Local Politics

São Paulo Court Allows Removal of Father’s Surname for Affective and Material Abandonment

The principle of immutability of the name is not absolute under the Brazilian legal system. With this understanding, the 3rd...

July 16, 2020

São Paulo Will Only Allow New Year’s Eve and Carnaval Events After Vaccine

Yesterday, July 15th, the governor of São Paulo, João Doria, said New Year's Eve and Carnival celebrations will only be...

July 16, 2020

Rio Samba Schools Announce They Will Only Parade Once Vaccine is Available

In the latest VEJA magazine issue, the Radar discloses the position of LIESA's (Independent League of the Samba Schools of...

July 15, 2020

State with Third Highest Number of Covid-19 Cases, Rio Contagion Rate Slows

The third state with the highest number of coronavirus infections in the country, behind São Paulo and Ceará, Rio de...

July 14, 2020

Bathers Crowd São Paulo’s Beaches, Flouting Distancing and Mask Rules

Despite restrictions on the use of the sand strip, open only for individual physical activities, thousands of pedestrians and bathers...

July 13, 2020

Rio Residents Form Lines to Visit Reopened Parks on First Weekend after Quarantine

As occurred earlier when the beaches and bars were released, Rio's residents queued up yesterday morning to enjoy the first...

July 13, 2020

Municipal Guard Meets Resistance When Removing Bathers from Rio’s Beaches

On Saturday, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Guard conducted the "Blitz da Vida" (Blitz of Life) Operation, combing through Rio's...

July 12, 2020

Prosecutors Find Millions in Cash in Home of Rio Ex-Secretary of Health Edmar Santos

The Prosecutor's Office's operation that arrested the Rio de Janeiro ex-Secretary of Health Edmar Santos on Friday, July 9th, found...

July 11, 2020

São Paulo Governor Announces Further Relaxation of Isolation Since Start of Pandemic

On Friday, July 10th, the governor of São Paulo, João Doria, announced the most flexible plan of isolation measures since...

July 11, 2020