Federal Supreme Court Overturns Injunction to Open Trade in 18 São Paulo Cities
According to the São Paulo government, the injunction was challenged by the State Attorney General's Office under the allegation that...
January 2, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Iran Officially Cooperating with Cuba to Produce COVID-19 Vaccine
Iran is cooperating with Cuba in producing a COVID-19 vaccine, official IRNA news agency quoted an Iranian Health Ministry official...
January 1, 2021
Government Provides Mandatory 14-day Quarantine for Travelers Arriving in Peru
The Government of Peru has established 14 days of mandatory quarantine for all citizens —whether Peruvian or foreign— entering the...
January 1, 2021
Analysis: Latin America on its Way to Become the World´s Sick Man Again
By Mauricio Cárdenas , Eduardo Levy Yeyati , Andrés Velasco* RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Many regions performed badly when...
January 1, 2021
Unlike Argentina, Abortion Remains Blocked in Brazilian Congress
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While the Argentine Senate on Wednesday, December 30th, passed a law validating women's right to...
December 31, 2020
Brazil Fails to Secure Syringes for COVID-19 Vaccine Jabs
Brazilian syringe and needle makers warned on Wednesday the country’s coronavirus vaccination program was at risk after the government set...
December 31, 2020
Women in Brazil Face Rising Feminicide and Structural Machismo during Pandemic
The report from the Forensic Medical Institute made it clear that this was a hate crime. Hate against a woman....
December 31, 2020
Brazil, Under Mounting Pressure, Eyes Emergency Use for AstraZeneca Vaccine
Brazil will soon weigh emergency-use approval for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after Britain gave the green light on Wednesday, December 30th,...
December 30, 2020
Brazil Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Since October (December 29th)
Brazil registered 1,111 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest daily count fatalities since Oct. 3, when...
December 30, 2020