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Rains claim at least 84 lives in Brazilian state of Pernambuco (Update 2)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -
The number of deaths caused by rainfall in Pernambuco has risen to at least 84 since Wednesday (29). The data...
Brazil: Bolsonaro government sold a total of US$145 million worth of real estate
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since the current government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) took office in 2019, 211 Union properties with a total value...
Demoralized Ukrainian troops on the front line suggest the imminent collapse of the army
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While in the first weeks and months of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, victory slogans for the Ukrainian...
The spectacular double landing of a skydiver in Brazil that has taken the networks by storm
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There is no doubt that extreme and adventure sports in all their forms are in vogue, probably due to...
Brazil is on the verge of implementing blockchain to monitor public spending
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Blockchain networks continue to gain momentum in Brazil after the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), and...
Wartimes level of investments: Energy decoupling from Russia will cost EU more than one trillion euros
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. elites and globalists in Europe want to cut off the old continent from Russia virtually. Especially in...
Documentary: Raised on Porn – the new sex education
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is not pleasant to watch, and for parents, it might be downright scary. But the story it tells...
Commodity prices at a glance – May 27
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the new geopolitical situation in the world, the unprecedented sanctions frenzy, and the possibility of more global events,...
Brazilian man killed in cold blood with tear gas in police car
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Horrifying images show Brazilian police shoving a black man into the trunk of their car by the roadside as...
For 58%, Brazil’s economy is on the wrong track -poll
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey conducted by PoderData from May 22 to 24, 2022, shows that more than half of the Brazilian...
Pilot associations worldwide denounce serious consequences of mandatory vaccination for aviation safety
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A coalition of pilots' associations from around the world and several medical associations issued an open letter on May...
Brazil: 42% blame Bolsonaro for inflation -poll
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The latest PoderData poll, conducted May 22-24, 2022, shows that 42% of the population blames President Jair Bolsonaro (PL)...
Is the startup party over? Wave of layoffs at Latin America unicorns continues in Brazil and Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian company Vtex (VTEX) has laid off nearly 200 employees, according to a person familiar with the company. That...
China’s economy is stumbling – Can Beijing avert collapse?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The zero-covid strategy is doing enormous damage to the Chinese economy. Now the communist leadership in Beijing is trying...