#Bolsonaro just had his first chance to appoint a #SupremeCourt judge, but the choice wasn't so outright pleasing to his electoral base as was #AmyConeyBarrett in the #UnitedStates. They were waiting for a clearly conservative name, but the one he chose, #KassioMarques, was involved in some controversial rulings and has also had some connection to leftwing people, groups, and politicians. Many people on the right side reacted aggressively and showed strong disappointment.

The president goes live every Thursday night and on the last one he explained that many of the bad things rightwing people are accusing the judge of were not well explained and that the media was talking advantage of that to provoke discord. He also said that he knows Kassio and has had some interactions with him, and that contributed to his choice.

Three of the rulings that angered rightwingers: 👉 #CesareBattisti, an Italian that was hiding in #Brazil accused of killing 4 people back in #Italy, was denied deportation by the #STF (Supreme Court) back to Italy to pay jail time, and Kassio had a role in this, but Bolsonaro also explained that there was something to it, and that the truth is that Kassio didn't vote against his deportation; 👉 Another ruling that angered rightwingers was that he voted against a City Hall ruling against something related to the #LGBT agenda. In fact he did, but he did so so that there wouldn't be a precedent for cities to rule over anything independently of the gov't, because just as that city was voting against something from the LGBT agenda, other cities could do the opposite and the gov't wouldn't be able to do anything; 👉 He was against the #LavaJato ( #CarWash ) operation; 👉 He was against going to jail after judgement in the equivalent to the circuit court in the #UnitedStates, allowing the defendant to remain free until their case is judged by the Supreme Court.

One final factor that contributed to Bolsonaro choosing Kassio is the fact that he's a name that has more chances to be approved by the Senate. This one, actually, is the biggest factor. The president said that a name that is largely approved by his base wouldn't stand a chance given how dominated by the left the Senate still is.

There's one curious thing. Many on the left are not happy with Kassio's nomination, which could be proof that Bolsonaro's choice might have been a proper move at this moment.

#JairBolsonaro #USA

Yesterday, during a livestream, #Bolsonaro said he's in talks with the intelligence agency, the #UnitedStates, and several other people regarding the #5G technology. He shares the American concern that this technology, where #China is leading, can represent a national security threat. The US is trying to develop its own 5G, so it's possible that #Brazil adopts theirs.

A news media outlet called #VEJA, known for its leftwing position, posting #fakenews and #misinformation more often than not, posted an article saying that the biggest criminal faction in #Rio, #ComandoVermelho, has been sheltering mercenaries with military experience from #Africa and #EastEurope to help train CV members in #Brazil.

The article says CV has over 5,000 rifles, 30,000 members, currently controls most of the drug business, and has dangerously grown in the neighboring states of #Acre (which borders #Bolivia and #Peru) and #Amazonas (#Colombia, #Peru, and #Venezuela).

One controversial thing about this article is the fact that it was based on information provided in a #WhatsApp group, and this group exposed personal information from an American, claiming that he's been involved in training CV members. He posted a video saying he's not doing that, that he's married to a Brazilian, also that he filed a report at the police, and finally he made an appeal to #Bolsonaro by offering military and #lawenforcement personnel training for free.

#riodejaneiro #cvermelho #unitedstates #americans #drugs

A judge in #RioGrandedoSul ordered that the identities of those responsible for the #SleepingGiantsBrasil be disclosed. The #SleepingGiants was created in the #UnitedStates little after #Trump's election with the purpose of informing big businesses and companies if ads showing up on their websites belong to hate groups so that they can be removed and filtered.

Over time, the Sleeping Giants revealed to be an arm of the left by only targeting rightwing, conservative groups, and they called special attention in Brazil for the speed with which their reports took effect, making 130 brands commit themselves to remove certain ads since May 18th, when the Sleeping Giants started operating in #Brazil.

According to the Brazilian constitution, it's not a crime to be anonymous, and the Sleeping Giants' actions can be seen as a call for boycott, and neither a boycott nor a call for it are a crime either.

The problem is that some of the Sleeping Giants' tweets contain statements that are considered defamation, and thus, and once the targets file a lawsuit, their anonymity is no longer a right. Although their identity can be revealed to the victims, it's not clear if it will go public, since this decision is up to the on the judge.

Good chances are that we can have a good surprise if we ever know who's behind them.