São Paulo Police Choke Black Man Until He Faints, Recalling George Floyd in USA
State Police officers choked a young black man until he passed out during an approach at the Ariston Garden in...
June 23, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
University Study: Extending Full Emergency Aid Could Mitigate Brazil’s GDP Slump
For weeks, the government of Jair Bolsonaro has been discussing the future of the R$600 (US$120) emergency aid provided to...
June 23, 2020
Covid-19 Pulls 1.4 Million Out of Work in Brazil Due to Illness
When Alcides da Silva, 52, began to feel pain and high temperature, he was desperate. Three neighbors in Guaianazes, a...
June 23, 2020
Brazil Records 51,407 Deaths from Coronavirus, 748 in 24 Hours (June 22nd)
Brazil recorded 748 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in 24 hours, according to a survey conducted by a media...
June 23, 2020
Brazil Records 50,617 Deaths and 1.085 Million Covid-19 Cases (June 20th)
Brazil had 641 new Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, according to updated figures from the Ministry of Health released...
June 22, 2020
Queiroz’s Wife Wanted for Questioning, Declared Fugitive from Justice
Arrested on Thursday morning, June 18th, in a house in Atibaia, owned by the Bolsonaro family's attorney, former adviser Fabrício...
June 22, 2020
Analysis: Bolsonaro Seeks Ties with Centrist Bloc to Shield Himself In Queiroz Case
President Jair Bolsonaro intends to intensify the preparation of the safety net he has been articulating in the legislature to...
June 22, 2020
Ex-Minister Mandetta Laments 50,000 Deaths, Calls for Unity, Adding “Governments Change Too”
Former Health Minister Henrique Mandetta lamented the 50,000 lives lost in Brazil as a result of the novel coronavirus, reached...
June 22, 2020
Opinion: Bolsonaro Helps Weintraub Flee, Proving He Uses Government to Protect Friends
President Jair Bolsonaro helped Abraham Weintraub flee the country. There is no other way to explain what happened.
June 22, 2020