Weeks Before Collapse, Bolsonaro Government Raised Gas Cylinder Import Tax
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The government raised the import tax on medical gas cylinders, which had been exempt since…
January 16, 2021Topic
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São Paulo Government Changes Quarantine Rules, but Keeps Trade Open
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Friday, January 8th, the São Paulo government decided to change some of the quarantine…
January 9, 2021
Rio de Janeiro and Paraná Announce Start of Vaccinations on January 25th
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While Minister of Health Eduardo Pazuello refrains from setting a date to begin vaccination in…
January 9, 2021
Brazil Records Highest Daily Covid-19 Death Figure in Past Five Months (January 8th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There was significant growth in the number of deaths by Covid recorded. According to the…
January 9, 2021
Eighteen Killed in Honduras During New Year’s Eve Celebrations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Honduran police said on Friday 18 people were killed in several violent incidents during…
January 2, 2021
São Paulo Mayor Covas Pledges More Beds for COVID-19 Patients
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The mayor of São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, began his second term in office Friday,…
January 2, 2021
Analysis: President Bolsonaro Faces Tough Challenge between Ideology, Pragmatism
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s pugnacious president, Jair Bolsonaro, survived 2020 in surprisingly good shape personally and politically, with buoyant…
January 2, 2021
New Rio Mayor Announces Liberal Recipe to Confront Predecessor’s “Perverse Legacy”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A liberal recipe to remedy Marcelo Crivella’s “perverse legacy,” anti-racist management, new measures against Covid-19,…
January 2, 2021
Women in Brazil Face Rising Feminicide and Structural Machismo during Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The report from the Forensic Medical Institute on the death of Judge Viviane Vieira do…
December 31, 2020