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Proof of Covid vaccination still required to enter Brazil as mid-year vacation gets underway

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The irony could not be greater. Brazil has an openly vaccine-critical president who already 2021...

Bolsonaro calls for ‘calm’ from ultras who accuse him of being a ‘traitor’

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday (10) called for...

No crisis between Brazil, China and the United States, says Brazil´s Foreign Minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo said on Tuesday, March 2nd, that there is no crisis between Brazil, China and...

Brazil seeks ways to bypass federal government obstacles and speed up Covid-19 vaccination

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Congress, mayors, governors and entrepreneurs are racing to expedite the purchase of immunizers and unblock...

Rain Babies: Weather changes may cause premature births in...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The health of babies born in the Amazon rainforest is affected by erratic weather conditions...

Bolsonaro personally delivers Correios privatization bill to Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In another move to show that the liberal agenda...

Brazil’s Environment Minister relying on Chamber president to push mining in the Amazon

RIO DE JANEIRO,  BRAZIL - Ricardo Salles has been fluctuating between ups and downs in the Jair Bolsonaro government. Pointed out by environmentalists as a representative of ruralists in the Ministry of Environment and viewed by some...

Why are so many agrochemicals approved and used in Brazil?

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2020, the Jair Bolsonaro government approved the largest number of agrochemicals in history: 493 new products were released, 19 more than in 2019, another record-breaking year. This means that about...

Brazil Senate president urges prompt emergency aid implementation

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco has urged the Ministry of Economy to implement the emergency aid as quickly as possible....

Analysis: Presidential silence endorses action by Bolsonarist groups

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While working on good relation agreements with leaders of the Judiciary and Congress, President Jair Bolsonaro remains silent about the actions of extremists from his political base. Last week, he kept...

Brazil’s deportations of foreigners up a whopping 5,708% in 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data shows that over 2,000 people were deported in 2020, compared to 36 in 2019 - an increase of over 5%. Another survey shows a 24% increase in asylum requests...

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"