Brazil’s Petrobras Sees Shares Plummet After Price Hike Cancellation
Oil giant, Petrobras, saw its shares plummet on Friday after the company announced it was cancelling a 5.7 percent diesel...
April 13, 2019
Vale Workers at Brumadinho Want R$5 Billion in Compensation
Representatives of workers who were victims of the break of the Feijão Dam, in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, owned by mining...
April 12, 2019
Petrobras Backs Down on Price Increase
Hours after posting the increase in diesel fuel prices on its website, Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, reversed its decision, stating...
April 12, 2019
Lollapalooza SP Festival Organizers Accused of Hiring Slave Labor
Men living in homeless shelters were hired by entertainment company Time For Fun (T4F) for R$50 per day to set...
April 11, 2019
March Inflation in Brazil is the Highest in 4 Years
Brazil’s Consumer Price Index (IPCA) increased by 0.75 percent in March, according to a report released on Wednesday by the...
April 11, 2019
Death Toll Rises to Ten After Rio’s Heavy Rains
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The number of victims of Monday night's heavy rains...
April 10, 2019
100 Days of Bolsonaro Administration: Campaign Promises
As President Jair Bolsonaro's administration marks its 100 days in office, analysts take a look at promises made during the...
April 10, 2019
Brazil’s New Education Minister is an Economist, Not an Educator
The nomination of Abraham Weintraub as Brazil’s new Education Ministry (MEC) was a disappointment to many who had hoped President...
April 9, 2019
Heavy Rains Kill 6 in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At least three people are dead due to the fierce rainstorm that came down on...
April 9, 2019