Caiado defends impeachment at STF, criticizes Lula and talks about tariff war; see highlights from the interview
cbn26 August 2026 at 17:09
Ronaldo Caiado, candidate for President from the PSD party, participated in a panel discussion on CBN and in interviews with O Globo and Valor Econômico newspapers, where he defended the possibility of impeaching Supreme Court ministers, criticized the Bolsonaro family, and stated that Lula performed very poorly in the case of the U.S. tariff hike. The candidate promised to reduce public expenditures, achieve a primary surplus of 1.5% of GDP in the first year of his term, maintain real increases in the minimum wage, and guarantee adjustments for retirees.
The Chega party presented a proposal to implement special air fares for the Azores, arguing that Portuguese citizens should be able to travel to the archipelago at fairer prices. José Pacheco, a party member, pointed out that the increase in air ticket prices is due, "not only, but also to the departure of Ryanair" from the region.
The Minister of Health of Portugal publicly acknowledges that there is a shortage of anesthesia throughout the country, with a particularly strong impact in Lisbon, where the shortage of professionals is most acute. The Medical Union of the Southern Zone considers the situation "alarming" at the Local Health Unit São José, warning that the lack of anesthetist doctors is seriously compromising emergency services and the capacity of the health system to respond in the region.
The article analyzes the surprising proposals of a candidate in Brazilian elections, particularly in the areas of foreign policy and defense. The candidate presented atypical positions, from references to the atomic bomb to "shoot to kill" policies in combating crime, which has generated public debate about his radical proposals in these sensitive areas of governance.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro visited Lisbon Airport together with the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, on a trip for which only the Lusitanian News Agency was invited. Faced with the controversies surrounding the minister, Montenegro reiterated his confidence in his government official and guaranteed that there are no planned changes to pensions or Social Security.
