Morning Bird: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of attempted coup. The USA commemorated 24 years since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington
Most justices of the Brazilian Supreme Court have concluded that former President Jair Bolsonaro attempted a coup and undermined democracy in the country. This happened after he narrowly lost the presidential election in October 2022 to left-wing politician Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the United States, commemorative events are being held to honor the victims of terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
Bolsonaro could go to prison for up to 27 years
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of an attempted coup aimed at remaining in office after losing his bid for re-election in 2022. He is thus the first former president to be found guilty of attempting to overturn elections in the country with the largest economy in Latin America. Four out of five Supreme Court judges voted for his conviction. Bolsonaro denies any allegations. He could spend about 27 years in prison, says the agency AP.
The United States Honors the Memory of the 9/11 Victims
The United States today commemorates 24 years since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, whose mastermind was today called wild monsters by President Donald Trump. According to agencies, commemorative events are taking place at the Pentagon, in New York, and also in Pennsylvania, that is, at the sites of the terrorist acts in which nearly 3,000 people died. In New York, the commemorative events are focused around the memorials of the two former World Trade Center towers. It is presumed that the terrorists also wanted to crash into the Congress building or the White House, according to the website Ceskenoviny.cz.
Minister calls for ban on Israel participating in sporting events
Spanish Minister of Sports Pilar Alegria stated that Israeli teams should be excluded from sports just like Russian teams in 2022 after the country's invasion of Ukraine, reported Al Jazeera. The presence of a team named Israel-Premier Tech at the Vuelta a España cycling race led to massive protests in Spain. The Spanish government labelled the Israeli offensive in Gaza as a "genocide".
Cannabis farm must limit smell, or risk closure
A huge legal cannabis farm in the Netherlands has been instructed to limit the smell emanating from its facility, otherwise it risks closure following more than two thousand complaints from local residents. Otherwise, it faces up to 3.5 million euros, or just under 90 million crowns. The farm is located west of Rotterdam. It was originally opened in 2023 as part of a government program that allows a few companies to grow cannabis under strict conditions, said CNN.
Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera, AP, Ceskenoviny.cz
