O partido pede também o regresso dos campos de férias gratuitos e esclarecimentos sobre obras escolares e a substituição dos monoblocos.
O conteúdo CDS-PP Albufeira exige reposição de almoços gratuitos no pré-escolar e 1.º ciclo aparece primeiro em Barlavento.
O Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) deu prazo de 24 horas para que a Meta comprove que suas plataformas digitais oferecem tratamento igualitário às campanhas do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) e do senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), candidatos que disputam o segundo turno da eleição presidencial. A determinação foi feita pelo ministro Marco Aurélio Bellizze nesta segunda-feira (19), após o magistrado considerar insuficientes as explicações apresentadas pela empresa.
A Meta, responsável pelo Instagram, Facebook e WhatsApp, poderá ter a multa diária elevada de R$ 500 mil para R$ 1 milhão caso não cumpra o novo prazo. Segundo Bellizze, a empresa não demonstrou satisfatoriamente que adotou as medidas exigidas pela Justiça Eleitoral para impedir favorecimento ou prejuízo artificial a qualquer uma das candidaturas.
Na decisão, o ministro criticou a tentativa da companhia de estabelecer prazos próprios para responder às determinações judiciais, além da apresentação de relatórios em inglês e documentos que, segundo ele, não esclareciam adequadamente as providências adotadas.
“Incumbe às partes cumprir com exatidão as decisões judiciais, e não criar embaraços à sua efetivação”, escreveu Bellizze.
A cobrança ocorre depois que o plenário do TSE confirmou, na sexta-feira (16), a decisão que obriga a Meta a assegurar condições equivalentes às duas campanhas em seus sistemas de distribuição de conteúdo, recomendação e inteligência artificial.
O caso chegou ao tribunal após a campanha de Lula denunciar supostas restrições à circulação de publicações relacionadas ao presidente nas plataformas da Meta. Os advogados do petista alegaram que os conteúdos da candidatura alcançavam menos usuários, enquanto o perfil de Flávio Bolsonaro aparecia em recomendações automáticas.
Outro ponto questionado foi o comportamento da Meta AI, ferramenta de inteligência artificial disponível no WhatsApp. Segundo a representação apresentada pela campanha de Lula, o sistema se recusava a produzir materiais eleitorais favoráveis ao presidente, mas atendia a solicitações semelhantes envolvendo o senador.
Mensagens internas da empresa obtidas pela Folha de S.Paulo também apontaram problemas que teriam prejudicado contas ligadas a Lula. Os registros mencionam restrições ao impulsionamento de publicações e a recomendação algorítmica do perfil de Flávio.
A Meta atribuiu os episódios a falhas técnicas e negou que tenha favorecido deliberadamente um dos candidatos. Em manifestação divulgada anteriormente, a empresa afirmou que os problemas não se restringiam ao Brasil e faziam parte de dificuldades técnicas de alcance global.
A determinação do TSE impede que a Meta reduza artificialmente o alcance de conteúdos político-eleitorais relacionados a Lula ou Flávio. A proibição inclui alterações na distribuição das publicações, retirada de recomendações, restrições aos resultados de busca e mudanças de métricas que possam prejudicar uma das candidaturas.
A empresa também deverá aplicar critérios equivalentes às duas campanhas em suas ferramentas de inteligência artificial. A ordem busca impedir que os sistemas ofereçam respostas diferentes a solicitações semelhantes em razão do candidato envolvido.
O ministro ressaltou que a apresentação de informações sobre a ausência de comportamento inautêntico coordenado não substitui a obrigação de demonstrar quais medidas foram efetivamente adotadas para cumprir a decisão judicial.
A discussão sobre a atuação das plataformas digitais ocorre em meio a outras denúncias envolvendo publicidade política na internet.
Um estudo da organização britânica Eko, divulgado em setembro, apontou que a Meta aceitou anúncios políticos direcionados ao público brasileiro, pagos por uma conta sediada nos Estados Unidos. Segundo a pesquisa, as peças utilizavam inteligência artificial sem a identificação exigida e apresentavam informações eleitorais falsas.
Outro levantamento, realizado pelo NetLab, laboratório de estudos de internet e redes sociais da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), identificou anúncios políticos considerados irregulares no país e financiados a partir do exterior.
A decisão do TSE não representa, por si só, uma conclusão definitiva de que a Meta tenha interferido deliberadamente na eleição em favor de Flávio Bolsonaro. A empresa nega favorecimento, e o tribunal exige que ela demonstre o cumprimento das regras de igualdade entre as candidaturas.
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Tens of thousands of young people have taken to the streets in France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Albania. In doing so, they have joined what has been dubbed the Generation Z revolution (those born between 1997 and 2012), which over the past two years helped bring down the government of Bangladesh, force the resignation of Nepal’s prime minister and dissolve Madagascar’s government. Now, in Europe, on the eve of an electoral supercycle that will determine the governments of four of the European Union’s five most populous countries (France, Italy, Spain and Poland), young people are sharing a frustration that opportunities for their generation are becoming scarcer and their future increasingly insecure.
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A Segurança Social divulgou na sua newsletter de outubro, que a instituição já dispõe de um novo canal de atendimento na rede WhatsApp para simplificar a vida dos beneficiários.
A partir de agora, vai ser possível agendar um atendimento e obter declarações oficiais de forma simples, rápida e direta “através de uma troca de mensagens pelo seu telemóvel”, assim simplifica.
Trata-se de uma novidade, que traz ainda mais autonomia ao nosso dia a dia, evitando deslocações desnecessárias, reduzindo filas de espera e dispensando a necessidade de aceder ao Portal ou à App para a emissão de comprovativos rápidos.
Veja o que pode fazer através do WhatsApp?
Em suma, atendimento mais simples, acesso imediato – a Segurança Social à distância de uma mensagem, como segue:
No portal da Segurança Social Direta > Ajuda > Contactos e Canais de Atendimento > Canal WhatsApp.
Aplicação Móvel da App da Segurança Social > Menu > Fale connosco > Canal do WhatsApp.
Conjuntamente com a sua newsletter de outubro, o organismo divulgou o calendário de pagamentos em curso, incluindo as datas para subsídios, pensões e outras prestações que se encontram alinhadas. Se é beneficiário, conheça as datas e planeie melhor o seu orçamento.
Se está neste período de pagamentos até final de outubro, fique a saber quando é que vai receber o seu apoio, o que pode ajudar a planear melhor com o que pode contar no seu orçamento familiar deste mês e preparar o próximo com maior facilidade.
De acorco com a agenda da instituição, na próxima semana, dia 21 de outubro, será pago o Fundo de Garantia de Alimentos Devidos a Menores.
Dois dias depois, a 23 de outubro, serão pagos: o Rendimento Social de Inserção, o Fundo de Garantia Salarial e o Subsídio por Suspensão da Atividade Cultural.
O calendário de pagamentos ficará concluído, no dia 28 de outubro, quando a Segurança Social proceder ao 2º pagamento desemprego / doença / parentalidade / ação social e também o Subsídio de Apoio ao Cuidador Informal.
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Far from being merely another gathering of European politicians beneath the Mediterranean sunshine, the four-day meeting, beginning on Monday, October 12th, represents an opportunity for Europe’s centre-right to consolidate its achievements, confront the challenges ahead and establish a coherent political programme leading towards the 2029 European elections.
The gathering brings together senior figures including European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani.
At its centre stands EPP Group Chairman Manfred Weber, whose ambition is to translate the group’s considerable parliamentary influence into practical policies that deliver tangible benefits to European citizens.
The EPP currently commands 184 seats in the European Parliament, giving it a formidable platform from which to influence legislation and shape the European Union’s political direction.
In announcing the meeting, Weber emphasised the importance of taking stock of the group’s legislative achievements while developing a credible programme for the years ahead.
The message is encouraging: Europe needs a political leadership prepared not simply to manage existing difficulties, but to anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the Taormina agenda is its emphasis on economic competitiveness, regulatory reform and practical support for European enterprise.
For too long, businesses across the continent have complained about excessive bureaucracy, complicated regulatory requirements and the difficulties of competing against American and Chinese rivals.
Europe possesses extraordinary industrial expertise, technological capabilities and entrepreneurial talent. Yet these strengths are too frequently undermined by administrative obstacles and fragmented markets.
The EPP’s determination to address these weaknesses is therefore welcome.
Herbert Dorfmann MEP, who heads the Südtiroler Volkspartei delegation, has identified the priorities with admirable clarity: reducing bureaucracy, strengthening competitiveness and providing meaningful support for businesses, farmers and rural communities.
These are not abstract ideological ambitions. They concern employment, investment, productivity and the prosperity of millions of Europeans.
As previously examined by EU Today in its analysis of Europe’s competitiveness challenges, the recommendations of former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi have already established the urgent need for economic reform. The challenge now is implementation.
Although the Taormina announcement places particular emphasis on economic and legislative priorities, the EPP’s broader political programme also reflects the increasingly difficult international environment.
Russia’s continuing aggression against Ukraine, strategic competition with China and uncertainties surrounding transatlantic relations have fundamentally altered Europe’s security calculations.
A prosperous Europe must also be a secure Europe.
The centre-right has an important opportunity to advance a coherent approach combining stronger defence capabilities, industrial resilience and continued cooperation with NATO.
Indeed, EU Today’s recent examination of Europe’s defence build-up highlighted the growing momentum behind missile defence, military procurement and European defence-industrial cooperation.
The EPP’s influence could prove particularly valuable in ensuring that such initiatives move beyond political declarations and become operational realities.
Europe’s security and economic strength are increasingly inseparable.
The choice of Taormina also carries political significance.
As Fulvio Martusciello MEP, head of the Forza Italia delegation, observed, the EPP’s decision to return to southern Italy following its 2024 gathering in Naples demonstrates sustained engagement with the region.
That geographical emphasis is welcome.
European integration cannot succeed if its political priorities are perceived as belonging exclusively to Brussels, Paris or Berlin.
Southern Europe’s economic development, agricultural interests, infrastructure requirements and strategic importance deserve sustained attention.
The EPP‘s approach also builds upon discussions held during its June gathering in Galway, Ireland, previously examined by EU Today in its coverage of the EPP’s Summer University.
There, too, the emphasis was on maintaining Europe’s prosperity, strengthening international partnerships and developing the political confidence necessary to confront an uncertain future.
The real test of Taormina will not be the speeches delivered or the photographs taken, but the legislative priorities that emerge.
European voters increasingly demand evidence that their representatives understand the pressures facing households, employers and communities.
The EPP appears determined to respond with a programme rooted in economic opportunity, practical reform and political stability.
Its position as Parliament’s largest group provides considerable influence, although delivering legislation will still require cooperation with other political forces and EU institutions.
Nevertheless, there is reason for optimism.
At a time when European politics is frequently characterised by fragmentation and confrontation, the EPP is attempting to articulate a constructive, forward-looking vision.
If the commitments developed in Sicily translate into reduced bureaucracy, greater investment, stronger security and renewed economic confidence, Taormina may ultimately be remembered as something considerably more important than a pleasant Mediterranean political retreat.
This could mark another significant step towards a more competitive, resilient and confident Europe.
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Just a few years ago, Jos Leijdekkers was a gangster in Antwerp, working for a major drug lord. Today he’s the most powerful man in Sierra Leone, which he’s single-handedly turned into a crucial port in the transatlantic cocaine trade. European authorities haven’t been able to track him down. Can a journalist? Alexander Clapp details Leijdekkers’s remarkable, violent rise to power, while looking for the man himself:
“These kinds of people, we are always seeing them in Africa. They come, they disappear. But the moment we learned who he was, it freaked me out,” a local car-dealer who was one of the first people to sell a motor to Leijdekkers, told me. “I left Sierra Leone after finding out. I became really scared. Not small scared.” Sophie van Leeuwen, a Dutch correspondent for RTL News, told me she “had the strong feeling I was being followed by the secret police” during the first days of a reporting trip she took to Sierra Leone in February 2025. She was arrested outside a villa where Leijdekkers was believed to reside, informed that she had intruded upon a “special security situation”, and questioned for 15 hours. Her camera and computer were searched and scrubbed. The Flemish owner of her hotel was interrogated over her alleged role in seeding a European spy network in Sierra Leone.
One evening in the hills above Freetown I attended a cocktail party where Western diplomats mingled with aid-workers. “Careful with that,” a European mission head told me when I mentioned why I had come to Africa, swivelling her blue eyes round the room. A Norwegian mining investor assured me that there would only be one way of knowing whether I was making progress in my investigation: “The government will arrange a car crash for you.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the podium Photographer: Dati Bendo © European Union
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union address on Wednesday (16 September) to make the case for a more independent Europe, confronting war, economic competition, AI disruption and climate change — while proposing Canada become the EU’s first associate member.
Opening her #SOTEU speech with Charles Dickens’ “best of times, worst of times”, von der Leyen described a Union stronger but also more exposed to external threats.
“The state of our Union is the strongest it has ever been,” she said, while acknowledging it could feel “as precarious as it has ever been”. “Europe has chosen to forge its own path. And a stronger, independent Europe is now emerging.”
Competitiveness and energy
Von der Leyen called kickstarting Europe’s economy her “number one priority”, promising faster permitting, less red tape and further integration of the Single Market.
The Commission will propose a new Banking Package and create a European Corporation on Critical Raw Materials to secure supplies needed for chips, batteries, clean technology and defence.
With high energy costs weighing on European industry, von der Leyen called for faster electrification and investment in grids, renewables and nuclear power to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels.
Climate after a 'summer of truth'
After a summer of fires, drought and extreme heat, von der Leyen promised a climate resilience framework focused on 100 of Europe’s most vulnerable territories, alongside a Climate Insurance Alliance, European Heatwave Plan and Water Initiative.
She also floated a future European Firefighting Fleet, declaring that Europe “can, must and will stay the course” on its climate targets.
AI: Opportunity and threat
AI was presented as both an economic opportunity and an emerging security threat. Von der Leyen warned that advanced models could enable hacking “on a level we never thought possible” and pledged closer cooperation with Canada, the UK and others on AI security.
At the same time, Europe will expand computing capacity and push AI into health, transport, agriculture, manufacturing, defence and space. “Above all, we want AI with human agency,” she said.
Jobs, housing and social rights
The Commission plans a Quality Jobs Act before the end of the year and a European Care Deal, alongside measures tackling housing pressures.
Von der Leyen said technological change must benefit workers, while strongly defending women’s rights and Europe’s social model.
PHOTO European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the podium Photographer: Dati Bendo © European Union
Canada moves closer
One of the biggest surprises came with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the chamber.
Von der Leyen proposed an “Alliance for the Future” spanning technology, defence, energy, critical minerals, AI and the Arctic — before going further.
“I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU,” she told Carney. “We share one ocean, one set of values, one way of seeing the world.”
Security, defence and Ukraine
With drone incursions, cyberattacks and sabotage raising security concerns inside the EU, von der Leyen proposed a new European security strategy and an Emergency Security Protocol for incidents falling below the threshold of armed aggression.
She also wants to establish a European Security Council and strengthen joint European defence capabilities.
Ukraine faces what von der Leyen called the “toughest winter of the war”. She promised humanitarian and energy support, stronger air defences and deeper defence-industrial cooperation with Kyiv.
Borders, democracy and children online
The Commission will propose an Emergency Response Framework for exceptional migration crises and strengthen Frontex, while launching a Mediterranean Youth Skills and Jobs initiative.
Von der Leyen also announced an EU KIDS ACT, including no social media for under-13s and restrictions for children under 15, followed by a broader Digital Fairness Act.
Political groups draw battle lines
EPP leader Manfred Weber backed the focus on AI, defence and competitiveness but pushed against restrictive climate policies. “Climate change is a reality,” he said, arguing Europe needed “innovation and not bans.”
S&D leader Iratxe García Pérez demanded that von der Leyen turn “words into action”, backing climate investment, housing and worker protections while warning that simplification must not become deregulation.
Renew Europe leader Valérie Hayer made a pointed appeal for the Parliament’s pro-European majority, as the EPP has increasingly worked with parties further to the right on some legislation. “There’s only one possible majority. It’s our pro-European majority,” she said. “We need to do more. We need more Europe, and we need it more quickly.”
Greens/EFA co-chair Terry Reintke accused EU leaders of failing to respond urgently enough to extreme heat and wildfires. “We are in the middle of a climate emergency,” she said, demanding stronger Green Deal implementation while insisting: “We are not powerless. Europe is strong, and Europe can be even stronger.”
ECR co-chair Patryk Jaki struck a sharply different note, attacking the Commission over bureaucracy, energy costs and industrial competitiveness. Europe, he argued, was “as weak as it’s ever been.”
Von der Leyen closed on the central theme running through the speech: European sovereignty in an increasingly hostile world.
“The fate of Europe,” she said, “must remain in the hands of Europeans.”
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