New York Times: “At least 1,200 protesters were detained for questioning in the wake of the storming of Brazil’s capital buildings, a spokesman for the civil police said on Monday, as the authorities began dismantling the tent city where supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right former president, had been camping out since he lost October’s election.”
Brazil’s Top Court Orders Removal of Brasília Governor
“Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of Brasília’s federal district governor from his post after thousands of protesters stormed the presidential palace a day earlier in what officials said was an attempt to overthrow the country’s newly-elected leftist president,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
A Decade of Global Tumult Likely Ahead
“Nearly half of top foreign policy experts think Russia will become a failed state or break up by 2033, while a large majority expects China to try to take Taiwan by force, according to a new survey by the Atlantic Council that points to a decade of global tumult ahead,” the Financial Times reports.
Not Long Now Before Covid is Endemic in China
“China will soon be in sync with the rest of the world as Covid-19 becomes an endemic disease,” the South China Morning Post reports.
“China is battling unprecedented waves of Covid-19 infections after pivoting from its long-standing zero-Covid policy towards living with the virus. But the death toll remains unknown with Chinese authorities not reporting daily Covid cases since December 25.”
How Trump’s Allies Stoked the Brazil Congress Attack
BBC: “Mr Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, was just one of several key allies of Donald Trump who followed the same strategy used to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 US presidential election.”
“And like what happened in Washington on 6 January 2021, those false reports and unproven rumours helped fuel a mob that smashed windows and stormed government buildings in an attempt to further their cause.”
Washington Post: How Bolsonaro’s rhetoric — then his silence — stoked Brazil assault.
Russia Launches Criminal Probes Into Kremlin Critics
“Russian authorities on Monday announced parallel criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition, the latest in a months-long, sweeping crackdown on dissent,” the AP reports.
Russian Mercenaries Ramp Up Operations Outside of Ukraine
Politico: “Top U.S. officials are increasingly tracking the movements and efforts of a Russian private military group outside of Ukraine as Moscow continues to use the organization to launch influence operations in Africa and Europe.”
“U.S. officials are also gathering intelligence related to the group’s activities in countries such as the Central African Republic, Mali and Serbia.”
Migration Casts Shadow Over Biden’s Mexico Visit
Politico: “Biden will be the first U.S. president to visit Mexico since Barack Obama in 2014… While Biden has met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeatedly, he’s spent far less time with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which has only added to the feeling in Latin America of being snubbed by the United States. That has added another layer of pressure to this week’s long-awaited gathering.”
Deseret News: “Biden visits Mexico this week. Will he find a reliable partner, or a country in crisis?”
Brazil Seeks to Punish Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters
“Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating Monday after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation’s highest seats of power,” the AP reports.
“The protesters were seeking military intervention to either restore the far-right Bolsonaro to power or oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in scenes of chaos and destruction reminiscent of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.”
New York Times: Masses arrested in Brazil after anti-democracy riots.
President Biden’s statement: “I condemn the assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil. Brazil’s democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined.”
China’s Reopening May Fuel Inflation
The Economist: “China’s recovery will have painful side-effects. In much of the world it could show up not in higher growth, but in higher inflation or interest rates. Central banks are already raising rates at a frenetic pace to fight inflation. If China’s reopening increases price pressure to an uncomfortable degree, they will have to keep monetary policy tighter for longer. Countries that import commodities, including much of the West, are at the greatest risk of such disruption.”
“Take the oil market. Rising Chinese demand should more than compensate for faltering consumption in Europe and America, as their economies slow. According to Goldman Sachs, a rapid recovery in China could help push the price of Brent crude oil to $100 a barrel, an increase of a quarter compared with today’s prices (though still below the heights reached after Russia invaded Ukraine). Rising energy costs will prove another hurdle to taming inflation.”
Bloomberg: “An underlying gauge of euro-zone inflation flared to a record last month, indicating persistent price pressures that will likely extend the European Central Bank’s most-aggressive bout of interest-rate hikes in its history.”
Russian Hackers Targeted U.S. Nuclear Scientists
“A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer,” Reuters reports.
Taliban Rulers Are Changing the Face of the Capital
“Taliban authorities have embarked on an ambitious project to change the face of the Afghan capital, a crowded metropolis of 5 million that still displays the scars, monuments and fads of periods of civil conflict, foreign invasion and new-money opulence,” the Washington Post reports.
“The Kabul municipal government, which provides utility services to homes and businesses and then collects fees to support its budget, is setting out to improve selected corners and neglected corridors of the city. It has 180 projects underway, including planting trees on median strips, erecting traffic-circle monuments and building major roads from scratch. The projected total cost is about $90 million.”
Fighting Rages Despite Putin’s Call for Truce
“Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas despite a Russian call for a cease-fire, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the largest package of military aid from the U.S. and its allies as ‘timely and strong,’” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Reporters Arrested for Footage of South Sudan President
“Six journalists in South Sudan have been detained over the circulation of footage showing President Salva Kiir appearing to wet himself at an official event,” CNN reports.
Biden Aides Struggle to Respond to Taliban
Politico: “The Biden administration is grappling with how to respond to new Taliban restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, knowing that punishing the ruling Islamists risks rupturing the limited relationship the United States has with them.”
Putin Orders 36-Hour Cease Fire
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has ordered his Defense Ministry to implement a short cease-fire along the front line in Ukraine for the Russian Orthodox Christmas, the New York Times reports.
A senior Ukrainian official dismissed the move as “hypocrisy.”
What Jair Bolsonarro Is Up To
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonarro was caught on video wandering around a Publix.
Number of Populist Leaders Hits 20-Year Low
“The number of populist leaders around the world has fallen to a 20-year low after a series of victories for progressives and centrists over the past year,” the Guardian reports.
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