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Singapore's motor trade association has suggested classifying cars for Certificate of Entitlement purposes by vehicle length, engine size and power rather than current categories. The proposal comes as part of a COE review, and the Land Transport Authority's related plan to merge COE categories has drawn attention, with Workers' Party MP Jamus Lim welcoming it while noting it resembles his own 2025 proposal that the Government rejected.

Brazil's Workers' Cause Party (PCO) is drawing attention after declaring that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is being persecuted because of the nearly 60 million votes his father, Jair Bolsonaro, received. The far-left party, which also announced it will give no votes to candidates of capital, has taken a controversial position seen as shielding a Bolsonaro family member from legal and political pressure.

Brazil's Ministry of Justice has created a system to trace luxury properties linked to criminal factions, opening a new front in the fight against organized crime. The measure aims to map and seize assets, including mansions, believed to have been purchased with illicit funds. The Lula government and the Workers' Party are promoting it as a step to hit trafficking groups in their finances, while debate continues over the so-called anti-faction law.

Anurag Thakur, the senior BJP leader from Himachal Pradesh, is in the news after the party held a function in Theog, in the Rampur Bushahar area, to honour panchayat representatives. The event, covered by regional media, reflects the BJP's ongoing outreach to local elected bodies in Himachal Pradesh, where the party has been actively mobilising grassroots workers and leaders ahead of political contests in the hill state.

Dock and port workers across Europe are holding a day of action on Friday, framed by socialist groups as a step towards preparing a European general strike amid what they describe as extraordinary growth in class struggle. The Socialist Equality Parties in Europe say they welcome and support the international action by port workers, linking the protests to broader labour mobilisation across the continent.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is questioning state rules that prevent immigrants who are legally authorized to work in the United States from obtaining licenses. The Republican governor's comments raise doubts about policies enacted by his own party in the state legislature, which have drawn criticism from immigrant advocates who argue they block qualified workers from filling jobs and supporting Tennessee's economy.

A rare truce between Russia and Ukraine has allowed a humanitarian mission to reach Oleshky, a flooded city in the Russian-occupied Kherson region. The pause in fighting enabled aid workers to deliver assistance to residents left stranded and in dire conditions after the Kakhovka dam collapse. Such agreements between the two sides have been extremely uncommon since the full-scale invasion began in 2022.

The flag of Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) is drawing attention online, amid heightened political friction across the country. One reported case in Porto Alegre saw a dispute between neighbours over politics escalate to the point of a protective measure and the seizure of a weapon, illustrating how partisan symbols have become flashpoints in everyday conflicts.

Dockworkers have launched a strike across 113 ports, refusing to handle cargo linked to arms shipments. The action has disrupted port operations and drawn attention to the growing role of transport workers in protests over arms trade and military supplies. With no further details available, the scale of disruption and the parties involved remain unclear.

Attention is building around Brazil's 2026 elections after the Workers' Party (PT) formally asked the electoral court, the TSE, to extend voting until 7pm in nine states. The request touches on voting logistics and access, and comes as parties and commentators are already positioning themselves ahead of the presidential race. Details on which nine states or the court's response remain limited.

Progressive Democrats are preparing to pursue stronger oversight of artificial intelligence should their party take control of the House in the upcoming midterms. According to Politico, lawmakers on the party's left flank see a House majority as a chance to scrutinize AI development and its effects on workers and consumers. The proposal signals AI is moving up the agenda for the party's next governing plans.

Queensland's Liberal National Party government, which has so far governed cautiously, is now pushing for powers to break up workers' strikes. The shift marks a harder turn on workplace relations and is drawing criticism from labor figures who see it as an aggressive move against unions and workers' right to take industrial action in the state.

The union Unifor says it will defend workers' rights regardless of which party forms the next government in British Columbia. The pledge comes as the province's closely contested election result leaves the future direction of labour policy in question, and Unifor is signalling it will push whoever is in power to protect wages, workplace protections and collective bargaining rights for its members across the province.

The Communist Party USA is addressing how artificial intelligence affects its organizing work, examining what AI means for workers, jobs and political activity in the United States. The discussion reflects a broader debate on the left about technology's impact on labor and how political organizations should respond to automation and AI-driven changes in the workplace.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro held rival campaign rallies in Mato Grosso do Sul in the final stretch before the vote, according to Campo Grande News. Lula, of the Workers' Party, and Bolsonaro's son, of the Liberal Party, appeared in the state to boost their candidates. The two events pit the president and the Bolsonaro family against each other in the same state on the same day.

The US Supreme Court has scheduled November hearings on cases involving school discrimination and immigrant labor, according to a Vermont community newspaper report. The announcement signals the court's upcoming term will weigh in on education equity and the treatment of immigrant workers. Details of the specific cases and parties involved were not provided in the report.