Brazilians’ average income lowest since 2012 -IBGE
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the average real monthly household income per capita in 2021
June 12, 2022Topic
Brazil poverty
Never before have so many Brazilians been in debt as today
The economic crisis triggered by the Covid 19 pandemic and its related isolation and containment measures has caused the debt...
August 5, 2021
Bolsonaro reaffirms that Petrobras can subsidize the purchase of cooking gas
The President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, reaffirmed that Petrobras has a fund of about R$3 billion (US$577 million) to...
August 4, 2021
One third of all missing persons in Brazil are teenage minors
In December, Lucas, Alexander, and Fernando went out to play in the streets of Rio de Janeiro and never returned....
May 25, 2021
Bolsonaro warns that Brazil is “a powder keg” due to local confinement measures
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro warned Wednesday that the country "is a powder keg" because of the restrictive measures adopted by...
April 14, 2021
Millions in Brazil thrown back into poverty as pandemic aid dries up
Tatiana Araujo de Sirqueira, a 33-year old single mother of six, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are almost neighbors. But...
March 26, 2021
Oxford Economics: New pandemic aid will boost Brazil’s GDP to 3.8% in 2021
The second round of emergency aid will boost Brazil's GDP growth by 0.2 percentage point to 3.8% this year, writes...
March 10, 2021
Brazil’s President says pandemic aid payments could vary in value
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, March 5th, said that emergency payments to aid the poor in the pandemic could...
March 6, 2021
Brazilians withdraw US$1 billion from savings accounts in February
Brazilian savings accounts shrank by R$5.83 billion (US$1.04 billion) in February, figures showed on Thursday, March 4th, the second month...
March 4, 2021