Covid-19: Brazil Counts 126,900 Deaths and 4.14 Million Cases (September 7th)
There is a total of 4,147,794 cumulative cases of Covid-19 in Brazil. In the past 24 hours, another 10,273 people...
September 8, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Opinion: Bolsonaro, Trump and the Centrão – a Curmudgeonly Conspiracy Theory
(Opinion) In a recent column, we posited that the resurgent “Centrão” bloc in Brazil’s Congress has supplanted the “300 Picaretas”...
September 8, 2020
Survey Shows 79 Percent of Rio Residents Favor Governor Witzel’s Impeachment
The image of governor Wilson Witzel is definitively worn out among the population of the city of Rio.
September 7, 2020
Rio de Janeiro Covid-19 Deaths Trend Downward for Fourth Consecutive Day
Data released on Sunday, September 6th by the State Health Secretariat show that the state of Rio de Janeiro has...
September 7, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 126,600 Deaths and 4.1 Million Cases (September 6th)
The Ministry of Health's daily update showed new totals regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic in Brazil.
September 7, 2020
Former Minister Moro Calls Lava Jato Threatened, Dependent on Prosecutor General
Prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol announced his withdrawal from the Curitiba operation task force and seven other prosecutors of the São Paulo...
September 7, 2020
Brazilian Holidaygoers Disregard Pandemic, Crowding Bars and Beaches
On Saturday, September 5th, Brazil reached the worrying mark of 4,123,000 infections by the novel coronavirus, with 126,203 deaths.
September 7, 2020
Pandemic Drives Millions of Latin Americans Into Formal Financial Systems
In some Latin American countries, the coronavirus pandemic did what campaigns and initiatives for years failed to do: get millions...
September 7, 2020
IBGE: 26 Percent Are Unattended at Brazilian Health Care Facilities on First Try
One in four Brazilians failed to receive health care on their first attempt.
September 7, 2020