Today's highlights in Brazil on January 7, 2025, revolve around the pressing deadline for citizens to justify their absence from the second round of municipal elections. Those who failed to vote must submit their justifications to the Electoral Justice to avoid fines and restrictions, such as being unable to obtain crucial documents or participate in public competitions. Despite mandatory voting laws, the abstention rate was a significant 21.71%, prompting Justice Cármen Lúcia to call attention to this issue. Citizens can justify their absence online or at electoral offices, although those who missed both rounds face fines for unresolved first-round absences.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took to social media to congratulate actress Fernanda Torres on her Golden Globe win, also expressing his ambition to make 2025 a year dedicated to defending democracy. However, the nation grapples with challenges in disaster management. After a year of severe climatic events, including the tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul, the government controversially reduced the budget for environmental disaster risk management.

Meanwhile, the Federal Police in Ceará is investigating a vote-buying scheme involving money laundering of parliamentary amendments across 51 municipalities during the 2024 elections. This investigation revealed a peculiar case of a security guard with a modest income establishing a company with a capital of R$ 8.5 million. In international relations, Brazil ...

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