Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (left) and US President Joe Biden meet in Miami Beach on July 1, 2021. afp_tickers
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Ron DeSantis doesn’t like to talk about the coronavirus. The Florida governor recently clashed with the press and opposition, who questioned him about the resumption of a pandemic in the state, which could threaten a possible dispute for the White House.
From the outset, Republicans refused to introduce masks and facilitated the rapid opening of the economy, almost completely lifting restrictions from September 2020.
The strategy of presenting oneself as an advocate of personal freedom in the face of restrictions promoted by the US health authorities has worked.
Despite the large number of COVID-19 infections, the death rate in Florida was no worse than the national average, the economy grew rapidly, and the governor became the new rising star of his party.
DeSantis is the second most popular politician to lead a party in the 2024 presidential election, after former President Donald Trump, according to a recent poll by Republican Tony Fabrizio.
And while he denies that he thinks of the presidency, the press, analysts and various political opponents have no doubt that he will be running the Republican nomination within three years. However, the pandemic could overshadow the governor’s gaze.
Florida is the second state in the country with the most infections per 100,000 population after Louisiana, and has set records for daily hospitalizations from covid-19 since early August.
“Without a doubt, the current wave of COVID-19 could damage his political future. DeSantis has lost the edge he had a few months ago, and this is largely due to his controversial stance on the coronavirus, ”said J. Edwin Benton, professor. political science at the University of South Florida.
The Republican finished second in the 2022 gubernatorial race with 43.8% of the vote, behind Democrat Charlie Christ, according to a poll in St. Petersburg.
A previous poll by the same company in March gave DeSantis a 45.2% win.
– Trump 2.0 –
Under pressure from criticism, the governor doubled the rate. A few days later, he threatened to withdraw funds from school districts requiring the wearing of masks. He tried in vain to prevent cruise ships from demanding a vaccination certificate from passengers, accused the press of “inciting hysteria” and tried to blame the President of the United States, Democrat Joe Biden.
The man, who political scientist Larry Sabato called “smarter than Trump, a little more cautious and calculating”, does not seem to want to change his mind. The strong similarity between his rude comments and Trump’s message is no coincidence.
He was born in Florida to a working class family and received his honors education at Yale University and Harvard. He knows best of all the former president’s influence on Republican voters.
In 2018, when he was an almost unknown MP and few people were betting on him, he managed to convince the then president to support him as the Republican nominee for governor.
“DeSantis looks like Trump 2.0 because he is where he is, where the Republican Party is, and he wants to be the party’s candidate for president,” explains Sabato.
“But he’s not such a good speaker and doesn’t have the same presence as the former president,” he adds.
Yesterday, financial agents evaluated the opposite decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) regarding the so-called secret budget. In addition, a decision was made by STF Minister Gilmar Méndez to issue an injunction that would exclude the Bolsa Família from the spending cap rule, with investors trying to understand how this measure would affect the processing of the transitional PEC in the Chamber of Deputies. Oh this PEC!!!!
Since he is an exchange investor, any reading that the budget will be exceeded or become more flexible will negatively affect the exchange market, whether through the PEC or in any other way. We will continue with volatility today.
Looking beyond, the US Central Bank (Fed), although slowing down the pace of monetary tightening at its December meeting, issued a tougher-than-expected statement warning that its fight against inflation was not yet over, raising fears that rising US interest rates will push the world’s largest economy into recession.
The currency market continues to react to political news. The voting on the PEC is saved for today. It is expected that it will indeed be reviewed to open the way tomorrow for discussions on the 2023 budget.
Yesterday, the spot price closed the selling day at R$5.3103.
For today on the calendar we will have an index of consumer confidence in the eurozone. Good luck and good luck in business!!
The former president of the Corinthians dreams of working for the CBF as a national team coordinator. He was consulted shortly after Lula’s election.
Former Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez was advised to take a position in the Ministry of Sports under the administration of Lula (PT). However, he ruled out a return to politics. dreams of taking over the coordination of CBF selectionHow do you know PURPOSE.
No formal invitation was made to the former Corinthian representative, only a consultation on a portfolio opportunity with the new federal government, which will be sworn in on January 1, 2023.
Andrés was the Federal MP for São Paulo from 2015 to 2019. At that time he was elected by the Workers’ Party. However, the football manager begs to stay in the sport, ruling out the possibility of getting involved in politics again.
Andrés Sanchez’s desire is to fill the position of CBF tackle coordinator, which should become vacant after the 2022 World Cup. Juninho Paulista fulfills this function in Brazil’s top football institution.
The former president of Corinthians was in Qatar to follow the World Cup along with other figures in Brazilian football. During his time in the country, he strengthened his ties with the top leadership of the CBF.
BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 19 (ANSA). European Union countries reached a political agreement on Monday (19) to impose a natural gas price ceiling of 180 euros per megawatt hour (MWh). The main sources of income for Russia and the minimization of the use of energy as a weapon by the regime of Vladimir Putin.
The agreement was approved by a supermajority at a ministerial meeting of member states in Brussels, Belgium, after months of discussions about the best way to contain the rise in natural gas prices in the bloc caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. .
The value set by the countries is well below the proposal made by the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, in November: 275 EUR/MWh. However, the countries leading the cap campaign were in favor of an even lower limit, around 100 EUR/MWh.
Germany, always wary of price controls, voted in favor of 180 euros, while Austria and the Netherlands, also skeptical of the cap, abstained. Hungary, the most pro-Russian country in the EU, voted against.
The instrument will enter into force on 15 February, but only if natural gas prices on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange exceed 180 euros/MWh for three consecutive days. In addition, the difference compared to a number of global benchmarks should be more than 35 euros.
Italy, the EU’s biggest supporter of the ceiling, has claimed responsibility for the measure. “This is a victory for Italy, which believed and worked for us to reach this agreement,” Environment and Energy Minister Gilberto Picetto tweeted.
“This is a victory for Italian and European citizens who demand energy security,” he added.
Currently, the gas price in Amsterdam is around 110 EUR/MWh, which is already a reflection of the agreement in Brussels – in August the figure even broke the barrier of 340 EUR/MWh.
However, Russia has already threatened to stop exports to countries that adhere to the ceiling. (ANSA).
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