AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoWorld Cup Focus: Brazil’s World Cup run hits the knockout stage Monday with Brazil vs Japan in Houston, and the build-up is already tense after Brazil lodged a formal FIFA complaint over a disallowed Vinicius Jr goal vs Scotland and asked for referee Cesar Ramos to be removed from future matches. Sports & Strategy: Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti says the team is finally playing as a unit, while Japan insists it will “give everything we’ve got” and Zico urges fans to expect “proper football.” Public Health: Brazil’s Ministry of Health will expand a free telephone/video helpline for compulsive gamblers, adding investment of about BRL 70 million this year and funding a national survey on gambling’s health impacts. Energy & Industry: The ANP cleared 19 oil firms, including Repsol and Ecopetrol, to bid in Brazil’s next pre-salt production-sharing auction. Jobs Watch: IBGE reports Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in the quarter ending May, the lowest for that period since 2012.
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