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Lula may have finally gone too far even for his allies in the upper courts.

By now, no one is surprised by Brazilian socialist President Lula da Silva’s shameless self-aggrandizing, as by his use of illegal tactics to try to win yet another election in November.

But when a third-rate Samba school paraded in the Sambadrome with a ‘tribute’ lionizing him, and he had the gall of showing up to get all those photo-ops for a campaign that hadn’t even started, even most Supreme Court Justices were appalled by how illegal it all was.

The result, as one would expect, is that a flurry of legal action followed, arguing that the president committed electoral crime with early campaigning and a host of other illegalities.

It’s important to note that the Federal Government (i.e. Lula) gave R$1 million reals (about 200k USD) for the Samba School portraying him in the most favorable light.

It comes at a time when his usual bulletproof legal protection is faltering, and the Supreme Electoral Court was forced to open an investigation into him.

A carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro celebrating Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sparked political controversy after opposition parties filed lawsuits alleging it amounted to illegal early election campaigning https://t.co/3UPmlCXAcz pic.twitter.com/th4mWEbwDn

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 16, 2026

The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro has sparked a political controversy: One samba school’s tribute to Brazilian President Lula da Silva angered the opposition, claiming the event was being turned into an illegal early election campaign. pic.twitter.com/7c0KhP52y6

— DW News (@dwnews) February 16, 2026

Intellinews reported:

“Brazil’s electoral court has opened an investigation into whether a lavish carnival parade celebrating President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva crossed the line into illegal early campaigning, transforming what began as a festive tribute at Rio de Janeiro’s famed Sambadrome into a full-blown political scandal.”

WATCH: Directors of Samba school make the electoral sign ‘L’ for Lula, maiking it clear it’s an electoral event.

CONFIRA: Apesar de proibição interna por ilícito eleitoral, cúpula da Acadêmicos de Niterói faz o “L” em desfile financiado com R$ 5,4 mi de verba pública; escola vai homenagear Lula no Carnaval. pic.twitter.com/bWSW86lo0V

— Boletim Verde e Amarelo (@boletimbr) February 3, 2026

“The show – featuring monumental floats, thousands of dancers and drums setting the rhythm with a display of lights, colors and choreography – was part of the Special Group parades that ran over three nights at the Sambadrome, the highlight of Brazil’s most emblematic festival.

The 80-year-old leftist president attended alongside Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, later descending to the Sambadrome floor to pose for photos as crowds sang his historic campaign jingle.

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) is now examining whether the event constituted unlawful electioneering ahead of October’s presidential election, according to CNN Brazil.”

But the most viral moment took place right after the parade ended: a Lula statue dressed as president collapsed and fell from one of the floats to the ground, was lated dragged out and broke into many pieces. Predicting the future?

VEJA – Estátua de Lula cai de cima de caminhão da escola de samba que fez homenagem a ele pic.twitter.com/RDoq0gUBJR

— SPACE LIBERDADE  (@NewsLiberdade) February 17, 2026

VEHA – Estátua de Lula cai de cima de caminhão da escola de samba que fez homenagem a ele pic.twitter.com/7nDp8Db1G3

— SPACE LIBERDADE  (@NewsLiberdade) February 17, 2026

URGENTE: Boneco gigante de Lula é arrastado após desfile na Sapucaí é perde a cabeça. pic.twitter.com/3VPhtBsKK9

— Vista Pátria (@vista_patria) February 17, 2026

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A man walked up to a 13-year-old boy and slashed his throat in an unprovoked attack near Daytona Beach Pier on Valentine’s Day.

The boy miraculously survived the attack.

The boy’s father said he could see “all the way down to the meat” after a man slashed his son’s throat.

The Clarke family was walking down the boardwalk in Daytona Beach on Saturday when 44-year-old Jermaine Long approached 13-year-old Sullivan Clarke and intentionally sliced his throat.

“I thought he was stealing Sully’s phone,” the boy’s mother, Lori Clarke told Fox 35. “As soon as he slashed him, I yelled, and I said ‘Hey!”

“I could see his neck gashed wide open. I could see all the way down to the meat,” the boy’s father told a local Fox affiliate.

The boy recalled how he miraculously turned his head at the last second which is why the injury was not fatal.

“I turned at the perfect time… I happened to be looking up at the slingshot, and I turned. And that’s why he got the side of my neck,” the boy said.

Doctors said that if the gash was just one millimeter deeper the boy would have died.

Long is being held in jail without bond.

INSANE: 13-year-old Sullivan Clarke recounts his near-death experience with his family after he was slashed in the neck by Jermaine Long.

Sullivan’s father: “I could see his neck gashed wide open. I could see all the way down to the meat.”

Sullivan: “I turned at the perfect… https://t.co/REziBHhamb pic.twitter.com/eFEBiuRx7t

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 17, 2026

Police said they don’t know the reason for the unprovoked attack.

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According to a Fox News report by Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to remove Colonel Dave Butler from his post as Chief of Army Public Affairs and as the top adviser to the Secretary.

Driscoll, who is currently in Geneva, Switzerland, serving on the U.S. negotiating team tasked with helping end the war in Ukraine.

He was reportedly ordered by Pete Hegseth to remove Butler last week at the Pentagon, according to the Washington Post. 

Butler served as the head of public affairs for the Joint Chiefs of Staff under none other than General Mark Milley.

Patriots remember Milley well for his “white rage” comments and his secret calls to China behind President Trump’s back.

Butler was reportedly slated to receive his first star, appearing for two years in a row on an Army list of 34 officers selected for promotion to General. But Pete Hegseth put a stop to it.

Hegseth has reportedly held up that promotion list for nearly four months.

Fox News reports that Col. Butler “volunteered to take his name off the promotion list” if it would help unlock the promotions for the other officers.

“After 28 years of dedicated service, Col. Dave Butler is immediately transitioning from his position as Chief of Army Public Affairs to retire,” Cynthia O. Smith, an Army spokesperson, told The Hill in a statement Tuesday. “His integral role in the Army’s transformation efforts will be missed, and we wish him tremendous success.”

More from the far-left Daily Beast:

Col. David Butler was a senior spokesperson for former Gen. Mark A. Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023 and later described Trump as “fascist to the core” during the 2024 election.

More recently, Butler was a spokesperson and media strategist for Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a close personal friend of Vice President J.D. Vance who has played an increasingly prominent role in the Trump administration after a series of missteps and scandals on Hegseth’s part.

Last week, Hegseth demanded that Driscoll fire Butler, according to The Washington Post.

It was the second time since September that the defense secretary had raised the issue, sources told the paper, and Butler’s prior work for Milley appeared to be a key factor in the effort to oust him.

Driscoll had resisted Hegseth’s demands for months, Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin reported.

But several months ago, Butler was included in a list of about three dozen promotion-eligible Army officers that was supposed to be sent to the White House.

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