Iolanda Fonseca
Iolanda Fonseca is a polyglot linguist of Portuguese nationality with a degree in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Languages and Literature.
Brazilian Families’ Indebtedness and Consumer Default Remain High in August
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The study was released on Friday, September 13th, by the National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services, and Tourism...
Brazilian Senator is Threatened After Taking Over Committee on Fake News
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Senator Angelo Coronel (PSD-BA) began to receive death threats after he took over the presidency of the Parliamentary Committee...
Journalist Association Criticizes Greenwald for Calling Newspaper Reporters Corrupt
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a note released on Friday, September 13th, the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalists (ABRAJI) also expressed its solidarity...
Brazilian Economy Minister: “I Never Said the Economy Would Grow This Year”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an interview with foreign correspondents in Rio, he criticized the demands on Jair Bolsonaro's government for an immediate...
Fire Strikes Hospital in Rio de Janeiro and Kills at Least Eleven
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A large fire struck last night, September 12th, the Badim Hospital, of Rede d'Or, located at Rua São Francisco...
General Motors Dismisses 185 Engineers in the State of São Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The automotive multinational General Motors (GM) has dismissed 185 engineers at its units in the State of São Paulo,...
Moro to Start FBI-inspired National Academy to Train Civil and State Police Officers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Secretariat of Public Safety (SENASP), of the Ministry of Justice, plans to train civil and state police...
Greenwald Says Allegations Against David Miranda Are “Illegal and False Leak”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Journalist Glenn Greenwald recorded a video in response to the Financial Activities Control Council (COAF) accusations of atypical transaction...
Court Allows Lula to Testify at National Human Rights Council Inquiry
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Judge Carolina Lebbos, Sérgio Moro's successor in the 12th Federal District Court of Curitiba, on Tuesday, September 10th, approved...
Itamaraty Repudiates Uruguayan Defense Minister’s Criticism of Brazilian Democracy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian ambassador to Uruguay expressed "astonishment", "repudiation" and "perplexity" after recent remarks by Uruguayan Defense Minister José Bayardi,...
Lava Jato Task Force in São Paulo Charges Lula and Brother with Corruption
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Lava Jato task force in São Paulo, on September 9th, charged former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
Palatial First Seat of Brazil Government, in Salvador, May Become Hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It was built in 1549 as a wattle and daub house, where Tomé de Souza, the first governor-general of...
Illegal Miners React to Inspection Operation and Demand Bolsonaro Protect Them
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Miners operating illegally in the Crepori national forest, in Pará, distributed audio and video clippings calling on residents to...
Bárbara Paz Wins Best Documentary Award at Venice Film Festival
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Winning the Independent Critics Award during the 76th Venice International Film Festival, Bárbara Paz took the trophy for Best...