Lula discuss municipal elections in ministerial meeting

The President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets today with the ministry, from 9.30, in the Oval room of the Planalto Palace, to define the conduct of the direct aids during the dispute in the municipalities. Concerned to prevent new cracks in the allied base in Congress, formed by 14 parties, they will ask the ministers that no rise in longlines outside their electoral redoubt, according to a person close to the president. Also vai hear suggestions of the team.

The meeting was suggested by Minister José Múcio, the Secretariat of Institutional Relations, which warned the president about problems that already occur on the basis ally as a result of the election process. In many of the capitals and cities with more than 200 thousand voters, there are disputes between candidates of parties that form the basis for sustaining the government. The president warned that Lula does not want to climb on longlines in the first inning. He asks only votes in the second round, where only one ally is in dispute.

Probably, the meeting today will be the last before the closing of Plateau for reform. From the second half, Lula will ship in another building of Brasilia. The ministerial meeting today, which should extend the afternoon, is the 18 th since the first possession of the president in five years and half of government and 4 of the second term. The last meeting between Lula with its 37 ministers took place on January 23 this year. At the time, he charged the auxiliary greater dialogue with the parties allies. The leaders of the government in Congress complain that the ministers do not meet the basic litigation.

Today will debut in the ministerial meeting of Carlos Minc, Environment, and Mr Jose Pimentel petista (EC) will take on Wednesday the portfolio of Welfare in place of Luiz Marinho, who compete for the mayoralty of San Bernardo. It will also be the debut of Luiz Eduardo Barreto, interim Tourism since last week. He replaces Marta Suplicy, who disputará the elections in São Paulo. Both Marta Marino asked about the presence of Lula in longlines. The president may make an exception. He should help Marino in St. Bernard, where apartment.

Actress Cybele Dorsa follows admitted after an accident in SP

The actress and writer Cybele Dorsa, of 33 years, still admitted in the Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, region of Paradise, in southern Sao Paulo. She suffered a serious accident Saturday in a car on Avenue Garden City, also in the area south of the city.

A friend of the actress, who ran the vehicle, died. The actress rising to a party, when the car in which she and a friend traveled fought against pole.

Cybele Dorsa had fractures in the arm and leg. She was initially taken to the Hospital das Clinicas removed and then to the Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, where he was subjected to a surgery for the placement of pins.

The latest information is that the actress is recovering well from the operation, is admitted in a room and not at risk of death, according to the advice of the press at the hospital.

Dorsa is also presenter of radio Transamérica and author of the book "Men in Pocket", which deals with aspects of male personality. In April, the actress was cover of Playboy magazine, when posou naked for photographer JR Duran in test based on the parades of grife Victoria's Secret.

FX CHANNEL AMERICAN CANCELA 'DIRT', A SERIES OF COURTENEY COX

The curse afflicting the actors of "Friends" continues! His new victim is Courteney "Monica" Fox Arquette, whose series "Dirt" has just been cancelled by the American channel FX.

Who gave the bad news was the very Courteney during the event benefit "A Time For Heroes" held this Sunday in Los Angeles. When asked about the third season of the drama, it was lacônica: "has just been cancelled."

Nevertheless, the actress is optimistic and has a number of projects with her husband David Arquette: "We are producing a lot."

For here, the end of the first season - with lesbian kiss between Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston - was displayed in last Sunday (8). The second year is to debut here in the last quarter of 2008.

Earthquake in southern Greece leaves 2 dead and 50 injured

An earthquake of intensity 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the southern Greece on Sunday, killing at least two people and leaving 50 others injured, besides destroying houses and a military base, authorities reported.
Residents rushed in panic to the streets and some jumped drawn when the earthquake that was felt even in Italy, occurred (at 9.25 am the time of Brasilia) to 54 km south of the port city of Patras.
The tremor also caused desabamentos of land and banned a wide road.
"We had two deaths as a result of the earthquake," said the Greek Minister of Interior, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. "There are many more injured. (Rescue teams) are in the affected areas since the beginning, and even more are on the way."
A man was found dead under a wall in desabada Kato Achaia, near the epicenter, while a woman of 80 years, from a village nearby, died in hospital suffering from injuries.
"I never felt a thing before, I mergulhei for under the table and expect that end," told Reuters by telephone, the student Vassilis Lambropoulos, of Patras.
"When completed, the entire neighborhood went to the streets and tried to connect to its known, but the communications network was congested, raising the fear," he added.
Teams of regaste concentrated their efforts on Kato Achaia, where the greatest damage apparently occurred, a police officer told Reuters.
The Greek television showed images of residents in the wreckage revirando panic trying to find their belongings, while others vagavam through the streets confused and afraid.
At least four persons including a girl who was arrested in houses that desabaram, were rescued soon after the earthquake, according to firefighters.
There are also reports of two more people arrested in the rubble in Kato Achaia, which was not confirmed by authorities.
Tremor side continued to occur, with many residents of the area were preparing to spend the night outside the home and in cars, for fear of recurrence.
"My life passed in front of my eyes," said Aphrodite Arachoviti, 22 years, the Reuters by telephone. "I never spent on anything like that. Many people are still out there. They go to sleep on the streets tonight."
The federal highway Athens-Patras was blocked by a collapse of land caused by the earthquake, interditando one of the main routes of transportation in the South. The authorities worked to reopen it.
The tremors were felt as far as southern Italy, but official in the region found no damage or victims.
The earthquake was felt in Athens, where 143 people died in 1999 in an earthquake of 5.9 on the Richter scale. Greece is frequently hit by earthquakes, most without major damage.
In January, an earthquake of 6.5 on the Richter scale shook Greece, with the epicenter also in the Peloponnese peninsula. (Reportage additional Michele Kambas in Cyprus and Phillip Pulella in Italy).

Two Sisters were killed in MG

According to family, they were the Dodge alone the night of Saturday.
In return, they would have accepted the strange ride. One of them died.

Two teenagers were esfaqueadas, on the weekend, in Pedro Leopoldo (MG). According to investigations, the sisters returned from a party of Dodge and would have accepted ride from a stranger. The man had assaulted the girls. The eldest of 13 years, died.

The lesser of 12 years, was beaten and led two facadas. She is admitted. "The family is desperate, waiting for Justice. Today happened to my nieces. Tomorrow, it may happen with my daughter," said the owner-to-house Bianca Cristina de Souza.

According to the family on the night of Saturday (7), the girls were alone at a festival of rodeo. Around the 2h, they were gone. A man would ride offered to take them at home.

The aspirant of the Military Police Felipe Rocha said they accepted the ride and, on the road, the driver departs and tried violentá them. "He entered the bush, fell from a car, attacked, dropped another, beating, desferiu facadas,". One of the girls collapsed. The body of another victim was found on the afternoon of Sunday (8).



In the forest, the PM found the knife that may have been used against the teenagers and sandals of one of them. The police still do not have clues of the man who attacked the sisters.