelve governors backed President Javier Milei’s proposal to sign a political pact amid unprecedented political tensions over the national government cutting funds for the provinces. Milei ultimately sent Torres the money his administration owed Chubut on Wednesday following a court order issued by the provincial judiciary. In a post on X after Milei’s speech, Torres wrote he “celebrates and agrees” with Milei’s pact proposal. Como lo dije en la apertura de sesiones, confío en que somos capaces de generar un canal de diálogo y de acuerdos entre las Provincias y la Nación, como lo hemos hecho con los intendentes de nuestra provincia. You may also be interested in: Congress opening speech: Milei promises to criminalize monetary emission and strip collective bargaining power

Milei’s olive branch came on the heels of a grueling week for the government. All but one of Argentina’s governors backed Torres, escalating Milei’s wrath against them and worsening an already contentious relationship. Two days after Torres’ statement, Security Minister and PRO president Patricia Bullrich released a statement backing Milei. It should also be noted that Milei’s signature “omnibus bill” failed to garner support from provincial lawmakers in Congress. The main sticking point was how federal taxes were going to be shared — the same issue that sparked the feud between Governor Torres and Milei last week.

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As the rumor mill churned, the volume of dollar futures operations shot up, with a marked acceleration after 2 p.m. The numbers speak for themselves: in just one day, the market saw over 50% of the volume normally traded in a week. “Ahead of the close of trading, activity increased due to expectations around the speech for the opening of congressional sessions,” a CNV source told the Herald. All week, rumors have circulated about possible announcements that Milei could make during his speech for the opening of sessions. In addition to the volumes, market analysts were struck by the spread between bid and offer on the contracts.

Femicides in Argentina, already at a record level last year, have increased further in the first two months of 2024, a report from a local observatory on Friday showed, with more than one killing per day underscoring the deadly threat to women. The rise, of almost 10%, comes after Argentina saw a record 322 femicides last year according to separate official figures, amid rising poverty, political uncertainty and inflation decimating the population’s purchasing power. President Javier Milei dismantled the country’s women’s ministry, moving those responsibilities to the Human Capital Ministry. Campaigners for the rights of women and girls are concerned this will hurt protections for women. “What we are seeing, unfortunately, is that violence against women has been exacerbated,” said Ada Beatriz Rico, director of the observatory that carried out the report.

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The head of Brazil’s electoral authority, Alexandre de Moraes, said that candidates in upcoming municipal elections who use artificial intelligence (AI) to attack their opponents could lose their right to run or have their mandate revoked. Moraes’ comments on the risks artificial intelligence entails for democracy carry weight. The Brazilian Supreme Court justice was the leading force in defending Brazil’s democracy from former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s election threats in the 2022 vote, turning Moraes into a global leader on electoral safeguards. The electoral authority has restricted the use of artificial intelligence in this year’s municipal elections. The session also deliberated on other rules and regulations that will be applied during the campaign period and on the day voters take to the polls.

It might seem a lifetime ago in the time warp that is Argentine daily life, but it was just barely a year ago when the entire country basked in the glory of its 2022 win at the Qatar World Cup. Four recent documentaries depicting the Argentine team’s path to the greatest sporting triumph of the country’ history are now available online. Messi’s World Cup – Apple TVThe title is self-explanatory: the series relives the 2022 Qatar World Cup through Lionel Messi’s eyes, depicted as the culminating moment of his career. Unlike other series and documentaries, Messi’s World Cup is an exploration of their feelings and thoughts on the tournament. Captains of the World – NetflixThis overall view of the World Cup as seen through the eyes of the captains of the major teams echoes the narrative of legendary films like Heroes, the documentary that told the story of the Argentina World Cup win in Mexico ‘86.

Pope Francis said that the state is called upon to deliver social justice and that profits and the market are “false deities” that lead to the destruction of the planet. “Legitimacy must also be sustained in everyday practice,” he stated in his speech to the Pan American Committee of Judges for Social Justice and Franciscan Doctrine (COPAJU, for its Spanish initials). Milei has repeatedly spoken out against social justice, calling it “unfair” and a way of taking away things from those who are successful. The state is financed through taxes, and taxes are forcibly collected,” he said, adding that this means the state is financed through coercive means. “The higher the taxation, the more coercion there is.”Asked about Pope Francis’ remarks in his daily press conference, Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said that, while the government “respects and listens to” the pope, they “disagree” on certain ideas.