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Podcast: O Pulo do Gato de 24/03/2026

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Actor Gerson Brenner died after a 1998 highway assault left him with speech and mobility issues, ending his career.

1. O Pulo do Gato on Rádio Bandeirantes aired its 24 March 2026 Tuesday morning edition with hosts Pedro Campos and Silvânia Alves. 2. Pedro Campos and Silvânia Alves are joined by sports reporter Diogo Braga, Brasília correspondent Vitor Gomes, infrastructure reporter Guilherme Oliveira, meteorologist Stephanie Toso, and reporters Eduarda Oliveira, Josiele Lemos, Daniel Martins, Julia Nogueira, Adélia Robichê, and Verena Veloso. 3. The episode's dominant theme is violence against women, with four femicide cases covered across Espírito Santo, Sergipe, São Paulo state, and Pernambuco. 4. Gerson Brenner, 66, star of TV Globo telenovelas Corpo Dourado, Olho no Olho, Top Model, and Rainha da Sucata, died from multiple organ failure at Hospital São Luís in Itaim, São Paulo; a 1998 highway robbery in which he was shot in the head ended his career and left permanent damage to his speech and mobility. 5. A clip from Rainha da Sucata is played in which Brenner's character interacts with his onscreen mother 'Dona Armênia' (Thalma de Freitas's character), as tribute. 6. Three drowning deaths were recorded on the São Paulo coast over the weekend — one in Bertioga, two in Praia Grande — with the Maritime Rescue Group conducting more than 18,000 preventive actions. 7. Deise Barbosa Matos, 38, first female commander of the Vitória Municipal Guard and a specialist in combating violence against women, was shot five times by her boyfriend Diego Oliveira de Souza, 39, a federal highway police officer stationed in Campos dos Goitacazes; Diego broke in with a ladder and tools including pliers, a cutting key, knife, and alcohol, and then committed suicide. Deise had changed her lock two days earlier after receiving death threats. This was Vitória's first femicide in over 600 days. 8. In Aracaju, Sergipe, law student Flávia Barros dos Santos, 38, was shot dead in her hotel room by her boyfriend, penal police officer Tiago Sostens Miranda, who then attempted suicide and was hospitalised. 9. In Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Marcelo Lucas de Souza was arrested for shooting dead his ex-wife Luene Vitória Moraes, 24, who had a protective order against him after a prior attempted femicide earlier in the year. 10. In Recife, Pernambuco, Isabel Cristina Oliveira, 22, was shot dead in her apartment by ex-boyfriend Sílvio Souza Silva, who then attempted suicide. 11. The Brumadinho dam trial's second day of testimony from engineer Maria Regina Moretti ended with unresolved questions; she testified that she flagged the Córrego do Feijão mine's safety factor at 1.06 in 2017 — below the minimum 1.3 — and that the company pressured her not to change her assessment. 12. Moretti was a consultant to a consortium with TÜVSüd, auditing 23 Vale dams including the Brumadinho dam that collapsed in January 2019, killing 270 people. 13. Income tax declaration season opened on 24 March 2026; 1.2 million declarations were submitted on day one by 7:40pm. The threshold for mandatory filing is R$35,584 in 2025 taxable income. 14. National Income Tax Supervisor José Carlos Fonseca clarified that the new R$5,000 monthly income exemption only takes effect from 2026 earnings, declared in 2027; the pre-filled declaration tool with automatic alerts is available on the Federal Revenue website and app. 15. Refunds: 80% will be paid in the first two lots (29 May and 30 June); an extra lot on 15 July for approximately 4 million taxpayers with PIX-CPF keys who had values to receive but did not declare. 16. Cycling collectives Bike Zona Sul and the Paulista Federation of Cycling are negotiating with the City of São Paulo to open the Interlagos Autodrome for sport cycling training from 5-9am Monday to Thursday; the city is conducting a technical feasibility study with another meeting scheduled the following week. 17. Copa do Brasil round-of-32 draw produced matchups including Flamengo vs Vitória, Palmeiras vs Jacuipiense, Corinthians vs Barra-SC, and São Paulo vs Juventude; Memphis Depay (Corinthians) suffered a Grade 2 right-thigh injury and is expected out four weeks, missing Corinthians' Libertadores debut. 18. Weather: INMET maintained storm alerts as cold front moves off Paraná coast; Porto Alegre streams overflowed in 30 of 26 cities damaged; civil defence maintains maximum alert in Minas Gerais for hail and landslides, citing the most deadly rainy season in six years with 91 deaths since October. 19. The episode is structured as a rapid-fire morning news bulletin punctuated by listener messages, traffic service, and a dedicated sport segment. 20. It suits Brazilian Portuguese speakers wanting a comprehensive morning briefing on crime, politics, current affairs, São Paulo services, and sport, with a strong focus on gender-based violence news.

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