Environmental Ministry: Budget Cuts Force Suspension of Operations Against Deforestation, Burnings
On Friday, August 28th, the Ministry of the Environment announced that as of Monday, August 31st, all operations to fight...
August 29, 2020Topic
Science News Brazil
SEBRAE Poll: Seven Percent of Brazil’s Bars and Restaurants Closed Due to Pandemic
A survey conducted by the Brazilian Service of Support to Micro and Small Companies (SEBRAE) shows that 6.7 percent of...
August 29, 2020
Rio Governor Defends Himself, Claims His Suspension Is “Circus”
Investigated for alleged irregularities in health contracts and removed from office on Friday, August 28th, by a ruling of the...
August 29, 2020
Rio Has Had Five Ex-Governors Arrested: Cabral, Garotinho, Rosinha, Pezão, and Moreira
All governors directly elected in Rio since the end of the dictatorship still alive have faced or are facing lawsuits...
August 29, 2020
Increased Cigarette Consumption Among Brazilians During Pandemic Is Alarming
The concern about lung cancer rates, linked to smoking in 85 percent of cases, has become even more dramatic given...
August 29, 2020
Rio Drug Wars Escalate, Young Mother Shot Dead Protecting Son
A "war" between drug traffickers over control of the São Carlos favela complex in Central Rio has been raging for...
August 28, 2020
Moderna’s Scientific Director Stated Some Will Get Sick Despite Coronavirus Vaccine
Moderna's biotechnology science director said on Thursday he was "very pleased" with the results of his COVID-19 vaccine, which produced...
August 28, 2020
Rio de Janeiro Governor Suspended Over Alleged COVID-19-Related Graft
A raft of investigations have been opened in Brazil and other Latin American countries, including Peru, Ecuador and Mexico, into...
August 28, 2020
Paraná State Says Russian Vaccine Trials in Brazil Could Begin in 45 Days
On Thursday, the government of Paraná met with the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) to define the potential production of...
August 28, 2020