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Latin America’s Wealthiest Fortunes Grew by Almost US$50 Billion During Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic will increase the number of poor and unemployed in Latin America but is also increasing the region's...

July 28, 2020

Racetrack Project Could End One of Last Few Flat Stretches of Rio’s Atlantic Forest

On August 7th a "Virtual Public Hearing" of the Rio de Janeiro State Environmental Control Commission (CECA), a body of...

July 28, 2020

World Health Organization Removes Cannabidiol from Proscribed “Drugs” List

The debate over whether marijuana should still be on the drug list has reached a new stage.

July 28, 2020

Oil Pipeline Rupture in Ecuador’s Amazon Region Causes Environmental Disaster

At the start of April, one of the most devastating oil disasters to affect the country in the past 15...

July 28, 2020

Brazil’s Fiocruz Research Center Expects Coronavirus Vaccine from February 2021

Fiocruz researchers are betting on initial vaccination against Covid-19 in February 2021 for a specific public. From then on, the...

July 28, 2020

Brazil’s Stand on China Is Precisely What Government Should Not Do, say Analysts

Last Tuesday, Brazil signed with the United States a declaration to the World Trade Organization (WTO) with covert criticism of...

July 28, 2020

Brazilian Bishops Sign Letter Criticizing Bolsonaro Government

A group of 152 Catholic Church archbishops and bishops signed a letter with harsh criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro.

July 28, 2020

This Startup Grew 60 Percent in 2020 Due to Global Concern over Amazon Deforestation

Sustainability has never been this important on the agenda. At a time when the Brazilian government is being called upon...

July 28, 2020

São Paulo Government Updates State’s Flexibility Plan Rules

On Monday, July 27th, the governor of São Paulo, João Doria announced new rules for the plan to ease quarantine...

July 28, 2020