W.H.O. Says Vaccinating 20% of Latin America and Caribbean to Cost More than US$2 Billion
Vaccinating 20% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean against COVID-19 will cost more than US$2 (R$10.5) billion...
November 18, 2020Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazilian Miner Vale Ends Meeting Without Brumadinho Dam Burst Disaster Settlement
A hearing between Brazilian miner Vale SA and the government of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state ended on Tuesday, November 17th,...
November 17, 2020
FecomercioSP: Brazilian Tourism Totals R$41.6 Billion in Losses in Pandemic
Brazilian tourism lost R$41.6 (US$7.6) billion between the months of March and September 2020, the period of the Covid-19 pandemic...
November 17, 2020
After Blackout, Electric Power Rotation Restored in Brazil´s Crisis-ridden Amapá State
Eleven days after a transformer fire left 13 of Amapá's 16 cities with no power, and on the very day...
November 17, 2020
Now Category 5 Hurricane, Iota Threatens Catastrophe in Central America, Fuel Shortages Hamper Evacuation (Update2)
Iota has strengthened into a category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Central America, a region still recovering from the...
November 16, 2020
Brazil´s Electoral Court Has Database Exposed By Hackers on Election Day
On Sunday, November 15th, municipal elections day throughout Brazil, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) faced a new problem. Despite announcing...
November 16, 2020
Ministry of Justice: Brazil Records 1,637 Cases of Electoral Crimes
The Ministry of Justice of Public Safety has changed the data published in the 5 PM report on crimes committed...
November 16, 2020
“They Said If I Climbed in Polls They’d Kill Me”: Candidate Who Survived Murder Attempted
PSDB's Solange Freitas, who is running in the city of Baixada Santista, had her car gunned down last Wednesday, November...
November 15, 2020
Commander Says Brazilian Army “Not a Government Institution”, Has No Party Affiliation
Army Commander General Edson Pujol said on Friday, November 13th, that the institution is not part of the government and...
November 14, 2020