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🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Federal Judge: Pentagon's Strict News Policy Violates the Law

A U.S. judge ruled that the Pentagon's strict press policy, initiated last year, is illegal as it restricts journalists from obtaining and publishing unapproved information.

Mar 21 • 19:22 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Federal Politics: Hubig Aims to Combat AI Nude Photos – Legislative Proposal Almost Finished

German Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig plans to introduce a new law that would make the creation and distribution of AI-generated nude images and pornography, known as deepfakes, illegal.

Mar 21 • 07:32 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Vorcaro's brother-in-law received R$ 485 million from a company investigated by the Federal Police in the Master case

Fabiano Zettel, brother-in-law of Daniel Vorcaro from Banco Master, received R$ 485 million from Super Empreendimentos, a company under investigation for its alleged connections to a private militia and public agents.

Mar 21 • 02:00 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Newspaper wins against the Pentagon

A federal judge has ruled in favor of The New York Times, requiring the Pentagon to amend its press regulations that were deemed unconstitutional.

Mar 20 • 23:27 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police sees Vorcaro's brother-in-law as a key piece in the investigation and analyzes payments linked to politicians

The Federal Police is investigating financial transactions revealed in messages between banker Daniel Vorcaro and his brother-in-law, Fabiano Zettel, concerning potential irregularities involving politicians.

Mar 20 • 10:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Defense of businesswoman friend of Lulinha tells STF that PF made an error in report that raises suspicion of bribery via travel agency

The defense of Roberta Luchsinger claims that a Police Federal report alleging suspicious payments connected to her and Lulinha contains errors.

Mar 19 • 22:06 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Vorcaro's lawyers reinforce exclusivity in defending banker before the STF

Daniel Vorcaro's legal team has emphasized that his representation at the Supreme Federal Court is exclusively handled by two specific law firms.

Mar 19 • 21:46 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation targets suspect of violent crimes, seizes weapons and nearly 300 rounds of ammunition in Governador Valadares

A joint operation by civil and federal police in Brazil led to the seizure of firearms and ammunition from a suspect involved in violent crimes.

Mar 19 • 19:14 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Sniffer dog helps police arrest man with 15 slabs of marijuana in downtown Manaus

A Federal Revenue sniffer dog led to the arrest of a 32-year-old man who was caught with 15 slabs of marijuana in downtown Manaus.

Mar 19 • 18:27 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

I'm a mayor trying to follow law but California is making it impossible for cops

The mayor of El Cajon expresses frustration with California laws that hinder police from conducting welfare checks on unaccompanied minors due to restrictions on cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Mar 19 • 11:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police points to exchange between a 'branch' of the CV in the interior of SP and criminals from Rio de Janeiro

The Federal Police of Brazil reported that a subgroup of the Comando Vermelho (CV) in São Paulo's interior had established connections with criminals from Rio de Janeiro to enhance their criminal operations.

Mar 19 • 07:01 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Judge Ariel Lijo reappeared: he will be the head of a chair at the Universidad de Lomas de Zamora

Federal judge Ariel Lijo has been appointed as a professor at the National University of Lomas de Zamora, where he will head the Criminal Law 2 chair.

Mar 19 • 05:19 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

It is official: a bill in Congress could save you $22 a month on gasoline amid rising prices

A proposed law in the U.S. Congress seeks to suspend the federal gasoline tax to alleviate financial burdens on consumers facing rising fuel prices.

Mar 18 • 16:58 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Ticket Tax: Ryanair Accuses the Federal Government of Breach of Promise

Ryanair has accused the German government of failing to keep its promise regarding a reduction in the air travel tax, stating that the new law keeps the tax significantly higher than expected.

Mar 18 • 13:50 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Group suspected of smuggling and corruption involving police in MG is the target of an operation

The Federal Police and the Federal Revenue Service launched Operation Iscariotes to investigate a criminal organization involved in smuggling, money laundering, and corruption in Minas Gerais and beyond.

Mar 18 • 13:31 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

US Judge Orders Return of Over a Thousand Employees at Voice of America to Their Jobs

A US judge has ordered the reinstatement of over a thousand Voice of America employees, deeming the agency's downsizing illegal.

Mar 18 • 11:14 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Reform Incorporates 'Ambush Marketing' into Industrial Property Law

The controversial practice of ambush marketing is set to become an administrative infringement within Mexico's Federal Law on Industrial Property as part of a broader reform discussed in Congress.

Mar 18 • 07:30 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police opens investigation to determine if gas stations are charging abusive prices for fuel

The Federal Police in Brazil has initiated an investigation into potentially abusive pricing practices in the fuel market.

Mar 18 • 00:28 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Justice of the DF reverses decision and reinstates law that authorizes the use of properties to capitalize BRB

The courts in the Federal District of Brazil have reinstated a law allowing the use of public properties for capitalizing the Banco de Brasília (BRB) after a previous injunction was lifted.

Mar 17 • 23:08 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

DF Justice overturns injunction and restores law that transfers public properties to BRB to save the bank

The Judiciary of the Federal District has reinstated a law allowing the government to transfer public properties to the Bank of Brasília (BRB) following a judicial decision.

Mar 17 • 22:37 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Mangione's lawyers make second try to toss murder weapon evidence in New York state court

Luigi Mangione's defense team is attempting once again to suppress evidence of a murder weapon found in his backpack in a New York state court, after previously losing a similar motion in federal court.

Mar 17 • 19:55 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Federal judge strikes down Ten Commandments displays in several Arkansas school districts

A federal judge has blocked Arkansas school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments, citing concerns over religious proselytizing in public schools.

Mar 17 • 19:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Police discover a case of domestic violence during a racism investigation in DF; understand

Police in the Federal District of Brazil uncover a domestic violence case while investigating a report of racism at a supermarket.

Mar 17 • 17:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Farmer is sentenced to recover nearly 132 hectares deforested in southern Roraima

A Brazilian farmer has been ordered by federal court to restore 131.78 hectares of deforested land and pay fines for collective moral damages.

Mar 17 • 16:16 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Police execute two search and seizure warrants for child and adolescent sexual abuse in the region

The Federal Police conducted search and seizure operations in Resende and Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, targeting online child sexual abuse as part of a larger initiative.

Mar 17 • 12:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
World

Daily summary #1902: Israel says it killed head of Iran's Security Council in bombing; Federal Police conducts new phase of operation against fraud in the INSS; Law protecting children and adolescents on the internet comes into effect

Israel claims it has killed the head of Iran's Security Council in a bombing; the Brazilian Federal Police initiates a new phase targeting fraud in the INSS, and a law that protects children and adolescents online is now in effect.

Mar 17 • 11:56 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Federal Government Sees Unconstitutional Portions in Antifaction Bill, But Veto Would Cause Wear on Lula

Brazil's federal government has identified potential unconstitutional aspects of the Antifaction Bill but is hesitant to veto it due to political implications.

Mar 17 • 09:00 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Column "My Verdict": When Delivery Service Drivers Are Allowed to Establish a Works Council

The German Federal Labour Court has affirmed that traditional criteria for establishing works councils apply even in largely digital workplaces, specifically concerning delivery service drivers.

Mar 17 • 07:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

DF court orders suspension of law allowing public land use as collateral for BRB loans

A court in the Federal District of Brazil has suspended a law that permitted the use of public land as collateral for loans from the Bank of Brasília.

Mar 17 • 00:56 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Minister Edson Fachin, president of the STF, makes a speech in defense of judicial self-restraint

The president of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court emphasized the importance of judicial self-restraint in his speech to law students.

Mar 17 • 00:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

A judge halts Kennedy's plans to cut vaccination protocols in the United States

A federal judge has blocked key parts of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s initiative to reduce vaccination protocols in the US, aligning with public health advocates against the move.

Mar 16 • 22:18 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Court blocks U.S. child vaccine changes, says RFK Jr. may have violated law

A federal judge has temporarily blocked changes to childhood vaccine recommendations made by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing potential legal violations.

Mar 16 • 21:39 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations

A federal judge has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment of vaccine advisers likely violated federal law, leading to a stay on votes taken by the committee over the past year.

Mar 16 • 20:37 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Florida, feds arrest 15 illegal immigrants with criminal records in ‘targeted’ operation

Fifteen illegal immigrants with criminal records were arrested in Key Largo, Florida, during a coordinated operation involving state and federal authorities.

Mar 16 • 18:19 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

DF Justice suspends law that authorizes the use of public properties for the capitalization of BRB

The Federal District Justice has suspended a law authorizing the use of public properties for BRB's capitalization due to concerns over public asset damage.

Mar 16 • 15:13 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PRF seizes 14 revolvers on a bus on BR-364, in RO

Federal Highway Police in Brazil seized 14 .38 caliber revolvers hidden in luggage on a bus traveling from Guajará-Mirim to Porto Velho.

Mar 16 • 15:12 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Blue state proposal targets Trump-era ICE hires, banning them from joining local police forces

Rhode Island Democrats have introduced a bill to prevent police departments from hiring former ICE agents hired during Trump's presidency, reflecting a growing opposition to federal immigration enforcement.

Mar 16 • 14:46 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Do you have to work on March 16? Double or triple pay for working that Monday? What the Federal Labor Law says

March 16 is a mandatory holiday in Mexico, leading to confusion among workers about their pay if they are required to work.

Mar 15 • 02:09 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

The prosecutor who had requested "to wall up the hot border" acknowledged that he favored drug traffickers and avoided going to prison

Federal prosecutor José Luis Bruno, who once advocated for stricter border control to combat drug trafficking, admitted to colluding with drug lords to avoid prison time, leading to his resignation.

Mar 14 • 20:26 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man with two arrest warrants for theft is detained by the Federal Highway Police in Petrolina

A man with two outstanding arrest warrants for theft was apprehended by the Federal Highway Police in Petrolina, Brazil.

Mar 14 • 15:45 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Public Ministry requests suspension of law that increases salaries of mayor and secretaries in a municipality in AM by up to 100%

The Public Ministry of Amazonas has filed a lawsuit against a municipal law in Humaitá that proposes significant salary increases for the mayor and local secretaries, claiming it violates federal regulations.

Mar 14 • 13:38 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

CalFresh Changes from April 1: Which Migrants Will Lose Their Benefits Due to the New Federal Law in California

Starting April 1, changes to CalFresh under new federal law will impact many migrants' access to food assistance in California.

Mar 14 • 00:52 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Nine convicted in North Texas ICE attack as Kash Patel issues warning to those who target federal officers

Nine defendants have been convicted in a federal trial related to an ambush attack on an ICE detention facility in North Texas in July 2025.

Mar 13 • 23:12 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Son-in-law of the Mayor of Manaus mediated alleged vote buying with religious leaders, Federal Police indicates

The Federal Police of Brazil has revealed that Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima, the son-in-law of Manaus Mayor David Almeida, allegedly acted as an intermediary in discussions about vote buying involving religious leaders during the 2024 municipal elections.

Mar 13 • 22:14 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention

A federal judge ruled that ICE must release a Minneapolis man who was unlawfully detained for 50 days during a raid, emphasizing his improper detention under the law.

Mar 13 • 22:10 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Before packing: Is March 16 a holiday? This is what the Federal Labor Law says

The article discusses the status of March 16 as a holiday in Mexico, highlighting the changes in how mandatory rest days are observed due to the commemoration of Benito Juárez's birthday.

Mar 13 • 19:53 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mendonça and Fux vote to keep Vorcaro, from Master, in jail

Ministers André Mendonça and Luiz Fux voted to maintain the preventive detention of Daniel Vorcaro from Banco Master during a virtual session of Brazil's Supreme Court.

Mar 13 • 14:05 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

‘Moved’ the brother-in-law and father-in-law of Iván Archivaldo to a maximum-security prison

The government of Jalisco has transferred Mario Lindoro Elenes and Mario Alfredo Lindoro Navidad, relatives of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, to a higher-security federal prison as part of a coordinated operation against organized crime.

Mar 13 • 07:13 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Illegal alien's violent tussle with federal officer leads to multiple charges after suspected Biden-era entry

A Venezuelan man, Arnoldo Jose Marquez-Pulido, faces multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a federal officer during an attempted arrest in Utica, Michigan, stemming from his illegal entry into the U.S.

Mar 13 • 01:10 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

STF decides that adopted children born abroad are equated with native Brazilians

The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court has ruled that adopted children born abroad have the right to choose Brazilian nationality upon reaching adulthood.

Mar 12 • 19:50 UTC

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