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Brazilians perceive polarization above world average – Ipsos study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Out of ten Brazilians, eight agree that there is a lot or significant tension between supporters of different political...
Demonstrators protest against President Bolsonaro in São Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A group of protesters gathered this afternoon, June 26, at Avenida Paulista, in central São Paulo, calling for the...
Economy Minister says Brazil has “major problem” with Argentina in MERCOSUR negotiations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Friday criticized Argentina's opposition to Brazil's separate trade agreements with other countries and alerted...
Suzano alerts to threat of more fires in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian cellulose and paper products giant Suzano is warning that the current drought in Brazil may result in more...
Rio de Janeiro supermarkets have removed 4.3 billion plastic bags from circulation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two years after Law 8.473 came into force in June 2019, better known as the Plastic Bag Law, the...
In May, Brazil had best ever seat load factor on domestic flights for the month
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the midst of the pandemic, Brazilian domestic flights in May recorded the highest seat load factor for the...
Grupo Fleury cyberattack: hacker group REvil demands US$5 million ransom – report
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As reported two days ago, Grupo Fleury's systems remained offline Wednesday. The healthcare company fell victim to a ransomware...
Batch of 3 million doses of Janssen vaccine donated by the U.S. arrives in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Three million doses of Covid Janssen vaccine, donated by the U.S. government, landed at Viracopos International Airport in Campinas...
Uruguay to receive donation of 500,000 doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine from U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay will receive 500,000 doses of the US Pfizer vaccine against covid-19 as a donation from the government of...
Funk dance in Paraisópolis: nine São Paulo State Police officers charged with manslaughter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nine State Police officers have been charged by the São Paulo Civil Police with involuntary manslaughter, for the action...
“Yellow Line” toll road in Rio de Janeiro no longer requires cash payments
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Forgot to draw cash to pay the toll? You no longer need to have cash in hand to pay...
Indigenous protesters against change in demarcation law block São Paulo highway
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A protest of indigenous leaders completely blocked the lanes of the Rodovia dos Bandeirantes expressway heading towards the capital...
Brazil’s Gol airline expects full corporate demand rebound in Q1 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Gol's board of directors chairman Constantino de Oliveira Junior said that corporate air demand should fully rebound as early...
Brazil’s Vale says it will invest at least US$4 billion to reduce emissions by 2030
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vale (VALE3) mining company plans to invest between US$4 billion and US$6 billion to reduce emissions by 2030, up...