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.
Brazil Confirms 867,600 Covid-19 Cases, 43,332 Deaths (June 14th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday, June 14th, the Ministry of Health released new figures on the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the country....
Brasilia: Bolsonaro Supporter Camp at Ministries Esplanade Dismantled
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The camps of President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters on the Ministries Esplanade were dismantled in an operation led by the...
Brazil Rapidly Became Country with World’s Second-highest Covid-19 Death Toll
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two weeks were enough for Brazil to jump from fifth to second place in the ranking of countries with...
Brazil Will Establish Post-Pandemic Minimum Income Program, Says Economy Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economy Minister Paulo Guedes announced yesterday, June 9th, that the federal government will establish a permanent minimum income program...
Data Disclosure Changes After Bolsonaro Demands Covid Daily Death Reports Below 1,000
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In order to comply with the limit imposed by the Chief Executive, the solution was to separate deaths that...
Congress Decides for Parallel Disclosure of Covid-19 Numbers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Congress will determine the data on Covid-19 in the country independently of the federal government. Senate President...
Jair Bolsonaro Could Get 40 Years for Genocide, Opines Supreme Court Justice
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Supreme Court (STF) Justice Gilmar Mendes threatened to charge President Jair Bolsonaro with the crime of genocide, with a...
On Video, Olavo de Carvalho Threatens to Overthrow Bolsonaro’s Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Olavo de Carvalho, until recently Jair Bolsonaro's guru in his campaign for the presidency, seemingly made a threat against...
Future Fiocruz Industrial Complex to Provide Vaccine Self-Sufficiency to Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Industrial Complex of Biotechnology in Health of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Cibs/Fiocruz), now under construction, will increase fivefold...
Ministry of Health Wants to Recount Covid-19 Deaths Alleging “Mistakes”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Health wants to recount the deaths by Covid-19 in the country, using the argument that there...
Paraná State Experiences Worst Drought in 30 Years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study by the Department of Rural Economy (DERAL), under the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply of Paraná, shows...
Trump Calls Brazil Bad Example for Covid-19, Distances Himself From Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro seemingly established more than a partnership with the American president - it is more like a hero-worship;...
Bolsonaro Decries “Ideological” World Health Organization, Says Brazil Could Withdraw
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro criticized the work of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) in the pandemic and said the government...
Death of Small Black Child, Neglected by His Mother’s White Employer, Shocks Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Miguel Otávio Santana da Silva, 5, died last Tuesday, June 2nd, when he fell from the ninth floor of...