Brazil to set up Japanese-Style Police Monitoring System
The Bolsonaro administration decided Friday to introduce Japanese-style local police activities, including the “koban” police box system, across the country...
April 15, 2019Topic
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MASP Exhibits Tarsila Amaral and Lina Bo Nardi
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The works of two important female artists from Brazil will be...
April 15, 2019
Fake News are the Main Obstacle to HPV Vaccination
In Brazil, fake news is an essential deterrent to increased HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccination coverage, according to the Ministry...
April 15, 2019
Brazil’s Lower House Speaker Under Police Investigation
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian police have accused Rodrigo Maia, Brazil's powerful lower house...
April 15, 2019
Brazil and the US Urge Cuba, Russia, and China to Stop Supporting Maduro
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Araújo have urged Cuba, Russia, and China...
April 15, 2019
Brazil Wants to Lead Global Seafood Market
Jorge Seif Júnior, National Secretary of Aquaculture and Fisheries, said he is determined to include Brazil among the world’s leading...
April 14, 2019
Brazil to Abolish Over 13,000 Federal Posts
NOne month after the presidential decree that eliminated 21 thousand commission-paid posts, duties, and bonuses at the federal level, the...
April 14, 2019
Bolsonaro to Auction Offshore Oil Fields Despite Env. Warnings
The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro plans to auction seven offshore oil fields in the northeast despite contrary advice from...
April 14, 2019
Ethanol Prices in Brazil Jump over 18 Percent
Hydrous ethanol prices in Brazil's key Center-South region jumped just over 18 percent over the first 11 days of April...
April 14, 2019