Brazil’s anti-slavery wins bring new test: how to compensate victims
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) After rescuing two Bolivian women held as slaves in a home in...
February 17, 2021Topic
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Brazilian capitals suspend 1st dose vaccination; mayors’ group challenges federal government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Less than a month after the start of vaccination, capital cities are beginning to suspend...
February 17, 2021
Amazonas state endures unrelenting pain after a month of healthcare collapse
One month after the catastrophic oxygen shortage in hospitals in Manaus and the interior of Amazonas, on January 14th, the...
February 17, 2021
Brazilian city Ipixuna do Pará decrees emergency after flood collapses highway
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL - The municipality of Ipixuna do Pará (Pará state) declared an emergency situation after heavy rain...
February 17, 2021
Haitians stranded at Brazil´s Acre state border break through barrier and enter Peru
Forbidden to cross the border that separates the city of Assis Brasil (AC) from Peru due to the coronavirus pandemic,...
February 17, 2021
Gringo View: It’s high time to get our data back
Almost every second of every day, mostly without our knowledge or consent, mega-data about each of us flies at nano...
February 17, 2021
Brazil´s Bahia state at risk of healthcare collapse
The surge in Covid cases has placed the state of Bahia on alert for the risk of a collapse in...
February 17, 2021
Available office space in São Paulo jumps 50% with wave of tenants vacating leased premises
As 2021 begins, with the pandemic about to turn 12 months old, the answer to this question seems clear. The...
February 16, 2021
“Vaccinegate” in Peru: 487 people used their position to secretly receive anti-Covid-19 dose
Peru's president Francisco Sagasti on Monday night, February 15th, confirmed Peru's president Francisco Sagasti on Monday night, February 15th, confirmed...
February 16, 2021