Bolsonaro More Popular Than Ever Despite Brazil’s Difficult Covid-19 Record
President Jair Bolsonaro has never been more popular in Brazil, despite his country's woeful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolsonaro,...
October 13, 2020Topic
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Oxfam Claims IMF Loans During Pandemic Worsen Poverty and Inequality
The vast majority of International Monetary Fund loans extended during the Covid-19 pandemic have suggested or demanded spending cuts that...
October 13, 2020
Man Dies After Being Struck by Gas Cylinder Tossed from Building in Copacabana
The victim lived in Pavão-Pavãozinho and sold fruit in the region. The suspect of dumping the cylinder was taken to...
October 13, 2020
Brazilian Financial Market Frustrated by Bolsonaro, But Maintains Support
If it still had hopes of a robust reform agenda, fiscal austerity, and privatization between now and 2022, the financial...
October 13, 2020
Despite Pandemic Crisis, Loan Defaults in Brazil Decline
The economic crisis triggered by Covid-19 in the country has raised unemployment to record levels and caused the closure of...
October 13, 2020
‘Bacurau’ Conquers Cinema Brazil Best Picture, Five More Awards
The Brazilian western "Bacurau", by Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, was the big winner of the Cinema Brazil Grand...
October 13, 2020
Domestic Workforce in Brazil Has Lost 500,000 Jobs During Pandemic
Housemaid Barbara Cristina, 40, began 2020 working in three different residences in Rio de Janeiro, with a monthly income close...
October 13, 2020
Rent Negotiations Pick Up in Brazil as Rents Rise 18 Percent on Average
As an example, a R$1,500 rent with a contract through September would increase to R$1,769.
October 13, 2020
Anti-Government Protests in Buenos Aires, Several Other Argentine Cities
On Monday, October 12th, a holiday, sectors opposed to the national government reconvened in downtown Buenos Aires and several parts...
October 13, 2020