One-third of the world’s daily deaths: Three key figures to understand the pandemic in Brazil
The pandemic tragedy in Brazil has reached such alarming numbers that it is increasingly difficult to dimension the deaths that...
April 2, 2021Topic
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Ecuador decrees state of exception in eight provinces due to COVID-19
The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, declared a state of emergency (estado de excepción) due to public calamity due to...
April 2, 2021
Bolsonaro affirms that he will be the last Brazilian to be vaccinated against Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro affirmed this Thursday, April 1, that if he decides to get the covid-19 vaccine, he will...
April 1, 2021
Ecuador’s economy to contract by 7.8% in 2020 due to pandemic
Ecuador's economy contracted 7.8% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic's effects, which hit hard household and government consumption, investment,...
April 1, 2021
Ecuador’s Emergency Committee recommends “state of exception” by zones
The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE-N) recommended on Thursday, April 1, to the president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, to declare...
April 1, 2021
Chile exceeds one million total infections and closes its borders again
The Chilean government announced Thursday that it will close its borders again during the whole month of April to try...
April 1, 2021
Amid record Covid-19 deaths and contagion, Bolsonaro rejects restrictions on movement, asks people to return to work
March has been by far the worst month of the pandemic in the South American giant, with more than 66,000...
April 1, 2021
“We are under the winds of democracy,” says Brazil’s STF Justice
"There is not the slightest possibility of engaging the Armed Forces in an adventure. We are under the winds of...
April 1, 2021
Expansion in Brazil’s manufacturing sector slowed to 9-month low in March -IHS Markit
The pace of expansion in Brazil’s manufacturing sector slowed sharply in March, to its slowest since June last year, a...
April 1, 2021