New Covid-19 Case Surge Leads to Reopening of Field Hospitals Throughout Brazil
The new surge in Covid-19 infections has prompted governments to reopen or extend the operation period of field hospitals throughout...
January 7, 2021Topic
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Brazilian City Belo Horizonte Decrees Lockdown Starting Monday
Kalil said that the capital of Minas Gerais reached "the limit of Covid-19" and that, after a government meeting, he...
January 7, 2021
Brazil Government Zeroes Import Duty on Needles and Syringes Until June
Until mid-year, syringes and needles from other countries will enter Brazil duty free. The Executive Committee of the Foreign Trade...
January 7, 2021
Brazil Government Suspends Purchase of Syringes Because of High Prices
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday morning, January 6th, President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted news that the Ministry of Health...
January 6, 2021
Brazil Defaults on BRICS Bank Agreement After Congress Blocks Payment
Brazil's Economy Ministry onTuesday said it had defaulted on its penultimate capital installment to the New Development Bank (NDB) because...
January 6, 2021
Latin America Reacts to Covid-19 Surge with New Restrictions As Brazil Remains Inert
January brought a case surge in Latin America. After a drop in the curve in October and November, in December...
January 6, 2021
São Paulo App Driver, Mistaken for Pedophile, Is Robbed, Savagely Killed
Five people were arrested on Sunday, January 3rd, in Parelheiros, in southern São Paulo city, suspected of involvement in a...
January 6, 2021
Manaus Mayor Concedes Collapse, Says City Has Only 2-3 Months’ Supply of Graves
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recently sworn in, Mayor David Almeida yesterday accepted that Manaus, capital city of Brazil´s Amazonas...
January 6, 2021
JBS among Meat Firms Linked by Activists to Slavery-tainted Ranches in Brazil
Brazilian meatpackers must clean up their supply chains, labor experts said on Tuesday, after an investigation showed six firms bought...
January 5, 2021