Rio de Janeiro Appellate Court Bans Performers From Trains, Metrô, and Ferries
The Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro considered the law regulating cultural demonstrations in trains, stations,...
June 26, 2019Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
United Nations Talent Outreach Mission Comes to Rio de Janeiro This Week
This Wednesday, June 26th, and Thursday, June 27th, the United Nations Talent Outreach Mission will be coming to Rio de...
June 25, 2019
PT Considers not Having a Mayoral Candidate in São Paulo for the First Time
By Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The leadership of the Workers' Party (PT) is considering not having its candidate...
June 22, 2019Rio Grande do Sul Seeks an Ambitious Recovery Plan | Rio Times
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Eduardo Leite, decided to reverse the budgetary practice that characterized over a...
June 19, 2019Governors of Northeast Brazil Want to Bring Cuban Doctors Back to the Region
The governors of the nine Northeastern states have recently completed the necessary procedures to legalize the Northeastern Consortium, aimed at...
June 18, 2019Rio’s Governor Discusses “Blowing up” Drug Dealers With a Missile
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, said traffickers from Cidade de Deus, a favela in the western zone...
June 16, 2019Rio Lacks Insecticide to Fight Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika
The state of Rio de Janeiro is short of insecticides used to contain adult Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, carriers of zika,...
June 13, 2019Brazilian Court Orders Ouster of Mayor for Irregularly Hiring 1,800 People
The 6th Chamber of Public Law of the State Appellate Court of São Paulo ordered the dismissal of the mayor...
June 8, 2019
City Councilmen in Minas Approve Eighty Percent Reduction of Their Salaries
Councilmen of the Arcos City Council, in Minas Gerais, approved a bill this week that reduces the salaries of the...
June 1, 2019