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Brazil increases government loans for agriculture by 8% for the period 2021-2022

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government announced Tuesday, June 22, that it will provide R$250 billion (about US$50 billion) in public loans...

Analysis: Mining and prospecting dispute area larger than Belgium within Yanomami land

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recent attacks by miners in the Palimiú region are only the tip of the iceberg in a territory where...

Cultural meeting points CCBB and Correios in Rio de Janeiro offer online tours

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 16 months of the pandemic, it is no longer news that staying at home is not synonymous with...

Ten thousand new cameras to provide greater security in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro is set to receive new surveillance and artificial intelligence structures starting in the second half of...

New Catarina executive airport in São Paulo to receive approval for international flights

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The signing of the authorization for Catarina Airport, owned by JHSF Participações, to operate international flights is scheduled for...

Uruguay to vaccinate migrants and refugee applicants against Covid-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay will vaccinate migrants, and asylum seekers against Covid-19, the country's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced on Tuesday,...

Brazil’s health regulator denies approval of Avifavir, Russian antiviral against Covid-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the vote of Director Meiruze Freitas, the drug does not meet the health regulator Anvisa's expectations in...

Havan owner’s fortune origins challenged in Brazilian Intelligence Agency report

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In July 2020, Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) produced a 15-page report pointing to issues and inconsistencies in the fortune...

Brazilian police fire on Indians during confrontation in front of Congress building

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Videos of police action in the Federal District against a group of Indians in one of the parking lots...

Brazil’s Banks step up criticism of fintechs: “Those needing credit knocked on the right door”

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chairman of the Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN) Isaac Sidney opened the CIAB banking technology conference strongly criticizing fintechs....

Bachelet denounces before the Human Rights Council political deterioration in Nicaragua

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet denounced today before the UN Human Rights Council the...

What’s lacking for Brazil’s ex-president Lula to be completely free

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the dismissal of the lawsuit that dealt with the alleged receipt of kickbacks from entrepreneurs in exchange for...

Bolsonaro approves controversial privatization of Brazil’s Eletrobras

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A few hours after the text was approved by Congress, President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, June 22, sanctioned into...

Brazil fails to comply with ruling in Herzog case, Inter-American Court says

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) issued a resolution in late April stating that the Brazilian state has...

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