Fires burned more than 16.3 million hectares in Brazil in 2022
More than 16.3 million hectares, of which 2.8 million were in forests, were burned in Brazil last year, according to...
February 1, 2023Topic
Fires Pantanal
Fires in the Pantanal: State of emergency in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state
The government of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul has declared a state of emergency for one hundred...
July 25, 2022
2021 will see the second largest area burned in Brazil’s Pantanal in 10 years
Between January and August of this year, 700,000 hectares of the biome were destroyed by fires. This number is the...
September 1, 2021
Brazil´s Central Bank Grants Mercado Libre License to Operate as Financial Institution
On Monday, November 9th, Mercado Libre, the largest e-commerce and financial services technology group in Latin America, was granted authorization...
November 10, 2020
ANVISA Suspends Sinovac Vaccine Trial, Citing Unspecified “Severe Adverse Event”
Brazil’s health regulator has suspended a clinical trial for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event, surprising the...
November 10, 2020
Biden Names Brazilian Doctor to His Covid-19 Task Force
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Monday, November 9th, the members of his task force to fight the coronavirus in...
November 10, 2020
Bahia Is State with Highest Level of Disapproval of Bolsonaro Administration
The latest opinion polls have confirmed that the state is the main focus of rejection of Bolsonarism in the country....
November 10, 2020
With Power Outages and Riots, Brazil´s Amapá State Resembles War Zone
With no power, residents of Amapá's cities face rubber bullets and stun bombs.
November 10, 2020
São Paulo Governor Announces First Lot of 120,000 Coronavac Doses for November 20th
São Paulo Governor João Doria announced yesterday that the first 120,000 doses of the Coronavac vaccine will reach the state...
November 10, 2020