Outgoing United Nations Rapporteur Proposes International Inquiry Against Brazil
For the first time in its democratic period, Brazil is the target of an official recommendation for the government to...
September 17, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Covid-19: Brazil Has 134,000 Deaths and 4.4 Million Cumulative Cases (September 16th)
Brazil has reached 134,106 deaths due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the past 24 hours, 987 deaths were recorded.
September 17, 2020
“This Can’t Be an Accident” Says Federal Police Detective on Pantanal Fires in Brazil
Documents and farmers' cell phones in Mato Grosso do Sul were seized by the Federal Police's 'Matáá' Operation, which was...
September 16, 2020
WHO Alert: “We are Not Even Halfway Through the Pandemic, Rather at the Start”
Another press conference was held on Tuesday at the World Health Organization's (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
September 16, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 1,100 Deaths and 36,600 Cases in Past 24 Hours (September 15th)
In the past 24 hours, Brazil recorded 1,113 deaths and 36,653 new cases related to the novel coronavirus.
September 16, 2020
Covid-19 Is Now Brazil’s Top Cause of Deaths in a Single Year
On Sunday, Brazil reached the mark of 132 thousand deaths caused by Covid-19, and the disease became the top cause...
September 16, 2020
Fight for Survival of Americas’ Largest Feline in Pantanal Fires
Last Friday afternoon, September 11th, a Brazilian Navy helicopter took off with an unusual passenger: a jaguar. During the air...
September 16, 2020
Bolsonaro, Amid Funding Concerns, Scuppers New Welfare Plan ‘Renda Brasil’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, September 15th, said he was scrapping plans to launch...
September 15, 2020
São Paulo Records Drop in Covid-19 Hospitalizations for Eighth Straight Week
For the eighth consecutive week, the state of São Paulo has been recording a drop in the number of new...
September 15, 2020