Activist Sara Winter Laments: “I Don’t Recognize Bolsonaro Anymore”
In a lengthy Facebook post, Sara, who was arrested on June 15th by order of Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice...
October 6, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Prosecutor General’s Office Opposes Flávio Bolsonaro’s Request to Halt Kickback Investigation
The PGR's opinion, signed by deputy prosecutor general Roberto Luís Opperman Thomé, was submitted to the STJ on Sunday, October...
October 6, 2020
Amid Pantanal Fires, Blue Macaw Could Return to Endangered Species Status, Says Biologist
Biologist Neiva Guedes, the country's leading expert on blue macaws, flew over and visited the Pantanal in Mato Grosso and...
October 6, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 146,000 Deaths and 4.92 Million Cumulative Cases (October 5th)
The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic has reached 146,675. In the past 24 hours, there were 323...
October 6, 2020
Increased Military Spending in Brazil With Amazonia Money?
On a late May evening, the arrival of military troops caught the attention of residents of Juara, in Mato Grosso,...
October 6, 2020
Chile Warns of Very Rare New Strain of Coronavirus
The second wave strain affecting the southern Chilean region of Magallanes would be a "very rare in the world" variant...
October 5, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 365 Deaths and 8,456 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 4th)
The balance released by the Ministry of Health (MS) yesterday, October 4th, shows 8,456 new cases of covid-19 in the...
October 5, 2020
Food Companies Urge UK to Toughen Rules to Protect Forests in Brazil and Indonesia
With the food industry under growing scrutiny for its role in driving deforestation in countries such as Brazil and Indonesia,...
October 5, 2020
25,000+ Candidates Change Declared Race for 2020 Election: 40 Percent from White to Black
Over 25,000 candidates who ran in the 2016 election changed their race as declared to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE)...
October 5, 2020