Ministry of Health Finds Coronavirus Had Reached Brazil in January
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday, April 2nd, that there was a patient hospitalized...
April 3, 2020Topic
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Southern and Southeastern State Governors Seek Economic Aid From Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The seven governors of the southern and southeastern states sent a letter to the federal...
April 3, 2020
Brazil Confirms 240 Deaths and 6,836 Covid-19 Cases (April 1st)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, April 1st, the Ministry of Health released the most recent national report on...
April 2, 2020
Brazil’s Coronavirus Aid: Who Is Entitled to R$600 Payment and When Will It Be Paid?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro has today sanctioned the monthly emergency aid of R$600 (US$120) for low-income...
April 2, 2020
Congress Passes Basic Income in Coronavirus Crisis While Planalto Struggles for Prominence
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, the Federal Senate unanimously approved a bill to establish an emergency basic monthly...
April 1, 2020
Labor Market Worsened Before Virus; Unemployment Could Reach 16 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), released on Tuesday, March 31st, by the Brazilian Institute...
April 1, 2020
Bolsonaro Effect: 43 Cities in Paraná to Reopen Trade on Wednesday
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a videoconference meeting held on Friday, 43 mayors of the Association of Municipalities of...
March 31, 2020
Supreme Court Justices and Senators Oppose Bolsonaro’s Anti-Isolation Measures
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The opposing indications given by President Jair Bolsonaro regarding the social isolation policies implemented by...
March 31, 2020
Social Isolation Must Be Sustained for at Least Two Months, Experts Say
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 70 percent of Brazilians need to be immunized before we can start talking...
March 30, 2020