Construction Sector in Brazil Beat Pandemic in 2020, Should Boom in 2021 – Executives
Despite the devastating pandemic, one sector has been extremely resilient, with a fast rebound and surprising figures.
December 31, 2020Topic
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Named OCCRP´s 2020 Corrupt Person of the Year
Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, has been named the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project’s (OCCRP) 2020 Person of the...
December 30, 2020
Bolsonaro to Sign Provisional Measure Raising Brazil Minimum Wage by 5%
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would sign a decree later on Wednesday raising the national minimum wage by...
December 30, 2020
Brazil, Under Mounting Pressure, Eyes Emergency Use for AstraZeneca Vaccine
Brazil will soon weigh emergency-use approval for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after Britain gave the green light on Wednesday, December 30th,...
December 30, 2020
Brazil’s Public Sector Primary Deficit in November Sets Four-Year High
Brazil's public sector registered a primary deficit of R$18.1 billion (US$3.49 billion) in November, the worst result for the month...
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Nearly 4 Million Peruvians in Lima Metropolitan Area May Have Had COVID-19
Around 4 million people might already have had the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Peru´s Lima Metropolitan Area, according to seroprevalence...
December 30, 2020
Colombia Minimum Wage to Rise 3.5% to Around US$260 per Month in 2021
Colombia's minimum wage will increase 3.5% in 2021, President Ivan Duque said in a Twitter message on Tuesday, December 30th,...
December 30, 2020
Brazil Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Since October (December 29th)
Brazil registered 1,111 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest daily count fatalities since Oct. 3, when...
December 30, 2020
Cuba Announces Domestic Covid-19 Vaccine within Six Months
Cuba will be able to immunize its entire population against the coronavirus with its own vaccine in the first half...
December 30, 2020