ANVISA approves limited use of Remdesivir; AstraZeneca/Fiocruz vaccines approved for general use
Remdesivir, the first drug approved in Brazil with an indication in the package insert for the treatment of covid-19, can...
March 12, 2021Topic
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Bolivian prosecutor orders arrest of ex-president Jeanine Áñez and five ministers for sedition
Bolivian Prosecutor's Office ordered this Friday the arrest of the ex-interim president of the Andean country, Jeanine Áñez, in the...
March 12, 2021
PWC study: World executives see global recovery, Brazilian CEOs are the most confident
Exactly one year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the pandemic, with an unexpected recession in virtually the whole...
March 12, 2021
Brazil’s health ministry to buy 10 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine
The Brazilian Health Ministry on Friday, March 12th, signed a contract to buy 10 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V...
March 12, 2021
Mexican president cheers Brazil annulment of Lula’s graft conviction
Mexican left-leaning President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador celebrated on Friday, March 12th, the decision by a Brazilian Supreme Court to...
March 12, 2021
Brazil no longer has fiscal room for public investment, says Frischtak
Economist Cláudio Frischtak is considered one of the biggest names in Brazil when it comes to infrastructure.
March 12, 2021Portugal maintains travel restrictions to Brazil; Foreign Ministry confirms 3rd return flight
Portugal will maintain travel restrictions to and from Brazil until at least Easter, Prime Minister António Costa said on Thursday,...
March 12, 2021
Ecuador reaches pre-agreement with Thailand’s PTT to renegotiate oil-for-loan deal
Ecuador has reached a preliminary agreement with a unit of Thailand’s state-run PTT PCL to extend to 2024 the payment...
March 12, 2021
Brazil’s alarmingly slow planting pace raises flags for second corn crop
Yield risks arise whenever Brazil’s heavily exported second corn crop is planted late, but this year the delays are the...
March 12, 2021