Chile Posts August Trade Surplus as Exports Decline Less Than Imports
Chile posted a trade surplus of US$ 904 million (R$ 4.9 billion) in August, the central bank said on Monday,...
September 8, 2020Topic
Brazil Real
Poll: 72 Percent of Brazilians Think Schools Should Only Reopen after Coronavirus Vaccine
For 72 percent of Brazilians in classes A, B, and C, students should only return to in-person classes after a...
September 8, 2020
Venezuela: Guaidó, 37 parties Reject Congressional Election, Call for More International Pressure
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday, September 7th, announced a “unitary pact” supported by a coalition of parties calling...
September 8, 2020
Brazilian Congress Pardons R$1 Billion in Churches’ Debts
A bill passed by Congress may annul churches' tax debts accumulated after inspections and fines charged by the Federal Revenue.
September 8, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 126,900 Deaths and 4.14 Million Cases (September 7th)
There is a total of 4,147,794 cumulative cases of Covid-19 in Brazil. In the past 24 hours, another 10,273 people...
September 8, 2020
Republicanos Party Confirms Rio Mayor Crivella as Candidate for Re-election
The current mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, was officially announced as a candidate for re-election by the Republicans...
September 8, 2020
S&P Global Upgrades Argentina’s Rating From SD to CCC+; Stable Outlook
S&P Global risk agency raised Argentina's rating from SD (selective default) to CCC+. The outlook is stable.
September 8, 2020
Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Recorded at Sea, North of Ceará State
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake was recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, north of the state of Ceará, yesterday. The quake was...
September 8, 2020
Opinion: Bolsonaro, Trump and the Centrão – a Curmudgeonly Conspiracy Theory
(Opinion) In a recent column, we posited that the resurgent “Centrão” bloc in Brazil’s Congress has supplanted the “300 Picaretas”...
September 8, 2020