U.S. calls for greater openness in Brazil government procurement contracts
The US has called on Brazil to expand its offer to open its public procurement market to foreign companies, in...
June 1, 2021Topic
Pará
Close to 1,000 people were rescued from modern slave labor in Brazil in 2020
Last year, 942 people were rescued from slave-like conditions in Brazil. Updated on Tuesday, May 11, the data were collected...
May 12, 2021
Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay may implement joint Covid-19 vaccination at border cities
Since vaccination against Covid-19 started in Brazil, in January this year, citizens living in neighboring countries - and who also...
May 3, 2021
Driven by global demand, Brazil’s soybean exports should increase
Soybeans dodge bad weather with record yields and strong exports - estimated at 85 million tons by StoneX.
May 3, 2021
Covid-19: 5 states record over 25% drop in deaths in two weeks
The largest decrease in the period occurred in Santa Catarina: 33.5%, with the rate going from 113.7 to 75.6.
April 22, 2021
Covid in Brazil: One in five people hospitalized died with no access to ICU
In Brazil, 1 in every 5 hospitalized patients with coronavirus complications died with no access to an ICU bed since...
March 11, 2021
Federal government to focus deforestation efforts on 11 critical municipalities – Brazil’s VP Mourão
Vice-President Hamilton Mourão said on Wednesday, February 10th, that 70% of environmental crimes in the Amazon occur in 11 municipalities...
February 11, 2021
Six Port Terminals Auctioned in Pará, Brazil For US$115.9 Million
Six port terminals in the Northern Brazilian state of Pará were auctioned off on Friday for R$447.64 million, including terminals...
April 6, 2019
Attempted Prison Break Leaves 21 Dead in Brazil’s Amazon Region
In February the National Council of Justice released a report warning of the risk of a mass escape at the...
April 11, 2018