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Bolsonaro says pandemic emergency aid can be extended for 2 or 3 months after August
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that the pandemic emergency aid provided by the federal government to those vulnerable due...
Governor of Brazilian Rio Grande do Sul state comes out: “I am a governor who is gay.”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Eduardo Leite, the governor of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul , assumed his sexual orientation during an...
Brazil registers 2,029 new deaths from Covid-19 and total passes 520,000 (July 1)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Thursday reported 2,029 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in...
Nearly 70% of Brazilian families are in debt, highest percentage in more than a decade
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has reached the end of the first half of this year with the highest percentage of indebted families...
Dollar closes up 1.37% against Brazilian real at R$ 5.0447
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The dollar on Thursday, July 1, had the highest rise in nearly six weeks and closed above 5 reais...
Peru again extends suspension of flights with Brazil, India and South Africa
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru will keep commercial flights with Brazil, India and South Africa suspended until at least mid-July after the Government...
São Paulo should have New Year’s Eve and Carnaval in 2022 – Mayor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (MDB), said Thursday, July 1, that the city should have New Year's...
Rio de Janeiro lost over 25,000 jobs in creative industries in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In recent months, several initiatives in the creative industries have been affected by the pandemic of the new coronavirus,...
AstraZeneca vaccine non-certification by EMA may hamper entry of Brazilians into Europe
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The decision of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) not to include Covishield, AstraZeneca's version of the vaccine manufactured in...
Survey shows Brazilians’ concerns about data security in a digital world
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL - A survey commissioned by Mastercard and conducted by the Datafolha Institute found that while 92% of Brazilians are aware...
Brazil natural gas production in May up 17.7%, oil production down, 1.4% compared to April
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Natural gas production in Brazil increased 17.7% in May, compared to April, totaling 135 million cubic meters per day...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro criticizes Supreme Court members for coordinating rejection of printed ballot
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro criticized Thursday three Justices of the Supreme Court (STF) for coordinatng the rejection of the...
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro announces new Covid-19 vaccination schedule
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (DEM), announced Thursday a new vaccination schedule against...
Fiocruz detects improved trend in Brazil’s ICU bed occupancy for Covid-19 cases
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) found an improvement in the trend of intensive care bed occupancy by adults suffering...