Brazil’s capital goes into lockdown to quell COVID-19 surge
The governor of Brazil’s capital city, Brasilia, decreed a 24-hour lockdown for all but essential services on Friday to curb...
February 27, 2021Topic
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Spain to help Colombia taking care of legalized Venezuelan migrants
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González, signed on Friday, February 27th, with her Colombian counterpart Claudia Blum a...
February 27, 2021
Almost 20 Brazilian capitals on the verge of hospital collapse – Fiocruz
The country is living its worst moment since the start of the pandemic, according to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)....
February 27, 2021
São Paulo industry posts growth, says FIESP
São Paulo's processing industry posted a 2.6% growth in real sales between December and January, according to a Conjuncture Survey...
February 27, 2021
Brazil to receive 9.1 million vaccine doses in first Covax batch
Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, is releasing 9.1 million doses to Brazil through the Covax initiative, a multilateral effort to...
February 27, 2021
Economic climate improves in Brazil in first quarter, says FGV
Brazil's Economic Climate Indicator climbed 5.1 points from the last quarter of 2020 to the first quarter this year and...
February 26, 2021
Bloomberg ranks Latin American nations last on “best countries to be in the pandemic” list
Bloomberg has ranked the best and worst countries to be in this "coronavirus era". One year after the start of...
February 26, 2021
Ecuador health minister resigns after criticism of coronavirus vaccine plan
Ecuadorean health minister Juan Carlos Zevallos tendered his resignation on Friday following accusations of irregularities in a pilot program for...
February 26, 2021
Colombia regulator urges banks to hold profits due to loan portfolio deterioration
Colombia banks are being asked to retain close to 68% of the profits they made in 2020 to boost assets...
February 26, 2021