Brazil’s Development Bank Backs the Piauí Nickel Project With $19 Million
Brazil's development bank approved one hundred million reais for the Piauí nickel project, its first state backing for the battery-metals...
July 14, 2026Topic
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Piauí Readies First Iron Ore Cargo to China From New Port
A small Brazilian state with no mining past is set to ship its first iron ore to China from a...
June 21, 2026
Wind energy from the sea: Brazilian government sets rules for wind farm installation
This volume of energy is equivalent to the total potential of virtually four Belo Monte hydroelectric plants, the largest Brazilian...
January 27, 2022
Rains force over 113,000 people out of their homes in 8 Brazilian states
The heavy rains that have hit Brazil in recent days have led to the evacuation of over 113,000 people from...
January 12, 2022
Police violence in Brazil: a black person is killed every 4 hours
A survey conducted by the Network of Observatories on Security (ROS) revealed that the police kill a black person every...
December 22, 2021
Brazil’s health regulator authorizes new Pfizer vaccine production plant
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has authorized the production of vaccines against Covid-19 in a Hospira company plant in...
July 9, 2021
Brazil’s health regulator authorizes exceptional Sputnik V import by another 7 states
Brazilian ANVISA has authorized the exceptional import of the Sputnik V vaccine by 7 more Brazilian states
June 16, 2021
Brazil’s health regulator denies Sputnik V vaccine import request
On Monday, the agency voted on the import, distribution and administration of the Russian immunizer following a request by 10...
April 27, 2021
Pharmacies in 21 states and Brasília register new increase in positive Covid-19 tests
Pharmacies in 21 states and the Federal District have reported a new increase in the number of Covid-19 cases diagnosed...
February 10, 2021