IBOV 205,082.56 ▲ 0.47% IPSA 10,746.36 ▼ 0.31% IPC MEX 69,678.08 ▼ 0.30% MERVAL 3,017,221 — — COLCAP 2,540.10 ▲ 0.46% BVL PERÚ 57,021.19 ▲ 0.13% USD/BRL4.97▼ 1.57% USD/MXN18.65▼ 0.34% USD/CLP994.76▲ 0.87% USD/COP3,145▼ 1.63% USD/PEN3.45▲ 0.29% USD/ARS1,529▲ 0.10% USD/UYU40.08▲ 2.99% USD/PYG5,760▲ 3.42% USD/BOB11.78▲ 3.59% USD/DOP61.09▲ 2.49% USD/CRC452.44▲ 2.51% USD/GTQ7.64▲ 3.15% USD/HNL26.87▲ 3.24% USD/NIO36.62▲ 2.68% USD/VES884.01▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.72▲ 2.14% EUR/BRL5.56▼ 1.39% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 205,082.56 ▲ 0.47% IPSA 10,746.36 ▼ 0.31% IPC MEX 69,678.08 ▼ 0.30% MERVAL 3,017,221 — — COLCAP 2,540.10 ▲ 0.46% BVL PERÚ 57,021.19 ▲ 0.13% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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São Paulo Governor Praises Supreme Court, Says ‘Brazil Will Not Turn Into Venezuela’

By · June 16, 2020 · 1 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, reiterated his solidarity with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and its justices after fireworks were aimed at the court building by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro this weekend. “I want to tell the dictatorship’s nostalgists that you’ve already lost. Brazil will not become Venezuela, Belarus or Cuba. Neither a fascist dictatorship, nor a proletarian one,” Doria said during a press conference at the Bandeirantes Palace.

The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, reiterated his solidarity with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and its justices after fireworks shooting at the body's building by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro this weekend.
The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, reiterated his solidarity with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and its justices after fireworks shooting at the body’s building by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro this weekend.

According to the governor, “the majority of Brazilians want democracy and will know how to democratically defeat extremists.

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