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.
Southern and Southeastern State Governors Seek Economic Aid From Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The seven governors of the southern and southeastern states sent a letter to the federal government yesterday calling for...
Brazil Confirms 240 Deaths and 6,836 Covid-19 Cases (April 1st)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, April 1st, the Ministry of Health released the most recent national report on Covid-19 cases, a disease...
Brazil’s Coronavirus Aid: Who Is Entitled to R$600 Payment and When Will It Be Paid?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro has today sanctioned the monthly emergency aid of R$600 (US$120) for low-income casual workers, which will...
Congress Passes Basic Income in Coronavirus Crisis While Planalto Struggles for Prominence
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, the Federal Senate unanimously approved a bill to establish an emergency basic monthly income of R$600 (US$150)...
Labor Market Worsened Before Virus; Unemployment Could Reach 16 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), released on Tuesday, March 31st, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics...
Bolsonaro Effect: 43 Cities in Paraná to Reopen Trade on Wednesday
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a videoconference meeting held on Friday, 43 mayors of the Association of Municipalities of Western Paraná (AMOP) unanimously...
Supreme Court Justices and Senators Oppose Bolsonaro’s Anti-Isolation Measures
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The opposing indications given by President Jair Bolsonaro regarding the social isolation policies implemented by governors and mayors, have...
Social Isolation Must Be Sustained for at Least Two Months, Experts Say
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 70 percent of Brazilians need to be immunized before we can start talking about an end to...
Brazil Records 136 Deaths and 4,256 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases (March 29th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Sunday, March 29th, the Ministry of Health published the most recent balance of Covid-19 cases, a disease caused...
Worst Case for Brazil: 1.15 Million Deaths, 188 Million Infected If No Containment Measures Taken
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is inevitable that the next wave of the pandemic will overwhelm Latin America, the Lancet medical journal alerted...
Brazil Records 111 Deaths and 3,904 Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus, Says Ministry
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Saturday, March 28th, the Ministry of Health published the most recent balance of Covid-19 cases, a disease caused...
Brazil’s Government Announces R$40 Billion Loan Fund for SMEs to Retain Jobs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government has just announced new measures to contain the damage to the economy caused by the spread...
Brazil Records 92 Deaths, 3,417 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases (March 27th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Health has released the latest report on the Covid-19 cases, a disease caused by the Sars-Cov-2...
Study Shows Fever as Most Common Initial Symptom of Coronavirus Contagion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study conducted in China with 138 patients identified the main symptoms of the Covid-19, a disease caused by...