Lachlan Williams
Lachlan Williams is an Australian journalist with an economic and political background. He lives and travels extensively in the Brazilian Northeast, a region of the country traditionally neglected by the media.
Fight for Survival of Americas’ Largest Feline Amid Record Fires in Pantanal Wetlands
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Friday afternoon, September 11th, a Brazilian Navy helicopter took off with an unusual passenger: a jaguar. During the...
São Paulo Records Drop in Covid-19 Hospitalizations for Eighth Straight Week
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the eighth consecutive week, the state of São Paulo has been recording a drop in the number of...
Analysis: China’s Imports Raise Brazilian Prices of Staples: Black Beans 30%, Rice 20%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Black beans are up nearly 30 percent, beef about 40 percent – Brazilians are facing a skyrocketing rise in...
Fiocruz Reasserts Partnership With AstraZeneca To Research Covid-19 Vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After the University of Oxford announced on Saturday that it will resume trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, Fiocruz reasserted...
With 129,000 Deaths and Declining GDP, Bolsonaro Says Brazil Beats Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that Brazil is "virtually beating the coronavirus pandemic". The statement was made in the...
Analysis: In Fux We Trust – Will Brazil’s New Chief Justice Be Subservient to Bolsonaro?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One question concerning the inauguration of Justice Luiz Fux as Presiding Justice of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), is...
Brazil’s Agricultural Minister Says Government Took Steps to Control Rice Price
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina said yesterday, September 10th, that the government has taken the required measures to try to...
Nine Prominent Laboratories Commit to Ensuring Covid-19 Vaccine Safety
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nine pharmaceutical laboratories have committed to creating a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine. The chief executives of these companies...
Brazil’s SBT Network Negotiates Free-TV Broadcasts of Copa Libertadores Until 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Copa Libertadores broadcast could be about to gain a new venue: SBT (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão) founded and...
Messi Will Stay at Barcelona: “I Would Never Go to Court Against the Club of My Life”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Lionel Messi confirmed on Friday, September 4th, that he will remain with Barcelona. "I would never go to court...
Brazilian Judges, Prosecutors, and Legislators Spared from Administrative Reform Bill
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government's administrative reform proposal will create five new types of employment for government employees, only one of which...
PSG Players Neymar, Di María, and Paredes Test Positive for Coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The spread of the coronavirus in the locker rooms around the world continues to advance. This time it has...
Brazil and US Coordinate Global Anti-abortion Alliance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governments of Brazil and the United States intend to lead an international alliance that establishes basic principles in...
Brazil’s Defense, Citizenship, Communications and Education Ministry Budgets Increase
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministries of Communications, Defense, Citizenship and Education will have a boost in their budget in 2021, according to...