Year: <span>2021</span>

Brazil’s Economy Minister compares public servants’ pay raise to Brumadinho; says measure would cause inflation

In his statements, sent on cell phone messaging groups of Jair Bolsonaro government officials, Guedes claims that if the government...

December 29, 2021

Favela Museum in São Paulo will share management of Rio’s Museum of Tomorrow

Rio de Janeiro and the Paço do Frevo (Frevo Palace) in Recife, will also be in charge of managing the...

December 29, 2021

Brazil’s Itapemirim reaches agreement with PROCON to refund passengers

Itapemirim has reached an agreement with the São Paulo Consumer Protection Organization (PROCON) to refund passengers

December 29, 2021

Brazil’s Petrobras to appeal injunctions that suspended gas readjustment

"In these cases in which injunctions were granted, Petrobras will lodge the appropriate appeals and claims in order to establish...

December 29, 2021

IBGE: 29.906 million Brazilians were jobless in the quarter through October

In the quarter ending in October 2021, 29.906 million Brazilians were out of work, according to data from the Continuous...

December 29, 2021

Heavy rain from Brazil’s Northeast reaches Southeast region at the turn of the year

Heavy rains are expected this turn of the year in the Southeast region of Brazil. The humid corridor that caused...

December 29, 2021

FEBRABAN survey: 71% of Brazilians use Pix; approval rate reaches 99% among youths

The Central Bank's Pix, an instant transfer and payment system that recently completed a year, is currently used by 71%...

December 29, 2021

Some 179 forest fires affect central and southern Chile

Chile is affected by 179 forest fires which have damaged more than 20,000 hectares between the center and south of...

December 28, 2021

The protagonists of 2021 in Colombia

Scientist Diana Trujillo, the Minister of Health, and young Lucas Villa are some of the protagonists of the year in...

December 28, 2021