New rules for electric vehicles in Rio require speed reduction on roads, say specialists: 'Now, everyone is going to have to push on the sidewalk'
oglobo27 August 2026 at 18:36
A new municipal decree in Rio de Janeiro regulates the circulation of electric bicycles, mopeds and self-propelled vehicles, prohibiting them on roads with a maximum speed above 40km/h. Experts assess that the measure may unduly restrict the circulation of these vehicles, since few roads in the state capital comply with this limit, and recommend reducing speeds on streets as a necessary complement to the new rules to ensure safety and accessibility for drivers.
CNN Portugal commentator Rui Calafate analyzed the latest developments surrounding the controversies involving Luís Neves, the Minister of Internal Administration, regarding the violent crime that is taking hold in Portugal.
João Soares, invited by the PSD to speak at the party's Summer University, criticized Hugo Soares for drawing an equivalence between António Costa and André Ventura, calling it "indecency", but preferred to downplay the controversy with the Ministry of Internal Administration, lamenting the "miserable campaign" against Luís Neves, whom he called an "excellent president" of the Judicial Police.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has guaranteed that Lake Ontario will keep its name "now and forever" for Canadians, in reaction to US President Donald Trump's decision to rename the lake "Lake America." This name change comes in the context of trade and territorial tensions between the two countries, with Trump having proposed this change as part of his claims over Canadian territory.
CNN Portugal commentator José Azeredo Lopes considered that the guarantees given by US President Donald Trump on NATO "are worth absolutely nothing," as are the statements from the Kremlin. Azeredo Lopes stated that if Trump assured that Russia will not attack NATO, that would be reason for greater concern, emphasizing the lack of credibility of both the American president's words and those of the Russian government.
