Thursday, November 19 | Agenda of the day

The American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German laboratory BioNTech said they had made a proposal to the Brazilian government for the commercialization of the BNT162b2 vaccine against Covid-19. On Wednesday, the companies announced the completion of the tests and that the immunizer is 95% effective.

“Pfizer made a proposal to the Brazilian government, in line with the agreements we have signed in other countries, including in Latin America, that would allow to vaccinate a few million Brazilians in the first half, subject to regulatory approval,” the company said in a note.

Brazil has not yet reached an agreement to acquire the immunizer, but this week the Brazilian government received executives from Pfizer to, according to the Ministry of Health, “to know the results of the ongoing tests and conditions of purchase, logistics and storage offered by the laboratory “.

Registered Brazil 754 deaths by Covid-19 in 24 hours, reaching a total of 167,497 deaths. With that, the The moving average was 584, the highest since October 11., with a variation of + 49%, indicating upward trend. Like the day before, this is again the largest increase recorded since May. In confirmed cases, since the start of the pandemic 5,947,403 Brazilians have had or have the new coronavirus. Thirteen states showed an increase in the moving average of deaths. See the status of your state.

• Patients and doctors report a lack of ICU beds in at least three large private hospitals in the city of SP
• Ministry says on social network that there is no medicine that prevents or cures Covid, but removes publication

Uncontrolled Yanomami Earth

The report produced by a network of Yanomami and Ye’kwana researchers and leaders indicates that Coronavirus pandemic advanced 250% in three months within the Yanomami Indigenous Land and one in three residents in the region may have been infected. The situation is described as “totally out of control”.

Brazil’s largest indigenous reserve, Terra Yanomami is located between the states of Roraima and Amazonas, and much of the border with Venezuela. More than 26,700 Indians, including isolated groups, inhabit the region in some 360 ​​villages..

The number of deaths from Covid-19 in the United States has reached 250,000, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins University. The country, which is the most affected, in absolute numbers, by the pandemic, is experiencing a worsening in the daily number of cases and deaths from coronavirus amid a stalemate in the government transition. President-elect Joe Biden’s team pressures the Donald Trump administration to provide national data on the pandemic.

• The mayor of New York orders the closure of schools to contain a further advance of Covid-19
• Samoa, Pacific, registers its first case of coronavirus

The Ibope poll published this Wednesday shows the following percentages of voting intentions for the second round of mayor:

After second total blackout in Amapá, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, said that he will go to the state this Thursday (19). According to Albuquerque, the secretaries of the ministry, representatives of the National Electric System Operator (ONS), the National Electric Power Agency (Aneel) and the Energy Research Company (EPE) will also be part of the visit.

The energy crisis started after a fire in the state’s main substation on November 3. The causes are still being investigated. See the timeline of the electric power crisis in Amapá.

Logging in the Amazon: where do the felled trees go, what is the size of this market and how the legal varnish works, allowing what is often the product of crime to be sold. In this episode, Renata Lo Prete talks with Beto Veríssimo, agronomist, and Maurício Torres, professor at the Institute of Amazonian Farms of the Federal University of Pará.

• Documents show Ibama facilitated the export of illegally harvested timber
• Bolsonaro says he will reveal countries that buy illegal timber, but criticizes Brazil for deforestation

After two consecutive years of record deaths, the country registers an increase in violence in 2020. Brazil had a 4% increase in murders in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2019. This is shown in the national homicide rate created by the G1, based on official data from the 26 states and the Federal District. In the period, 32,298 violent deaths were registered, compared to 31,022 in the same period last year. That is, 1,276 more deaths.

It should be remembered that the increase in deaths occurs even during the new coronavirus pandemic, which caused the states to adopt various measures of social isolation for much of the year. In other words, there was an increase in violence even with fewer people on the streets.

• SPECIAL PAGE: The map shows the murders from month to month in the country
• METHODOLOGY: Violence Monitor

The Senate approved, in remote session, the bill that authorizes the continuation of the National Program to Support Micro and Small Businesses (Pronampe). If signed into law, this will be the third round of funding for the program, created in May. For that, the text still needs the approval of the Chamber of Deputies. The financing rules will be the same as in the previous rounds, with an interest of Selic + 1.25% per annum. Businesses can take up to 30% of 2019 annual gross revenue. More information.

• See questions about the 13th for those who had a reduced day or a suspended contract

The increase in the adhesion of companies to the Ministry of the Interior due to the pandemic caused actions in the Labor Courts to skyrocket. In the period from March to September this year, the number of cases increased by almost 263%, compared to the same period of 2019. For experts, this increase is due to the lack of clearer rules for the type of work , which generates legal insecurity. for both companies and employees. Read More.

National Health Survey

Since 2013, Brazil has experienced an increase in the consumption of alcoholic beverages, especially among women. Smoking, however, retired. This is what the fourth stage of the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS) shows, published by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The proportion who drink once a week or more has increased from 23.9% of the population to 26.4%. Tobacco or tobacco users fell from 14.9% to 12.8%.

No one matched the six dozen of the 2,319 Mega-Sena contest, held this Wednesday (18). The accumulated prize and for the next draw, on Saturday (21), the estimated value is R $ 75 million. See the dozens drawn: 06-17-25-35-40-49.

• A what had 51 winning bets and each one will receive R $ 74,635.43.
• A Quadra had 5,009 winning bets and each one took R $ 1,085.59.

“Lack”: Gary Oldman and David Fincher celebrate “Citizen Kane” in a modern classic. With one of the best scripts of the year and impeccable performances, film that opens in theaters today tells the story of Orson Welles.

G1 try the PlayStation 5, Sony’s new console, which goes beyond the evolution of graphics and performance with a new controller that increases the immersion of gamers.

• PM suspected of being involved in death of Fernando Iggnácio has already been reported by his ex-girlfriend for assault
• Singer … and Doctor of Philosophy: How vocalist who recorded the hit ‘Malhação’ ended up at harvard
• 6 companies open jobs and internships; see list