October 22, Thursday | Agenda of the day

The day after the announcement of the Ministry of Health about a negotiation to acquire 46 million doses of CoronaVacPresident Jair Bolsonaro dismissed Minister Eduardo Pazuello and suspended the purchase of the vaccine produced by the Chinese laboratory Sinovac in alliance with the Butantan Institute, in São Paulo. The clash between the portfolio and the president also involves the governor of São Paulo, João Doria and it had a strong impact. Meanwhile, the president-director of the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Antônio Barra Torres, denied that the agency may suffer “external influence” in the analysis and authorization of possible vaccines against Covid-19 in Brazil. See the timeline of what was said about the vaccine.

The effects of the politicization of vaccines against Covid. In this episode, Renata Lo Prete talks with Gustavo Cabral, a biologist and doctor in immunology who leads the development of anti-Covid vaccines at the USP Immunology Department, and with TV Globo reporter Álvaro Pereira Jr., who has done pandemic coverage of Fantástico.

A Brazilian volunteer who participated in clinical trials of the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the AstraZeneca laboratory died of complications from Covid-19. The recently graduated doctor João Pedro Feitosa, 28, took the placebo, that is, he did not receive a dose of the developing immunizing agent. See what is known about the case.

The registered country 571 deaths by Covid-19 in 24 hours, reaching a total of 155,459 deaths since the start of the pandemic. As a result, the moving average of deaths in Brazil in the last 7 days was 526 and remains stable. The case curve is also stable. Brazil has 5,300,649 diagnoses of the disease.

Victim of the coronavirus: Senator Arolde de Oliveira dies in Rio at the age of 83
Diagnosed with Covid-19, Minister Pazuello isolates himself in a military hotel in Brasilia

Coronavirus cases in Italy reached a new daily record with more than 15 thousand infections. After decreasing during the summer, infections have accelerated steadily in recent months. They are now more distributed throughout the country than during the first wave, but the worst affected region has returned to Lombardy, around Milan.

By 57 votes to 10, the Plenary of the Senate approved the appointment of the judge Kassio Marques will assume the position of Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The jurist was appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro to assume the vacancy after the retirement of Minister Celso de Mello. Before the approval of the plenary session, Marques was heard by the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) in a session that lasted almost 10 hours. The investiture date has not yet been set.

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The president of the National Congress, Senator Davi Alcolumbre (DEM-AP), announced that he intends to put the vote of President Jair Bolsonaro in extension, until 2021, of the payroll tax exemption.

Remember: Bolsonaro vetoed in July the provision that extended the tax exemption for companies in 17 sectors of the economy that employ more than 6 million people until next year.

Take note of the agenda: at 10:00 p.m., G1 and GloboNews broadcast the last debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden before the elections. Yesterday, Barack Obama asked the Democratic candidate for votes during a rally in Pennsylvania. The event marked the return of the former president to public speaking. On the other side of the race, the Republican re-election candidate spoke at a rally in North Carolina, another important state in the race for Electoral College votes.

Camilla de Lucas did not appear on social networks in the quarantine, but tripled his followers during this period portraying characters that are present in the pagoda, in the church or in the family barbecue. These characters appear in fun videos posted on TikTok and Instagram. See the chat with the influencer.

THE G1 This week she publishes interviews with women who make fun of humor in short videos on social media.

You can prepare the popcorn that is released on Globoplay. 🍿 The supernatural thriller ‘Soulless’ arrives at the platform with 10 episodes and G1 talks to actress Cássia Kis, who stars in the production alongside Claudia Abreu and Maria Ribeiro. Watch the interview and learn more about the original series.