Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, September 14th,

and this is your FT News Briefing.

Chinese police are monitoring citizens who read overseas financial new sites,

and the CEO of the right-wing social media app,

Parler, has plans to grow his user base. We'll also talk about the youthful politician in Brazil

who's challenging the political giants and the race to be president. Plus, energy companies are

gobbling up biofuels like soybean oil because they have to be greener. It's causing headaches

for other industries though. They've seen their input prices triple and they have members like

crispy cream and smaller bakers who are worried they just might not be able to find oil when they

go out into the market. I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day.

China has an anti-fraud app that's been installed on more than 200 million phones.

It's meant to block suspicious phone calls and to report malware.

But the FT has found that Chinese police are using the app to monitor people who have been on

international financial news websites. One user in Shanghai told the FT had been summoned by authorities

after visiting a US news service. He says police asked him whether he had contacts abroad

and if he regularly read overseas financial websites. And Chinese citizens often can't opt out

of the security app. Parents say they have to download it before enrolling their children in school

and in the city of Xinjiang, some tenants have to install it before signing leases.

Chinese officials did not respond to a request by the FT for comment.

Brazil's first openly gay state governor could become the country's next president.

36 year old Eduardo Leici is from the center right Brazilian social democratic party.

He's challenging the two giants of Brazil's politics in next year's election.

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