Poll: Racism Exists for 90% of Brazilians; 53% See Racism in Carrefour Beating
Over half of Brazilians (52.7%) consider that the murder of João Alberto Silveira Freitas, who was beaten to death by...
November 24, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazilian Model Accuses Senator of Rape in São Paulo Hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A 22-year-old model is accusing Tocantins Senator Irajá Silvestre Filho (PSD- Social Democratic Party), 37,...
November 24, 2020
Fiocruz Expects to Manufacture Vaccine for 130 Million Brazilians in 2021
The Foundation has an agreement with AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company developing the Oxford vaccine. Some 65 million people are expected...
November 24, 2020
Brazilians’ Concern with Coronavirus Grows; 77% Believe In Second Wave
The new increase in the number of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths by the coronavirus pandemic in several regions of Brazil...
November 24, 2020
Brazil’s Economy Minister Expects Net 300,000 Jobs Lost in 2020
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes said yesterday, November 23rd, that Brazil should lose approximately 300 thousand formal jobs this year.
November 24, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts Six Million Cases, Almost 170,000 Deaths (November 23rd)
With 302 deaths recorded over the past 24 hours, the total number of deaths by Covid-19 in Brazil now totals...
November 24, 2020
Clandestine Party Organizers to Face Criminal Charges in São Paulo State
Organizers of clandestine parties will be held criminally liable for violating lockdown rules amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the...
November 23, 2020
Brazilian Government Plans new Road Crossing the Amazon
As the world turns its attention to the protection of the Amazon, the Jair Bolsonaro government decided to implement a...
November 23, 2020
Distribution of Chloroquine Doubles in Seven Months in Brazil’s Publicly Funded Health Care System
Chloroquine distribution in Brazil broke record levels in 2020. According to data gathered by VEJA through the Access to Information...
November 23, 2020