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Desmatamento cai 41,8% na Amazônia e 23,8% no Cerrado em um ano

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O desmatamento caiu 41,8% na Amazônia e 23,8% no Cerrado entre agosto de 2025 e julho de 2026, na comparação com os 12 meses anteriores, segundo dados divulgados nesta sexta-feira (16) pelo governo federal com base no monitoramento do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe).

Com a queda, o desmatamento nos dois biomas em um ano chegou às menores extensões das séries históricas. Veja abaixo:

  • Amazônia: de 5.731 km² para 3.335 km², a menor área desde 1988;
  • Cerrado: de 7.235,27 km² para 5.516,69 km², a menor área desde 2001.

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O ministro do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima, João Paulo Capobianco, comemorou os números, que classificou como "um sonho para ambientalistas como ele".

“Quantas vezes não ouvimos essa frase de que é impossível obter o desmatamento zero? Estamos trazendo resultados concretos para os biomas Amazônia e Cerrado”, disse.

Segundo ele, a redução gradativa, ano a ano, pode ser explicada com base em três “pilares essenciais”, que garantem a execução de políticas de combate ao desmatamento.

O ministro descreve que o primeiro pilar é seguir a ciência, respeitando dados e estudos; o segundo é a democracia, trazendo a sociedade para participar dos debates, com conselhos estaduais e municipais; e o terceiro pilar é o pacto federativo, com prefeitos e governadores aderindo ao plano de combate ao desmatamento, não importando o partido ou se são políticos de oposição ou da base do governo federal.

 

Carolina MA), 12/10/2025 – Vista do Rio Itapecuru. em meio à vegetação do cerrado, que abastace mais de 50 municípios do Maranhão. Foto: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil Carolina MA), 12/10/2025 – Vista do Rio Itapecuru. em meio à vegetação do cerrado, que abastace mais de 50 municípios do Maranhão. Foto: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
Vista do Rio Itapecuru, que abastace mais de 50 municípios do Maranhão. Foto: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil

A ministra da Casa Civil, Miriam Belchior, também reforçou a importância da integração entre todos esses fatores.

“Houve uma coordenação ministerial eficaz para contribuir com esse resultado. Houve cooperação com estados e municípios e participação da sociedade. Foi um jogo de ganha-ganha. Todo mundo trabalhou”.

O governo federal acrescenta que, entre as ações que contribuíram para a queda no desmatamento, estão o fortalecimento das operações da Polícia Federal, com quase 8 mil inquéritos instaurados sobre crimes contra o meio ambiente entre 2023 e 2026.

Também foi citado o aumento do investimento no Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), a criação de 18 novas unidades de conservação e a homologação de 20 terras indígenas.

Agronegócio

Na opinião do ministro da Agricultura e Pecuária, André de Paula, o mercado exportador do agronegócio nacional é o maior beneficiário da redução do desmatamento. Ele cita a exigência cada vez maior de vários países e blocos de países de que seus parceiros comerciais promovam uma agricultura sustentável.

André de Paula citou como exemplo a União Europeia, que proíbe a entrada de produtos oriundos de áreas desmatadas.

“Esse é um passaporte para entregar os produtos brasileiros. Sem esses números, seria muito difícil comercializar os produtos brasileiros no mundo”.

Segundo ele, o Brasil superou os Estados Unidos em 2026 e se tornou o maior exportador de alimentos do mundo.

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Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms

Forest clearance at smallest total since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.

But whether this globally important success is maintained or reversed is on a knife edge ahead of a presidential election run-off on 25 October between two candidates with sharply different visions for the future of the rainforest and how that affects relations with the US under Donald Trump.

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Egypt Challenges Move of Colombian Embassy From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

On Friday, Egyptian Foreign Ministry summoned Colombia’s chargé d’affaires in Cairo to express its objection to the opening of the Colombian embassy in Jerusalem, a ministerial source told the official news agency MENA. Egypt described the relocation of the diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv as a unilateral and unacceptable move.

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During the meeting, Cairo conveyed a strong protest and categorical rejection of the relocation of the Colombian diplomatic mission to Jerusalem. According to the source, Egypt stated that the decision contradicts the established legal and historical status of the city.

The Egyptian Ministry warned that such irresponsible actions would have negative repercussions for international efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, adding that they would only serve to fuel tensions in the region.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry emphasized the need to respect the legal and historical status of occupied Jerusalem and urged that all parties refrain from unilateral measures that could undermine the prospects for peace based on a two-state solution.

A Palestinian source indicated to EFE that the summons was in response to a resolution adopted last week by the Arab League Council. The resolution urged member states of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to summon the Colombian ambassadors accredited to their respective governments.

“Colombia está con nosotros”. Las palabras de nuestro primer ministro @netanyahu en la recepción organizada por el @IsraelMFA por la inauguración de la Embajada de Colombia en Jerusalén 🇮🇱🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/9znJgegzu5

— Israel en Colombia (@IsraelinCol) October 14, 2026

The text reads, ““Colombia is with us.” The words of our prime minister @netanyahu at the reception organized by @IsraelMFA for the inauguration of the Embassy of Colombia in Jerusalem”

The objective is to lodge a formal protest against what Arab nations describe as an illegal decision by Colombia, as well as to assess the impact of this move on bilateral relations with Bogotá.

On Friday, the foreign ministers of 19 Arab and Islamic nations—including Egypt—issued a joint statement strongly condemning the opening of the Colombian diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. The opening of the embassy followed the rise to power of Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella, who announced in July that the diplomatic mission would be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This move is part of the restoration of diplomatic relations with Israel, which had been severed by the previous president, Gustavo Petro.

According to the UN and the majority of the international community, East Jerusalem is Palestinian territory that has been occupied by Israel since 1967. Israel annexed it in 1980 through a law declaring it its “eternal and indivisible” capital—a decision that the UN Security Council deemed a violation of international law.

The controversy centers on the impact of this diplomatic relocation on the status of Jerusalem, the rights of the Palestinian people, and the prospects for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella signed Decree 1525, a measure that facilitates police repression by broadening the definition of “violence” during popular protests.

Interior Minister Rodrigo Lara warned that the new regulation will take effect before demonstrations… pic.twitter.com/YYfouyRGyt

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 14, 2026
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Denuncian fallas de Meta que imponen censura digital a campaña de Lula

Equipo de campaña del Presidente brasileño expone ante misiones internacionales de observación electoral ocho casos documentados de fallas de Meta que estarían afectando la equidad de la competencia electoral
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Want Apple's folding iPhone? 'Duo' you have patience?

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Apple launched preorders for the iPhone Duo on Friday.

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  • Preorder sales for Apple's iPhone Duo kicked off on Friday.
  • Unless you pounced, don't expect to receive your shipment in time for Christmas.
  • Shipping dates have slipped into 2027 due to current demand and Apple's initial supply, which was expected to be limited.

Anyone purchasing an Apple iPhone Duo online as a Christmas gift may want to find a backup plan.

Expected shipment dates for new orders of the highly anticipated smartphone model have been pushed back to January 25, 2027. That includes iPhone Duos across all available carriers, colors, and storage sizes. For those who pounced on preorders when they went live early Friday morning, shipments will start arriving as early as October 23.

For latecomers, there is always the Hunger Games that is lining up early outside an Apple store on launch day to try to snag in-store inventory. The cheapest version of the foldable phone, with 256 GB of storage, costs $1,999. The model with 2 TB of storage is priced at $3,199.

While early demand for the iPhone Duo is certainly a factor in pushing back shipping dates, it's not unusual for new Apple products to see extended shipment times. Apple is also navigating "limited" supply due to supply chain constraints, Bloomberg previously reported.

Then-CEO Tim Cook talked about general supply constraints on Apple's broader product lineup during the company's third-quarter earnings call in July.

"If you look forward into the current quarter, the September quarter, we continue to expect high levels of demand," Cook said, speaking of broader product demand. "However, with less flexibility in the supply chain, we expect the impact from the supply constraints to increase significantly sequentially."

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L'OIT dans la tourmente

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Edvard Munch. — « Gatearbeidere i snø » (Ouvriers de voirie dans la neige), 1931–1933

La possibilité de déplacer la production là où les salaires sont plus bas et les protections sociales plus faibles met les salariés du monde entier en concurrence. Depuis sa création en 1919, par le traité de Versailles aux côtés de la Société des nations (SDN), l'Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) élabore des normes pour empêcher que les conditions imposées aux uns servent à dégrader celles des autres. Elle a inventé le tripartisme, c'est-à-dire le dialogue entre les gouvernements et les représentants de ceux qui travaillent et qui les emploient. Aujourd'hui encore, il s'agit de la seule institution mondiale réunissant représentants des gouvernements et des partenaires sociaux de 187 pays. Depuis 1946, elle est une agence spécialisée de l'Organisation des Nations unies. La mondialisation libérale a cependant renforcé la logique du moins-disant social : aux États de rendre leur main-d'œuvre “attractive”, aux salariés de justifier le coût de leurs protections.

L'élection du directeur général, le 16 novembre prochain, intervient sur fond d'offensive contre les moyens et l'indépendance de l'organisation. Le collège électoral compte 56 membres : 28 représentent les gouvernements, 14 les employeurs et 14 les travailleurs. Cette composition ménage aux syndicats une place exceptionnelle dans le système international, mais rend décisifs les appuis que chaque candidat peut trouver auprès des gouvernements et du patronat.

Le sortant togolais Gilbert Houngbo peut faire valoir certaines avancées (1). Sous son mandat, l'OIT a adopté des conventions sur les dangers biologiques et le travail des plateformes. La saisine de la Cour internationale de justice à son initiative a également permis de confirmer la protection du droit de grève, contestée par les représentants patronaux.

Les impayés de l'administration Trump réduisent les moyens dont dispose l'organisation pour élaborer de nouvelles normes et contrôler l'application des conventions existantes. La contribution obligatoire des États-Unis représente en effet 22 % de son budget ordinaire. Washington dispose ainsi d'un levier sur une organisation chargée d'encadrer les rapports de travail. Et les récentes démarches de M. Houngbo pour confier un poste stratégique à un responsable américain posent la question du prix politique à payer pour obtenir le retour des financements.

La ministre espagnole du travail Yolanda Díaz conteste ce rapprochement avec les Etats-Unis ainsi que la gestion de la crise financière par le sortant. Soutenue par le gouvernement espagnol et les deux principales confédérations syndicales du pays, les Commissions ouvrières (CCOO) et l'Union générale des travailleurs (UGT), elle oppose aux concessions de M. Houngbo son expérience des réformes sociales, notamment la hausse du salaire minimum et la réforme du marché du travail négociée avec les syndicats et le patronat ibériques. Pour ce qui est des financements, elle envisage toutefois de nouveaux partenariats public-privé, compatibles selon elle avec la défense de l'OIT. Reste à garantir que les entreprises sollicitées ne pèseront pas davantage sur les règles que l'institution élabore.

L'ancien ministre péruvien Javier González-Olaechea Franco revendique, lui, son expérience de chef d'entreprise. À l'en croire, Mme Díaz comprendrait mal comment se créent la richesse, les emplois et l'investissement. Dans une organisation chargée de protéger les travailleurs, la connaissance des exigences patronales vaudrait donc brevet de compétence. Soutenu par le gouvernement péruvien, M. Franco rencontre une opposition syndicale jusque dans son pays.

Pour les travailleurs, l'enjeu dépasse bien sûr le choix d'un directeur général. Les normes de l'OIT, les conventions qu'elles adoptent sur de nombreux sujets, constituent aussi des appuis pour s'organiser, faire grève et obtenir des changements. Affaiblir ces droits laisse les injustices intactes, tout en réduisant les moyens de les combattre collectivement.


(1) Lire « OIT : les enjeux d'une élection », de Carlos Lopes et Alain Supiot, 16 octobre 2026.

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Brazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16

Lula reverses position on age of responsibility for ‘heinous’ crimes in what many see as a desperate electoral gambit

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced that he now supports lowering the age of criminal responsibility for “heinous” crimes from 18 to 16, reversing a longstanding policy in what is widely seen as a desperate electoral gambit.

The U-turn, which Lula announced during a Thursday night interview with TV Globo, comes with the presidential runoff in just over a week. The incumbent faces an uphill battle to overturn the first-round victory of his opponent, the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who remains slightly ahead at the polls.

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Lula Signs Constitutional Amendment Reducing Brazil’s Workweek to 40 Hours

The reform will benefit more than 37 million formally employed workers.

On Friday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended a ceremony at the Brazilian Congress to promulgate the constitutional amendment reducing the workweek in the country.

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During his speech, Lula defended dialogue between institutions and stressed that the reduction of the workweek was made possible through negotiations between the executive branch and Parliament, an institution in which his Workers’ Party holds just 70 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 9 out of 81 seats in the Senate.

“Without democracy, there is no way out. It is dictatorship,” Lula said, stressing that although the Workers’ Party does not have a parliamentary majority, it has managed to advance initiatives with the support of other political forces because “there are no good or bad votes; it is the people who are voting.”

The progressive leader reiterated that reducing the workweek — from 44 to 40 hours, with two paid days off — is a measure intended to improve workers’ living conditions. He rejected arguments that the change could harm businesses.

O dia de hoje mostra que a democracia vale a pena.

O fim da escala 6 x 1 é uma conquista civilizatória.

O que fizemos hoje foi obedecer. Obedecer à vontade de um povo que foi para as ruas e cobrou de nós: mulheres, homens, trabalhadores, adolescentes e estudantes exigiram essa… pic.twitter.com/QEdFV6I4j7

— Lula (@LulaOficial) October 16, 2026

President Lula da Silva’s text reads: “Today proves that democracy is worth it. Ending the 6×1 work schedule is a civilizational achievement. What we have done today is heed a call—the will of a people who took to the streets and made a demand of us: women, men, workers, teenagers, and students all called for this measure. You have written an important chapter in our Constitution. It is now a Constitution that better reflects its citizens. Two days of rest each week mean greater dignity. Congratulations to everyone!”

In this regard, he recalled the criticism that accompanied the introduction of the year-end bonus in the early 1970s, when some conservative sectors alarmed the public by claiming that the measure would drive companies into bankruptcy.

Under Brazilian law, 60 days after the amendment’s promulgation, the five-day workweek and two-day rest period will take effect, with a maximum workweek of 42 hours. The reduction to 40 hours will be completed after another 12 months.

The measure was promulgated by Parliament President Davi Alcolumbre, with the parliamentary headquarters packed to capacity, nine days before the presidential runoff, in which Lula will face far-right Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro.

The approval of the initiative is seen as a political victory for Lula, who secured a key electoral boost in the final stretch before the runoff against his rival, who won the first round with 47% of the vote.

The measure, promoted during the campaign and strategically pushed through one week before the runoff election, had strong popular appeal because it benefits more than 37 million workers with formal employment contracts.

The results of the strategy began to emerge in polls released this week, which showed Lula narrowing the gap with Bolsonaro, who now leads him by two percentage points, although the two are technically tied.

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Cidade de São Paulo terá mais chuvas nesta sexta-feira

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A madrugada desta sexta-feira (16) no estado de São Paulo foi marcada por chuva forte, raios e rajadas de vento, além de granizo em algumas localidades. Entre as 2h e 5h horas da manhã, a Defesa Civil do estado emitiu 15 alertas preventivos.

Os avisos abrangeram municípios das regiões de Avaré e Botucatu, Campinas, Registro e Vale do Ribeira, região metropolitana da capital, litoral paulista, Bragança Paulista, Vale do Paraíba e litoral norte.

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Por volta das 2h30, a região da Água Espraiada entrou em alerta para transbordamento. Às 4h19, a subprefeitura do Ipiranga entrou em estado de alerta em razão do extravasamento do Ribeirão dos Meninos. Até o momento, a Defesa Civil não obteve relatos de ocorrências graves.

Nas últimas 24 horas, diversas cidades do estado registram grandes índices de acúmulo de chuva. O município de Diadema concentrou 64mm de chuva, Arujá teve 58mm e Taboão da Serra, 57mm.

Foram enviados 10 alertas por SMS e cinco por Cell Broadcast, sistema que permite o envio de mensagens diretamente aos celulares em áreas sob risco.

Previsão para o dia

De acordo com a Defesa Civil, o tempo deve permanecer instável ao longo desta sexta-feira (16). São esperadas pancadas de chuva isoladas, que podem vir acompanhadas de rajadas de vento e descargas elétricas.

Na faixa leste paulista e nas regiões próximas à divisa com Minas Gerais, a atenção deve ser redobrada. Nesses locais, o solo encharcado aumenta o risco de alagamentos, enxurradas e elevação dos níveis de rios e córregos. Nas demais regiões do estado, as chuvas apresentam menor potencial para provocar transtornos.

Confira mais detalhes sobre a situação das chuvas em São Paulo no Repórter Brasil Tarde, da TV Brasil

*Estagiário da Agência Brasil sob supervisão de Odair Braz Junior

 

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SOS Amianto: obras em escola de Cascais devem ser suspensas

A SOS Amianto reitera o pedido de suspensão dos trabalhos e lista irregularidades graves detetadas no terreno, dias depois de a Proteção Civil ter garantido a segurança do espaço escolar.

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O receio com a segurança das obras causou alarme na comunidade escolar
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SpaceX Testifies Before NYC Council on Artificial Intelligence Safety

On Friday, Gabriela Castillo Madrid, SpaceX’s Senior Manager of Global Government Affairs, is set to appear before the New York City Council’s Committee on Technology to answer questions about the safety of its artificial intelligence technology.

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The hearing comes after City Council Speaker Julie Menin formally subpoenaed the company to participate in an Oct. 5 hearing on AI risks, which it did not attend.

After the initial refusal, the body formally notified the company of its intent to file a petition with the New York State Supreme Court to compel compliance, after which the firm requested a meeting and agreed to testify.

SpaceX’s appearance follows the Oct. 5 hearing, which included senior representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google, as well as sworn testimony from prominent industry whistleblowers Jacob Coxon, Daniel Kokotajlo and Alex Turner, and British lawmaker Jess Asato.

NEW! @CAgovernor today signed my SB 813, establishing the nation's first independent oversight of artificial intelligence safety risks.

AI is posing unprecedented threats to humanity, and CA is taking the lead on AI safety.
https://t.co/ScSqceqeX9

— Sen. Jerry McNerney (@SenMcNerney) September 9, 2026

“We held a multi-hour hearing with whistleblowers, the world’s largest technology companies and the nation’s leading AI experts. The conspicuous absence of SpaceXAI was unacceptable,” Menin said at the time.

Citizens deserve “to hear directly from the companies developing this powerful technology what safeguards they are implementing to protect people and how they will be held accountable when they fail,” she pointed out, warning that “self-regulation is not enough.”

During the previous hearing, Menin asked spokespeople for OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google under oath to commit to not releasing a model if it failed an internal test or an evaluation by a third party outside the company.

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Mulher reza durante pouso de avião e reação diverte internautas. Assista ao vídeo

Ingrid Solly registrava a primeira viagem de avião de uma amiga quando a reação da passageira durante o pouso roubou a cena. Ao sentir o balanço da aeronave, a mulher se agarrou à poltrona e começou a rezar.

Enquanto a passageira demonstrava nervosismo, as amigas não conseguiam conter as risadas diante da situação inesperada.

A gravação divertiu os passageiros e ganhou repercussão nas redes sociais, onde a reação espontânea da mulher chamou a atenção dos internautas.

Vídeo: @ingridsolly

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How Chick-fil-A grew from a small Southern diner to the third-largest restaurant chain in the US

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Chick-fil-A has come a long way since opening as a small roadside diner in Georgia in 1946.

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  • In 1946, Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy opened the Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, Georgia.
  • In 1967, Cathy opened the first Chick-fil-A and invented the restaurant's iconic chicken sandwich.
  • Chick-fil-A is now the third-largest restaurant chain in the US.

Eighty years after Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy opened his first restaurant, Chick-fil-A is now the third-largest restaurant brand in the country.

The family-owned chain has since grown to more than 3,200 US restaurants and generated nearly $24 billion in US systemwide sales in 2025, trailing only McDonald’s and Starbucks, per Technomic's Top 500 chains report.

The chicken chain's rise has not been without controversy.

Chick-fil-A faced widespread backlash in 2012 after Cathy's son Dan, then the company’s CEO, publicly opposed same-sex marriage, while the company and its foundation were criticized for donations to organizations with anti-LGBTQ+ positions.

This week, current CEO Andrew Cathy declined to directly address the company’s history or state its position on LGBTQ+ equality in an interview with NBC, instead saying Chick-fil-A is focused on hospitality and welcoming everyone who comes through its doors.

Here’s how Chick-fil-A grew from a small Southern diner into a fast-food powerhouse.

Chick-fil-A's origin story began when Truett Cathy opened the Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, Georgia, in 1946.
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The small roadside diner was later renamed when it became one of the chain's "Dwarf Houses." The original location previously served as one of 12 Chick-fil-A locations, offering modern favorites and items from the original restaurant's "blue menu."

The first official Chick-fil-A locations were located in shopping malls.
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Chick-fil-A

The first restaurant to bear the name Chick-fil-A opened in the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta in 1967.

According to the company, the restaurant occupied just 384 square feet, and some have credited the chain with being an "early pioneer" of what would become the modern mall food court.

Chick-fil-A opened its first stand-alone restaurant in 1986 in Atlanta.
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Chick-fil-A

Free-standing locations are now the norm for Chick-fil-A, and mall locations are much less common.

Chick-fil-A also experimented with drive-thru-only restaurant locations.
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Chick-fil-A

The first-ever drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in 1993 in Greenville, South Carolina. By eliminating dining rooms in these locations, the restaurants were designed to be faster and more convenient for customers.

Today, there are more than 3,000 Chick-fil-A restaurants in North America.
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Chick-fil-A

The chain, which was founded in Georgia, still has its headquarters there, and is regarded as a "Southern" fast-food chain. However, restaurants can actually be found in 48 different states as well as Washington, DC.

In 2019, Chick-fil-A expanded internationally by opening its first location in Toronto. Later that year, the chain opened its first restaurant in the United Kingdom.

The chain now has locations across Canada, Puerto Rico, the UK, and Singapore.

Before Chick-fil-A began using a cow as its mascot, the chain was represented by — perhaps unsurprisingly — a chicken.
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Chick-fil-A

The chain's tag line used to read, "The best thing that ever happened to a Chicken."

Now, Chick-fil-A's slogan pays homage to its most famous menu item — its chicken sandwich.
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An employee picks up a fried chicken sandwich during an event ahead of the grand opening for a Chick-fil-A restaurant in New York.

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The "A" in Chick-fil-A comes from both a play on the word "fillet" and a nod to the "grade-A top quality chicken" used in Chick-fil-A's chicken sandwiches.

However, the chain also still uses cows and the words "Eat Mor Chikin" to bring customers through its doors.
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The "Eat Mor Chikin" slogan, accompanied by two "rebel cows," debuted in 1995 on an Atlanta billboard, according to the company.

The campaign quickly gained traction and is now regarded as one of Chick-fil-A's most famous and successful advertising campaigns.

The original Dwarf Grill menu served diner favorites like breakfast and burgers.
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Menu items included everything from waffles to sandwiches, steak and potatoes, and the chain's famous Hot Brown, a hot casserole dish made with lean white meat chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes, cheese, and bacon. 

Today, Chick-fil-A still serves breakfast, but the menu items look much different.
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Launched in 1986, the first item added to the breakfast menu was the Chick-fil-A chicken biscuit.

Today, the Chick-fil-A menu typically includes more than 50 items.

At the Dwarf Grill, Truett Cathy's first restaurant, you could order burgers.
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The Dwarf Grill served both hamburgers and cheeseburgers, which the restaurant's menu said were made from "100% choice beef, chopped in our kitchen." Served on a large toasted bun, the menu also boldly said that "they're the best."

Business Insider's Hayley Peterson tried the burger for herself when she visited the Dwarf House, and she found the patty "thick and flavorful" and that the cheese "melted perfectly between the patty and the bun."

You won't find burgers on any Chick-fil-A menus, but you will find the chain's famous chicken sandwich.
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In 1964, Truett Cathy created the recipe for Chick-fil-A's original chicken sandwich: a fried, boneless chicken breast nestled between two buttered buns and topped with two pickles.

Though the sandwich soon shot to popularity at the Dwarf House, the invention was odd compared to other fast-food offerings and food tastes of the time.

However, Cathy's bet on chicken would soon pay off.

Though Chick-fil-A has expanded immensely since the launch of its chicken sandwich, the recipe has remained virtually the same.

In 1989, Chick-fil-A added a grilled chicken sandwich to its menu.
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Introduced as a health-conscious option for Chick-fil-A customers, Cathy introduced the original grilled chicken sandwich alongside the deluxe grilled chicken sandwich, which included the same pickle-juice-marinated grilled chicken, pickles, and white bun, along with lettuce and tomato.

According to the restaurant's website, Cathy tested more than 1,200 recipes to perfect the chain's grilled chicken recipe.

Chick-fil-A revolutionized its menu yet again when it launched its spicy chicken sandwich nationwide in 2010.
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"While we recognize that not everyone enjoys spicy food, for the growing customer constituency that does, our Spicy Chicken Sandwich offers a unique, well-balanced and craveable spicy flavor," William F. Faulk, Chick-fil-A's vice president of innovation and new ventures, said in a press release at the time.

A precursor to Chick-fil-A's famous fries was its fried okra, a traditional Southern favorite.
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"The batter on the outside is light and crispy, and the okra inside is hot and juicy, with a hint of salt," Business Insider's Hayley Peterson said in a previous article.

Today, the chain's waffle fries are a beloved menu item.
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The chain began selling waffle fries in 1985, with the unique shape chosen as a perfect vehicle for dipping sauces.

In 1982, chicken nuggets were added to the menu.
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The first Chick-fil-A nuggets came in a six-count box, inspired by customers asking restaurant employees to cut up pieces of its signature chicken sandwich so they could eat them by hand or serve bite-sized nuggets at parties.

"We are still serving the same delicious nuggets today that we started with," Shona Jonson, senior manager of culinary, product strategy, and development at Chick-fil-A, once said.

Today, Chick-fil-A chicken nuggets come in 5-, 8-, 12-, or 30-count packs. 

Chick-fil-A introduced grilled chicken nuggets in 2012.
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The item first appeared on the chain's kids' menu before being added to the main menu.

Chick-fil-A's success is largely credited to the chain's founder and CEO, S. Truett Cathy, a devout Baptist who built the family-owned business on Christian values.
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Cathy's impact on Chick-fil-A is undeniable, from his decades working at the Dwarf Grill to the invention of the chain's famous chicken sandwich.

Another part of Cathy's legacy that contributed to Chick-fil-A's success was its unique process for hiring franchisees, which also upheld the chain's values of "customer first, personal excellence, continuous improvement, working together, and stewardship."

As the creator of the first Chick-fil-A scholarship fund for restaurant employees, Cathy left a legacy that inspired franchisees and employees across the country to continue his mission of building a customer- and employee-focused fast-food chain.

Cathy's son, Dan T. Cathy, led the company as CEO until 2021.
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Dan T. Cathy was made CEO in 2013, two years before his father died. Cathy worked alongside his brother, Donald "Bubba" Cathy, who still serves as executive vice president of the chicken chain and president of the company's Dwarf House and Truett's Grill restaurant concepts.

Both Donald and Dan T. Cathy recall growing up in their father's early restaurants, doing odd jobs like scraping gum from underneath tables and spending time in the Hapeville Dwarf House.

Dan T. Cathy stepped down as CEO of Chick-fil-A on November 1, 2021, but still serves as chairman of the company. He was succeeded by his son, Andrew Cathy.

Over the years, the Cathy family and Chick-fil-A have received criticism for their apparent stances on issues like same-sex marriage.
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Chick-fil-A's contentious reputation largely stems from donations made by Chick-fil-A to charities criticized for anti-LGBTQ+ positions, as well as comments made by Dan T. Cathy in 2012.

According to a previous article by Business Insider, the Cathy family and Chick-fil-A donated millions of dollars to groups opposing same-sex marriage, from Christian charities to "more extreme" anti-LGBTQ+ lobbying organizations through the WinShape Foundation.

Some of these organizations included Fellowship of Christian Athletes, an athletic organization that, according to Vox, requires applicants to sign a "sexual purity statement" that condemns LGBTQ+ relationships, the Marriage & Family Foundation, which has spoken out against marriage equality, and Exodus International, a group that supported the use of gay-conversion therapy.

Comments made by Dan T. Cathy in a 2012 interview with the Baptist Press quickly prompted backlash from LGBTQ+ activists and organizations.
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In the interview, Cathy said that he believed in the "biblical definition of the family unit," or that a marriage should be between a man and a woman.

Protests ensued nationwide, including a number of "kiss-ins" led by LGBTQ+ activists, at Chick-fil-A restaurants across the country, CNN reported.

Others came out in support of the chain and Cathy's comments. Following the controversy and subsequent calls to boycott the brand, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee created a Facebook page encouraging people to participate in "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" and to buy food from the chain that day, Huffington Post reported.

Cathy did little to quell criticism of his comments when he later clarified his position in a 2012 radio interview, saying, "As it relates to society in general, I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you do as to what constitutes marriage.'"

Protests against the company predate the chain's controversial donations and comments made by Dan T. Cathy.
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In 2002, a Houston Chick-fil-A restaurant manager sued the chain for discrimination, Forbes reported. The employee, who is Muslim, said he was fired one day after refusing to pray to Jesus along with their fellow coworkers during a training session.

At the time, Jerry Johnston, a spokesperson for Chick-fil-A, told the Houston Chronicle that the company had not yet been served with a lawsuit and therefore couldn't comment on the dispute, My Plainview reported. Forbes states that the suit was settled out of court on undisclosed terms.

Then, in 2011, a Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A prompted a nationwide boycott of the chain when the restaurant provided free lunch to a Valentine's Day marriage seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Family Institute, a controversial "pro-family" group that has spoken out against same-sex marriage.

The decision prompted criticism, including a petition that gathered thousands of signatures urging Chick-fil-A to stop discriminating against LGBTQ+ people. However, the franchise in question claimed the decision to donate food was not motivated by any anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments.

"It's absolutely, categorically blown out of proportion," the Pennsylvania franchise owner Brian Gibson said, Penn Live reported. "We donate food all the time. We certainly don't take into consideration anyone's political affiliations or anything like that. We just like to feed people."

Dan T. Cathy released a statement in 2011 following the accusations that Chick-fil-A was anti-LGBTQ+, saying, "In recent weeks, we have been accused of being anti-gay. We have no agenda against anyone. At the heart and soul of our company, we are a family business that serves and values all people regardless of their beliefs or opinions. We seek to treat everyone with honor, dignity, and respect, and believe in the importance of loving your neighbor as yourself."

Cathy continued, saying, "While my family and I believe in the Biblical definition of marriage, we love and respect anyone who disagrees ... Chick-fil-A's Corporate Purpose is 'To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us, and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.' As a result, we will not champion any political agendas on marriage and family."

The chain also received criticism for Dan T. Cathy's ties to a charitable organization that notably opposes the Equality Act.
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The Daily Beast reported on June 1, 2021, that the National Christian Charitable Foundation (NCF) has donated money to groups actively fighting legislation to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the US. Among the organization's "high-dollar donors" is Chick-fil-A's CEO, Dan Cathy.

The National Christian Charitable Foundation is one of the largest charitable organizations in the country and supports thousands of charities and causes. Among them are the Heritage Foundation and the legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom, both of which strongly oppose the Equality Act.

Chick-fil-A itself has not donated any funds to Christian charities or political groups in recent years, saying in 2019 that it would instead support charities focused on "three specific initiatives of homelessness, hunger, and education." 

Chick-fil-A has taken steps to overturn its reputation as being anti-LGBTQ.
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In 2019, Chick-fil-A announced it would no longer donate to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army, two groups that have been criticized as being anti-LGBTQ+.

"We made multiyear commitments to both organizations, and we fulfilled those obligations in 2018. Moving forward, you will see that the Chick-fil-A Foundation will support the three specific initiatives of homelessness, hunger, and education," a Chick-fil-A representative said in a statement to Business Insider.

However, some LGBTQ+ advocates said that while they were hopeful about the decision, Chick-fil-A still has a ways to go before it can be considered truly inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community.

"In addition to refraining from financially supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations, Chick-fil-A still lacks policies to ensure safe workplaces for LGBTQ+ employees and should unequivocally speak out against the anti-LGBTQ+ reputation that their brand represents," Drew Anderson, the director of campaigns and rapid response for GLAAD, an organization that condemns LGBTQ+ discrimination, said in a statement in 2019.

Andrew Cathy, who took over as CEO in 2021, recently declined to comment on the company's "anti-LGBTQ+" past.
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When asked to comment on the company's past controversies and criticism from LGBTQ+ advocacy groups in 2026, Cathy offered a diplomatic response, emphasizing the company's commitment to serving "anybody" who walks through the door.

"We've always been focused on serving great food and hospitality, and so for anybody that comes in the door, we're going to continue to do that," he said in a recent interview with NBC News.

Despite a series of controversies, the fast-food chain has continued to grow.
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Business Insider previously reported that anti-same-sex-marriage comments said by Dan T. Cathy in 2012, controversial donations, and resulting backlash over the years have done little to slow Chick-fil-A's growth.

Today, Chick-fil-A is the third-largest chain in America and has frequently been voted the most popular chain among customers.

Nation's Restaurant News reported that the company generated nearly $24 billion in sales in 2025 and operates over 3,000 locations nationwide.

One thing is for sure — while Chick-fil-A has an undeniably controversial past, there's no stopping the chicken chain from winning over customers nationwide, one chicken sandwich at a time.

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Acaba a semana de trabalho 6×1 no Brasil (sim, ainda há de 6 dias)

Trabalhadores passam a ter 2 dias de folga por semana, sem redução de salário. Senado aprovou alteração no meio das eleições presidenciais. Sim, 6 dias por semana é a regra para muitos brasileiros e está estabelecido na legislação. Até agora, muitos trabalhadores brasileiros trabalham 6 dias e têm apenas 1 dia de folga por semana. Não são todos os brasileiros, mas muitos sim. No Brasil, a legislação trabalhista permite uma jornada de até 44 horas semanais, com descanso semanal remunerado de, em regra, pelo menos 24 horas consecutivas. Mas nesta quarta-feira o Senado aprovou a proposta de emenda à Constituição

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Consulta pública sobre políticas de igualdade racial termina hoje

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O prazo para envio de contribuições da sociedade civil para a construção do 2º Plano Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial (Planapir) termina nesta sexta-feira (16).

As sugestões podem ser enviadas por meio da consulta pública disponível na Plataforma Participa + Brasil, do governo federal.

Notícias relacionadas:

A consulta pública é aberta para representantes de organizações da temática da igualdade racial, movimentos de mulheres negras, quilombolas, povos tradicionais de matriz africana e de terreiro e sociedade em geral.

A ideia é que a escuta da sociedade exponha as necessidades e experiências para construção de políticas mais próximas à realidade enfrentada no país.

De acordo com o Ministério da Igualdade Racial (MIR), a participação social tem o objetivo de enviar propostas que orientem a atuação do Estado brasileiro no enfrentamento do racismo estrutural, na reparação histórica, na redução das desigualdades, na promoção de justiça racial e econômica e na efetivação de direitos.

A consulta popular ocorre após a realização da 5ª Conferência Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial (5ª Conapir), realizada em setembro de 2025.

Com o tema Igualdade e Democracia: Reparação e Justiça Racial, a conferência mobilizou cerca de 15 mil pessoas em todas as etapas locais, estaduais, temáticas e na nacional.

Como contribuir

Os interessados podem apresentar contribuições diretamente nos objetivos estratégicos do 2º Planapir, que estão organizados em 16 eixos temáticos:

  • Eixo 1: Trabalho e Inclusão Produtiva
  • Eixo 2: Educação
  • Eixo 3: Saúde Integral e Enfrentamento ao Racismo no SUS
  • Eixo 4: Desenvolvimento Social, Assistência Social e Segurança Alimentar
  • Eixo 5: Cultura, Memória e Reparação Simbólica
  • Eixo 6: Justiça, Segurança Pública e Defesa de Direitos
  • Eixo 7: Comunidades Quilombolas
  • Eixo 8: Povos de Terreiro e de Matriz Africana
  • Eixo 9: Povos Ciganos
  • Eixo 10: Mulheres Negras
  • Eixo 11: Crianças, Adolescentes e Juventude Negra
  • Eixo 12: População LGBTQIAPN+ negra
  • Eixo 13: Justiça Climática e Enfrentamento ao Racismo Ambiental
  • Eixo 14: Comunicação Antirracista, Justiça Digital
  • Eixo 15: Política Internacional
  • Eixo 16: Fortalecimento do Sistema Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial – Sinapir e Conselhos de Promoção da Igualdade Racial

Veja as formas de contribuir nesta consulta pública:

  1. Aprimorar a redação: sugerir uma forma mais acessível, precisa ou abrangente de escrever o objetivo;
  2. Incluir elementos: propor a inclusão de temas, públicos, territórios, direitos ou resultados que ampliem o alcance do objetivo;
  3. Alterar o conteúdo: propor mudanças na abrangência ou na orientação do objetivo, de acordo com as transformações que considera prioritárias;
  4. Sugerir reorganizações ou exclusões: indicar trechos que possam ser reunidos, reformulados ou retirados para aprimorar o objetivo;
  5. Propor um novo objetivo estratégico: apresentar uma proposta que contemple outras questões relevantes para o eixo.

A orientação é que, sempre que possível, o cidadão deve descrever sua proposta e explicar como ela pode contribuir para a promoção da igualdade racial.

Em caso de dúvida ou de necessidade de mais informações, sobre esta consulta pública, o cidadão pode entrar em contato por e-mail: consultaplanapir@igualdaderacial.gov.br

Análise e consolidação

Após o período de coleta de contribuições da consulta pública, as propostas recebidas serão organizadas e analisadas no processo de consolidação do 2º Planapir.

A análise subsidiará as decisões sobre ajustes de redação, ampliação ou reorganização dos objetivos e inclusão ou aprofundamento de temas na versão final do Plano.

2º Planapir

A participação da sociedade contribui para definir e construir as transformações e prioridades que orientarão a política nacional de promoção da igualdade racial nos próximos anos. 

O 2º Plano Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial pretende estabelecer compromissos concretos do Estado brasileiro para o enfrentamento ao racismo, com ações articuladas entre diferentes áreas, metas, indicadores, recursos e mecanismos de monitoramento e avaliação.

 

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