Senator Criticizes Lula's Government After False Alert Exposes Risk of Data Leak.

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On Friday night (June 19th) and early Saturday morning (June 20th), Brazilians in at least four states reported receiving a similar audible alert on their cell phones, similar to that of the Civil Defense. According to reports, the first alerts were registered in Curitiba around 11:45 PM, followed by alerts in Brasília, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. The Paraná Civil Defense denied issuing any such message, stated that no severe event was predic…

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The irregular triggering of an "Extreme Alert" by Civil Defense to millions of cell phones in the early hours of the 20th has put the Lula (PT) government in the crosshairs of the Federal Senate. Senator Damares Alves (Republicanos-DF) filed three requests demanding explanations from the Esplanade of Ministries regarding the vulnerability of the federal platform. The main concern is that...