Politics - Rio de Janeiro
City Hall of Rio grants seven public parks to the private sector
An agreement signed between the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the city of Rio de...
Rio de Janeiro reinforces policing in Copacabana, but does not record protests
This Wednesday, the 11th, policing was reinforced on the seafront of Copacabana, in Rio...
At least 1,000 people were victims of stray bullets in Rio de Janeiro in 6 years
At least 1,000 people were victims of stray bullets in Rio de Janeiro over the last six years, according to an unprecedented study released...
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro authorizes payment of the 2023 Property Tax with cryptocurrencies
On Tuesday, October 11, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (PSD-RJ), signed a decree allowing the Property...
Residents of Campinho in Rio’s North Zone are facing...
Residents of Campinho in Rio's Zona Norte once again registered fierce gun battles in the area, the target of...
Brazil: Thiago Pampolha is new vice-governor candidate on Claudio Castro’s ticket in Rio
Five days after the Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro (TRE-RJ) rejected the...
Rio court unanimously rejects the filing of Wilson Witzel’s candidacy for state government
The State Electoral Tribunal decided Thursday (8) to reject the candidacy of Wilson Witzel, former governor and candidate for governor of Rio, in the 2022 elections.
Witzel can still appeal the decision to the Supreme Electoral...
Brazil elections 2022: The Rio state governor candidates
Seven names have put themselves forward as candidates for the government of Rio de Janeiro in the 2022 elections, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
The Electoral Justice has yet to evaluate the...
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro continues to recycle its Olympic legacy six years later
On August 5, 2016, the Olympic flame shone in Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium and illuminated for two weeks a city that invested vast...
Brazil: Former Rio de Janeiro state governor regains political rights
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An injunction signed by the president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Judge Humberto Martins, restored the political rights of the former governor of Rio de Janeiro state, Anthony...
Brazil’s largest university could close due to lack of budget
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's largest university, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), may be forced to temporarily close its doors due to a lack of budget. Its rector, Denise Carvalho, warned...
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"
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