Michael Jackson's death was murder, says IML Los Angeles

The coroner of Los Angeles announced on Friday (28) that the death of singer Michael Jackson was rated as "murder" (caused by the hands of another person).

According to a report of the examiner's office, Jackson succumbed to "acute intoxication of propofol. Propofol (also known as Diprivan) is a potent anesthetic that the singer had used with the intention of combating insomnia.

The drug - use of highly controlled - was applied by Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, hours before the singer's death, on June 25. The cardiologist is the target of police investigation, had his home searched, but so far had ordered his arrest.

In a statement, the police department in Los Angeles said the investigation is ongoing and will be up to local prosecutors decide whether charges will be made.

Family singer also released a statement commenting on the announcement. "The Jackson family again like to welcome the actions of the Forensic Institute of the LAPD and other law enforcement agencies, and awaits the day that justice will be done," the statement said.

'Daily Journal' publishes four exemptions Revenue

Were published on Thursday (27) in the "Official Gazette" four new exemptions in the IRS. Luiz Sérgio Fonseca Soares was sacked as Superintendent of the 8th Region Committee. According D.O., his resignation was requested. He was one of the twelve servers Revenue have signed a letter announcing the letter of resignation conference on Monday (24).

Two other servers that also signed the letter were dismissed Thursday: Roger Geremia lost the position of Coordinator for Inspection and Fatima Maria Gondim Bezerra Farias the position of Coordinator General for Tax Cooperation and Integration. Nelson Leitão Paes was sacked as the General Coordinator of Strategic Processes.

The server Antonio Leite Silva also was exonerated, but according to the Daily Journal, his departure from office of the Federal Revenue Service in Juazeiro do Norte (CE), is due to his retirement.

On Wednesday (26), Jorge Henrique Freitas was sacked as Secretary of the Revenue Authority of Brazil. One of the most active in the movement of rebellion against the departure of former Secretary Lina Maria Vieira, Davis signed a letter of resignation news conference on Monday, but the "Official Gazette" exemption is not requested.

The same happened the day before with the Coordinator of Studies and Analysis of Revenue, Marcelo Lettieri. This also confirmed the resignation of Judge Neves Júnior the post of Secretary of Corporate Management. Odilon is a name you can trust the executive secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Nelson Machado. He was appointed to the position of coordinator-general Integration Information Systems Office for Strategic Management of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance, a position formerly occupied by Carlos Felicio Afonso, who was exonerated.

The "Official Gazette" also features the appointment of Sandro Serpa Vargas, to the office of Secretary of Taxation and Revenue Litigation, and Leonardo José Peixoto Schettino, for the post of Deputy Secretary of Corporate Management. The names of the two had been confirmed yesterday by the Secretary of Revenue, Otacílio Cartaxo, during an interview to talk about changes in the tax authorities.

It 'great lie' to say that revenue does not inspect large contributors said Mantega

Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Wednesday (26) which is a "great lie" to say that the Internal Revenue Service would not be overseeing the major contributors.

"It's a great lie to say that we are not inspecting the large taxpayers. For over 10 years is a monitoring program for major donors has been strengthened by my command," he told reporters. "It's an excuse to cover up inefficiency," he added.

Mantega also said that asked to be strengthened the team that oversees the country's banks that he said was "lacking."

On Monday (24), on the night, twelve servers senior Internal Revenue resigned conference, including six regional superintendents.

In a letter to the current secretary of the body, Otacílio Cartaxo, they asked that the current secretary keep and further develop the policy review which has been implemented with a focus on large taxpayers, as well as preserving also the technical autonomy of the court and that "there tolerate any political interference. "

Mantega said on Wednesday that the servers would be replaced already, because he said it is "normal" when there is change of command.

On Tuesday, the Secretary Otacílio Cartaxo said some names of his team and said he felt a "mistake" the politicization of what he considered to be a "routine matter" (replacement of positions of trust).

The finance minister also said that if those servers were relieved of their positions of trust "leak" information considered "sensitive" that they will be blamed. "If there is leakage of sensitive information, will be held accountable. It is a crime. It will have severe consequences," he said.

Mantega denied that there is an enduring crisis in the Internal Revenue Service, the agency responsible for collecting taxes and monitoring taxpayers. "It's all in normal range. The IRS is working yes. This is creating an idea that there is confusion. But it is running at normal," said the minister.

Source: G1

Barretos confirms first death by the new flu

The Municipal Health Aid Association, a 423 km from Sao Paulo, confirmed on Monday (24) to death by the first new bird in town. The victim, a man of 47 years, died on August 19.

According to the secretary, the man was overweight and a smoker, the risk factors for disease development. In addition to death, the city had more than one case of confirmed infection with influenza A (H1N1). The patient is doing well and is in isolation at home. The Health Department also investigates the city's 21 other suspected cases.

The Director of Health Surveillance in the city, Jussara Aparecida Colli, said the Health Department will not amend the special scheme set up to meet new and prevent influenza during the Feast of the Cowboy Aid Association, which must receive 800 thousand people to the Sunday (30).

Officers who are working at the party were driven by the epidemiological surveillance to avoid contact with secretions and improve hand hygiene. Two medical clinics for the care of suspected cases were mounted on the Cowboy Park. Health officials also advise the public about the disease. In addition, containers with alcohol gel were installed at various points of the site.

Fonte: G1

Airplane gets hit by car after emergency landing in the U.S.

A small plane caused an accident involving three vehicles just after making an emergency landing on a highway in California in the United States on Sunday (23).

According to the Federal Aviation Administration U.S., the aircraft with two people aboard, landed on the highway, about 2.5 kilometers from the airport of Santa Barbara, after the pilot to inform air traffic controllers had no more fuel to continue flight.

Three cars failed to divert the aircraft and collided. According to local traffic police, no serious injuries among the occupants of the aircraft or cars.

The highway was blocked for removal of the airplane.

Man who tried to assassinate former French President Chirac is released

A French right-wing extremist who tried to kill former President of France Jacques Chirac during a parade on Bastille Day in 2002 was released earlier this month, the France Soir newspaper said on Saturday.

Maxime Brunerie fired a rifle at Chirac as he passed by him at the beginning of the traditional parade of Bastille Day on July 14, 2002 in Paris's main avenue, the Champs-Élysées. He said at the time that he wanted "his name to stay for the story."

Brunerie was sentenced to 10 years in prison and was released on August 3 after serving three quarters of his sentence, the newspaper said, quoting his lawyer, Sebastien Tesler.

"He totally absorbed the lessons of his time imprisoned and actions for which he was accused, despite spending seven long years in prison," Tesler said the newspaper.

Fonte: G1

In a radio interview, President Lula said that he sees' crisis in EN '

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said this Thursday (20) that he sees "crisis in the PT." In a radio interview from Rio Grande do Norte, Lula said feel "normal" output of the party Senator Marina Silva. He also praised the former Minister of the Environment and said that the relationship we have with it will not change.

"If a person wants to leave the party, is not comfortable, I think it is a right of the person. If she wanted to make a choice and did not try to talk to me because she is the choice made," the president said. "My relationship with the Marina does not change in anything. I know the Marina for 30 years, not 30 days," he added.

Lula also said the declaration of Senator Flávio Arns (PT-PR) that will leave the party. Arns criticized the PT, this Wednesday (19), for having voted in the Council of Ethics for the archiving of all charges against the Senate president, José Sarney (PMDB-PH). Before the meeting of the council, the national president of the PT, Mr Ricardo Berzoini (SP), has issued notice asking the senators to vote by the party filing the action.

"The Flávio Arns is a senator who is in first term, has its value, but it was much trouble with the PT. But if you want to leave too, you know who enters leaves," said Lula, who emphasized that the legend still consider "strong" and "many possibilities".

Regarding the crisis in the Senate, the President has said that one can not condemn before investigating. "We often have very little smoke and fire. Sometimes I think I can not make the mistake and prejudging people. The person is convicted of a headline, the next day is acquitted and no one speaks more of the matter.

Governor endorses, and Rio de Janeiro wins antifumo law

The governor of Rio, Sergio Cabral, endorsed on Monday (17) to antifumo law, which prohibits smoking in enclosed spaces the collective. The text was published this Tuesday (18) in the Diário Oficial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. The law also called fumódromos extinguished. The law enters into force within 90 days after the date of publication.

The text of the bill was approved on 11 by the Legislative Assembly of Rio (ALERJ).

The law restricts the consumption of cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars or any other product smoke, or not derived from tobacco, the outdoor spaces and residences. The project is written by Governor Sérgio Cabral and was inspired by the law antifumo of São Paulo.

According to the law, places of religious worship, where tobacco use is part of the ritual, were released, and tobacconists.

Source: G1

Ex-bispo da Universal vai depor sobre lavagem de dinheiro, diz jornal

A former bishop of the Catholic Church to be witnesses in the case of prosecutors that led to the complaint against Edir Macedo and nine people for money laundering. The Monday edition of the newspaper "O Globo", Carlos Magno de Miranda says he has been using money from drug trafficking in the purchase of part of the Record.

According to the newspaper, Miranda says he traveled to Colombia with two other pastors in 1989 and received U.S. $ 450 thousand (approximately U.S. $ 832 thousand). The MP says that the testimony of former bishop can help explain how the scheme of money laundering group.

Listened to the newspaper, Universal's lawyer, Arthur Lavigne, called the complaint of ridiculous. He told the publication that the story has more than ten years and never found anything.

Source: G1

Researchers are arrested accused of extorting money from the Abbey group

Two researchers were arrested this Saturday (15) by Corregedoria Civil Police of Sao Paulo accused of extorting money from members of the gang of Colombian trafficker Juan Carlos Abadia, arrested in 2007 in the interior of São Paulo. The holder of the Crimes Division of the Functional Corregedoria, Caetano Paulo Filho, were sent this Friday (14) six warrants of search and arrest, with two of these warrants were for a single police officer.

Thus, three other suspects police are still fugitive. According to Caetano Filho, four surveys were initiated in Corregedoria to investigate the involvement of police in crimes of extortion, kidnapping and extortion by gang training.

"These facts came to light only after the arrest of Abbey (in August 2007). The investigation began on August 16, 2007, but the facts are for the first half of 2006. All that police are involved, regardless of class, are being investigated. The police will be purged bad, "said Caetano Filho, during press conference on the afternoon of Saturday.

At least 20 people have been indicted in the investigation, 17 police and three alleged police informants, the "goose".

According Caetano Filho, one of the investigators arrested is accused of kidnapping the driver of Abbey and require a motorcycle as ransom. The police arrested another is accused of extorting money from an "orange" that was laundering money for the dealer. In addition to R $ 400 thousand in cash, he demanded a car. At the time, worked in a Police District 41 in Villa Rica in the South Zone of São Paulo and another in Diadema, on ABC.

The delegate said that the divisional police denied the crimes to be arrested. The suspects are detained in police carcerageram's own Corregedoria.

Abadia was extradited to the United States in the early hours of August 22, 2008. He was removed from the Maximum Security Prison Federal de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, and taken to a prison unit in the United States. In Brazil, the Colombian drug dealer was accused of money laundering, use of false documents, training of corruption and gang active.

Source : G1

Girl gets electric discharge to make splash in Pernambuco

A girl of 12 years received an electric discharge as did paddle in Paulista (SP) on Wednesday (12). She came to be referred to a unit of health, but the place was dead.

The adviser Petrônio tutelar Márcio Pereira Barreto, the girl was not the classroom, in the fourth, because he was showing symptoms of flu and was alone at home in the morning. Barreto said that the G1, when the father arrived, he found his daughter on the floor, rolled in a towel and a device for smoothing hair in one hand.

The suspicion is that she left the bath, called a splash and was hit by an electric discharge.

The Guardianship Council dismissed the possibility of negligence and considered the case as a fatality. "The family is structured and the girl is rarely alone," said Barreto.

Teenager shot dead in clash in West Zone

The adolescent of 16 years who was shot this Thursday (13) during an operation of the Civil Police in slums of the West Bank died. Information is the delegate Marcus Vinicius Braga, go for the Fight against Drugs (Dcod).

According to the delegate, the teenager was armed with a 9 mm pistol and shot against the police.

Relatives and friends of the victim became angry and made a demonstration on the Road of Taquaral, one of the accesses Favela Korea, where the confrontation happened. They argued that the child had no involvement in trafficking.

In action, some people were arrested and officers of the Police Station Robbery and Theft of Automobiles (DRFA) seized 20 bikes would be stolen.