State Police Officers Kill Young Black Man in São Paulo; Witnesses Claim Victim was Unarmed
An 18-year-old black youth, Wenny Sabino Costa Martin, was shot dead by State Police (PM) officers in the neighborhood of...
November 30, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Recife: Campos Elected Youngest Mayor of a Capital City at 27
The fierce dispute saw family squabbles, left-wing splits and many lawsuits. Break-up between the PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party) and the...
November 30, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 272 Deaths in 24 Hours; Total Reaches 172,833 Fatalities (November 29th)
Brazil recorded 272 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.
November 30, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Wait ‘a bit Longer’ to Recognize Winner of U.S. Election
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday, November 29th, he will wait “a little bit longer” to recognize a...
November 29, 2020
São Paulo, Rio Elect Mayors in Brazil Runoffs
Brazil's biggest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, voted for their next mayors Sunday, November 29th, as the country...
November 29, 2020
Major Data Leak in Brazil: Personal Records of 16 Million Patients Exposed
Personal details of millions of Brazilians infected with Covid-19 have been exposed after passwords to systems from the Ministry of...
November 29, 2020
Number of Brazilians Receiving U.S. Green Cards Breaks Record in 2019
The number of Brazilians granted the green card in the United States has broken a record, show U.S. government data.
November 29, 2020
Alert: Circulation Restrictions Against Covid-19 Second Wave Should Be Restored
Health Secretaries and governors of several states in Brazil claim that the second wave of Covid-19 is a fact in...
November 29, 2020
Covid-19: Cumulative Cases Total 6.2 Million, Deaths Reach 172,000 (November 28th)
The number of cumulative cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Brazil reached 6,290,272, an increase of 51,922 infections registered...
November 29, 2020