A week before the first round of elections in Brazil, federal candidate Dario, who intends to represent the voters of the state of Minas Gerais, posted a video on the social network Tik Tok in which he dances in support of the legalization of cannabis (marijuana). ).

“The bull, the bullet and the Bible, it only embarrasses us, now we want to see a marijuana shop,” says the refrain of a parody in which the candidate of the Party and Socialism and Freedom (Psol) appears dancing with other people, originally published on Tik Tok. but which went viral on other platforms and social networks used in the country.

The success of the candidate’s campaign for the decriminalization of marijuana – in Brazil this drug is completely prohibited – was so great that the comedian, writer and actor Gregorio Duvivier released a video asking him to vote: unity around Darius.

Among the 10,629 federal candidates registered with the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), the former porn actor known as Kid Bengala, who is running for a Congressional seat from União Brasil to represent the population of the state of São Paulo, has also taken notice.

In his campaign videos, the actor assures that he “can’t take this wrinkled Congress any longer” and that “it’s time to make Brazil grow.”

“I decided to innovate to end this mess. I agree with everything,” Kid Bengala says in a video on his TikTok channel, which has almost two million followers.

An old acquaintance of the Brazilian public, MP and former clown Tiririca is trying to run for a fourth term in Congress from Sao Paulo from the Liberal Party (PL).

Tiririka, who in 2010 became the country’s most popular MP, this time appears dancing in an election video in which he addresses his electorate by saying, “Vote for me, you moron!”

In October, Brazil will elect the next president, 27 state governors, 513 federal deputies, 27 senators and hundreds of parliamentarians who will form part of the state assemblies.

In the presidential elections in Brazil, the first round is scheduled for October 2, and the second, if necessary, for October 30.

Ten candidates are running in the Brazilian presidential election: Jair Bolsonaro, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Ciro Gomez, Simone Tebet, Luis Felipe D’Avila, Soraya Tronicke, Eimael, Leonardo Pericle, Sofia Manzano and Vera Lucia.

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday a partial mobilization of reservists for the conflict in Ukraine, he said that only people with “appropriate” military knowledge or experience would be called up.

But many expressed indignation after cases surfaced, sometimes absurd, about the call-up of people unfit for service.

In the Volgograd region, a training center sent home a 63-year-old retired military man with diabetes and neurological problems.

In the same area, the director of a small rural school, 58-year-old Alexander Faltin, received a summons despite his lack of military experience.

His daughter posted the video on social media, which quickly went viral. After that, he managed to return home, having familiarized himself with the documents, the RIA Novosti agency reports.

Senate Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko asked this Sunday to pay close attention to mobilization campaigns.

“Mistakes of mobilization (…) cause a strong reaction in society, and rightly so,” he wrote on Telegram.

These mistakes are yet another example of the logistical problems that have arisen since Russia’s offensive into Ukraine began in February. On Saturday, Russia announced the replacement of its top general in charge of logistics in the midst of a mobilization campaign.

However, the authorities present the mobilization of the theoretically freed as isolated cases – but even in this case, the consequences must be taken into account.

Valery Fadeev, chairman of the Kremlin’s human rights council, urged Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to “solve the problems urgently” so as not to “undermine the people’s trust.”

In support of what happened, he cited several cases, such as the recruitment of 70 parents from large families in the eastern region of Buryatia and nurses and midwives without military training.

Fadeev said they were all summoned “under the threat of a criminal court” and also criticized those who “distribute subpoenas at two in the morning, as if they were taking everyone as deserters,” which causes “dissatisfaction,” he warned.

Several students told AFP they received calls despite authorities promising not to include them in the mobilization campaign.

On Saturday, Putin signed a decree confirming that students from vocational and higher educational institutions are exempt from mobilization.

Another situation that has generated controversy is the case of protesters against the offensive in Ukraine who received mobilization orders during their detention. The Kremlin said there was “nothing illegal” in these cases.