lol, 'what the United States was too weak to do'

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/21/americas/brazilian-ex-president-jair-bolsonaro-indicted-over-attempted-coup-plot/index.html

#Brazil #JairBolsonaro

Someone mentioned blah-thing about #brazil military, re: the #bozonazi minions in uniform getting shafted along him.

Random, but I recalled talking to a buddy, during a visit to Br. Said buddy was (still is?) in uniform, there. He mentioned that, during Brazil's tenancy of the #UNPROFOR in #Haiti ( #MINUSTAH ) , mid 2000s, they had to deal with actual tactical situations, which was an eye opener for them.

For context, for non-br peeps. The #brazilian military is large, but fairly underfunded (this is a charitable description), and given the "neutrality" ( eyes roll to infinite ) OFFICIAL political stance from Br, most of their missions are intra-borders, or border protection, and filling him for the lack of a government disaster relief apparatus. They barely, seldom see any combat that is not some pack of douchebag remainders of some sendero-like movement breaking through the Amazon border, etc.

ANYHOOS. There was this LTC (equivalent rank) in the Br Fuzileiros Navais (Marines) who was assigned a sector near Port-au-Prince IIRC, around Camp Jean. As they were guadring a venue to the camp, a gang of Haitian thugs decided to engage. Mind you, this is favela/slum groups, with foraged firearms, including revolvers and other such non-military firearms.

Now, if you have a handful of absolute baseline guys with assault rifles, you should be able to wipe the floor with such a ratag outfit of dumbfucks.

The event became a melee, firefight, and has become a REFERENCE for tactical ops in br military. Said LTC NEVER failed to bring it up, most of the time of his briefings , whatever the subject, dragged with a painfully extended account of his heroic deeds in Haiti, against douches in sandals and five-shooters.

Someone else, also in uniform br mil, who was chatting with us mentioned that, and knowing I was US Army, asked what I thought of that. I had the impression they were kinda star struck by someone who had seen "combat". I nodded, quipped "A dozen guys in sandals, packing old civ weapons, firing at soldiers? In the US Army, deployed, we call that Tuesday", then I finished my teeth-cracking-cold chopp pilsen tulip glass, non-chalantly.

In the audience, my buddy was rolling in his chair, the other guy was less impressed. I understand the anecdote made it to the ears of that (in)famous LTC.

It's always fun to keep douches in check, cut them to size.

/random

#Brazil #COP30[2025] #Signature #IndiginousAmazon

"Stand in Solidarity with Indigenous Leaders in Brazil!"

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#IndigenousPeople play a crucial role in finding #Solutions to the climate crisis rooted in justice, respect and care for our planet. They recognize that the time to act is now.
Next year, Brazil will host the UN’s climate talks, COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon. But its Indigenous leaders and communities are being sidelined from these critical discussions.
Right now, Indigenous leaders of Brazil are urging their government to give them a seat at the table as co-hosts of COP30.
Indigenous knowledge is the key to creating just climate policies and solutions to climate impacts. It is also crucial to protecting the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon plays an essential role in regulating the Earth’s climate by absorbing carbon dioxide.

Sign this petition to support the Indigenous The Answer Is Us campaign. Tell Brazil’s government to accept its Indigenous Peoples as co-hosts of COP30.

#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside
#ClimateBreakDown

#News: The #EU Parliament has postponed #EUDR #Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 1 year despite calls from #ecology experts for strong action NOW. A new report by #Earthsight links political party #EPP with political donations from Mercedes Benz and #BMW, who import cow #leather from #Brazil for their cars. #corruption in EUDR's implementation abound and must be STOPPED! In the meatime, #indigenous, #animals and #forests suffer! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/parties-gutting-eudr-received-donations-from-companies-tied-to-illegal-deforestation-report/

Brazilian Pataxo Indigenous people sit as they attend the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty festival on the sidelines of the G20 summit, in Rio de Janeiro, #Brazil REUTERS/Tita Barros

@photography
#indigenous

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Two explosions near Brazil's Supreme Court

According to local media, the man with the explosives tried to enter the building. When he failed, he detonated the device in front of the court. The explosion killed the terrorist himself.

Less than a minute later, a second bomb exploded in a car believed to belong to the deceased. No one was hurt in that explosion.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #breaking #breakingnews #Brazil

#BreakingNews: Civil Disturbances or #Coup in Progress. #Brasilia #Brazil Government officials are being evacced.

Thread starts here https://t.me/BellumActaNews/134521_#News

Edward R. Rosenfeld, the chief exec of footwear brand Steve Madden, said that his company currently sourced >70% of its products from #China but had “been planning for a potential scenario in which we would have to move #goods out of China more quickly."

“As of yesterday morning, we are putting that plan into motion,” he said. Steve Madden had been making more shoes in #Cambodia, #Vietnam, #Mexico & #Brazil & its goal over the next year was to reduce its sourcing from China to only 40-45%.

#US

Lula seeks input from non-economic ministers on spending cuts

#politics #brazil #economy

https://valorinternational.globo.com/politics/news/2024/11/05/lula-seeks-input-from-non-economic-ministers-on-spending-cuts.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=compartilhar

#News: #Meat from #JBL cattle ranchers in #Brazil may be contaminated with harmful #pesticides and end up on supermarket shelves. These #pesticides evade detection yet destroy soil and water and kill animals. Posing a human health risk. Go #plantbased #vegan #EUDR https://www.ehn.org/chemical-deforestation-2669502578.html

“Wannabe fascism is an incomplete version of fascism,” Finchelstein argues, “characteristic of those who seek to destroy democracy for short-term personal gain but are not fully committed to the fascist cause.”
#Fascism #election2024 #PoliSci #collapse #authoritarianism #Trumpism #populism #India #Russia #Brazil #Argentina #Indonesia #Israel
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/08/15/american-descent-wannabe-fascists-america-last/

We broke oranges. https://www.businessinsider.com/orange-juice-shortage-brazil-florida-climate-change-other-fruits-2024-5 “the climate crisis and a citrus disease known as greening have caused Brazilian orange farmers to harvest their smallest crop in decades” #oranges #shortage #brazil #food #climate

This image 👇🏽 shows the devastating impacts of the flooding in Brazil 💔 Enough is enough. Governments and industries must #ActOnClimate now.

#ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics #Brasil #Brazil