Vivo Parent Telefônica Brasil’s Contractors Found Guilty of Slave Labor Practices
Thomson Reuters Foundation said in its latest report, that the country's leading mobile company Spain-owned Telefonica Brasil (Vivo) and three...
August 1, 2019Topic
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Brazil’s Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to Six Percent, Lowest Rate Since 1986
Brazil's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate from 6.5 to 6 percent on Wednesday, July 31st, the lowest rate...
August 1, 2019
Powerful Politician Rodrigo Maia Supports Press Freedom in Vaza Jato Case
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, recorded a video in which he defends the secrecy of journalistic...
July 31, 2019
Trump Praises Bolsonaro, Says He Wants Free Trade Deal With Brazil
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday, July 30th, that he wants to negotiate a free...
July 30, 2019
Former Football Star Ronaldinho Owes Millions, Has 57 Properties Seized, Says Folha
onaldinho Gaúcho has had a successful career on the pitch, but off the pitch, life is not easy for the...
July 30, 2019
Itaú Unibanco Introduces Voluntary Retirement Program, While Profits Rise
Itaú Unibanco announced on Monday, July 29th, in the second quarter of 2019 a net taxable income of R$ 6.815...
July 30, 2019
Number of Dead in Pará Prison Riot Rises to 57; 46 Detainees will be Transferred
The Superintendence of the Penitentiary System of Par (Susipe) has confirmed the rise in the number of deaths from 52...
July 30, 2019
Japan’s Softbank Group Invests in Brazilian Fintech Banco Inter
Reuters reports that Brazilian online lender Banco Inter SA raised R$1.3 billion (US$343 million) in a share offering that lured...
July 30, 2019
Agreement with Brazil Compromises Paraguay’s President one Year After Taking Office
Paraguay's right-wing president and close ally of Jair Bolsonaro, Mario Abdo Benítez, is suffering his most significant political wear since...
July 30, 2019