Coronavirus Has Exposed Latin American Pension Systems’ Fragility
Pension funds are attracting more attention than ever in Latin America, amid a pandemic that is impacting overall economic capacity.
August 24, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Federal Universities Have Lost 73 Percent of Infrastructure Funding In Ten Years
Over the past 10 years, the amount granted to universities and federal institutions to invest in infrastructure has shrunk by...
August 24, 2020
Brazil’s Publishers Rally Against Proposed Taxation of Book Sales
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government's recent tax reform proposal has raised criticism from the country’s publishers, authors and...
August 24, 2020
As Pantanal Fires Burn, Pressure Grows on Brazil’s Environmental Officials
The odor of burning bush penetrated the window of Zulmira Maria Lucia's home, 67, a resident of Mata Cavalo, a...
August 23, 2020Analysis: Rousseff’s Mirage, or Why Brazilian Women Are Lacking in Elected Positions
The Brazilian Senate used a Christmas recess to make a small reform of historical significance. When the works were completed,...
August 23, 2020
Snow Falls in Curitiba for Third Time in History
On Friday night, August 21st, Curitiba recorded snow in the area of Tatuquara, in the southern region of the capital...
August 23, 2020
Two Thousand People Removed from Home Near Jati Dam in Ceará after Pipeline Rupture
Residents around the Jati dam, in the interior of Ceará, were removed from their homes preventively on Saturday, August 22nd,...
August 23, 2020
Uruguayan Travel Agencies Propose “Early Quarantine” to Host European Tourists
The Association of Travel Agencies of Uruguay (AUDAVI) will propose the Ministry of Tourism that tourists from the European Union...
August 23, 2020
Brazil Reaches 3.58 Million Cases and 114,250 Covid-19 Deaths (August 22nd)
The number of deaths by covid-19 has increased by 892 in the past 24 hours. As a result, the total...
August 23, 2020