Solicitor General Urges STF to Clarify How Homophobia Decision Affects Religious Freedom
Brazil's Attorney General (AGU) on Wednesday, October 14th, lodged an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to clarify the...
October 15, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Portugal Enters State of Calamity, Steps Up Restrictions to Contain New Covid-19 Wave
In Portugal, the alert level throughout the country was raised with a calamity state decree, the last level before the...
October 15, 2020
Brazil, Alleging Budget Restraints, Suspends W.H.O. Funding
After the USA, Brazil has now also withdrawn from the responsibility of international pandemic control. The government of Jair Bolsonaro...
October 15, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 749 Deaths and 27,200 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 14th)
With the added numbers, the country has reached 151,747 deaths caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, 150,998 deaths...
October 15, 2020
Mother and Daughter Killed at Home During Birthday Party in São Paulo
Nathalia Saldanha de Souza was stabbed to death at around 8:30 PM on Monday, October 12th, in her home in...
October 15, 2020
Brazil Public Defenders File Suit to Have New R$200 Banknotes Removed from Circulation
The Public Defender's Office (DPU) brought a Public Civil Action in Court for the Central Bank to suspend the production...
October 14, 2020
World Bank Approves US$12 Billion for Developing Countries to Acquire Covid-19 Vaccines
The World Bank said its executive board approved on Tuesday US$12 billion in new funding for developing countries to finance...
October 14, 2020
With Johnson & Johnson on Hold, Which Vaccine Trials in Brazil Are Most Advanced?
With the administration of doses in volunteers initiated on the past October 9th, Johnson & Johnson announced the interruption of...
October 14, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Has Cumulative 151,000 Deaths, 5.11 Million Cases (October 13th)
Brazil totals 150,998 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic - in the past 24 hours, another 309 deaths from the disease...
October 14, 2020