Obama includes Brazil in his speech on 'Foreign Policy' when talking about 'rising middle class competing with us (America's Economy) and civil uprise'.
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Heavy traffic jam hits the city as tube workers go on strike
Tube stations like Clapham north were closed at 8:30 and while others were packed. So were the bus stops.
Facebook users accross the English capital reported policemen were manning the crowds at stations in north and south London.
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Brazilian illustrator wears a skirt to protest for better working conditions
The Brazilian illustrator André Amaral da Silva wore a skirt at work to protest against the poor labour conditions he and his colleagues face at his office, reported the news website O Globo.“For two years, I’ve been working in a building with no air conditioning, and no success to gain sympathy of the managers, so I decided to come to work wearing skirts,” said Silva.
The photo of the protest he posted on Facebook went viral. In four hours it was shared by 3.5 thousand of other users of the social platform and received more than 5,8 thousand clicks of like.
O Globo didn’t reveal the name of Silva's employers, but reported that the doorman of the office block where he works in the centre of Rio de Janeiro tried to stop him from getting into the building and sent him to his superior, a Military Police Colonel.
The police officer surprisingly granted him access with no further hassle, explaining that the building bans shorts, but not skirts.
"In skirts you can let anybody in," supposedly said the Colonel.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Embaixada do Brasil em Londres divulga inscrições para vaga de cozinheiro
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
A Representação Permanente do Brasil junto aos Organismos Internacionais em Londres (Rebraslon) está com inscrições abertas, até o dia 10 de fevereiro, para o processo seletivo público para a vaga de Auxiliar de Apoio da Residência da Representação, que tem como função principal a de cozinheiro e salário de £1.500 por mês.
Os candidatos devem comprovar serem maiores de 18 anos até o último dia de inscrição, e que têm permissão para trabalhar em tempo integral no Reino Unido.
Os candidatos brasileiros também devem apresentar comprovante de quitação com a Justiça Eleitoral e Serviço Militar (no caso dos homens), e atestado médico de capacidade física e mental.
O edital de inscrição não especifica escolaridade mínima exigida para o cargo, mas diz que os candidatos devem ter “domínio da lingua portuguesa e noções de inglês”, e que eles terão o nível escolar ‘aferido’ junto com o currículo.
A seleção será feita através de análise de currículo seguida de entrevista, além de possíveis teste prático e confirmação de referências profissionais.
Para se inscrever os candidatos devem enviar currículo e declaração de que possuem toda a documentação exigida no edital de inscrição para o endereço rebraslon.auxapoio@gmail.com.
Para acessar o edital publicado no site da Embaixada do Brasil em Londres, clique aqui.
A Representação Permanente do Brasil junto aos Organismos Internacionais em Londres (Rebraslon) está com inscrições abertas, até o dia 10 de fevereiro, para o processo seletivo público para a vaga de Auxiliar de Apoio da Residência da Representação, que tem como função principal a de cozinheiro e salário de £1.500 por mês.
Os candidatos devem comprovar serem maiores de 18 anos até o último dia de inscrição, e que têm permissão para trabalhar em tempo integral no Reino Unido.
Os candidatos brasileiros também devem apresentar comprovante de quitação com a Justiça Eleitoral e Serviço Militar (no caso dos homens), e atestado médico de capacidade física e mental.
O edital de inscrição não especifica escolaridade mínima exigida para o cargo, mas diz que os candidatos devem ter “domínio da lingua portuguesa e noções de inglês”, e que eles terão o nível escolar ‘aferido’ junto com o currículo.
A seleção será feita através de análise de currículo seguida de entrevista, além de possíveis teste prático e confirmação de referências profissionais.
Para se inscrever os candidatos devem enviar currículo e declaração de que possuem toda a documentação exigida no edital de inscrição para o endereço rebraslon.auxapoio@gmail.com.
Para acessar o edital publicado no site da Embaixada do Brasil em Londres, clique aqui.
Monday, 27 January 2014
David Cameron promete que reforma burocrática histórica vai economizar £850mi (R$3,3bi) para pequenas empresas
O primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido, David Cameron, anunciou hoje uma reforma burocrática que promote beneficiar as pequenas e médias empresas britânicas.
O plano é extinguir ou modificar cerca de três mil regras para o funcionamento de negócios no país.
De acordo com David Cameron, a medida deve reduzir os gastos das pequenas empresas em até £850 milhões (R$3,3bi) por ano.
O anúncio foi feito durante a conferência anual da Federação das Pequenas Empresas (FSB) em Londres, quando o primeiro ministro disse que o apoio às pequenas empresas é crucial para o plano de recuperação da economia do país.
David Cameron lembrou que 60% dos empregos no setor privado da Grã Bretanha é gerado por negócios de pequeno e médio portes.
O primeiro ministro explicou que a estratégia é acabar com leis desnecessárias, como as que determinam o formato de sinais de “proibido fumar” ou exigem licensa de manuseio de veneno para o comércio de produtos de limpeza para fornos, por exemplo.
A reforma vai excluir pelo menos um milhão de trabalhadores autônomos da Regulamentação de Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho e isentar de inspeções mais de 100.000 negócios de baixo risco.
A regulamentação do meio ambiente é um outro alvo desta reforma burocrática, que deve revisar e reduzir pelo menos 80.000 páginas de legislação ambiental resultando numa economia de até £100.000 (R$396.000) por ano para pequenas e médias empresas do Reino Unido.
São 640 páginas do guia de como movimentar o gado, 286 páginas do guia de demarcação de propriedades rurais e 380 páginas do guia de administração de lixo e detritos por exemplo.
David Cameron falou que as mudanças devem fazer do seu governo o primeiro da história moderna mundial a terminar o mandato com menos legislação do que quando começou.
O plano é extinguir ou modificar cerca de três mil regras para o funcionamento de negócios no país.
De acordo com David Cameron, a medida deve reduzir os gastos das pequenas empresas em até £850 milhões (R$3,3bi) por ano.
O anúncio foi feito durante a conferência anual da Federação das Pequenas Empresas (FSB) em Londres, quando o primeiro ministro disse que o apoio às pequenas empresas é crucial para o plano de recuperação da economia do país.
David Cameron lembrou que 60% dos empregos no setor privado da Grã Bretanha é gerado por negócios de pequeno e médio portes.
O primeiro ministro explicou que a estratégia é acabar com leis desnecessárias, como as que determinam o formato de sinais de “proibido fumar” ou exigem licensa de manuseio de veneno para o comércio de produtos de limpeza para fornos, por exemplo.
A reforma vai excluir pelo menos um milhão de trabalhadores autônomos da Regulamentação de Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho e isentar de inspeções mais de 100.000 negócios de baixo risco.
A regulamentação do meio ambiente é um outro alvo desta reforma burocrática, que deve revisar e reduzir pelo menos 80.000 páginas de legislação ambiental resultando numa economia de até £100.000 (R$396.000) por ano para pequenas e médias empresas do Reino Unido.
São 640 páginas do guia de como movimentar o gado, 286 páginas do guia de demarcação de propriedades rurais e 380 páginas do guia de administração de lixo e detritos por exemplo.
David Cameron falou que as mudanças devem fazer do seu governo o primeiro da história moderna mundial a terminar o mandato com menos legislação do que quando começou.
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
TUBARÕES – Risco nas praias de Recife
Recife é uma das 12 cidades brasileiras que vão receber os jogos da Copa Mundial de Futebol de 2014. Capital do Estado de Pernambuco, Recife é famosa pela arquitetura, diversidade cultural e belas praias.
É alí, na região metropolitana de Recife, que está localizada a mais longa praia urbana do país, além de famosas praias como Porto de Galinhas, várias vezes eleita a mais bela praia do Brasil.
Mas as águas mornas do litoral recifense abrigam um outro recorde, que não deixa a capital pernambucana nem um pouco orgulhosa. O de litoral mais infestado por tubarões do Brasil. Até hoje foram 59 ataques, com pelo menos 22 vítimas fatais, nos últimos 21 anos, quando os incidentes começaram a ser contabilizados.
CAUSAS
O biólogo e professor da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Fábio Racin explicou que a construcão do Porto de Suap em 1992 é umas das principais causas dos ataques. De acordo com Rancin, o porto, junto com dois canais que aprofundam as águas da costa recifense, tiram os animais da sua rota natural de migração.
Rancin informou que a Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco desenvolve um trabalho de pesquisa para manter os tubarões afastados das praias do Recife. O trabalho consiste em estudar os hábitos dos animais, que são capturados e marcados com localizadores eletrônicos e depois soltos em alto mar para que retornem às suas rotas migratórias.
Fábio Racin disse ainda que até hoje, dos 84 tubarões monitorados pela universidade, apenas dois voltaram a se aproximar das praias do Recife, provando que o extermínio dos tubarões não é a resposta para acabar com os ataques no litoral pernambucano.
RESTRIÇÃO
O governo local demarcou as áreas de risco e já proibiu a prática de esportes náuticos nas praias do Pina, Boa Viagem, Piedade e Candeias onde a maior parte dos ataques aconteceu. As autoridades agora discutem a possibilidade de proibir também a entrada de banhistas nas águas destas praias.
A restrição deve ocorrer pelo menos nos meses de junho e julho, período mais chuvoso do litoral pernambucano, quando a água do mar fica turva levando os tubarões a confundir os banhistas com peixes grandes e outras presas naturais.
Uma solução definitiva, no entanto, ainda está longe e os salva-vidas da capital pernambucana reforçam que os banhistas devem obedecer a sinalização e seguir suas orientações nos locais para evitar novos ataques.
É alí, na região metropolitana de Recife, que está localizada a mais longa praia urbana do país, além de famosas praias como Porto de Galinhas, várias vezes eleita a mais bela praia do Brasil.
Mas as águas mornas do litoral recifense abrigam um outro recorde, que não deixa a capital pernambucana nem um pouco orgulhosa. O de litoral mais infestado por tubarões do Brasil. Até hoje foram 59 ataques, com pelo menos 22 vítimas fatais, nos últimos 21 anos, quando os incidentes começaram a ser contabilizados.
CAUSAS
O biólogo e professor da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Fábio Racin explicou que a construcão do Porto de Suap em 1992 é umas das principais causas dos ataques. De acordo com Rancin, o porto, junto com dois canais que aprofundam as águas da costa recifense, tiram os animais da sua rota natural de migração.
Rancin informou que a Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco desenvolve um trabalho de pesquisa para manter os tubarões afastados das praias do Recife. O trabalho consiste em estudar os hábitos dos animais, que são capturados e marcados com localizadores eletrônicos e depois soltos em alto mar para que retornem às suas rotas migratórias.
Fábio Racin disse ainda que até hoje, dos 84 tubarões monitorados pela universidade, apenas dois voltaram a se aproximar das praias do Recife, provando que o extermínio dos tubarões não é a resposta para acabar com os ataques no litoral pernambucano.
RESTRIÇÃO
O governo local demarcou as áreas de risco e já proibiu a prática de esportes náuticos nas praias do Pina, Boa Viagem, Piedade e Candeias onde a maior parte dos ataques aconteceu. As autoridades agora discutem a possibilidade de proibir também a entrada de banhistas nas águas destas praias.
A restrição deve ocorrer pelo menos nos meses de junho e julho, período mais chuvoso do litoral pernambucano, quando a água do mar fica turva levando os tubarões a confundir os banhistas com peixes grandes e outras presas naturais.
Uma solução definitiva, no entanto, ainda está longe e os salva-vidas da capital pernambucana reforçam que os banhistas devem obedecer a sinalização e seguir suas orientações nos locais para evitar novos ataques.
Saturday, 21 September 2013
London Grammar falls from Coldplay's tree
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
Apparently we entered the COLDPLAY harvesting period. fter the opening of the season with Reload, by Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash and John Martin, now it is time to collect another fruit from Coldplay's tree of influence: London Grammar's Strong.
Is it only me who can hear Coldplay's Trouble all over Hannah Reid's vocal in this tune? I'm not trying to say it is a cover version, neither plagiarism. Her vocals are strong and the lyrics are beautiful. I prefer to see it as a reverence to Chris Martin, his friends and the incredible job they have been doing all of theses years.
Also, I had so many people listening to Reload and asking me what's the name of this new Coldplay's song? Yeah! Agree. For me it is nothing less than a Cold Play's electronic child.
I'm not complaining. I like the three groups. In different levels of course, and think we should give the due credit to Cold Play as the precursor of this movement. Can I call it a movement? Trend maybe? I don't know. Lets just enjoy it all.
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Brazilian MP's are the most expensive in the world - I protest against it
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
R$ 33 millions (£9,62 millions) is the annual cost of a Senator in Brazil. A member of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress, Chamber of Federal Deputies, costs R$ 6,6 millions (£1,92 millions) a year to the taxpayer. R$10,2 millions (£2,97 millions) is the average annual cost of an MP in Brazil, the most expensive in the world, according to a study by 'Transparencia Brazil Institute.'
To have an idea of how tragic it is to the country, remember that the Brazilian Senate has 81 chairs, while the lower house is composed of 513 federal deputies.
Now it gets graphic and you may not want to read it as it may make you sick.
81
+513
594 x £2,97mi = £1,76bi/year
Shouldn't the protesters in Brazil be asking (better, demanding) the MP's to cut their own earnings down?
They are not the only ones in the Brazilian government sphere to earn absurd sums of money to do nothing or even work against people's interest.Compare it with how the MP's live in Sweden and you'll see how disgusting it is to have to pay for the politicians's luxury.
Watch the video for more details, in Portuguese though.
Think about it.
Also compare:
The minute 'worked' by a Brazilian MP costs R$ 11,545.00 to the tax payer, who earns a basic monthly salary of R$ 678.00.
MP R$ 11,545.00 /MINUTE
Taxpayer R$ 678.00 / MONTH
R$ 33 millions (£9,62 millions) is the annual cost of a Senator in Brazil. A member of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress, Chamber of Federal Deputies, costs R$ 6,6 millions (£1,92 millions) a year to the taxpayer. R$10,2 millions (£2,97 millions) is the average annual cost of an MP in Brazil, the most expensive in the world, according to a study by 'Transparencia Brazil Institute.'
To have an idea of how tragic it is to the country, remember that the Brazilian Senate has 81 chairs, while the lower house is composed of 513 federal deputies.
Now it gets graphic and you may not want to read it as it may make you sick.
81
+513
594 x £2,97mi = £1,76bi/year
Shouldn't the protesters in Brazil be asking (better, demanding) the MP's to cut their own earnings down?
They are not the only ones in the Brazilian government sphere to earn absurd sums of money to do nothing or even work against people's interest.Compare it with how the MP's live in Sweden and you'll see how disgusting it is to have to pay for the politicians's luxury.
Watch the video for more details, in Portuguese though.
Think about it.
Also compare:
The minute 'worked' by a Brazilian MP costs R$ 11,545.00 to the tax payer, who earns a basic monthly salary of R$ 678.00.
MP R$ 11,545.00 /MINUTE
Taxpayer R$ 678.00 / MONTH
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
University investigates 198 students involved in racist prank in Brazil
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
A group of university students are being accused of racism, sexism, and prejudice in Brazil.
They are subject of an internal inquiry at the Federal University in the estate of Minas Gerais UFMG.
The 198 graduate students are suspect of involvement in a prank that made references to slavery and Nazism.
The administrative process opened by the university against the students,
however, only investigates their involvement in selling and distributing alcohol during the prank event which took place last March 15.
At least half of the students investigated in the case, 99, are rookies who suffered the prank.
The University did not explain why the words racism, sexism, prejudice, slavery and Nazism were not included in the process.
Pranking events are traditional in universities all over the country and happens every semester as an initiation/welcome ritual.
Severe university pranks in Brazil have gained media attention in several other occasions, when students who couldn’t swim died after being thrown into swimming pools for instance.
A group of university students are being accused of racism, sexism, and prejudice in Brazil.
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Student painted in black during prank. The sign reads: Rookie Chica da Silva.
Chica da Silva was a slave that became famous for having an affair with her
master, who later freed her. Through that relationship she gained prestige,
financial and influential power
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The 198 graduate students are suspect of involvement in a prank that made references to slavery and Nazism.
The administrative process opened by the university against the students,
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Here Xica da Silva, born in the
same state where the prank
took place, was made into a
TV soap opera character.
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At least half of the students investigated in the case, 99, are rookies who suffered the prank.
The University did not explain why the words racism, sexism, prejudice, slavery and Nazism were not included in the process.
Pranking events are traditional in universities all over the country and happens every semester as an initiation/welcome ritual.
Severe university pranks in Brazil have gained media attention in several other occasions, when students who couldn’t swim died after being thrown into swimming pools for instance.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
BRIC - Desaceleração econômica pode tirar Brasil do grupo
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
O Brasil pode perder sua cadeira no clube de países emergentes BRIC. A ameaça é anunciada pela TV Americana CNN, que reúne hoje representantes das Nações Unidas, Organização para o Desenvolvimento e Cooperação Econômica e a Google em um debate online, através do Twiter, para discutir quais países sairão vencedores na corrida para escapar da crise financeira mundial.
A CNN vai discutir se os membros do BRIC, bloco formado por
Brasil, Russia, China e India, ainda têm chance se tornarem líderes econômicos
globais e heróis da recessão que já dura mais de cinco anos.
De acordo com a CNN, a desaceleração do crescimento econômico dos
membros do BRIC, bloco formado por Brasil, Russia, China e India, ameaça a
esperança de eles se tornarem líderes econômicos globais e heróis da recessão
que já dura mais de cinco anos.
O alarme soa ainda mais alto para o Brasil. Com um crescimento econômico
abaixo de 1% em 2012, o menor entre os integrantes do BRIC, a CNN questiona se
o país sequer merece ser incluído no grupo.
E a TV já aponta quais países devem tomar o lugar do BRIC como novo
destino para investimentos internacionais. Daqui para frente os holofotes devem
apontar para o Vietnam, a Indonésia e os países africanos ao sul do Sahara, com
previsão de crescimento de até 5,6% este ano, desempenho bem acima da media global.
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Brazilian phone maker takes a bite out of Apple
Gradiente wins exclusive right to the iPhone brand name
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
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| The Brazilian IPHONE was launched in December 2012 and had been registered since 2000, seven years before Apple launched its first smartphone |
Now it is up to the Gradiente to decide whether Apple can continue using the iPhone brand in Brazil.
Neither company has yet released a public statement concerning the INPI's ruling.
The Brazilian electronics manufacturer, controlled by IGB Eletrônica, registered the brand name in 2000, seven years before Apple launched their game changing device that has since gone on to earn the company billions. The registration gave Gradiente came with a launching deadline of january 2013
In order to maintain exclusive rights to the brand, Gradiente was required to launch its IPHONE by January of this year. The company just beat the clock by releasing it in December 2012, just one month before the deadline.
This is not the first time Apple face legal battle over its biggest brand name. It already had to make deals with Cisco, who held the rights over the name in the USA.
The company founded by Steve Jobs filed registration of the brand in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011. Two years ago Apple obtained authorization to market the name linked to shoes, clothing and instruction mauals.
Monday, 28 January 2013
Four arrested in connection with nightclub fire that killed more than 230 in Brazil
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
Police arrested four people connected with the nightclub fire that killed 231 in Santa Maria, southern Brazil. Officials did not reveal the names of the detainees, but reports say they are the two co-owners of the club, Mauro Hoffman and Elissandro Spohr, and two members of the band Gurizada Fandangueira. Some reports also say the chief of security was among the arrested.
The suspects are being temporarily held for five days while police carry out investigation into the blaze. The imprisonment can be extended for five more days until the incident is clarified, Brazilian police said.
Brazilian authorities say the final answer to who are the responsible for the fire in the nightclub will hardly be found in less than 30 days of investigation.
The club owners argue that the establishment had been inspected by a fire marshal and had a temporary authorisation to be open. Police informed they suspected the owners of the Kiss club could be getting rid of evidences.
The journalist and Doctor in Political Science, Leonoardo Sakamoto, also argues that the lack license is not an automatic answer to find the culprit for this episode that left the country standing still.
He says in his column on www.uol.com.br that long bureaucratic processes and corruption play a major part in irregularities in licensing businesses in Brazil.
According to Sakamoto there is a well known mafia installed around the processes of emission and inspection of licenses to bars, restaurants and nightclubs in Sao Paulo and many other cities in Brazil. He also says it is almost impossible to clean public service from those mafias.
“The fact is that any mayor that try to change this reality, simplifying e digitalizing the process to obtain certificates and licenses and punishing public workers involved in corruption is more likely to fall before manage to tackle the mafias”, said Sakamoto.
On the other hand of the discussion, yesterday, Sao Paulo Mayor's Office announced a meeting with nightclub owners to revise licensing legislation and inspection in the city. Control of attendees, and emergency exit are two of the main subjects Sao Paulo officials want to discuss with club owners.
Sao Paulo's director of the Venues' Use Control, Silvio de Sicco, said his department has only 19 engineers, but they were enough to do the licensing and inspection work.
"I'd like to have 200 people, but the ones I have are enough, because they are exclusively focused in that activity," said de Sicco adding that periodical inspections are done in nightclubs in Sao Paulo with priority on those that congregate more people and serve alcohol.
The meeting date is not set yet and does not aim to change the current legislation, as the mayor's office say they are enough. The idea is to hear entrepreneurs's opinions on how to enforce them more efficiently, said Nunzio Briguglio, Sao Paulo's Communication Secretary.
Police arrested four people connected with the nightclub fire that killed 231 in Santa Maria, southern Brazil. Officials did not reveal the names of the detainees, but reports say they are the two co-owners of the club, Mauro Hoffman and Elissandro Spohr, and two members of the band Gurizada Fandangueira. Some reports also say the chief of security was among the arrested.
The suspects are being temporarily held for five days while police carry out investigation into the blaze. The imprisonment can be extended for five more days until the incident is clarified, Brazilian police said.
Brazilian authorities say the final answer to who are the responsible for the fire in the nightclub will hardly be found in less than 30 days of investigation.
The club owners argue that the establishment had been inspected by a fire marshal and had a temporary authorisation to be open. Police informed they suspected the owners of the Kiss club could be getting rid of evidences.
A BROADER VIEW
Now Brazilian population asks for a broader investigation into who are the responsible for the tragedy. Through social media and comments in news websites they claim that authorities should also to be investigated.The journalist and Doctor in Political Science, Leonoardo Sakamoto, also argues that the lack license is not an automatic answer to find the culprit for this episode that left the country standing still.
He says in his column on www.uol.com.br that long bureaucratic processes and corruption play a major part in irregularities in licensing businesses in Brazil.
According to Sakamoto there is a well known mafia installed around the processes of emission and inspection of licenses to bars, restaurants and nightclubs in Sao Paulo and many other cities in Brazil. He also says it is almost impossible to clean public service from those mafias.
“The fact is that any mayor that try to change this reality, simplifying e digitalizing the process to obtain certificates and licenses and punishing public workers involved in corruption is more likely to fall before manage to tackle the mafias”, said Sakamoto.
On the other hand of the discussion, yesterday, Sao Paulo Mayor's Office announced a meeting with nightclub owners to revise licensing legislation and inspection in the city. Control of attendees, and emergency exit are two of the main subjects Sao Paulo officials want to discuss with club owners.
Sao Paulo's director of the Venues' Use Control, Silvio de Sicco, said his department has only 19 engineers, but they were enough to do the licensing and inspection work.
"I'd like to have 200 people, but the ones I have are enough, because they are exclusively focused in that activity," said de Sicco adding that periodical inspections are done in nightclubs in Sao Paulo with priority on those that congregate more people and serve alcohol.
The meeting date is not set yet and does not aim to change the current legislation, as the mayor's office say they are enough. The idea is to hear entrepreneurs's opinions on how to enforce them more efficiently, said Nunzio Briguglio, Sao Paulo's Communication Secretary.
Club where 231 died in inferno did not have license
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
One of the owners of the nightclub Kiss in Brazil, where 231 people died in a fire yesterday, admitted to the police the establishment’s license had expired since august 2012.
The owners of the club were identified as Mauro Hoffman and Elisandro Spohr, but the police did not reveal which of the business partners spoke to them. Brazilian authorities haven’t confirmed yet if the business partners will be detained as suspects of manslaughter.
According to the chief police Sandro Meiners, the owner said the club had already filed process to renew its license. Meiners said he would check why the license had not been granted by then.
Besides the license to open, the club’s certificate of Fire Prevention Plan was also expired, according to the National Civil Defence Secretary, Colonel Humberto Viana.
Rodrigo Lemos Martins, member of Gurizada Fandangueira, who played at the venue told local media that the fire started when the group lit up a flare that ignited the flames in the insulation material on the ceiling.
Martins also said another member of the band tried to put off the fire with help from security staff, but the fire extinguisher did not work.
The club had only one exit and reports say that, at some point during the fire, security staff did not allow customers to leave the premises. This could be the reason why many of the victims ran to toilets.
One of the owners of the nightclub Kiss in Brazil, where 231 people died in a fire yesterday, admitted to the police the establishment’s license had expired since august 2012.
The owners of the club were identified as Mauro Hoffman and Elisandro Spohr, but the police did not reveal which of the business partners spoke to them. Brazilian authorities haven’t confirmed yet if the business partners will be detained as suspects of manslaughter.
According to the chief police Sandro Meiners, the owner said the club had already filed process to renew its license. Meiners said he would check why the license had not been granted by then.
Besides the license to open, the club’s certificate of Fire Prevention Plan was also expired, according to the National Civil Defence Secretary, Colonel Humberto Viana.
Rodrigo Lemos Martins, member of Gurizada Fandangueira, who played at the venue told local media that the fire started when the group lit up a flare that ignited the flames in the insulation material on the ceiling.
Martins also said another member of the band tried to put off the fire with help from security staff, but the fire extinguisher did not work.
The club had only one exit and reports say that, at some point during the fire, security staff did not allow customers to leave the premises. This could be the reason why many of the victims ran to toilets.
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Number of people killed in a nightclub fire in Brazil falls to 231
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
Official number of fatal victims in the nightclub fire in Brazil fell from 245 to 231, after Police revised the counting of bodies. The police, however, say they finish retrieving, counting and identification of the corpses.
Most of the victims were young students and, according to Police chief Sandro Luís Meinerz, they were killed by inhaling toxic fume from the burning of the acoustic insulation, rather than the fire itself.
He also said all the bodies are in good conditions for identification.
The fire at The Kiss nightclub in the university town of Santa Maria, was the biggest in the State of Rio Grande do Sul and the second Brazilian history.
Official number of fatal victims in the nightclub fire in Brazil fell from 245 to 231, after Police revised the counting of bodies. The police, however, say they finish retrieving, counting and identification of the corpses.
Most of the victims were young students and, according to Police chief Sandro Luís Meinerz, they were killed by inhaling toxic fume from the burning of the acoustic insulation, rather than the fire itself.
He also said all the bodies are in good conditions for identification.
The fire at The Kiss nightclub in the university town of Santa Maria, was the biggest in the State of Rio Grande do Sul and the second Brazilian history.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff returns to the country after fire kills 245 in a nightclub
Tragedy in Brazil raises questions about whether the country is ready to host the world Cup and the Olympics
Raphael Michilis Fonseca |
| Witnesses say some victims couldn't find the only emergency exit in the club and got trapped in the toilets |
“We will use all the resources to recover the bodies and give assistance to victims and the local services. It’s a sad Sunday, but I’d like to say to the population of Santa Maria and whole Brazil that we are together and of course we will do all that is possible to assist Santa Maria,” said Rousseff.
Besides mourning and comforting the victims’ relatives, the president might have to answer to questions concerning the health and safety standards in the country.
Media around the world is
broadcasting images of rescuers breaking walls to reach the victims of the Fire
in the student town of Santa Maria and questioning if Brazil is ready to host big
international events such as the World Football Cup next year and the Olympic
Games in 2016.
BBC correspondent in Brazil Gary Duffy questioned how Brazil copes with emergencies and the priority given to health and safety in the country.
Zero Hora Brazilian newspaper reporter Carlos Ferreira told BBC the country needs to make improvements in infrastructure like electric installations.
BBC correspondent in Brazil Gary Duffy questioned how Brazil copes with emergencies and the priority given to health and safety in the country.
Zero Hora Brazilian newspaper reporter Carlos Ferreira told BBC the country needs to make improvements in infrastructure like electric installations.
Cause
Although authorities still investigate the cause of the fire, some witnesses confirmed the accident was caused by the fire displayed on stage by the band who was playing at the club.
“The band started using fire on the stage and one of their members lit and pointed a fire artefact to the air. The ceiling caught fire and it spread in a fraction of seconds,” said Michele Pereira, 34, who was next to the stage during the gig.
The incident turns the attention to how serious Brazil is about licensing venues and inspecting their commitment to health and safety.
It is still not clear if the band had authorization to use fire works inside the club nor if the emergency exits in the venue complied with safety regulations.
Although authorities still investigate the cause of the fire, some witnesses confirmed the accident was caused by the fire displayed on stage by the band who was playing at the club.
“The band started using fire on the stage and one of their members lit and pointed a fire artefact to the air. The ceiling caught fire and it spread in a fraction of seconds,” said Michele Pereira, 34, who was next to the stage during the gig.
The incident turns the attention to how serious Brazil is about licensing venues and inspecting their commitment to health and safety.
It is still not clear if the band had authorization to use fire works inside the club nor if the emergency exits in the venue complied with safety regulations.
Nearly 250 killed in a fire at a nightclub in southern Brazil
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
Brazilian authorities confirmed the number of victims killed in the at The Kiss club in Santa Maria, south Brazil, reached 245. Around 200 other people were injured and at least 50 are still hospitalized.
Bodies started being identified and the first list was already displayed at the entrance of the sports centre which is serving as temporary morgue in the student city of Santa Maria.
This is the second biggest fire in Brazil's history, after another incident killed 503 in a circus in 1961.
Brazilian authorities confirmed the number of victims killed in the at The Kiss club in Santa Maria, south Brazil, reached 245. Around 200 other people were injured and at least 50 are still hospitalized.
Bodies started being identified and the first list was already displayed at the entrance of the sports centre which is serving as temporary morgue in the student city of Santa Maria.
This is the second biggest fire in Brazil's history, after another incident killed 503 in a circus in 1961.
180 die in nightclub blaze in Brazil
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
Officials confirmed at least 180 people died in a nightclub after insulation caught on fire.
Fire fighters say most victims died asphyxiated by the smoke, and more than 200 were injured in the accident.
The tragedy started around 2 am, when the acoustic insulation caught fire at the nightclub The Kiss in the university city of Santa Maria in southern Brazil.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but witnesses say The Kiss club had a pyrotechnics show while a band performed.
Other reports say the number of deaths might have already reached 220 in what is considered to be the worst fire disaster in Brazil’s History.
Officials confirmed at least 180 people died in a nightclub after insulation caught on fire.
Fire fighters say most victims died asphyxiated by the smoke, and more than 200 were injured in the accident.
The tragedy started around 2 am, when the acoustic insulation caught fire at the nightclub The Kiss in the university city of Santa Maria in southern Brazil.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but witnesses say The Kiss club had a pyrotechnics show while a band performed.
Other reports say the number of deaths might have already reached 220 in what is considered to be the worst fire disaster in Brazil’s History.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Assaltante de 50 anos morre durante assalto na Inglaterra
Raphael Michilis Fonseca
Um homem armado, de aproximadamente 50 anos, morreu quando tentava assaltar uma loja de apostas em Plymouth, litoral sudoeste da Inglaterra. O assaltante, que usava uma máscara de gás, foi desarmado e rendido por clientes da loja.
Quando os oficiais da polícia chegaram ao local encontraram o assaltante no chão, imobilizado por clientes e funcionários do estabelecimento e perceberam que ele não respirava”, disse o inspetor da polícia Ian Drummond-Smith.
Ainda com a máscara de gás e já inconsciente no piso da loja, o homem chegou a ser preso pela polícia, que em seguida tentou rescussitá-lo. O serviço de ambulância também tentou reanimar o assaltante, mas ele foi declarado morto 20 minutos depois ainda no local.
O assaltante já foi identificado, mas seu nome não pode ser revelado até que seus familiares sejam oficialmente informados de sua morte.
Uma comissão independente da polícia investiga a causa da morte do assaltante.
Quando os oficiais da polícia chegaram ao local encontraram o assaltante no chão, imobilizado por clientes e funcionários do estabelecimento e perceberam que ele não respirava”, disse o inspetor da polícia Ian Drummond-Smith.
Ainda com a máscara de gás e já inconsciente no piso da loja, o homem chegou a ser preso pela polícia, que em seguida tentou rescussitá-lo. O serviço de ambulância também tentou reanimar o assaltante, mas ele foi declarado morto 20 minutos depois ainda no local.
O assaltante já foi identificado, mas seu nome não pode ser revelado até que seus familiares sejam oficialmente informados de sua morte.
Uma comissão independente da polícia investiga a causa da morte do assaltante.
Friday, 25 January 2013
Polícia britânica é suspeita de omitir crimes para reduzir estatísticas
A polícia britânica é suspeita de manipular o índice de redução de criminalidade na Inglaterra e no País de Gales. Uma pesquisa do Escritório Nacional de Estatiscas (ONS na single em inglês) aponta que cerca de 400.000 occorrências criminais deixaram de ser registradas nos períodos entre 2006-2007 e 2011-2012.
Nos últimos cinco anos a polícia registrou uma queda de 33% nos crimes occorridos na Inglaterra e em Gales. O ONS, no entanto, aponta que a queda foi de apenas 17%.
O estudo sugere que os números foram distorcidos para que a polícia pudesse alcançar metas de redução da criminalidade e podem ser reflexo de cortes no orçamento.
A pesquisa do departamento de Estatística mostrou ainda que o índice de criminalidade teve uma queda contínua em praticamente todas as categorias nos 12 meses de setembro de 2011 a setembro de 2012, terminando o período com uma significante redução de 8%. A análise aponta no entanto que a polícia teria deixado de registrar 7% dos crimes praticados no mesmo intervalo.
O vice ministro da polícia David Hanson pediu para a Inspetoria de Polícia da rainha que investigasse as divergências entre os índices divulgados pelo departamento de estatística e os números registrados pela polícia.
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