Bolsonaro Claims Not Familiar with Brazil’s New Instant Payment System “Pix”
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday, October 5th, that he was not familiar with the Pix, the new payment and...
October 6, 2020Topic
President of Brazil
Amid Pantanal Fires, Blue Macaw Could Return to Endangered Species Status, Says Biologist
Biologist Neiva Guedes, the country's leading expert on blue macaws, flew over and visited the Pantanal in Mato Grosso and...
October 6, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 146,000 Deaths and 4.92 Million Cumulative Cases (October 5th)
The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic has reached 146,675. In the past 24 hours, there were 323...
October 6, 2020
Increased Military Spending in Brazil With Amazonia Money?
On a late May evening, the arrival of military troops caught the attention of residents of Juara, in Mato Grosso,...
October 6, 2020
Chile Warns of Very Rare New Strain of Coronavirus
The second wave strain affecting the southern Chilean region of Magallanes would be a "very rare in the world" variant...
October 5, 2020
Minister Says Bolsonaro Government Has Not Had Time to Address Amazon and Pantanal
Minister Augusto Heleno, head of the Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI), said that the Jair Bolsonaro government, after one year and...
October 5, 2020
FGV Report: Brazilian Business Sector Confidence Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Brazilian business-sector confidence in the economy rose 3 points in September to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by...
October 5, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 365 Deaths and 8,456 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 4th)
The balance released by the Ministry of Health (MS) yesterday, October 4th, shows 8,456 new cases of covid-19 in the...
October 5, 2020
Food Companies Urge UK to Toughen Rules to Protect Forests in Brazil and Indonesia
With the food industry under growing scrutiny for its role in driving deforestation in countries such as Brazil and Indonesia,...
October 5, 2020