Homicide Rate in Brazil Dropped in 2019 but Has Spiked in 2020
After Brazil recorded the lowest homicide rate of the decade in 2019, the number of murders rose again this first...
October 20, 2020Topic
Brazil Pension Reform
Analysis: How Liberalisation and Austerity Led to Both Lula and Bolsonaro
While the rise of populist politicians in Europe and the US gets a lot of attention from the media and...
October 20, 2020
Bolsonaro Adamant That Covid-19 Vaccine Will Not Be Compulsory in Brazil
President Jair Bolsonaro reiterated on Monday, October 19th, that a potential vaccine against Covid-19 will not be obligatory.
October 20, 2020
Study: Millennials More Disillusioned with Democracy Than Previous Generations
Millennials, or those born between 1981 and 1996, are more disillusioned than Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1981,...
October 20, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 271 More Deaths and 15,383 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 19th)
The Ministry of Health's epidemiological report - released on Monday, October 19th - shows that 15,383 new cases of Covid-19...
October 20, 2020
Brazil and United States Strengthen Ties with New Trade Facilitation Agreements
Robert O'Brien, National Security Advisor to US President Donald Trump, began an official visit to Brazil on Monday in the...
October 20, 2020
Brazil’s Federal Police Director Advocates Investment in Anti-Organized Crime Technology
The Director General of the Federal Police (PF), Rolando Alexandre de Souza, said yesterday, October 19th, that the corporation's technological...
October 20, 2020
Vale Q3 Iron Ore Production Up 31 Percent from Q2; Year-to-date Down 3.5 Percent
Vale (VALE3) released its Q3 2020 production report on Monday, October 19th, posting a 31.2 percent increase based on quarterly...
October 20, 2020
Over Half of Rio’s State Deputies Are in Prosecutor’s Office’s (MP) Sights
Over half of Rio de Janeiro's Legislative Assembly (ALERJ) deputies are in the Prosecutor's Office's (MP) sights. According to VEJA,...
October 20, 2020