Nine-Year-Old Dies in Favela Fire in East Zone of São Paulo
A nine-year-old child died in a fire in the Chaparral favela, in Penha (eastern part of São Paulo), on Saturday...
August 30, 2020Topic
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Brazil Grants Asylum to 8,000 Venezuelans in Single Day
On Friday, August 28th, the National Committee for Refugees (CONARE), linked to the Ministry of Justice, recognized the condition of...
August 30, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts Three Million Recovered Patients and 120,000 Deaths (August 29th)
Since the start of the pandemic, Brazil has confirmed 3,846,153 positive Covid-19 cases.
August 30, 2020
Rio’s Acting Governor Says He Will Keep Focus on Pandemic
The acting governor of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro, who temporarily took over the state government on Friday, August 28th,...
August 30, 2020
Brazil, Reversing Course, Says Will Keep Fighting Amazon Deforestation
In a dramatic u-turn, Brazil’s Environment Ministry said on Friday it would continue to fight deforestation, reversing its position after...
August 29, 2020
Hard-hit Peru Will Begin Covid-19 Vaccine Testing with Volunteers Next Month
Peru will start testing coronavirus vaccines from China's Sinopharm and US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson in September, researchers said, which...
August 29, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 855 Deaths and 43,412 New Cases in 24 Hours (August 28th)
The Ministry of Health's update released on Friday evening, August 28th, reported 855 deaths in the past 24 hours.
August 29, 2020
Dollar Down 3.5 Percent in Two Days; Real Appreciation May Continue
The dollar has been dropping sharply since Thursday as a result of the Federal Reserve president Jerome Powell's announcement that...
August 29, 2020
Rio Governor Witzel’s Removal Could Benefit Flávio Bolsonaro
After being removed by a Superior Court of Justice (STJ) injunction, Rio de Janeiro governor Wilson Witzel voiced attacks against...
August 29, 2020