Bolivia: Four new and controversial measures debated on May 1
In the city of Oruro in Bolivia, President Luis Arce announced last weekend four surprising measures for Bolivian workers that...
May 4, 2022Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
At least 11 people were killed last weekend in Ecuador despite the state of emergency
During the last Labor Day holiday in Ecuador, at least 11 murders were reported in the cities of Guayaquil, Durán...
May 4, 2022
Brazil: People’s income with higher salaries fell 16% during pandemic
The pocket of Brazilian workers with higher salaries was affected by the crisis triggered by covid-19 and the skyrocketing inflation.
May 4, 2022
Brazil: Chikungunya cases increased 35-fold from January to April 2022 in Ceará State
According to data from the Ministry of Health, six of the eight deaths caused by chikungunya in Brazil in 2022...
May 4, 2022
Brazil Aid: over 1 million families on waiting list in February, says study
According to the Ministry of Citizenship, the queue of Brazilians waiting for the Brazil Aid (Auxílio Brasil) program has grown...
May 4, 2022
How long until jobs in Chile recover to pre-pandemic levels
Job recovery is slowing in Chile. The unemployment rate reached 7.8% between January and March of this year, down from...
May 3, 2022
Brazil: Indebtedness hits record high, reaching 3 out of 10 families
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The percentage of indebtedness hit a new record in April this year, reaching 28.6% of...
May 3, 2022
Ecuador’s military takes control of provinces taken over by drug and crime groups
A 9,000-strong military and police force took control of Ecuador's three provinces hardest hit by drug trafficking and crime, which...
May 2, 2022
The Chile of a million immigrants in the labor force
There are approximately 1.9 million immigrants with jobs in Chile, according to figures made public last week by the National...
May 2, 2022