Today's story: The lower chamber of the United States approves sanctions against Russia and Iran. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Portuguese: Câmara baixa dos Estados Unidos aprova sanções contra a Rússia e o Irão
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:36) Three more stories today
(01:37) Today's headline, slowly
(02:24) Present tense of votar
(03:16) The number of votes
(04:01) Buyers of energy
(04:52) The story again
The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:
https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-17
TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT
Câmara baixa dos Estados Unidos aprova sanções contra a Rússia e o Irão
Na noite de quarta-feira, a Câmara votou na medida por 262 a 159.
A lei inclui sanções contra pessoas, bancos e outras instituições na Rússia.
Sete republicanos votaram contra a medida.
O texto também dá ao presidente a opção de impor tarifas.
As tarifas são para alguns grandes compradores de petróleo e gás russos.
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WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (votar)
- vocabulary (sanções)
- vocabulary (Sete)
- vocabulary (opção)
- vocabulary (compradores)
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