
Congress approves mandatory exam for medicine; TSE regulates the use of WhatsApp in campaigns; Globo interviews Flávio Bolsonaro
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Manaus faces nine consecutive days of smoke from forest fires in the Amazon region. Despite this, official data indicate that deforestation in the Amazon reached its lowest level in 38 years and destruction in the Cerrado fell by more than 20% in one year, indicating a possible effect of recent environmental policies.
Smoke from forest fires covered Manaus for the ninth day in a row. Deforestation in the Amazon is the lowest in 38 years. Destruction in the Cerrado fell by more than 20% in one year. Congress approved a mandatory exam for medical students. The TSE approved rules on WhatsApp channels in election campaigns. Globo carries out the second round of interviews with presidential candidates. This Friday's guest is Flávio Bolsonaro, from PL.
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Smoke in Manaus may decrease in the coming days if there is an increase in humidity or a reduction in fire outbreaks.
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The TSE's new rules on the use of WhatsApp in electoral campaigns can be tested in the 2026 municipal elections.
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Flávio Bolsonaro, PL's candidate for President of the Republic, was interviewed by journalist Renata Lo Prete on TV Globo this Friday (16), as part of the coverage of the second round of the 2026 Elections.

During an interview, a political candidate accused his opponent of involvement in a process of administrative improbity due to deviation from a parliamentary health amendment, denied having participated in the Ibaneis government in the last eight years and promised to complete unfinished works such as the Samambaia subway, hospitals and UPAs, in addition to improving transport with VLT and surface trains.

TV Globo will interview Flávio Bolsonaro, PL's presidential candidate, live this Friday (16), after Jornal Nacional, at Estúdios Globo in Rio de Janeiro, with simultaneous transmission by GloboNews and g1.

Protesters gathered in the center of Mogi das Cruzes in support of the re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is contesting the second round of the presidential elections with Flávio Bolsonaro. The event took place on Friday night (16), with participants dressed in red, PT and Brazilian flags, and posters in defense of women's votes. A Datafolha survey released on Thursday (15) showed Bolsonaro with 47% and Lula with 45% of voting intentions, technically tied within the margin of error.
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The General Inspector of Electoral Justice, Minister Benedito Gonçalves, rejected a request for urgent measures in AIJE against the Lula-Alckmin ticket that sought to restrict the use of images of Lula's speech at the UN General Assembly, claiming that the request would require advance analysis of unproduced content and could impose excessive restrictions on political communication.