Brazil’s New Justice Minister Urges Congress to Approve Anti-Terror Law
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December 3, 2018Topic
Politics
Mercosur-EU Accord Threatened by Brazil’s New Environment Stance
Mercosur-EU Accord Threatened by Brazil's New Environment Stance. EU Mercosur deforestation rules coverage and expert analysis from The Rio Times.
November 30, 2018
Rio de Janeiro’s Governor Pezão Arrested for Corruption
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezão, was arrested early Thursday morning in the official governor’s residence, Laranjeiras...
November 29, 2018
Brazil Withdraws Candidacy to Host UN’s COP-25 in 2019
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Less than fifteen days after announcing that it wanted...
November 28, 2018
Temer Approves Pay Raises for Supreme Court Justices in Brazil
President Michel Temer sanctioned on Monday (November 26th) the polemic wage increase of Brazil’s Supreme Court Justices as well as...
November 27, 2018
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region Increases by 13.7 Percent
Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 13.7 percent between August 2017 and July of 2018, the highest increase in deforestation...
November 26, 2018Brazil’s Health Ministry Says More than 96% of Mais Médicos Jobs Filled
The Ministry of Health in Brazil reported yesterday (November 25th) that 96.6 percent of the doctor positions left open in...
November 26, 2018Bolsonaro Confirms Visit by U.S. National Security Adviser to Brazil
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President-elect Jair Bolsonaro confirmed today (November 23rd) that U.S. President...
November 23, 2018
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Chooses Rodríguez as Education Minister
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, announced on Thursday (November...
November 23, 2018