Brazil’s Economy Minister Confirms Emergency Aid Should Be Extended to Year’s End
During his opening speech, Economy minister Paulo Guedes said that Renda Brasil (Brazil Income), a basic income program that should...
August 6, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court Rules Government Must Protect Tribes from Covid-19
Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro’s government must adopt measures to stop the spread of novel...
August 6, 2020
Public Defender’s Office: Flagrant Detention Underscores Structural Racism in Rio
An unprecedented survey by the Rio de Janeiro Public Defender's Office shows that eight out of ten prisoners in the...
August 6, 2020
Contamination of Backer Beers Was Not Isolated Incident, Report Says
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply's final report (MAPA) on the inspection after analyzing and detecting the presence of...
August 6, 2020
Five Additional Centers in Brazil Begin Testing Chinese Vaccine
Five additional research centers in the country will this week begin testing the CoronaVac Chinese vaccine, developed by Sinovac Pharmaceutical,...
August 6, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 97,256 Deaths, 2.02 Million Recovered Patients (August 5th)
The daily balance of the Ministry of Health - released on Wednesday, August 5th, shows that Brazil has a total...
August 6, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Reaches 2.8 Million Cases; 70.3 Percent Have Recovered (August 4th)
Since the start of the pandemic, 2,801,921 Brazilians have been infected with the virus. The total number of deaths now...
August 5, 2020
Birth Control Pill Reduces Risk of Severe Covid-19, Study Says
Women who take the contraceptive pill are less likely to develop severe Covid-19. The finding is based on a study...
August 5, 2020
Authorities Free People “Purchased” to Plant Onions in Santa Catarina
An inspection operation rescued nine people from slavery in an onion plantation in Ituporanga, interior of Santa Catarina. Five of...
August 5, 2020