The Daily Populous

Sunday July 26th, 2026 day edition

image for Brazil denies visa requests to U.S. officials ahead of upcoming elections

The move became public after The Washington Post reported the Brazilian government saying the officials, Riley M. Barnes, an assistant secretary, and Samuel Samson, a deputy assistant, wanted to cast doubt on the upcoming October elections in Brazil.

A spokesperson for Brazil's foreign office said Barnes and Samson requested visas on July 20 and they were denied Friday.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will bid for reelection against Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, whose family has many ties with the Trump administration.

Sen. Bolsonaro and his brother, Eduardo, visited U.S. officials in Washington, including President Trump, in late May.

Shortly afterward, the Trump administration classified Brazil's biggest drug-trafficking groups — First Command Capital and Red Command — as foreign terrorist organizations, a move Lula opposes.

The Trump administration also imposed an up to 37.5% tariff hike on thousands of Brazilian exports, which came into force Friday.

The U.S. State Department said Barnes and Samson planned to go to Brasilia July 27-30 to meet government officials, religious leaders and others about "election integrity," religious freedom and freedom of expression. »

Zero roadkill as Amazon canopy bridges secure 15,000 crossings

Authored by news.mongabay.com

That year, eight canopy bridges were installed, connecting fragmented forest patches.

Camera trap footage revealed that, over 15 months, the aerial wildlife crossings enabled 15,000 safe crossings by arboreal animals — and not a single roadkill.

I also see canopy bridges in the Atlantic Forest for the primates that live there, including muriquis and howler monkeys, which are both highly threatened,” she said. »

State Dept. letter, Turkey does not meet legal requirements to receive F-35

Authored by jpost.com

Turkey still does not meet the legal requirements to rejoin the F-35 fighter jet program, the US State Department said in a letter to Congress obtained by The Jerusalem Post.

According to the letter, no F-35 aircraft can be transferred to Turkey until Ankara fully complies with US law.

The department added that any process aimed at resolving the S-400 issue must be “transparent, lawful, and consistent with our national security interests.”. »

Out-of-control Tesla slammed into building after acceleration set to ‘Insane’ mode for test drive, lawsuit says

Authored by the-independent.com

“I literally thought, like, there was a bomb and the building exploded and that was the last of it.”.

open image in gallery The Tesla showroom in Arlington, Virginia, where Lawgalet's test drive began, according to court filings ( Google Maps ).

A driver cannot accidentally put a Tesla into Insane mode, because activating it requires navigating a series of specific touchscreen menus. »