Monthly Archives: January 2020
Bolsonaro Undergoes Vasectomy Procedure
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro, 64, underwent a vasectomy early Thursday night, January 30th, a medical procedure to sterilize men who...
Unemployment Drops Again, Brazil Closes 2019 with 11.6 Million Jobless People
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the second year running, the unemployment rate in Brazil has dropped. In the quarter ended in December last...
U.S. Officials Detect Longest Narco-Trafficking Tunnel Ever Found on Mexican Border
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - US officials announced on Wednesday, January 29th, the detection of a tunnel used by drug traffickers, the longest ever...
Stagnation in Latin America Boosts Youth Unemployment to Highest Level in 20 Years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America's economic stagnation is rocking the labor market and affecting the youngest segment of the population with particular...
Rio Records Hottest Day of the Year, at over 52ºC Real-Feel Temperature
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rio de Janeiro recorded on Thursday, January 30th, the highest temperature of the year this summer....
Dead Monkeys with Yellow Fever on the Rise in Paraná State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The southern region recorded the first case of the disease in humans in 2020.
The patient is a 47-year-old man...
Top Brazil Investors Call for End to Interest Rate Cuts
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rogerio Xavier and Luis Stuhlberger, who manage a combined US$21 billion (R$84 billion) at two of Brazil’s biggest hedge...
China’s Coronavirus Could Boost Brazilian Meat Exports, CEOs say
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s largest meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA said on Wednesday, January 29th, that the coronavirus outbreak could help...
Bolsonaro Announces R$892 Million Funding to Assist Rain-Affected Municipalities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro announced yesterday, January 30th, the release of R$892 million in federal funds for infrastructure reconstruction efforts...
