Lava Jato Task Force in Paraná is Extended for Another Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Prosecutor General (PGR) Raquel Dodge announced yesterday, August 12th, that she had extended the...
August 13, 2019Topic
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Brazil May Have Entered Into “Technical” Recession in Second Quarter 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian economy recorded a retraction of 0.13 percent in the second quarter of 2019,...
August 13, 2019
Brazil Prosecutors Move to Bar Eduardo Bolsonaro From Ambassadorial Post
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Federal prosecutors filed a suit for an injunction on Monday, seeking to bar the...
August 12, 2019
Brazil’s Real Falls Below US$ Four for the First Time Since May
Brazil’s real weakened sharply on Monday, falling below US$ 4 for the first time since late May as local markets...
August 12, 2019
International Manifesto Calls for Lula’s Release, Citing Due Process Violations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The harsh manifesto signed by 17 of the most respected jurists in the world could...
August 12, 2019
Government Investments in São Paulo State Have Dropped Under Governor João Doria
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Investments by the São Paulo government decreased 26 percent in the first six months of João...
August 12, 2019
Street Theft in Rio de Janeiro Increases by up to 79 Percent over Last Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to data from Rio’s Institute of Public Security (ISP), 15 of the state’s 39...
August 12, 2019
Armed Group Kills Five in a Club in Brazil’s Southern State Rio Grande do Sul
According to Reuters, an armed group broke into a club in the southern Brazilian city of Mostardas in the Rio...
August 11, 2019
Brazil’s Petrobras to Invest US$54 Billion in Rio Over the Next Five Years
Petrobras plans to invest US$ 54 (R$212) billion in projects in the state of Rio de Janeiro over the next...
August 11, 2019