Lower House Approves Urgency for Bill Allowing Gun Carrying on Rural Property
On the evening of Tuesday 20th August 2019, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved the request for urgency...
August 21, 2019Topic
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U.S. Legislators Question American Collaboration with Lava Jato
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, August 20th, 2019, members of the Democratic Party sent a letter to the...
August 21, 2019
Brazil’s Government Set to Announce Privatization of Postal Service “Correios”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Postal and Telegraph Company (Correios) is on the list of seventeen state-owned companies...
August 21, 2019
Argentina’s Alberto Fernández Rejects Economic Protectionist Measures
Argentina’s presidential favorite, Alberto Fernández, has pledged not to regulate the economy should he win the elections in October. In...
August 21, 2019
New Rule: Homophobic Shouts at Stadiums in Brazil Could Cost Clubs Points
The Supreme Court of Sports Justice (STJD) ruled on Monday (19th) that homophobic expressions in stadiums, such as screaming "bicha"...
August 21, 2019
São Paulo Electoral Court Convicts Fernando Haddad of Slush Fund Use in 2012
Former mayor of São Paulo Fernando Haddad (PT) was convicted of alleged box two from UTC Engenharia in the 2012...
August 20, 2019
Argentinians Fernández and Kirchner Join Petition for Lula’s Release
Several center-left leaders from Argentina issued a manifesto in defense of the release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da...
August 20, 2019
Governor Witzel Suggests Cariocas Avoid Bus Stops During Police Actions
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, after meeting with Vice President Hamilton Mourão in Brasilia, said on Monday...
August 20, 2019
Dutch Ambassador Says Most Dutch People Associate Brazil With Positive Signals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an exclusive interview with The Rio Times, on the occasion of Agroleite, the milk...
August 20, 2019