A Secretaria de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte (Sesap) acaba de receber um novo lote do imunizante da Pfizer. As doses chegaram ao Aeroporto de São Gonçalo do Amarante em uma aeronave da Latam, que pousou em solo potiguar na tarde desta terça-feira, 8 de junho.
De acordo com a Sesap, a distribuição para as unidades de saúde do Estado será realizada pela Unicat a partir de amanhã (9).
No dia 12 de junho, ocorrerá o “Dia D” da vacinação das gestantes potiguares.
O deputado potiguar do PSB, Rafael Motta, foi um dos que compreenderam a necessidade de derrubar os mitos por trás do cultivo medicinal da Cannabis e votaram pela aprovação do projeto de lei 399/2015, que regulamenta a Cannabis no país, e visa garantir o acesso barato a medicamentos para diversas enfermidades como epilepsia, convulsões, Alzheimer, Parkinson, câncer etc.
Além disso, o projeto tem por objetivo garantir a produção nacional, com todo o controle e as diretrizes da Anvisa; além do incentivo à pesquisa científica e à distribuição pelas farmácias vivas do SUS.
O deputado Rafael Motta alega que, hoje, as medicações feitas com Cannabis custam caro e a grande maioria dos pacientes precisa entrar na Justiça para garantir o acesso; citando o caso de sua avó que poderia ter sido contemplada se tivesse acesso.
“Muito do preconceito que as pessoas têm sobre o tema parte da desinformação e das fake news”, diz Rafael Motta.
O placar foi apertado e houve empate na votação do texto-base do projeto, com 17 votos a favor e 17 contra; sendo desempatado pelo voto a favor do relator, o deputado Leonardo Ducci, que estava respaldado pelo regimento da Casa. Agora, o projeto segue para votação no plenário da Câmara dos Deputados.
Brazilian snake venom (Bothrops jararacussu) has a molecule that inhibits the Covid-19 virus, according to a researcher at the Chemistry Institute (IQ) of the State University of São Paulo (Unesp). They identified in the venom of the Jararacuçu species a peptide – which is a piece of protein – capable of inhibiting the reproduction of the Covid-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2).
The discovery came after tests carried out in the laboratory, in which they observed that the molecule extracted from the snake’s venom inhibited the ability of the virus to multiply in monkey cells by 75%. The results obtained in the work generated an article that was published last week in the international scientific journal Molecules.
Thus, the study presents a promising path in the search for drugs to treat patients contaminated by Covid-19. The challenge for creating a new immunizing agent is to ensure that it is efficient against a given pathology and does not generate adverse reactions.
“We found a peptide that is not toxic to cells, but that inhibits virus replication. With this, if the compound becomes a medicine in the future, the organism would gain time to act and create the necessary antibodies, since the virus would have its infection speed compromised and would not advance in the organism”, explains Eduardo Maffud Cilli, professor at IQ and one of the authors of the work.
Easily obtainable, the peptide is found in Jararacuçu and is a molecule that interacts and blocks PLPro, one of the Covid-19 enzymes responsible for its multiplication in cells. According to the IQ professor, this mechanism of action is interesting because all SARS-CoV-2 variants have PLPro.
Therefore, the tendency is for the molecule to maintain its effectiveness against different virus mutations. Although several vaccines have been approved recently, the complete immunization of the world population will still take time, which, together with the emergence of new variants, reinforces the importance of the search for effective treatments.
The assay is carried out as follows: monkey cells grown in the laboratory receive the peptide and, after one hour, the virus is added to the culture. Two days later, the researchers evaluate the results and, through some calculations, discover how much the virus stopped reproducing.
This is possible because researchers already know in advance how the virus would multiply under normal conditions, that is, if it were in contact only with cells. In a second stage of the study, in which the researchers identified one of the mechanisms of action of the snake peptide, the compound was specifically tested against the PLPro enzyme, which was obtained at the São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC) at USP.
For the next steps of the study, specialists will assess the efficiency of different dosages of the molecule, as well as whether it can play other functions in the cell, such as protection, preventing the virus from even invading it. After the end of these tests, the objective is for the research to advance to the pre-clinical stage, in which the effectiveness of the peptide to treat animals infected by the new coronavirus will be studied.
“Our results are promising and represent a valuable resource in the exploration of new molecules for the discovery and development of drugs against SARS-CoV-2 infection”, concludes Cilli.
The black cyclist asks, “Why are you pointing the gun at me?” Immediately, the PM repeats: “Put your hand on your head”.
A black cyclist filmed when he was approached by two military police officers in a square in Cidade Ocidental, Brazil, in the surroundings of the Federal District, while maneuvering on his bicycle. The images show armed police officers demanding that the young man put his hands on his head as he questions why he is being approached.
The young man on a bicycle told TV that he works as an electrician, but was filming the video for a channel he has on YouTube. He said that, after recording the images and the brutal approach of the police, he had to sign a Detailed Term of Occurrence (TCO) for disobedience.
The images reverberated on Brazilian social networks. Many internet users question whether the way the police acted was due to the fact that the young man was black.
The Military Police informed, through a note, that it is “verifying all the information related to this fact” to take a position on what happened. The report questioned whether the officers followed standard procedure and the circumstances that led to the approach, but received no feedback.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Goiás (MP-GO) informed, through a note, that it “has instituted a procedure for investigating the facts through one of the prosecutors of Cidade Ocidental that has the power to act in the external control of police activity.”
In the video, the young man stops his bike when he sees the PMs getting out of the car a few meters away from him. The young man takes the camera, which was positioned on the ground, and asks the police about the reason for the approach. Meanwhile, one of the officers demands: “Put your hand on your head!”
The cyclist asks, “Why are you pointing the gun at me?” Immediately, the PM repeats: “Put your hand on your head”. “Look how they’re treating me. How so?” asks the young man. The other PM says: “I’m giving a legal order: put your hand on your head”.
After the discussion, the cyclist places the camera on the ground and takes off his shirt. Then he puts his back to the police and puts his hands behind his head, obeying the order. One of the PMs starts handcuffing him and then turns off the camera.
Criminal Lazaro Barbosa, who became known as Brasilia’s “serial killer”, suspected of killing a family in a city near Brasilia, in the Federal District, was captured and killed after nearly a month on the run from a task force with more than 270 agents. According to the information, Lázaro was even sent to a hospital in the region, but he did not resist the injuries.
The governor of Goiás had posted on his Twitter profile information about the arrest of the criminal, sought by security forces for more than 20 days. Lazaro Barbosa fled after murdering four people from the same family, kidnapping three others for an alleged macabre ritual, and shooting at police officers on the run. Lázaro was hunted by police in the state of Goiás and the Federal District.
Who was Lazaro Barbosa, also known as Brasilia’s serial killer?
Lazaro was described as a highly dangerous person, a true ‘psychopath’; and he had a huge criminal record, according to the justice and the police. The agents also claimed that the serial killer was an accomplished hunter; and this facilitated his movement through the farms and thickets of the region.
Before Lázaro was killed in a clash with the police, the head of Public Security of Goiás, Rodney Miranda, said that Lázaro was “an experienced bushman and could easily camouflage himself in the Brazilian savannah”. The head of public security also informed, at the time, that he made available sniffer dogs and helicopters from Organs state security agencies of the Federal District and Goiás.
Before he died, Lazaro had murdered four people and raped several others
In the history of crimes attributed to Lazaro, the most recent occurred during his escape, when he invaded a farm in a town on the outskirts of Brasilia, possibly to steal supplies, according to investigations.
Lazaro was accused of killing a couple and two children: Cláudio Vidal de Oliveira, 48; Gustavo Vidal, 21 years old; and Carlos Eduardo Vidal, 15, were murdered on the spot. After the murders, Lazaro hid the body under leaves so that they would not be seen by police air searches.
Cleonice Andrade, 43, was taken hostage and had her body located three days later, on the banks of a small river, naked and bruised. According to police, the victim was executed with a shot in the back of the head. Forensic expert reports showed that one of the victims was raped and tortured: one of the police delegates stated in an interview that Mrs. Cleonice Marques, 43, was raped before being murdered by Lazaro Barbosa Sousa.
Check out the full list of items found by the police with Lazaro:
A pistol; A 38-caliber revolver; A pistol loader; A lighter; BRL 4.4 thousand in cash; A camouflage outfit; A balaclava; A cloth glove; A white bottle of oil; A white bottle of antibiotic Amoxicillin; Instant noodles; Seasoning; Onion; Cookies.
The leader of a slot mafia Fernando Iggnacio Miranda was shot dead with a rifle on a helipad in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the West Zone of Rio. Castor de Andrade’s son-in-law (who started the mafias in Rio in the 1980s) was a victim of an ambush after arriving from Angra dos Reis, by helicopter.
The sniper was positioned on top of a wall waiting for the leader of the Rio mafia. The shots hit Iggnacio as he passed close to a barbecue grill. The man’s body was waiting at the Forensic Medical Institute for hours. Police officers from the Capital Homicide Precinct carry out an investigation on the spot.
Witnesses report hearing many shots at the scene shortly after the arrival of Fernando Iggnacio’s helicopter
“We heard a helicopter coming. Shortly afterwards we heard the shots. There were a lot of shots, about ten or so. At the time, I was scared, and my reaction was to stay low” – said a man who chose not to identify himself. The shots hit the offender as he passed close to a barbecue grill. His body was removed shortly after 4 pm.
The gate had a loose plate and could have served as an access. “Until shortly before the shooting, this plate was in place. There were a lot of shots,” said an official who took care of the land.
Fernando Iggnacio had a family dispute over inheritance
Castor Gonçalves de Andrade e Silva became the head of the misdemeanor in Rio in the 70s and even expanded his domains to the Northeast. He died of a heart attack in April 1997, sparking a family war for succession. While still alive, Castor had chosen Rogério, his nephew, to lead the misdemeanor in the West Zone and other areas of the state.
Castor’s son, Paulinho, did not agree and started a battle with his cousin. In 1998, Paulinho and a security guard were murdered in Barra. Castor’s son-in-law, Fernando Iggnácio Miranda, took over in the dispute with Rogério.
Fernando Iggnacio year before being dead
According to police investigations, starting in the mid-1990s, Fernando Iggnacio started to control Adult Fifty, a company that operated slot machines throughout the West Zone. In 1998, Rogério would have founded Oeste Rio. Rogério himself was the victim of an assassination attempt in 2001.
In April 2010, another attack: Rogério’s 17-year-old son died in an attack in Barra. Instead of the father, he was the boy who drove a car in which a bomb was placed. According to an investigation by the Federal Police, criminals César Andrade de Lima Souto and Fernando Andrade de Lima Souto were involved in the crime.
Fernando Iggnacio’s assassins used the same weapons to kill the gang leader’s trusted men
Ballistic confrontation tests showed that two weapons seized from the murderers of offender Fernando Iggnácio, who died in November last year, were used in the execution of two other ex-PMs, members of the bicheiro’s organization. According to the Civil Police, the AK-47 and M16 guns also fired at Sergio Monstro and Jorge Crispim Silva Santos.
Crispim, considered by the police to be Fernando Iggnácio’s right-hand man, was killed in his house on June 10, on Rua Félix Bernardelli, in Campo Grande. Sérgio Monstro was murdered on the 25th of April when he got home, on Gentil de Ouro Street (Condomínio Jardins), also in Campo Grande.
With the expert result, the four executioners and the alleged mastermind of Fernando Iggnácio’s death will also be indicted for the deaths of the two other deaths.
The inmates from a criminal group made at least four videos with cell phones showing the bodies of their enemies from a rival group and other victims in a rebellion that left 56 dead at a prison in Brazil. In one of the videos, the inmates celebrate.
The man appears with his head cut off, which is aggressively thrown to the ground. The images of — a practice that was one of the CCP’s hallmarks – would be a way for the faction to show strength. “Cutting off heads is a way of intimidating enemies and this has become easier with social media, with images transmitted through cell phones”, said an attorney from São Paulo, who specialized in fighting organized crime in Brazil.
