What is a parliamentary commission of inquiry in Brazil?
A legislative investigation A parliamentary commission of inquiry, known in Brazil as a CPI, is a temporary investigation conducted by the Legislative Branch into a…
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Bettbit Blog · EditorialWhat is a U.S. green card?
The document and permanent-resident status A green card is the common name for the Permanent Resident Card, or Form I-551, an identification document issued by…
Read article →Who created the MEI? The law that established Brazil’s individual microentrepreneur category
A legislative creation The MEI was not created by a single individual. Brazil established the Microempreendedor Individual category through Complementary Law No. 128, dated December…
Read article →Can a person in prison vote? It depends on the conviction
Does imprisonment alone suspend voting rights? No. Whether a person in prison can vote depends chiefly on whether there is a final criminal conviction, not…
Read article →What a passport is and what it is for
Identification and international travel A passport is a travel document issued by a national government. For Brazilians, it is accepted as identification in another country…
Read article →Stranger Things: the series, its story, and the world beyond the screen
What Stranger Things is Stranger Things is a television series created by Matt and Ross Duffer for Netflix. It premiered on July 15, 2016, and…
Read article →What is Brazil’s Sisu admissions system?
A platform for higher-education selection In Brazil’s education context, Sisu is the acronym for Sistema de Seleção Unificada, or Unified Selection System. It is a…
Read article →New series to binge-watch: choosing between premieres and recent seasons
What “new” means—and why lists change “New” can mean a premiere, a recently released season, or a show that has returned to viewers’ attention. Lists…
Read article →ProUni: how scholarships at private institutions work
What ProUni is The Programa Universidade para Todos (University for All Program), known as ProUni, is a federal initiative created in 2004 and established by…
Read article →NotebookLM: how Google’s research assistant works
What it is and what it does NotebookLM is an AI-powered research and note-taking tool developed by Google Labs. It helps users organize and understand…
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