During the election period, hackers attacked the main sectors of national politics. According to the Global Threat Hunting System study conducted by NSFOCUS, from July 1 to August 31, there were about 225,000 attacks on news agencies and government websites, educational institutions and telecom operators. In order to have an idea of ​​the lead time of attacks, about 150,000 intrusions were tracked during the same period in 2021. Among the targets of the attacks are the website of the federal government, 16 city halls and the Minister of Education of the state of Santa Catarina. In terms of the most affected states, Rio de Janeiro has a concentration of 36.71% of the threats, followed by Espirito Santo with 35.51%.

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Charging by @izanio_charges

The situation at the box office in the United States is so tense that the country’s big businessmen, traditional campaign sponsors, are fleeing candidates who insist on making up to 10 cell phone calls a day. CEO of Av. Faria Lima, from São Paulo, tells Coluna that he turns off the device on weekends – when perseverance is best – and even left Brazil to avoid donations. Pidões belong to the same political party.

Balela Air 2

As if airfare prices weren’t enough, as Coluna reports, flight cancellations are also on the rise. A survey by AirHelp shows that in August alone, 1 million passengers were affected by delays and cancellations at Brazilian airports, accounting for 15.4% of the total. Of the total number of affected passengers, 87,200 people are entitled to compensation for the inconvenience caused by flight delays and cancellations, that is, every 77 passengers.

Asphalt x-ray

Brazilians have a habit of taking their car in for maintenance only when it’s in trouble, and that’s a risk. According to the Federal Highway Police, mechanical failures or defects are one of the leading causes of traffic accidents. From January to August, there were 1770 accidents in which 36 people died. During the same period in 2021, there were about 1,800 calls and 34 deaths. In those seven months under evaluation, more than 150,000 drivers were fined on federal highways.

Northeast factor

The top four presidential candidates in the pre-election polls have already invested more than 3.3 million reais in advertising on Google and Youtube, aimed at the North East. Marketing actions are a mirror of the voices of everyone in the region. President Jair Bolsonaro (Poland) still spends the most on the north-eastern audience: 32.5% of the total goes to advertising. Lula (PT), the poll leader in the northeast, invested less: 23.5%.

In the window

The #BusãoLivre movement, which started on social media in 2021 with the aim of democratizing road transport, has issued a Letter of Commitment to collect signatures from candidates for the 2022 elections Opening the Market. More than 30 adhesions have already occurred from 11 different sides.