Brazil Governors Urge Extension of COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Governors from 17 Brazilian states urged President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday to extend a "state of public calamity" due to...
December 19, 2020Topic
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Brazilian Economy to Grow at Least 4% in 2021, Says Economy Minister Guedes
Among the 22 Ministers sworn in by Jair Bolsonaro in January 2019, only two have held the title of super-minister....
December 19, 2020
Analysis: Pandemic Deteriorates Latin American Democracies and Adds to Discontent
A report by IDEA International, an intergovernmental organization that supports sustainable democracy worldwide, alerted to growing inequality, poverty, political polarization,...
December 19, 2020
Organized Crime Strikes Mexico With Murder of Ex-Governor
Organized crime has once again struck Mexico hard. Aristóteles Sandoval, Jalisco's ex-governor, died in the early hours of Friday in...
December 19, 2020
Brazilian Economy Minister Advocates Mass Vaccination to Restore Brazil’s Economy
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes said yesterday that mass vaccination will be instrumental in resuming economic growth in the country,...
December 19, 2020
Half of Brazil’s Child Laborers Work in Dangerous Conditions
Almost half of Brazil’s 1.8 million child labourers work in dangerous conditions, government data showed on Thursday, December 17th, amid...
December 18, 2020
Twelve People Die in Floods, Landslides in South Brazil
At least 12 people died Thursday, December 17th, in floods and landslides sparked by heavy rains in Presidente Getulio, a...
December 18, 2020
Foreign Investors Await Legislative Permission to Purchase Rural Land in Brazil
According to the company's CEO, Nilo Ourique, the deals have not yet materialized due to the obstacles established by law...
December 18, 2020
Brazil´s President States No One Can Force Vaccination, Confirms He Will Not Take Vaccine
While the STF agreed in majority that vaccination against Covid-19 should be compulsory, President Jair Bolsonaro stated that no one...
December 18, 2020