Anti-Illegal Betting Crackdown: President Lula signed a decree to freeze funds tied to illegal online betting platforms, sending the money to the Justice Ministry for legal review before directing it to the National Public Security Fund; a new Finance Ministry rule also makes banks and fintechs liable for unpaid taxes if they keep processing transactions from these sites after notification, while advertisers face responsibility too. Public Security & Elections: Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro unveiled a “Brazil without fear” plan modeled on El Salvador’s hard line, including five new maximum-security prisons, tougher treatment of drug cartel groups, and proposals to lower the age of criminal responsibility and expand chemical castration. Judicial Accountability: Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro to prison and imposed an extended political ban over coercion related to efforts to pressure the judiciary, deepening the family’s political crisis. Indigenous Rights vs. Agribusiness: Federal authorities’ removal of more than 100,000 cattle from protected Indigenous territory on Bananal Island is reshaping the deforestation debate, as Indigenous residents say the move undermines income from leasing land to ranchers. Diplomacy: Lula met Ukraine’s Zelenskyy at the G7 sidelines and discussed ways to intensify diplomacy to end the war, including Lula’s contacts with UN Security Council members. World Cup Politics: Lula joked about “signing Messi” after Brazil’s 1-1 draw with Morocco, as Neymar remains a key question ahead of the Haiti match.