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AGU demands Senacon data on fuel price abuses after distributor notifications
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Following notifications to major fuel distributors, the Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) issued an urgent request to the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) for reports on disproportionate price hikes. This escalates efforts amid inspections since March 9 that hit three of four top distributors, with a new government task force now monitoring the market.
The federal government and states announced on March 31 an agreement to subsidize imported diesel by R$ 1.20 per liter, split equally between the Union and states, to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on fuel prices. The measure is emergency and limited to up to two months, with voluntary adherence. More than 80% of states have signaled interest in participating.
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Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, clarified that the heavy security deployment—including National Guard and state forces—at the March 2 funeral of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, 'El Mencho,' in Zapopan, Jalisco, was to safeguard citizens after prior disturbances, not to escort the remains. Authorities also uncovered evidence of cartel payments to local police.
The federal government published a decree allowing struggling state-owned companies, like Correios, to submit reequilibration plans with punctual Union contributions, avoiding immediate Treasury dependence. The measure paves the way for a sovereign guarantee on a R$ 20 billion loan to the company. The aim is to strengthen fiscal management without turning support into a permanent subsidy.
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As the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) approaches its 50th anniversary, disability rights advocates warn of a crisis in federal oversight, citing Trump-era staff reductions and policy shifts at the U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights and special education offices. They worry that weakened enforcement could erode protections that ended the widespread exclusion of children with disabilities from public schools.