Initial studies by Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy are ongoing regarding the 1,237-km Bilac-Santa Maria and 1,168-km Penápolis-Canoas natural gas pipelines. The pipelines were proposed November 2020 to expand the use of gas in southern Brazil and further rationalize the country’s grid. Each pipeline would have an 8-million cu m/day (MMcmd) capacity and carry gas from São Paulo state to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state. The projects are parallel developments for what would eventually be the Chimarrão gas pipeline, which will ship to Paraná and Santa Catarina states as well as Rio Grande do Sul (Fig. 1). Penápolis-Canoas is Chimarrão A and Bilac-Santa Maria Chimarrão B.  Chimarrão A and Chimarrão B, both with 20-in. OD, are being studied to reach areas in Brazil without natural gas supply. Factors driving which project ends up advancing include the potential for replacing other fuels with natural gas and expected industrial growth. Smaller distribution lines would stretch off the main conduit.  The project’s future depends in large measure on the continued availability of Bolivian gas (or Argentine gas routed through Bolivia) and the volume and timing of bringing Brazil’s presalt associated gas to market. Argentine gas could also, however, reach Brazil directly via TGM’s Uruguaiana pipeline (see main article) and completion of the Uruguaiana-Porto Alegre project (see figure).   Either Chimarrão pipeline would start at an interconnect with the 11-billion cu m/year Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline (Gasbol) in western São Paulo state, a region typified by large pastures and limited native vegetation. Both would then navigate the urban expansion surrounding Maringá and Londrina in northern Paraná state.  Chimarrão A ends near Porto Alegre in Canoas, which features a combination of urban expansion, vegetation, pastures, crop areas, and floodplains. Chimarrão B, crosses central Rio Grande do Sul, with large areas of pasture as well as soybean and corn crops.  In total, Chimarrão A would cross 86 municipalities and Chimarrão B 69. Topography, proximity to deliver points, ecological considerations, indigenous lands, urban areas, and active mining sites all factor into detailed route planning. Chimarrão A would interfere with 38 mining projects (including 13 clay mines and 1 copper mine), while Chimarrão B crosses 24 mining sites (including 10 sand mines and 1 gold mine). Both would cross four reservoirs. An assessment of highest potential municipal gas demand, using a 50-km radius from each, determined delivery points. Chimarrão A—featuring two compressor stations, one in Ibiporã, Paraná and the other in Laranjeiras do Sul, Paraná—would deliver to:  Chimarrão B—also with two compressor stations, one in Porecatu, Paraná, and one in Guarapuava, Paraná —would deliver to:  Chimarrão A would cost $2.1 billion and Chimarrão B $2.3 billion.  Source: Project details from Brazil’s Energy Research Office (EPE).  Chris brings 32 years of experience in a variety of oil and gas industry analysis and reporting roles to his work as Editor-in-Chief, specializing for the last 20 of them in midstream and transportation sectors. An Indigenous protester aims his bow an arrow at police outside Congress in Brasilia Indigenous who are camping in the capital to oppose a proposed bill they say would limit recognition of reservation lands clash with police who prevented them from entering Congress The chants of Native peoples have echoed across Brazil’s capital over the last week and a half About 850 members of nearly four dozen Brazilian Indigenous tribes are camped in Brasilia just a short walk from Congress and rows of government buildings to fight for Indigenous land rights currently under consideration in Brazil’s courts and Congress In Brasilia, Indigenous representative Joenia Wapichana is fighting against a bill known as PL 490 that would weaken Indigenous peoples’ land rights and open the door to extractive industries stun grenades and rubber bullets against hundreds of Indigenous protesters as the Justice and Constitution committee was expected to vote on the legislation An earlier vote on the bill was postponed last week Allies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are looking to push the controversial bill through Congress “We want to bury this bill,” said Edinho Macuxi an Indigenous leader from the state of Roraima Protesters have shut down streets, demonstrated in front of the Mining Ministry and marched to the Copa America soccer tournament “There are Indigenous peoples from across Brazil here … We are resisting and more Indigenous people are on their way.” “There are Indigenous peoples from across Brazil here,” said Ricardo Pataxó a young Pataxó leader wearing a face mask and a beaded necklace “We are resisting and more Indigenous people are on their way.” Their actions have been shared in countless videos over social media This is the most active Indigenous mobilization in Brazil since the start of the pandemic and was organized by the country’s largest Indigenous organizations, including the Brazilian Network of Indigenous Peoples, APIB.  In a video sent to The World by groups on the ground, rows of Indigenous men wearing armbands and feathered headdresses chant behind a metal fence. Before them, a pack of policemen block the locked entrance into a Congressional building. ‘Do or die’ momentThose camped in Brasilia are battling on multiple fronts Protesters have also demonstrated in front of Brazil’s Supreme Court, which is expected to decide over a key case this month that impacts 23,000 hectares of land belonging to the Xokleng people from southern Brazil The courts could either affirm Indigenous land rights or set a precedent by stripping territorial rights that were not officially recognized when the Brazilian Constitution was approved in 1988 the Xokleng lived all across southern Brazil less than 500 families remain on their territory “We need the court to recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples because we have always lived on these lands.” because we have always lived on these lands,” he said the country’s Native peoples camped in Brasilia see this moment as “do or die.”  Brazil’s Constitution protects their rights and their territories but Bolsonaro has revived policies and a mindset left over from the Brazilian dictatorship of the 1960s and ’70s which believed Brazil’s Native peoples should integrate with society — or get out of the way of the country’s development This is a central theme running through both their battle in Congress and in Brazil’s highest court For the first time as president, Bolsonaro visited an Indigenous community late last month in the western Amazon, where he inaugurated a footbridge “There are people that treat them as though they need to be hidden in their reservations,” Bolsonaro told cameras They don’t want them to cultivate and exploit their land to build small hydroelectric dams,” he said Some of Brazil’s Native peoples may want this But not those fighting for their survival in Brasilia Last week, hundreds from the encampment in Brasilia protested outside Funai, Brazil’s Bureau for Indian Affairs, and demanded that director Marcelo Xavier be removed. In an open letter they said he was negotiating their lives for the benefit of agri-business interests and illegal mining Police responded with pepper spray and tear gas bombs Indigenous activist Sonia Guajajara filmed the scene and shared it over Twitter.  “This is how Funai receives Indigenous peoples,” she said. The occupation in Brasilia is expected to stretch on at least through the end of the month when the Supreme Court is scheduled to rule Native peoples know that even if they win in the courts and also defeat the bill in Congress it doesn’t end their on-going battle to defend their rights “We don’t want this land to sell or destroy it,” said Priprá So it’s emotional that we are all here together delivered to your inbox every weekday morning Thanks to our sponsor PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402. Lula wasn’t in either of the two buses, which were carrying guests and journalists, da Silva spokesman Jose Crispiniano said. Lula has been traveling around southern Brazil to rally support for another presidential run in October. But the former president has been convicted of corruption, and it looks increasingly likely that he will be jailed and barred from contesting the election. In a sign of how divisive the once spectacularly popular leader has become, his caravan has been the target of protests at several sites along the tour. “If they think that they can do away with my will to fight, they are wrong,” Lula said at a rally Tuesday night. “The day I cannot shout anymore, I will shout through your throats! The day my mind stops thinking, I will think through your minds!” Initial reports of the incident while the caravan was traveling from Quedas do Iguacu to Laranjeiras do Sul in Parana state were slightly contradictory. The left-leaning Workers’ Party said in a statement that one bus had two bullet holes in its side, while the other bus was grazed on a side window. A statement on Lula’s website said there were at least three shots. Meanwhile, police officer Helder Lauria said passengers reported hearing a single gunshot while the buses were on the road and then found one “perforation” in each bus once they arrived in Laranjeiras do Sul. Police were still investigating Tuesday night, including taking statements from the people who were on the buses. Associated Press journalists saw two marks that could have been from bullets, one in each bus. Gleisi Hoffmann, the Workers’ Party president, complained in a statement that authorities haven’t provided enough security for the caravan and later called the attack an attempted homicide. Officials noted that Parana state is the only one the caravan has passed through that hasn’t provided a police escort. “It’s not normal in a democracy that people fire on a democratic caravan,” Hoffmann told supporters Tuesday night. Public Security Minister Raul Jungmann called the attack unacceptable and said he would ensure that state authorities pay close attention to the investigation. Politics World & Nation California Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Metrics details Trypanosoma evansi infects a large number of wild and domestic animals and causes a spoliative disease known as surra mainly by biting flies of the genera Tabanus and Stomoxys evansi DNA in the feeding apparatus of Dichelacera alcicornis and Dichelacera januarii from South America is reported Tabanids were collected weekly from February 2018 to February 2019 from two sites The feeding apparatus was removed and DNA extraction polymerase chain reaction and sequencing were performed A 205-base pair fragment of the variant surface protein RoTat 1.2 gene was amplified from the feeding apparatus of D This study was carried out in the municipality of Lages (27°48′57″S which has a mixed rainforest terrain and altitude of 930 m above mean sea level Tabanids were collected weekly from February 2018 to February 2019 from two rural properties located in different parts of the region in which especially cattle and horses are reared The collected insects were transported to the Laboratory of Hemoparasites and Vectors (Lages Brazil) and killed with chloroform in flasks Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb (Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Brazil) verified the identification of the species The collected specimens were deposited at the Entomology Museum of the Federal University of Fronteira Sul The extraction of DNA from the mouthparts was initially carried out for the three most abundant species of tabanid DNA was also extracted from the other species of Dichelacera captured The flies were washed twice with 70% ethanol solution and twice with sterile distilled water The mouthparts were removed with the aid of sterile fine scissors under an entomological magnifying glass The mouthparts were stored in 1.5-mL microtubes in Tris–NaCl–ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (ETDA) buffer (10 mM Tris base and stored frozen at -80 °C until DNA extraction The first two primers amplified a 205-base pair (bp) fragment and the second two a 210-bp fragment Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was conducted in a 400-µL reaction mixture comprising 323.5 µL deionized water 7 µL deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate mix (10 mM) Trypanosoma evansi DNA was obtained from parasites purified from the blood of experimentally infected albino rats Trypanosoma vivax DNA was obtained from purified parasites of experimentally infected sheep (approved by the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee of Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina) and was used as a positive control Nuclease-free water was added to the PCR mix instead of a DNA sample as a negative control PCR was performed using an automated DNA thermal cycler (Biocycler) The amplification conditions were: initial denaturation at 94 °C for 3 min followed by 35 denaturation cycles at 94 °C for 30 s The final phase of the PCR included cooling the samples to 10 °C The PCR products were visualized on a 1% agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide The PCR amplicons were purified using the QIAGEN Gel Purification Kit (QIAGEN Germany) according to the manufacturer’s protocol Sequencing was conducted using the BigDye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit according to the manufacturer’s protocol (Applied Biosystems The eluent was loaded into a 96-well plate which was placed into an ABI Prism 3500 Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems) Each DNA sample was purified according to the following protocol: 50 µL sample DNA was added to a mixture containing 5 µL of 3 M sodium acetate and 2 µL glycogen (20 mg/ml) and placed in a freezer at − 80 °C for 1 h Following centrifugation at 12,000 g for 45 min at 4 °C the pellet formed was washed once with 75% ethanol and centrifuged for another 15 min at 75,000 g at 4 °C The mixture was then dried in a SpeedVac at 20–25 °C for 30 min and resuspended in 20 µL ultrapure water (Milli-Q) Gene sequences with match scores of 80–100% similarity were considered significant A total of 523 female tabanids were collected from February 2018 to February 2019 There was no evidence of tabanids in the other months of the collection period The least abundant species were Tabanus fuscus (Wiedemann Multiple sequence alignment between the polymerase chain reaction amplified sequences of DNA from the feeding apparatus of Dichelacera alcicornis (Da1) and Dichelacera januarii (Da2) and the variant surface glycoprotein sequence of T fusciapex there was no amplification of the T The presence of DNA of other trypanosomatids was not evaluated due to the focal objective of the work in which the DNA of this parasite has been detected in the mouthparts of members of the Tabanidae The sequenced PCR products showed high identity with the deposited sequences in GenBank which is considered evidence of the presence of T evansi DNA in the mouthparts of the tabanids examined here the first molecular confirmation of the presence of T the development and use of molecular detection approaches could help improve the identification of 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Int J Parasitol. 2009;39:333–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.07.004 Download references The authors would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for the English language editing of an earlier draft of this manuscript and Dr Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb for help with the taxonomy This study was supported in part by PAP UDESC—Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina grant no 2017TR643 and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Nível Superior (CAPES) Laboratório de Bioquímica de Hemoparasitas e Vetores Departamento de Produção Animal e Alimentos Renato Simões Moreira & Luiz Claudio Miletti Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (IFSC) CJRR participated in the design of the study LCM participated in the design of the study and manuscript writing All authors read and approved the final manuscript The authors declare that they have no competing interests Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations General morphology (a) and detail of head (b) The scales are not the same in this composite figure unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05562-7 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Although vehicle combustion has experienced a great evolution over the last several decades it still is regarded as a major problem in terms of greenhouse gas emissions Brazil emitted 2.175 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2019 according to the Brazilian Climate Observatory and that figure is rising primarily because of deforestation of the Amazon investment in the development and use of electric vehicles (EVs) is regarded as essential to act on the global warming goals established by the Paris Agreement and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Several concerns are associated with the development and marketing of EV ownership that limits the use of these vehicles within and between cities storage capacity of the batteries and battery recharging infrastructure In response to the high cost of EVs and lack of infrastructure for charging batteries Brazil launched a project in 2018 to electrify one of its main highways in the state of Paraná Because of the various standards for charging EVs an owner is limited by what charger the manufacturer offers ANSI IEC 61851 lists four charging levels for different levels of power The most common charger is the power converter circuit inside the vehicle (on-board charger) For those vehicles with higher power demand it is common to locate the power converter outside the vehicle (off-board charger) Brazil’s project partners had to consider both on-board and off-board chargers for the recharging stations on the Paraná highway not all EVs have off-board fast-charging plugs l Availability of access to recharging points EVs used for intercity mobility have reduced power availability as recharging conditions and the use of shared power with other equipment inside the vehicle reduces the availability of traction power to be less than the total capacity of the battery the vehicle already has a 20% reduction in the total battery capacity Other equipment inside the vehicle may take another 20% the EV has some 60% of battery capacity to complete the journey The project to electrify the Paraná highway included research to identify the optimal number of recharging points and safest conditions in which to recharge an EV battery along the highway The distances between recharging points also were taken into consideration as well as the terrain The Energy Company of Paraná (COPEL) considered several highways in its service territory where electrification could be implemented BR-277 was the most promising as it crosses the state of Paraná from east to west interconnecting medium and large urban centers Some of these centers include important tourist areas such as the city of Foz do Iguaçu The total length of the selected highway The objective of the electrification project was to enable an EV to make a round trip on the highway from the city of Paranaguá The electrification project took into consideration populations of the cities—which ranged from an estimated 2,100 to 1.9 million people—along the highway route Using 2017 data provided by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografie e Estatistics (IBGE) the populations of the 12 cities were as follows: Paranaguá (156,174); Curitiba (1,928,626); Palmeira (32,123); Fernandes Pinheiro (5,602); Irati (2,096); Prudentópolis (52,513); Candói (16,053); Laranjeiras do Sul (32,139) Ibema (6,370); Cascavel (332,333) Matelandia (18,107) and Foz do Iguaçu (258,248) the highway connects several important infrastructure sites in Paraná such as the Port of Paranaguá at the east end of the state and Curitiba a tourist hot spot located on Brazil’s border with Argentina and Paraguay This city also is recognized as having Brazil’s largest EV fleet Each of the battery charging stations has three charging options comprising one ac (Type 2) and two dc continuous current (combined charging system Type 2 and CHAdeMO) is the trade name of the dc standard for rapid charging of EVs Mitsubishi and other Japanese companies in 2010 This dc charging facility can deliver up to 62.5 kW by a 500-V the CHAdeMO 2.0 specification is designed with a 400-kW The charging stations installed as part of the Brazilian BR-277 highway project can accommodate two vehicles simultaneously requiring a dc recharge The stations can charge up to 80% of a vehicle’s total battery charge in about 30 minutes depending on the remaining capacity of the battery in the vehicle requiring a top-up recharge the fast-charging stations installed can recharge all light and medium vehicles as well as some heavy vehicles the total recharge time can take up to 10 hr to 12 hr depending on the vehicle’s internal charger a limited number of charging facilities are in supermarket parking lots commercial garages and other buildings specifically designed to accommodate this technology Although the availability of EV charging facilities in Brazil remains relatively low the market for the sale of EVs is growing by 60% per year A key objective of the electrification project was to install the different chargers available in the Brazilian market Not only would this enable COPEL’s employees to evaluate the performance of each set of chargers but also increase their knowledge of the brands in terms of specifications for installation handling and data available for management the highway recharging stations were equipped with the three available brands in the Brazilian market BR-277 had two sections where the route’s conditions were outside the scope of the project’s original specifications: The distance between Paranaguá and Curitiba is longer than originally specified but the highway can absorb a heavy traffic flow which makes it easier to drive without interruption between the two recharging stations The route between Candói and Prudentópolis is a single-lane highway with hilly sections that can be difficult to drive with some vehicles The topography makes this area prone to accidents and taxing for EV batteries any EV sold in Brazil should be able to go the length of the highway provided the EV driver recharges the maximum amount of energy at each recharging station it was confirmed not all recharging points on the electrified highway were used extensively This was likely due to the number of EVs with batteries containing insufficient storage capacity One of the most frequently used charging stations on the highway was the one installed at COPEL’s headquarters in Curitiba Recharges occurred daily at this charging station The main aim of the project was to enable any EV in Brazil to travel the full length of the highway with no recharging cost to the user the charging stations installed offer a variety of plug configurations Plug usage confirmed the Type 2 plug is used for nearly 90% of recharging at several charging stations This could be the case because this type of plug allows charging with low-value power demands Since the electrified highway began recharging EVs in Paraná in 2018 energy delivery has totaled 11.6 GWh over more than 1000 recharges the stations have delivered 11 kWh at a cost of US$1.50 per recharge The most used charging station is located at COPEL headquarters The electrified highway project is now coming to an end and the local government has implemented some actions to encourage the use of EVs in the form of discounts and tax reductions on the cost the Brazilian National Electric Agency (ANEEL) has approved various other electrification projects infrastructure developments and billing for recharging The electrification of BR-277 in Paraná is regarded as an important evolution for EVs in Brazil The findings from this project can be used to promote the expansion of highway electrification throughout Brazil The main purpose of the project was to initiate a study on optimizing the design of equipment required in recharging stations and expand the use of EVs at a reduced cost throughout Brazil Information gathered from this project will enable electric utilities like COPEL to operate widely and safely in providing power supplies to recharging stations The data also will help utilities to determine the optimal solutions for recharging in terms of cost and time to charge The authors wish to acknowledge the sponsors of this project funded by COPEL through financial sources from the ANEEL R&D program (Code No Carlos Bianchin ([email protected]) has BSEE and MSEE degrees and is a researcher at LACTEC the Institute of Technology for Development His responsibilities include static converters digital control by digital signal processors Ricardo Schmal ([email protected]) has a degree in computer engineering and a post-graduate degree in biomedical engineering phase identification and the construction of an underground chamber for training teams Schmal is engaged in the development of charging systems for EVs Priscila de Melo ([email protected]) has BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Federal Technological University of Paraná Her current responsibilities include work on power electronics Cretan de Oliveira ([email protected]) has a degree in computer engineering and a post-graduate degree in embedded systems from Positivo University firmware and software development of mechanical solutions using 3-D CAD Oliveira has a particular interest in rapid prototyping processes such as 3-D printing Victor Gati ([email protected]) has BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Federal Technology University of Paraná he has worked for LACTEC on high-power frequency conversion uninterruptible power supplies and active power filters Zeno Nadal ([email protected]) graduated in electrical industrial engineering and specialist energy efficiency from the Federal Technological University of Paraná Master in Technology Development – Professional Master for the LACTEC Institutes Nadal manages projects on electric mobility energy storage and distributed generation in the smart grid and special projects department at COPEL Distribuição S.A Fig.1 Block diagram of EV chargers: on-board charger (superior) and fast chargers (inferior) Fig.2 Battery capacity for EVs (2012 -2018) Fig.3 Distribution of fast-charging stations along BR-277 highway Fig.4 Geographical elevation and distances between Paranaguá and Foz do Iguaçu BR-277 as well as cities where charging stations are installed Fig.5 Fast-charging station facilities installed at Paranaguá Fig.6 Vehicle recharging at COPEL’s headquarters in Curtitiba Fig.7 Vehicle recharging at COPEL’s headquarters Curtitiba Fig.8 Fast-charging station at Prudentopolis Fig.9 Fast-charging station at Laranjeiras do Sul Fig.10 Fast-charging station at Paranguá 11 Customer using fast-charging station at Fernandes Pinheiro Carlos Bianchin ([email protected]) has BSEE and MSEE degrees and is a researcher at LACTEC the Institute of Technology for Development His responsibilities include static converters digital control by digital signal processors Ricardo Schmal ([email protected]) has a degree in computer engineering and a post-graduate degree in biomedical engineering phase identification and the construction of an underground chamber for training teams Schmal is engaged in the development of charging systems for EVs Priscila de Melo ([email protected]) has BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Federal Technological University of Paraná Her current responsibilities include work on power electronics Cretan de Oliveira ([email protected]) has a degree in computer engineering and a post-graduate degree in embedded systems from Positivo University firmware and software development of mechanical solutions using 3-D CAD Oliveira has a particular interest in rapid prototyping processes such as 3-D printing Victor Gati ([email protected]) has BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Federal Technology University of Paraná he has worked for LACTEC on high-power frequency conversion uninterruptible power supplies and active power filters Zeno Nadal ([email protected]) graduated in electrical industrial engineering and specialist energy efficiency from the Federal Technological University of Paraná Master in Technology Development – Professional Master for the LACTEC Institutes Nadal manages projects on electric mobility energy storage and distributed generation in the smart grid and special projects department at COPEL Distribuição S.A Bus with journalists covering the caravana was the target of an ambush - Daniel Giovanaz/Brasil de Fato “This is not a peaceful or democratic protest but an attack.” The affirmation of Gleisi Hoffman senator and president of the Workers Party (PT) in an interview Tuesday night about the two buses of Lula’s Caravan for Brazil that were targeted at the end of the day on the road between the city of Quedas of Iguaçu and Laranjeiras do Sul A report of the events was started by the organizers The expert from the Civil Police confirmed that the two buses were hit by a total of three shots The final report should be released in 24 hours Reporters Leonardo Fernandes and Daniel Giovanaz, of Brasil de Fato, accompanied the caravan and explain what happened in this video (in portuguese) with journalists that have been accompanying the caravan It is suspected that the shots came from a pistol or revolver the buses had their tires pierced by miguelitos a type of very small cross formed by nails thrown in the road to decrease the velocity and facilitate the ambush was hit by a rock in his head and was run over by a motorcycle According to Hoffman (PT from Rio Grande do Sul) the organizers of the Caravan have denounced the escalation of violence since the beginning and the lack of security guarantees by the Military Police is the respective states “Our caravan was victim of an ambush the violence against the caravan has been increasing We sent an official letter with the route of the caravan We spoke with the commander of the Military Police The level of violence and hatred as come to the point where we need the authorities of this country to say something Are we going to let politics turn into a violent game with guns We have an event tomorrow in Curitiba and I have to know the level of safety of the people that will go to this event Are we no longer a democratic country?” Representatives of the Lawyers Collective for Democracy (LCD) will submit denouncements today to the Public Prosecutor’s Office about the crimes committed against Lula’s Caravan in the Southern region The LCD is also elaborating a denouncement about police negligence in relation to these aggressions in the three southern states that will be submitted to the Inter-American Court on Human Rights the representatives asked that the denouncements of threats of death and violence against ex-president Lula and the members and supporters of the caravan be turned into the collective today we cannot allow this crime to happen against democracy against ex-president Lula and any person that accompanies the Caravan This is the police being partial and defending the aggressors.” The LCD analyzed the denouncements that they received and at least three aggressors have already been identified “We received videos of aggressions during the Caravan and also from comrades from Toledo that were not even able to arrive to the act of the Caravan because they were stopped by criminals We did an analysis and review of these denouncements that we already identified with the register of the Order of Brazilian Lawyers There is a lawyer that send a picture on Whatsapp in a group in Rio Grande do Sul of him holding a stone where he wrote ‘genetically modified egg’ One of the members of the opposition whipped students and journalists that accompanied the caravan The Public Force’s response to the attacks The Military Police of Paraná informed that it is doing preventative policing public security mission in all places of gathering whether they be of people who support or are against the ex-president “The police is preparing to act in the event that it is necessary,” affirmed a representative of the body For the closing act of the caravan this on Wednesday (28) the body stated that it will accompany the movements in the places where they planned public acts The principal event of the day will occur in the Santos Andrade Square The Military Police considers that the security strategy involves other institutions and the investigations of the attacks and aggressions that have occurred are the responsibility of the Civil and Federal Police According to the advisor of ex-president Lula Paraná was the only state of the federation where the Caravan was not provided with a police escort for the bus entourage What is the ‘Lula for Brazil’ Caravan In August 2017, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with the Workers’ Party (PT) launched the Project “Lula for Brazil,” part of Lula’s presidential campaign It was an effort of the PT “to observe the Brazilian reality in the context of the big transformations the country has gone through in the PT governments and the deliberate dismantling of programs and public policies of social development and inclusion done by the coup government in the last two years.” The caravan began in the Northeast of Brazil an impoverished region with some of the highest rates of violence and human rights violations in Brazil and an area of special interest to Lula as it is not only his home region but it has been historically ignored by central Brazilian government it was a central focus and where he implemented many social and development programs Lula greets members of the MST in Palmares in his home state of Pernambuco The Caravans have been a special part of Lula’s history as a trade union leader and politician and have been a fundamental way for him to meet connect and learn from the people of Brazil and the problems that they face In the 1970s he traveled across Brazil while organizing the new trade-union movement; in the 1980s to build the Workers’ Party; in the Caravans for the Citizens from 1992 to 1994 to build a Government program from below All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced provided it is not altered and proper credit is given All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced O temporal que atinge o Paraná desde a última sexta-feira (27) causou estragos em diversas regiões do estado neste fim de semana O Corpo de Bombeiros trabalhou durante todo o período atendendo a população com operações de salvamento distribuição de lonas e orientação em regiões de perigo O levantamento dos estragos segue sendo contabilizado Segundo dados da Defesa Civil em balanço atualizado às 11h30 desta segunda-feira (30) 70 municípios sofreram algum tipo de consequência por causa das condições climáticas adversas dos quais 4.038 chegaram a ser desalojados precisando ir para casa de amigos ou parentes temporariamente aqueles que dependem de abrigos mobilizados pelo poder público A elevação e força das águas destruíram 26 casas e danificaram outras 30.504 General Carneiro é o município com mais residências danificadas Laranjeiras do Sul e Rio Bonito do Iguaçu enfrentam problemas de abastecimento de água em decorrência do rompimento de dois locais de captação de água A outra forma de fornecimento de água potável é um poço artesiano que não é suficiente para suprir a demanda do município 1.156 pessoas foram afetadas e 120 permanecem desabrigadas Vinte casas foram sofreram danos e 19 foram destruídas em decorrência do temporal A aldeia indígena Rio da Cobras registrou alagamento As cidades que tiveram mais pessoas afetadas pelas fortes chuvas foram Guamiranga com 7 mil moradores impactados pelo mau tempo com 6 mil – esse município teve 1.500 casas danificadas pela enxurrada e é quem tem ainda maior número de desabrigados Outras localidades com número elevado de cidadãos afetados pelo temporal são: Ponta Grossa com 4.265 moradores afetados e 1.421 moradias danificadas; Santa Izabel do Oeste com 3.876 pessoas e 512 residências atingidas; Faxinal com 3.400 paranaenses afetados e 850 casas com algum tipo de dano; além de Rebouças outras duas cidades na mesma região atendida pelo 10º Grupamento de Bombeiros (Francisco Beltrão) devem seguir o mesmo caminho Ampére teve cerca de 230 pessoas afetadas diretamente – 96 seguem desalojadas e 65 desabrigadas – enquanto em Boa Esperança do Iguaçu os danos causados a 44 casas ao longo do Rio Iguaçu deixaram pelo menos 160 desalojados foram registradas três ocorrências de deslizamentos de terra e pontos de alagamentos em função da elevação do Rio Marrecas Os desabrigados estão sendo acolhidos no Centro Comunitário do bairro Cristo Rei que permanece com 89 desabrigados e 90 desalojados o CBMPR realizou o resgate de pessoas e animais que ficaram ilhados devido à enxurrada 300 casas foram danificadas e 1.200 pessoas afetadas pelas chuvas intensas Quatrocentas seguiam desalojadas e 47 desabrigadas até o início da tarde desta segunda-feira (30) Na área de atuação do 4º Grupamento de Bombeiros os principais registros foram em Espigão Alto do Iguaçu onde cerca de 1.100 pessoas e 200 casas foram afetadas pelas enchentes A caravana do ex-presidente Lula que passa pelo Sul do Brasil deverá encerrar seus trabalhos em Guarapuava e na capital paranaense novos protestos já estão sendo organizados por manifestantes tanto contra quanto a favor do ex-presidente Um vídeo que circula pelas redes sociais mostra a reação dos participantes da comitiva diante da chuva de ovos de dentro dos ônibus da caravana Um dos três ônibus da caravana do ex-presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) foi atingido por três tiros na noite desta terça (26) segundo os organizadores do périplo do petista pela região Sul que é ocupado por jornalistas que acompanham o périplo O ataque ocorreu no percurso entre as cidades de Quedas do Iguaçu e Laranjeiras do Sul informou que ainda vai apurar detalhes do incidente O senador Lindbergh Farias (PT) postou em sua conta no Twitter uma foto do furo na lataria dizendo que o ônibus foi atingido por um tiro Um dos pneus do ônibus foi furado por ganchos de metal pontiagudo lançados na estrada por opositores do ex-presidente A caravana do petista tem sido alvo de protestos em praticamente todas as cidades pelas quais passou nos últimos dias No domingo (25), em São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, manifestantes contrários ao petista receberam os ônibus com ovos e pedras —a janela da frente do ônibus em que estava Lula acabou quebrada pedido da coordenação da caravana para aterrissagem de um helicóptero no campo da PM (Polícia Militar) da cidade de Quedas do Iguaçu onde o petista participou de um evento sobre reforma agrária A solicitação foi recusada pelo responsável pelo comando Regional da Polícia Militar do Paraná que assumira provisoriamente a PM de Quedas do Iguaçu Esse é o mesmo coronel que causou polêmica ao criticar publicamente a comoção em torno no assassinato da vereadora Marielle Franco (PSOL) a organização da caravana teve que pedir autorização a um centro de exposições — e obteve como as fortes chuvas impediram a decolagem do helicóptero Lula teve que embarcar em um avião para pouso na cidade de Pato Branco A assessoria da PM afirmou que Lula não pousou em Quedas do Iguaçu devido ao mau tempo a previsão é de que Lula e sua comitiva sigam para Guarapuava uma moção de repúdio à presença do ex-presidente de autoria do vereador Valdomiro Batista foi aprovada na Câmara dos Deputados A votação foi acompanhada com a casa cheia e sob forte manifestação A chegada do ex-presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ao Paraná não foi nada amistosa manifestantes bloquearam a rodovia impedindo que o ônibus que o levava acessasse a cudade Ele migrou então em um carro de passeio e conseguiu chegar à praça central Leia a íntegra no site do jornal O Paraná PR (FOLHAPRESS) - Uma hora depois de ser obrigado a usar um carro de passeio para chegar ao centro de Francisco Beltrão o ex-presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ironizou nesta segunda-feira (26) os manifestantes que bloquearam o acesso de sua caravana à cidade "Fico satisfeito quando vejo esses meninos soltarem rojão 1994 e 1998 e não tinha dinheiro para soltar rojão Queria pedir para eles: guardem o rojão para soltar quando eu tomar posse no dia 1º de janeiro" Lula voltou a criticar o uso de ovos para atingi-lo afirmando que essa uma demonstração de descaso com os mais pobres Leia a íntegra no site Bem Paraná Veja como foram as manifestações em Francisco Beltrão >> Lula já está em Foz do Iguaçu-PR para participar de evento >>  PM age contra manifestantes com bombas de gás para evitar confronto >> Caravana novamente debaixo de ovos e pedras. Agora, em S. Miguel do Oeste Ao lado de Paulo Pimenta e Gleisi Hoffmann o artigo de Eliane Catanhêde na edição desta terça-feira no site do Estadão: >> Preocupa a reação de Lula, que não poupa amea Ao continuar com o cadastro, você concorda com nosso Termo de Privacidade e Consentimento e a Política de Privacidade Ações de China e Hong Kong sobem com expectativas de acordo comercial e a força da moeda local Crescimento econômico da zona do euro desacelera em abril Crescimento de serviços na China atinge nível mais baixo em sete meses com o impacto das tarifas Dólar sobe em dia negativo para ativos brasileiros e de expectativa sobre juros Taxas dos DIs sobem em sintonia com Treasuries enquanto mercado aguarda BCs Crescimento potencial do Brasil não é menor do que 3% ao ano Home Estado já registrou ao menos três nevascas históricas Santa Catarina é um estado que se destaca também por se um dos destinos mais procurados por aqueles que desejam fazer turismo de inverno ​> Saiba como receber notícias de Santa Catarina no WhatsApp A neve em Santa Catarina é um fenômeno que geralmente acontece levando felicidade a essas regiões e atraindo um grande número de turistas até esses locais Não são só a Serra ou no Planalto Sul Catarinense os únicos lugares onde o fenômeno da neve ocorre em Santa Catarina por incrível que pareça já nevou também em cidades do Oeste Catarinense Durante as décadas de 40 e 60 era normal várias cidades do Oeste Catarinense registrarem temperaturas abaixo de zero de acordo com os dados do Centro de Memória do Oeste Catarinense (CEOM) e da Defesa Civil do Estado Mas os principais eventos de queda de neve que fizeram história em nosso estado e a 2ª maior nevasca do nosso país e a maior do nosso estado Os moradores da cidade de Chapecó tiveram uma bela surpresa ao acordarem no 21 de agosto de 1965: ficaram surpresos ao verem de suas janelas cair uma neve bem fina A nevasca que surpreendeu os chapecoenses cobriu a cidade de neve tendo o Centro de Memória do Oeste Catarinense preservado registros desse momento único através de fotos e matérias de jornal da época > Relembre outros momentos de neve em Santa Catarina com fotos essa nevasca não chegou a causar prejuízos a cidade e as temperaturas sentidas naquele dia não eram tão intensas quanto as de uma geada forte Em 2013 voltou a nevar em Chapecó novamente só que dessa vez o fenômeno acabou sendo rápido e sem acúmulo diferente da nevasca histórica registrada em 1965 O dia 20 de julho de 1957 marcou para sempre a vida dos moradores da cidade de São Joaquim quando nevou ininterruptamente por 7 horas fazendo desse dia a maior nevasca que já ocorreu em Santa Catarina e a segunda maior do país ficando atrás apenas de uma ocorrida em Vacaria Em Vacaria a neve chegou a acumular uma camada de 2 metros de neve já em São Joaquim o acúmulo foi de 1,30 metros A neve que caiu foi em uma quantidade tão grande que após 15 dias ainda era possível ver gelo amontoado nos campos os pouco mais de 10 mil habitantes de São Joaquim enfrentaram dias difíceis em função de tanta neve que caiu ​> Conheça receitas deliciosas para encarar o frio em Santa Catarina várias casas ficaram com seus telhados destruídos criações foram dizimadas e até os acessos para São Joaquim ficaram bloqueados por alguns dias em virtude do excesso de neve que caiu durante os dias em que ficou isolada e com os acessos bloqueados três dias após a nevasca um avião da Força Aérea Brasileira carregado com roupas Apesar dos problemas causados pela nevasca de São Joaquim em 1957 o episódio também foi importante para fomentar o potencial turístico nas regiões da Serra e Planalto Sul Catarinenses o governo estadual passou a incentivar que cada vez mais pessoas viessem conhecer e visitar o Caminho das Neves contemplado com 9 cidades e onde o fenômeno da neve sempre costuma acontecer a nevasca foi o ponto de partida para que os municípios da regiam investissem mais em hotelaria em restaurantes e opções de lazer capazes de atrair um número maior de turistas ​> FOTOS: Serra de Santa Catarina registra temperaturas negativas e formação de sincelo Em termos estatísticos, 2013 foi o ano que mais nevou no Estado, sendo que 113 municípios registraram ocorrência de neve e 35 municípios registraram ocorrências de chuva congelada sendo assim o maior registro de abrangência e volume que já teve em Santa Catarina 2013 foi o ano em que chegou a nevar até no Morro do Cambirela Santa Catarina é o Estado brasileiro que mais registra ocorrência de neve isso se deve a influências que o estado recebe de massas de ar polares vindas da Antártida > Relembre: Vale do Itajaí amanheceu coberto de neve Bom Jardim da Serra Urubici e Lages são as localidades do Planalto Sul e da Serra Catarinenses onde costuma nevar mais e com mais frequência em SC Isso acontece porque nessas cidades há a combinação perfeita entre a umidade e o frio intenso dessas regiões criando condições perfeitas para cair neve é possível que acabe nevando também em outros pontos do estado caso se reúnam as condições climáticas favoráveis para quem isso ocorra quando nevou na região do Morro do Cambirela região da Grande Florianópolis e mais próxima do nível do mar a neve aconteceu em função da chegada de uma frente polar que incorreu na região nessa época fazendo as temperaturas baixarem para temperaturas entre 0 e 1ºC e cobrindo o Morro do Cambirela de neve A cidade de Urubici fica localizada na região da Serra Catarinense chegando a registrar temperaturas baixas ao longo do ano Urubici é uma das principais cidades catarinenses para se fazer turismo de inverno em função de suas lindas paisagens e as temperaturas baixas no inverno a Pedra Furada e a parte mais alta da Serra do Corvo Branco estão entre os principais pontos turísticos da região uma oportunidade perfeita para se ver belas paisagens naturais ​> Neve em Santa Catarina: saiba em quais cidades é possível ver o fenômeno Considerada uma das cidades mais frias do Brasil e com a maior altitude em Santa Catarina (pois está a 1.425 metros acima do nível do mar), Urupema é uma das cidades onde mais cai neve em Santa Catarina e atrai muitos turistas em virtude de suas belezas naturais e as baixas temperaturas O Morro das Torres e a Cascata que congela são 2 das principais atrações para serem curtidas pelos turistas com as temperaturas negativas durantes os meses de inverno Se você deseja ver neve em Santa Catarina precisa ir a São Joaquim São Joaquim é uma das cidades mais frias de Santa Catarina e do Brasil é bastante conhecido pelas “árvores que congelam” através de um sistema de gotejamento já no interior do município são frequentes as geadas em especial nos caminhos que levam em direção do Vale dos Caminhos das Neves Bastante procurada durante a época de turismo de inverno São Joaquim é uma cidade bastante acolhedora sendo ideal para aqueles que adoram praticar o enoturismo nas diversas vinícolas da região famosas pela produção de vinhos de altitude a praça João Ribeiro e a Igreja Matriz são outros potos turísticos que vale a pena conhecer em São Joaquim > Neve em Santa Catarina: quando acontece​ Impossível não lembrar de Bom Jardim da Serra quando o assunto é neve em Santa Catarina e turismo de inverno essa cidade é o cartão de visitas da Serra Catarinense para aqueles que vão para a Serra através de Lauro Müller e enfrente a estrada da Serra do Rio do Rastro Bom Jardim costuma registrar geadas constantes e ser um dos principais pontos do estado onde chega a nevar Esse município é bastante conhecido por suas belezas naturais como o Cânion das Laranjeiras e o mirante da Serra do Rio do Rastro que estão entre as atrações turísticas mais procuradas Conhecida pela Festa Nacional do Pinhão, Lages está localizada na região serrana de Santa Catarina e Dona de um forte turismo rural e com sua culinária e hospitalidade bem marcantes onde não costuma ser tão frequente nevar quanto nas demais cidades da Serra e Planalto Sul Catarinense sendo mais comum a ocorrência de fenômenos como o sincelo (chuva congelada) e as geadas Entre os principais pontos turísticos da cidade podemos citar a Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres e o Parque Jonas Ramos além de diversas estruturas em pontos mais altos que são perfeitas para se tirar belas fotos ​Veja dicas de como trafegar em caso de pista congelada​ Relembre: Neve é registrada em pelo menos 107 cidades de Santa Catarina ​Neve em Santa Catarina: saiba em quais cidades é possível ver o fenômeno​ ​Relembre a neve em Santa Catarina com fotos​ ​Neve em Minas Gerais? Entenda o fenômeno que mudou a paisagem de cidades mineiras Klidson de Abreu captured Brave Combat Federation’s Light Heavyweight belt in August the new champion has been waiting on the wings for his first title defense he paused his training regimen for a few hours as the Brazilian was honored in Laranjeiras do Sul’s Birthday parade The city celebrated its 71st anniversary this week and had a special place for Klidson on its traditional parade the jiu-jitsu black belt showed his Brave belt to his counterparts in a memorable parade where he was one of the personalities honored for getting the name of Laranjeiras do Sul to the world he lived in the Southern city for a few years as he became a jiu-jitsu world champion at brown belt while training in the local Gracie Barra the Evolução Thai fighter also used the Gracie Barra Laranjeiras do Sul facilities and coaches to train and sharpen his jiu-jitsu on the way to victories over Artur Guseinov and Timo Feucht when he became the first-ever Light Heavyweight champion at Brave 8: The Rise of Champions “It was amazing to be honored alongside my Gracie Barra teammates at Laranjeiras do Sul’s Birthday parade but I’ve lived in the city for a few years as I started training in Gracie Barra and I was here to train for my last fights They have been instrumental in my road to the Brave title so this belt is the City’s belt too” who insisted on wearing his gi for the parade “We all decided to wear a gi because we wanted to represent jiu-jitsu as well and show everyone that the sport is great for the city I also wanted people to know that I come from Gracie Barra and I also represent them alongside my family at Evolução Thai” His training at Laranjeiras do Sul’s Gracie Barra clearly paid off as Klidson de Abreu has submitted his two opponents inside the Brave cage at Brave 4 with a rear-naked choke and forcing Feucht to tap with an armbar to become the Light Heavyweight champion at Brave 8