🇧🇷🕯🙂🤡— The Brazilian stock market index (Ibovespa) hit a new intraday high in the final stretch of the trading session, reversing the downward trend observed earlier in the day, while dollar futures fell below R$6.00. This shift came after news that President Lula would undergo another procedure to halt blood flow in a brain region and prevent further hemorrhages.

💥 At approximately 4:49 PM, the Ibovespa was up 1.10%, reaching 129,643 points, after hitting an intraday high of 130,898 points at 4:37 PM—the highest level since November 7. Meanwhile, dollar futures fell 1.30% to R$5.977, the lowest level since November 27, prior to the announcement of the spending containment package.

⁉️ The overall scenario reflects optimism in the domestic market regarding the potential transition of presidential power from Lula to Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), a figure perceived as moderate.

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🇪🇹🇸🇴 Full details of the agreement reached by Somalia and Ethiopia.

The two countries will respect one another’s sovereignty. Unity, independence and territorial integrity.

They have also agreed to closely work together to finalise “mutually advantageous commercial arrangements and sustainable access to and from the sea under the sovereign authority of the federal republic of Somalia.”

📎 Harun Maruf

🇵🇾🤝🇮🇱 — Santiago Peña strengthens Paraguay's ties with Israel and will inaugurate the country's embassy in Jerusalem; Peña becomes the first Paraguayan president to deliver a speech in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.

❗️ The Paraguayan leader's visit marks a historic moment in relations between the two countries. Peña stated that the decision to relocate Paraguay's embassy back to Jerusalem reflects a "political and moral" commitment.

⚡️ The embassy transfer was one of Peña's campaign promises, reversing the decision of his predecessor, Mario Abdo Benítez, who in 2018 had moved the diplomatic headquarters to Tel Aviv. At the time, the move was justified as an effort to maintain neutrality in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, upon taking office, Peña reaffirmed his support for Israel, emphasizing that the partnership between the two nations is based on values of "friendship and hope."

💬 In addition to meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Peña addressed the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, where he reiterated Paraguay's solidarity with the Israeli people and called for the release of hostages still held by the Hamas terrorist group following the October 7, 2023 attacks.

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