Brazil Announces R$500 Million Credit Line to Truckers to Avoid Strike
Brazil’s Development Bank (BNDES) announced it is opening up a R$500 million credit line for independent truckers while the federal...
April 17, 2019Topic
Bolsonaro
After Wave of Criticism, NY Museum Cancels Bolsonaro Event
After widespread criticism, the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has announced that the Brazil-United States...
April 16, 2019
Bolsonaro Receives Heavy Criticism Over Holocaust Statement
Less than a month after visiting Israel, Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has angered the Israeli President Reuvlen Rivlin and Jewish...
April 14, 2019
Brazil’s Petrobras Sees Shares Plummet After Price Hike Cancellation
Oil giant, Petrobras, saw its shares plummet on Friday after the company announced it was cancelling a 5.7 percent diesel...
April 13, 2019
Controversy Surrounds Bolsonaro in First 100 Days
The Bolsonaro Administration completed its 100th day in office on Wednesday (April10th) with President Jair Bolsonaro celebrating the accomplishments of...
April 12, 2019
Opinion | Brazil’s Bolsonaro: How’s He Doing After 100 Days? Part II – Education
Opinion by Michael Royster São Paulo, SP – It is almost ritualistic for pollsters and pundits to analyze presidential performance...
April 12, 2019
Petrobras Backs Down on Price Increase
Hours after posting the increase in diesel fuel prices on its website, Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, reversed its decision, stating...
April 12, 2019
Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly Approves Bill Allowing Deputies to Carry Guns
On Wednesday, April 10th, the state deputies of Rio de Janeiro’s legislative assembly approved a bill that allows them to...
April 11, 2019
New Wave of Brazilian Immigrants to Portugal is Underway
According to Cíntia de Paulo, of Casa do Brasil, a non-profit association in Lisbon, a new wave of immigrants to...
April 11, 2019