Possible Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State
According to authorities there are already 133 suspected cases of the disease and 38 suspicious deaths linked to the virus.
January 16, 2017Topic
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Amazonas Prison Director Removed for Corruption in Brazil
Report shows inmates had told the state court that prison officials were bribed to allow weapons, drugs and cellular phones...
January 11, 2017
States to Receive Federal Agents for Brazil Prison Crisis
Roraima to be the fourth state to request federal security forces in their prison system after more than 100 inmates...
January 9, 2017
Another Prison Riot in Brazil Leaves 33 Inmates Dead
The deaths occurred just outside Boa Vista, Roraima state, hours before the federal government announced its security plan for prisons...
January 6, 2017
Brazil Prosecutors Charge Vale, BHP With Homicide
Twenty-two people have been charged with homicide in connection with Samarco dam spill, including six foreigners.
October 21, 2016
Brazil Faces Yet Another Health Problem: The Swine Flu
Since the beginning of the year more than 300 cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed by the Ministry of...
April 3, 2016
Heavy Rains Across São Paulo State Leave 18 Dead
Heavy rains in Brazil brought flooding and landslides, leaving at least eighteen people dead so far in the greater São...
March 12, 2016
Seven Samarco Executives Charged With Homicide in Brazil
Seven have been charged with homicide in connection to the collapse of the Samarco dam in Mariana in November 2015...
February 24, 2016
Zika Virus Linked to Microcephaly in Two Brazilian Newborns
The U.S.’s CDC announced it was able to identify the Zika virus in the brains of two newborns who died...
February 11, 2016