Crisis Will Be Severe and Prolonged, with No Rebound in 2021, Predicts Economist
Economist Monica De Bolle has just released her book 'Ruptura' - the first book in the series 'A Pilha de...
September 28, 2020Topic
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Analysis: Short of Cash, New Brazilian Mayors Will Need Administrative Innovation
Entrepreneur Wilson Poit, director of São Paulo's SEBRAE (Brazilian service of assistance to micro and small enterprises), has already lost...
September 28, 2020
Privatization of Rio Water Utility Raises Concerns About Access for Favelas
Water shortages in Rio’s favelas have been dire during the Covid-19 pandemic. But rather than ensure water access for vulnerable...
September 28, 2020
Human Rights Organizations in USA Denounce Forced Hysterectomies in Detention Center
In the US state of Georgia, a growing number of women are reporting to attorneys and human rights organizations that...
September 27, 2020
Facebook Launches Startup Acceleration Program for Brazilian Small Agrobusinesses
On Thursday, September 24th, Facebook launched its first program to accelerate startups with solutions for agriculture in Latin America, the...
September 27, 2020
Chief Raoni Says Bolsonaro Lied in UN Speech about Origin of Amazon Fires
Chief Raoni Metukture commented on Saturday, September 26th, on President Jair Bolsonaro's speech at the United Nations (UN) Assembly last...
September 27, 2020
Brazil Totals 141,406 Deaths from Novel Coronavirus (September 26th)
Brazil totals 141,406 people killed by the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. The lethality rate, according to...
September 27, 2020
Over Thirty Detained in Raid Against Opponents in Nicaragua
Over 30 people were detained by the Nicaraguan police, most temporarily, during a raid against opponents on Saturday in different...
September 27, 2020
Shooting Leaves One Dead, Five Wounded in Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State
A shooting in Prainha, in Arraial do Cabo, in the Rio de Janeiro Lake District, left one man dead and...
September 27, 2020