Tuesday Brief: Ali Collects Medal in Brazil While Budget Debate Wreckage Still Smouldering
February 10, 2026 • 6 min readDaily Brief
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Your Tuesday rundown from all four papers. Grab your coffee, this one’s spicy.
🏅 Ali Gets Medal, Country Gets More Promises
President Ali popped across to Boa Vista on Monday and came back wearing the Medalha Forte São Joaquim — Roraima’s highest honour — presented by Governor Antonio Denarium. The Chronicle gave it the full red-carpet treatment, naturally.
Ali talked about “removing barriers to trade, improving connectivity, and creating an enabling environment for private-sector engagement” with Brazil. You know, all the things we’ve been talking about since approximately 1966.
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