Campaigner Murdered Day After Reporting Threat in Magé, Rio de Janeiro State
A woman was shot dead in Magé Thursday morning in Baixada Fluminense.
October 31, 2020Topic
Brazil Pension Reform
Brazil Totals 159,400 Covid-19 Deaths Since Start of Pandemic (October 30th)
The Ministry of Health's balance released on Friday, Otober 30th, shows that that there are now a total of 159,477...
October 31, 2020
Analysis: Growing Online Anti-Vaccine Movement Is Threat to Brazil’s Public Health
Over the past few years, Brazil has perceived a drop in vaccine coverage of the basic immunization calendar.
October 30, 2020
Report: Brazilian State and Municipal Education Funding Could Decrease by Billions in 2021
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a reduction of between R$13 billion and R$40 billion in...
October 30, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says Fresh Covid Lockdown Measures are ‘Crazy’
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime critic of stay-at-home measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, said on Thursday, October 29th,...
October 30, 2020
Two Months After Launch, Brazilian Economy Minister Says R$200 Banknote Should Be Short-Lived
Less than two months after the Central Bank officially launched the new R$200 (US$40) banknote, Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes...
October 30, 2020
CoronaVac May Be Four Times More Costly Than Flu Vaccine
The CoronaVac, a vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the Chinese company Sinovac Life Sciences in partnership with the Butantan Institute...
October 30, 2020
Brazil Vice-President and 6 Ministers Will View Amazon with 10 Countries’ Top Diplomats
The federal government announced on Thursday, October 29th, that it will take diplomatic representatives from ten countries to the Amazon...
October 30, 2020
Brazil Worsens in Global Impunity Index Ranking of Journalists’ Murders
In 2020, Brazil worsened its position in the annual ranking of countries with higher impunity in cases of journalists' murders....
October 30, 2020