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Carlos M Morel

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Senior scientist and former President @ http://portal.fiocruz.br. Former Director @ http://tdr.who.int. My tweets are personal opinions. Retweets are not endorsements

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Spain denies US permission to use jointly operated bases to attack Iran Refusal to allow use of bases in Rota and Morón follows Pedro Sánchez’s condemnation of US-Israeli action

Espanha nega permissão dos EUA para usar bases operadas em conjunto para atacar o Irã
A recusa em permitir o uso das bases em Rota e Morón ocorre após a condenação de Pedro Sánchez à ação EUA-Israel
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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02.03.2026 13:12 — 👍 29    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Why The Secret Agent should win the best picture Oscar Kicking off this year’s series in which our writers advocate for one Academy Award nominee, our chief critic on why the Brazilian drama-thriller is the most audacious and fully realised film in the ra...

Por que O Agente Secreto deveria ganhar o Oscar de melhor filme?
Dando início à série deste ano, na qual nossos redatores defendem um indicado ao Oscar, nosso crítico explica por que o drama-thriller brasileiro é o filme mais ousado e completo na disputa.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

02.03.2026 10:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump is accelerating the world’s slow drift from dollar dominance | Heather Stewart Aggression feeds a sense that the US is operating outside global norms and helps to fuel a more complex currency outlook

Os ataques de Trump ao Irã aceleram o afastamento do mundo da dominância do dólar.
A agressão alimenta a sensação de que os EUA estão operando fora das normas globais e contribui para uma perspectiva cambial mais complexa.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

01.03.2026 12:37 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse

Água suja, morte e declínio: a história por trás de um escândalo de privatização
Empresas de água inglesas acumularam quase 1.200 condenações criminais por poluição e crimes ambientais, mas nenhum diretor executivo foi acusado de qualquer delito.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

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Maria Cristina Fernandes no Valor, hoje 27/02/2026

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‘The river won’: how campaigners in Brazilian Amazon stopped privatisation of waterway Local river defenders force U-turn by occupying grain terminal operated by one of US powerhouses of world trade

'O rio venceu': como ativistas na Amazônia brasileira impediram a privatização da hidrovia
Defensores locais do rio forçam mudança de rumo ao ocupar terminal de grãos operado por uma das potências americanas do comércio mundial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

27.02.2026 12:18 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws Javier Milei’s boosters say law will revive employment, but critics decry cuts to severance and longer working hours

'Mais exploração, menos direitos': Argentina se prepara para ampla reforma das leis trabalhistas
Os apoiadores de Javier Milei dizem que a lei revitalizará o emprego, mas os críticos denunciam os cortes nas indenizações e o aumento da jornada de trabalho
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

27.02.2026 12:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China’s rare earth curbs hit US aerospace, chips hard despite trade truce American firms face deepening yttrium and scandium shortages, threatening jet engine coatings and 5G chip production.

As restrições da China às terras raras afetam duramente os setores aeroespacial e de semicondutores dos EUA.
Empresas americanas enfrentam escassez crescente de ítrio e escândio, ameaçando revestimentos de motores a jato e a produção de chips 5G.
www.scmp.com/news/world/u...

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Important aside - it's really refreshing to see an article about the lab leak/WIV conspiracies that manages to avoid images of WIV w/ the security guard or Zhengli Shi in a Biosafety suit. Those pictures are used to send a certain message/dog whistle, & we all know what that is!

26.02.2026 19:20 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A Dazzling Tower of Inference: A Review of Muddy Waters — AJI AJI’s own Wendy Orent offers a critical review of Muddy Waters , a recent book arguing that COVID-19 emerged from a laboratory.

Well worth reading. @wendyorent.bsky.social demolishes the latest 176-page dump from bioweapons conspiracist Kadlec.

"The massive document called Muddy Waters...is perilously well-named."
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/insights/4nd...

26.02.2026 17:20 — 👍 14    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0

Dear Onisillos, congratulations on these two editorials, which you published in 2024 and 2025, and republished today alongside the SAGO/WHO "Independent Assessment" released yesterday. Good timing!

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And here's my earlier discussion of this topic

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

25.02.2026 11:16 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Shenzhen dethrones Shanghai, Beijing as China’s top industrial powerhouse: mayor Leading in R&D density, AI innovation and start-up cultivation, Shenzhen is building a full-stack AI ecosystem, according to the mayor’s annual work report.

Shenzhen destrona Xangai e Pequim como a principal potência industrial da China.
Liderando em densidade de P&D, inovação em IA e fomento de startups, Shenzhen está construindo um ecossistema de IA completo, de acordo com o relatório anual de trabalho do prefeito.
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

25.02.2026 10:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 30 after record rainfall Firefighters search for 39 people missing in debris after river burst and houses were swept away

Inundações e deslizamentos de terra no Brasil matam pelo menos 30 pessoas após chuvas recordes
Bombeiros procuram 39 pessoas desaparecidas em meio aos escombros após transbordamento de rio e casas serem arrastadas
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

25.02.2026 10:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just a reminder that we now have this feisty #scicomm podcast going called #ScienceCounterpunch 👊

We ask scientists, creators, activists, journalists & other experts on how to effectively fight back against anti-science influencers, agents, algorithms or agendas 🔽

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2fh...

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Lab Leak Fever: The COVID-19 origin theory that sabotaged science and society Lab Leak Fever: The COVID-19 origin theory that sabotaged science and society - Kindle edition by Markolin, Philipp. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Lab Leak Fever: The COVID-19 origin theory that sabotaged science and society.

Unsurprising statement but still too politically cautious.

SARS-CoV-2 did not come out of a lab.

I wrote a whole book about the evidence, the scientists who discovered it, and the agents and agendas and algorithms who mislead the world on this topic.

www.amazon.com/Lab-Leak-Fev...

24.02.2026 20:21 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Brazilian politicians accused of ordering murder of Rio councillor go on trial Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering shooting of Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018

Políticos brasileiros acusados ​​de ordenar o assassinato de vereadora do Rio vão a julgamento
Chiquinho e Domingos Brazão são acusados ​​de ordenar o atentado contra Marielle Franco e seu motorista em 2018
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

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Assistam o vídeo que integra este artigo
Watch the video that is part of this article.

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‘China shock’ hangs over German leader Merz’s first visit to Beijing Chancellor must strike a balance between those wanting a toned-down Brussels trade policy and those backing tougher action against Beijing.

O "choque chinês" paira sobre a primeira visita do líder alemão Friedrich Merz a Pequim.
O chanceler deve encontrar um equilíbrio entre aqueles que desejam uma política comercial mais moderada em Bruxelas e aqueles que apoiam uma ação mais dura contra Pequim.
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

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Excelente artigo na página 2 do Globo de hoje. Vou postar como texto integral na próxima mensagem.

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Perhaps Denmark could ask for 5 years of social media content from all on board before allowing this ship (if it ever actually sails) to dock?

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Spanish-speaking Bad Bunny stirs lost Latin identity among Brazil’s music fans Puerto Rican singer sells out concerts in Portuguese-speaking Brazil with breakthrough ‘anti-American agenda of emancipation’

Bad Bunny, que fala espanhol, desperta a identidade latina perdida entre os fãs de música do Brasil.
O cantor porto-riquenho esgota ingressos para shows no Brasil lusófono com uma inovadora "agenda anti-americana de emancipação".
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

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‘A joyful day’: final piece of Sagrada Familia’s central tower put in place Completion of glass cross brings Antoni Gaudí’s church to maximum final height of 172.5m, 144 years after work began

'Um dia de alegria': peça final da torre central da Sagrada Família é instalada
A conclusão da cruz de vidro leva a igreja de Antoni Gaudí à altura máxima final de 172,5 m, 144 anos após o início das obras
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

20.02.2026 16:36 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Dear Kristi Noem: you’re tracking down ICE critics? I’m one of them | Robert Reich The homeland security department is reportedly seeking information on critical social media accounts. Look no further

Cara Kristi Noem: você está rastreando críticos do ICE? Eu sou um deles.
O Departamento de Segurança Interna está supostamente buscando informações sobre contas críticas de mídias sociais. Não precisa procurar mais.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

19.02.2026 21:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘We’re no longer attracting top talent’: the brain drain killing American science As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem in the world

'Não estamos mais atraindo os melhores talentos': a fuga de cérebros está matando a ciência americana
Trump corta verbas p/ ciência, jovens pesquisadores fogem para o exterior. Sem inovação sólida, os EUA podem deixar de ter o maior ecossistema biomédico do mundo.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Like Bolsonaro, he attempted a coup; like Bolsonaro, he ended up in prison. Bolsonaro: sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison. Yoon Sun Yeol: life imprisonment.

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