Brazil

Massive Blackout Strikes Venezuela, Government Blames “Electromagnetic Attack”

A new blackout in Venezuela left much of the country without electricity on Monday, July 22nd. According to Reuters, at...

July 23, 2019

Eighty Percent of Brazil’s Inmates are Undocumented, Says National Council of Justice

An unprecedented study of the National Council of Justice (CNJ) points out that only five States in Brazil have control...

July 23, 2019

Treasury Seizes 25.3 Tons of Cocaine in First Half of 2019

Data from the Ministry of Economy obtained exclusively by GloboNews show that between January and June this year, the Federal...

July 23, 2019

Study Shows Eighty Percent of Diabetics may Suffer From Cardiovascular Disease

A study carried out by EndoDebate in partnership with Revista Sade showed that 80 percent of people with type 2...

July 23, 2019

BP and Bunge Merge Brazilian Operations and Create World-class Biofuel Player

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - U.S. commodities trader Bunge, a leader in agriculture, food and ingredients, and British energy company...

July 23, 2019

Truckers: Government Suspends New Freight Rates, Will Negotiate Wednesday

The freight table will be suspended on Monday, July 22nd, said the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Freitas, and the ministry's...

July 23, 2019

Brazil Recorded One Case of Human Trafficking Every Four Days in 2018

Figures from the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights show a worrying scenario: Brazil recorded one case of human...

July 23, 2019

Brazilian Government Approves 51 Additional Pesticides, Totaling 262 This Year

The Ministry of Agriculture approved on Monday, July 22nd, the registration of more than 51 pesticides, totaling 262 this year....

July 23, 2019

Fifty-Eight Percent of Brazilians Unable to Cite any Positive Measure by Bolsonaro

A Datafolha survey found that four out of ten Brazilians were unable to quote a measure by Jair Bolsonaro's government...

July 23, 2019