Brazil’s new family grant program foresees an average monthly payment of just under US$50
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The redesign of the Bolsa Família program - which has been provisionally named Renda Cidadã...
June 15, 2021Topic
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More than 90% of Venezuelans lack continuous drinking water, according to the opposition
More than 90% of Venezuelans do not receive drinking water continuously, denounced this Tuesday former opposition deputy Nora Bracho, who...
June 15, 2021
Bank of America survey shows increased investor optimism towards Brazilian market
A Bank of America survey with asset managers showed that market expectations about the performance of the economy and Brazilian...
June 15, 2021
Chile’s Parliament resumes “with urgency” discussion of same-sex marriage
Chile's Parliament resumed on Tuesday the discussion of a bill that allows same-sex marriage, stuck since 2017, after the country's...
June 15, 2021
Nicaragua’s former president Enrique Bolaños dies at age 93
The former president of Nicaragua Enrique Bolaños Geyer (2002-2007) died at 93, after suffering a "health breakdown," relatives informed on...
June 15, 2021
Uruguay unicorn dLocal deal opens door for global sellers on Amazon.com Brazil marketplace
Uruguay'ss only unicorn, the payment startup dLocal Ltd, said on Tuesday that it had struck a partnership with Amazon.com Inc...
June 15, 2021
Ten companies enter contest for Brazil’s EDP’s three hydroelectric power plants
A total of 10 companies are interested in EDP Brasil's (ENBR3) Santo Antonio do Jari, Cachoeira Caldeirão and Mascarenhas hydroelectric...
June 15, 2021
Bolsonaro says he will veto “vaccine passport” being discussed in Brazil’s Congress
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro increasingly becomes a champion against compulsory vaccination and fights deprivation of civil rights for non-vaccinated people.
June 15, 2021
Anti-corruption body questions slow operation of hospitals in Honduras
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA) this Monday questioned "the frugality" of the intervening board of...
June 15, 2021