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Brazil’s semi-new truck sales soared in Q1 this year, driven by commodity producer buyers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2021, truck sellers in Brazil experienced a "V-shaped recovery" in terms of sales numbers. According to ANFAVEA (Brazilian...
In Brazil, 18% of 16-17 year olds were left out of school in 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian education is likely to undergo further strong negative impacts caused by the lack of classes in schools throughout...
Police abuses in Rio de Janeiro’s biggest massacre denounced to the UN
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A Brazilian human rights organization presented this Tuesday, June 1, an "urgent appeal" for at least four UN Human...
Brazil’s Fiocruz to sign contract to produce API for Oxford vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Tuesday, June 1, Fiocruz will sign the technology transfer contract for the production of the AstraZeneca vaccine's active...
Eve, Brazil’s EMBRAER’s flying car company, announces Halo as launch partner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Eve, the first independent company formed from EmbraerX, and Halo, a company with helicopter air taxi operations, have teamed...
Brazil bets on “green hydrogen” as fuel of the future – Minister of Mines and Energy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the Minister of Mines and Energy, a program to develop green hydrogen in the country is expected...
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor asks Supreme Court to investigate Minister of Environment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, May 31, the Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to investigate the Minister...
Brazilians may be paying US$1.6 billion for idle thermal power plants – IDEC
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study by the Brazilian Consumer Institute (IDEC) shows that Brazilians may be paying R$8.7 billion for energy from...
Brazil’s GDP up 1.2% in Q1 over Q4 2020, returning to pre-pandemic levels
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 1.2% in the 1st quarter of 2021, compared to the previous quarter,...
Brazil’s Unico completes first acquisition after US$111 million capital investment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Unico has just begun its season of mergers and acquisitions. The Brazilian technology company, founded in 2007 and known...
Brazil “temporarily” bars entry of foreigners by land or water over Covid-19 concerns
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's federal government, through an ordinance included in an extra edition of the Federal Gazette (DOU), on Monday, May...
Uber Brazil announces new headquarters campus, first technology center in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uber, the delivery and transportation app company, on Monday, May 31, announced the construction of new headquarters in Brazil,...
After negative repercussions, Bolsonaro government says Copa America in Brazil “is not guaranteed”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Only hours after CONMEBOL confirmed through its Twitter account that Brazil would replace Colombia and Argentina as host of...
Joinville: From ‘Brazilian Manchester’ to startup hub
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Not far from Florianópolis, the city of Joinville, also in Santa Catarina state, is making great strides in transforming...