Only 27.5 Percent Adhere to Flu Vaccination in Brazil
Health Ministry still hopes to immunize 90 percent of the over 54 million people considered most vulnerable to flu and...
May 9, 2017Topic
Politics
Over 50 Million Brazilians Lost Family or Friend to Violence
The study showing 35 percent of the population has had friends or family killed in a violent manner, is being...
May 8, 2017
Brazil Sentences Eight For Terrorism During Olympics
The men were convicted of terrorist activities and planning attacks during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
May 5, 2017
Brazil Will Send Federal Security Troops to Rio to Help Curb Violence
Due to the wave of violence in Rio Justice Minister, Osmar Serraglio will send men from the National Force and...
May 4, 2017
Prosecutors Say Rio’s Metro Line 4 had Billions in Fraudulent Billing
Prosecutors say the Rio government's contribution in the metro line increased by 675 percent from the original contract.
May 4, 2017
Brazil Ex-Minister Dirceu Released from Prison by Supreme Court
In May 2016, José Dirceu was sentenced to 23 years in prison for corruption and money laundering crimes in relation...
May 3, 2017
Native Tribe in Brazil Attacked with Guns and Machetes
Entities working with the tribe population say at least thirteen indigenous were injured, two of them had their hands severed...
May 2, 2017
Brazil’s President Temer Says Reforms Will Continue
Two days after one of the largest nationwide strikes Brazil has seen in decades, President Michel Temer, said that the...
May 1, 2017
Nationwide Strike Leads Brazil to Standstill, Violence
As many as 40 million are said to have stayed home on Friday while thousands protested in the streets against...
April 29, 2017