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Brazilian Sports Celebrities Launch Anti-Racism and Pro-Democracy Manifesto

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Comprising influential names from various sports disciplines, the group “Esporte pela Democracia” (Sport for Democracy)...

June 4, 2020

SELIC at 2.25 Percent Not Written in Stone, Says Brazilian Central Bank Director

The SELIC stands at three percent per year and the Central Bank has already signaled that it will further cut...

June 4, 2020

Governmental Coronavirus Neglect Could Lead Brazilian Officials to Face Lawsuits

Brazil reaches June with over 31,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths and with governors relaxing isolation measures, although the contagion curve is...

June 4, 2020

Brazil Posts US$3 Billion Foreign Exchange Inflow in May, First Surplus Since July 2019

Reuters) Brazil posted a net foreign exchange inflow of US$3.1 (R$15.2) billion in May, central bank figures showed on Wednesday,...

June 3, 2020

U.S. Congressional Committee Opposes Any U.S. Trade Deal with Brazil

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday, June 3rd, it opposed the Trump administration’s plan to expand...

June 3, 2020

Oxford University Close to Finding Effective Covid-19 Vaccine

The Covid-19 vaccine under development at Oxford University in the UK is entering its third round of clinical trials this...

June 3, 2020

Deaths in Police Operations Rise in Brazil Despite Quarantine

Demonstrations against police brutality in the United States are having repercussions in Brazil, one of the countries where security forces...

June 3, 2020

Brazil Sets Daily Record with 1,262 Covid-19 Deaths; Total Passes 31,000 (June 2nd)

Brazil had a record day of Covid-19 deaths as the virus shows no signs of easing in Latin America’s largest...

June 3, 2020

Coronavirus: Latin America in Danger of Hunger Pandemic

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) alerts that the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America this year could push some...

June 3, 2020