Bolsonaro Pushes Truckers Pressure onto Governors by Proposing to Change State Taxes
With no room to meet truckers' demands, President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Friday, February 5th, that he is considering a...
February 6, 2021Topic
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Fiocruz Opens Bidding Process for Construction of Latin America´s Largest Biopharma Complex
The Ministry of Health and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) yesterday launched a public notice opening the bidding process for...
February 6, 2021
Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro Bans All 2021 Carnaval Celebrations
The city of Rio de Janeiro, the municipality with the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in Brazil, today banned all...
February 5, 2021
Struck by Amazon Fires, Brazilians say They Want Greater Environmental Protection
More than three-quarters of Brazilians think Amazon rainforest fires have hurt the country’s image - and that environmental protection should...
February 5, 2021
Rare in Summer, Bomb Cyclone Forms on Brazil-Uruguay Border
An extratropical cyclone with explosive features is forming near the border between Brazil and Uruguay, in southeastern Rio Grande do...
February 4, 2021
Brazil´s Agriculture Minister Confirm Big Grain Crop Expecations
Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias on Thursday, February 4th, confirmed that the government expects to harvest bumper soybean and...
February 4, 2021
Brazil’s Eletrobras Says Nuclear Unit Hit with Cyberattack
nuclear power subsidiary of Brazil’s Eletrobras suffered a cyberattack but no operations were impacted, the state-controlled power holding company said...
February 4, 2021
Brazil’s Vale Agrees to US$7 Billion Brumadinho Disaster Settlement
Brazilian miner Vale said on Thursday it reached a R$37.7 billion (US$7 billion) agreement with prosecutors and the state of...
February 4, 2021
Brazil´s 10 Largest Favelas Join to Open “Favela Bank” Offering Micro Loans, Debit Cards
The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in Brazil's favelas, but the country's 10 biggest slums...
February 4, 2021