The Return of ‘The Myth’: Bolsonaro to Fly Back to Brazil – Lula Fears Popular Protests – 10k Are Expected to Welcome Leader at the Airport

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is set to return to the country this Thursday, after 3 months of self-exile in Florida, following the heavily contested Brazilian presidential elections.

The imminent arrival of the undisputed opposition leader – ‘The Myth’, as he is called by many here in Tupiniquim lands – has sent a chill throughout the Lula administration. They fear his presence will ignite a massive popular demonstration.

Conexão Política reported:

‘According to Planalto officials, the Lula government is studying the possibility of closing part of the Esplanada dos Ministérios and Praça dos Três Poderes to avoid a possible motorcycle-ride (motociata) held by Bolsonaro on the 30th (Thursday).

According to the information, the current government thinks that a traditional motorcycle-ride of the former president would be an insult.

{…] There is a possibility that Lula’s Security Cabinet will close the surroundings of the three powers square to prevent a “confrontation or intimidation of the new government”.

[Bolsonaro’s party] is hosting a mega-reception for Brazil’s main opposition leader, expected to draw 10,000 people. On social networks, several profiles are informally calling for supporters to be at Brasilia’s International Airport to welcome Bolsonaro.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/the-return-of-the-myth-bolsonaro-to-fly-back-to-brazil-lula-fears-popular-protests-10k-are-expected-to-welcome-leader-at-the-airport/

Australia condemns Myanmar military junta disbanding political parties ahead of election

Australia has said it is "seriously concerned about the further narrowing of political space in Myanmar" after Aung San Suu Kyi's political party and 39 others were dissolved by the military junta.

Key points:

Forty political parties have been disbanded in Myanmar

Australia has condemned the move and called for the restoration of democracy, including credible elections

The military junta is preparing to hold elections to solidify its rule

Myanmar's military, also called the Tatmadaw, announced that 40 parties were automatically disbanded for failing to sign up under the new Political Party Registration law requirements by Tuesday's deadline.

That included Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which swept to a decisive victory in 2020 just months prior to the military takeover.

"Many parties who previously participated in the political process in Myanmar, including the National League for Democracy, are no longer registered," a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) statement said.

"Any political process in Myanmar that excludes participation by a broad range of stakeholders will not lead to a genuinely representative outcome, and risks further violence and instability.

"We urge the regime to ensure all stakeholders can participate in Myanmar's democratic future, and that all voices can be heard."

The South-East Asian nation has been in the grip of a humanitarian crisis since the military seized power in a coup in February 2021.

More than 3,100 have been killed, more than 20,000 have been arrested, and more than 1 million people have been displaced.

The junta also detained Australian economist Sean Turnell, an advisor to Ms Suu Kyi, for 650 days in prison, accusing him of violating the Official Secrets Act.

He was convicted in a closed court but pardoned and released in November last year, but the junta revoked his amnesty after he was outspoken about the dire situation in the country under the regime.

Australia imposed its first economic sanctions since the takeover on the second anniversary of the coup this year.

The coup sparked dozens of resistance groups opposed to military rule, and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in a rare speech said the military would not let up in their crackdown.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-29/australia-condemns-myanmar-junta-dissolve-parties/102162608

Major Australian bank to end cash withdrawals from its branches - as the end of paper notes looms

ANZ bank is stripping back some of its services

Some banks will no longer carry physical cash

ANZ said only eight per cent of customers use banks

One of Australia's biggest banks has confirmed that some of its branches will no longer allow customers to withdraw money over the counter.

ANZ bank is stripping back some of its services, with certain branches no longer carrying physical cash.

Instead, customers will be directed to ATMs if they wish to withdraw money - even though these machines are also being cut down across the country.

ANZ said that only eight per cent of its customers rely on banks for their money as more and more Australians switch to internet banking.

However, critics have warned that this could cause significant harm to older people and those with disabilities who still rely on physical cash.

The number of bank branches in Australia has fallen by about 30 per cent in the last five years, a trend that has been mirrored across the world.

And ATMs have decreased even more, with figures showing that they have fallen from a high of 14,000 in 2017 to around 6,000 as of last year.

On Wednesday, it was revealed that cash transactions are dying in Australia with just 13 per cent of purchases now using banknotes or coins.

Tap-and-go cards, mobile payments and direct online transfers make up the rest of all transactions, with the share of cash purchases halving in just three years.

The Reserve Bank estimated just 13 per cent of transactions in late 2022 were in cash, a halving in just three years since the start of the pandemic.

Contactless tap-and-go payments, where a customer used their mobile smartphone, made up a third of transactions, with younger consumers more likely to pay this way.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915493/Cashless-Australia-wont-able-withdraw-money-ANZ-branches.html

World Health Organization says healthy children and teens probably don't need a Covid vaccine

Healthy children and adolescents were deemed 'low priority' in new guidance

The WHO said traditional routine shots were more important for this age group

Ivy League universities STILL refusing to teach unvaccinated students in-person

The World Health Organization has revised its Covid vaccine recommendations and suggested that healthy children and adolescents may not need a shot.

In guidance released Tuesday, the global health agency deemed healthy young people 'low priority' for Covid vaccination.

It said the public health impact of vaccinating healthy children and adolescents is 'much lower than the established benefits of traditional essential vaccines for children' like jabs for measles and polio.

The WHO urged countries to consider the fact young people are unlikely to get severely sick with Covid before recommending vaccination.

Meanwhile, the WHO is looking at adding obesity drugs to its 'essential' medicines list.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11915563/World-Health-Organization-says-healthy-kids-teens-dont-need-Covid-vaccinations.html

Santa Fe District Attorney Stepping Down From Prosecuting Alec Baldwin’s Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting

The Santa Fe District Attorney who charged Alec Baldwin for the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins has stepped down from the case.

DA Mary Carmack-Altwies is stepping down from the case, her office announced on Wednesday.

This is after the DA’s office last month announced it dropped the gun enhancement charge against Alec Baldwin.

ABC News reported:

Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies is stepping away from prosecuting the fatal on-set “Rust” shooting, her office announced Wednesday.

The move comes after state Rep. Andrea Reeb announced she would be stepping down as special prosecutor in the case as well.

In their place, Carmack-Altwies appointed long-time New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis to serve as special prosecutors in the case over the fatal October 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, her office said. Actor Alec Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter for Hutchins’ death.

“My responsibility to the people of the First Judicial District is greater than any one case, which is why I have chosen to appoint a special prosecutor in the ‘Rust’ case,” Carmack-Altwies said in a statement. “Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis will unflinchingly pursue justice in the death of Halyna Hutchins on behalf of the people of First Judicial District.”

Baldwin shot and killed 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins and injured 48-year-old Joel Souza on the movie set of ‘Rust’ in Santa Fe, New Mexico in October 2021.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/just-in-santa-fe-district-attorney-stepping-down-from-prosecuting-alec-baldwins-fatal-rust-shooting/

Elon Musk’s Twitter Restricts Conservatives Raising Alarm About ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’

Elon Musk’s Twitter has restricted accounts of prominent conservative politicians, journalists, and activists that are raising awareness about the fact that radical transgender activists called for a “Trans Day of Vengeance” ahead of the mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school, carried out by a woman who identified as transgender.

One of the suspended accounts included Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who reportedly tweeted an image of a poster advertising the upcoming “Trans Day of Vengeance” event, which is being hosted by the Trans Radical Activist Network.

“My Congressional account was suspended for 7 days for exposing Antifa, who are organizing a call for violence called ‘Trans Day of Vengeance,'” Greene said. “The day after the mass murder of children by a trans shooter.”

Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, said in a separate tweet that Twitter is automatically removing images of the poster due to fear it could incite violence. The images being removed are those posted by conservatives and others raising awareness about the threat. Elon Musk’s censors had no issues with the original tweets of the poster posted by transgender activists until the new crackdown.

“We had to automatically sweep our platform and remove >5000 tweets /retweets of this poster,” she said. “We do not support tweets that incite violence irrespective of who posts them. ‘Vengeance’ does not imply peaceful protest. Organizing or support for peaceful protests is ok.”

In another tweet, Irwin also insisted that “We have not applied any strikes to anyone. Just restricted the media,” to which Greene responded by saying, “This is a lie.”

Greene is not the only account suspended on Twitter due to raising awareness about what radical transgender activists are planning.

The Federalist CEO Sean Davis was also restricted for allegedly violating Twitter’s rules regarding “violent speech.”

“The cold-blooded mass murder at a Christian school in Nashville by an apparent transgender person came just days before a planned ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ organized by the Trans Radical Activist Network,” Davis tweeted.

Journalist and author Andy Ngo was also locked out of his Twitter account for reporting about the “Trans Day of Vengeance.”

“hey asshole, the only people your new company is mass suspending today, en masse, are the only ones still defending you,” Stephen L. Miller told the Twitter CEO.

The “Trans Day of Vengeance” poster highlights a rally that is set to be held this weekend in Washington, D.C.

On Saturday, the radical transgender activists will reportedly hold a “Trans Day of Vengeance” demonstration outside of the Supreme Court, where they will complain about the alleged “hate from the world.”

“We need more visibility,” reads the poster, which goes on to urge people to gather in Washington, D.C. to “stop trans genocide.”

The event will take place just days after 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale — who reportedly believed she was a male — stalked the halls of Covenant School in Nashville, where she killed three children and three adults before she was successfully taken down by authorities.

Video footage of police responding to the mass shooting showed them firing multiple shots at the transgender until she was eventually put down, ending her carnage at Covenant School.

Watch Below:

After being asked by reporters if there was “any reason to believe that how she identifies has any motive for targeting the school,” Nashville Police Chief John Drake said, “There is some theory to that,” indicating that transgender propaganda played a role in Hale’s motive.

“We have a manifesto,” Drake revealed. “We have some writings that we’re going over that pertain to this date of the actual incident. We have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place.”

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/03/29/elon-musks-twitter-restricts-conservatives-raising-alarm-about-trans-day-of-vengeance/