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BackElectoral polls in RJ and PE show Paes and Raquel Lyra ahead; CNJ cancels payment of court orders; Ministry hires businessman linked to Roberta Luchsinger; Trump claims national security to bar journalists

Electoral polls in RJ and PE show Paes and Raquel Lyra ahead; CNJ cancels payment of court orders; Ministry hires businessman linked to Roberta Luchsinger; Trump claims national security to bar journalists

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Electoral polls in RJ and PE show Paes and Raquel Lyra ahead; CNJ cancels payment of court orders; Ministry hires businessman linked to Roberta Luchsinger; Trump claims national security to bar journalists

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Quaest research shows Eduardo Paes with 36% and Alexandre Ruas with 23% in the first round of municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro.
In Pernambuco, Raquel Lyra leads with 41% against 39% for João Campos.
The CNJ canceled the payment of R$4.7 billion in court orders to plants that sold credits to Mastercard.

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Why It Matters

The Quaest surveys were carried out in the first rounds of the 2024 municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco. The CNJ canceled court-ordered payments after identifying that mills sold legal credits to Mastercard in a possible fraud scheme. The Ministry of Justice hired a businessman with ties to Roberta Luchsinger, who had paid off labor debts months earlier. Trump alleged a risk to national security to limit journalists' access to the White House, amid tensions with the press.

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Quaest in RJ, 1st round: Paes has 36%, and Ruas, 23%

Quaest in PE, 1st round: Raquel Lyra has 41%, against 39% for João Campos

CNJ cancels payment of R$4.7 billion in court orders to plants that sold credit to Master

Ministry hired businessman linked to Roberta Luchsinger 6 months after she paid servers

Trump claims 'national security' court to bar journalists from the White House

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

The campaigns of Eduardo Paes and Raquel Lyra must intensify efforts to expand their advantages in the first rounds.
Likely · Within weeks
The CNJ may open a formal investigation into the scheme for selling default credits to Mastercard.
Possible · Within months

Open Questions

What were the margins of error for the Quaest surveys in RJ and PE?
Which specific plants had their precatório payments canceled by the CNJ?
What is the exact nature of the contract between the Ministry of Justice and the businessman linked to Roberta Luchsinger?
Which journalists or outlets were specifically barred from accessing the White House by Trump's order?

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This article was originally published by G1.