Dorah Feliciano
Witzel Blames Human Rights Advocates for Death of Six Youths: “This is on you.”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, criticized Friday, August 16th, "human rights advocates" whom he blamed for...
São Paulo Government to Invest R$1.5 Billion to Clean up Pinheiros River by 2022
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The Novo Rio Pinheiros project foresees interventions in areas of all the sub-basins of the large tributaries of the river,...
Brazilian Government Reduces Import Tariffs on HIV/AIDS and Cancer Drugs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since August 7th, buying certain types of disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, and drugs for treating patients with cancer and...
Brazil’s Senate Should Finish Voting on Social Welfare Reform on October 2nd
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, August, 13th, the Senate party leaders outlined the timeline for passage of social welfare reform legislation. The...
Walmart Brazil Renamed “Grupo Big” and Plans to Expand its Stores
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Walmart Brazil retail chain has decided to change its brand in the country to Grupo Big, approximately one...
Brazilian Oil and Gas Sector Research Sees Investment Increase by 66 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Investments in development and innovation research in the oil and gas sector in Brazil increased by 66 percent in...
Brazilian Dictatorship Torturer’s Widow is Welcomed by Bolsonaro, Who Calls him “a National Hero”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to welcome, on Thursday, August 1st, Maria Joseíta Silva Brilhante Ustra, widow of Colonel...
Public Prosecutor’s Office Advises Moro to Repeal Recent Deportation Ordinance
BRASILIA, BRAZIL - The Federal Prosecutor for Citizen's Rights advised the Minister of Justice, Sérgio Moro, to suspend and revoke the ordinance published late...
Brazilian General Villas-Bôas Advocates Medicinal Marijuana
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Suffering from a degenerative neuromotor disease, General Eduardo Villas Bôas, a former Army commander and current advisor to the...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Criticized Over Remarks About Dictatorship Deaths
BRASILIA, BRAZIL – Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro is coming under fire for comments he made on Monday, July 29th, about the assassination of political...
Bolsonaro Favors Developing Parts of Amazon Forest, Even Selling its Oxygen
BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – Noting that the Amazon forest is known for being the "lungs" of the world, Brazilian Economy Minister, Paulo Guedes, believes that...
Students Block Main Traffic Artery in Brasília to Protest Against Welfare Reform
BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL - Students blocked the Esplanada dos Ministérios, in Brasília, on Friday morning, July 12th, to protest against the Social Welfare reform.
The demonstration,...
Brazil’s Court Postpones Decision on Who Pays for High-Cost Drugs
By Dorah Feliciano, Contributing Reporter
BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) decided on Thursday that the federal, state and municipal governments are "jointly responsible"...
Brazil Announces R$1.5 Billion in Reserves to Education
By Dorah Feliciano, Contributing Reporter
BRASILIA, BRAZIL – A week after massive protests against government budget cuts in education, Brazil’s Economics Ministry announced on Wednesday...