Bolivia Court Orders Plan for Rivers Hit by Gold Mining
Bolivia gold mining faces new limits after the environmental court gave ministries 10 days to present a plan for the...
October 1, 2026Topic
State
US Visa Revocations Pass 250,000, State Department Says
US visa revocations have passed 250,000 since January 2025, the State Department said on 30 September, with Dominicans among those...
October 1, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago Frees 31 Emergency Detainees as Wage Deadline Looms
Trinidad and Tobago released 31 preventive-detention detainees as the state of emergency winds down — and gave the PSA union...
September 11, 2026
Peru El Niño Emergency: Cabinet Weighs Decree for 22 Regions as Fiscal Savings Hit 25-Year Low
Peru's El Niño emergency plan would put districts in 22 regions under a state of emergency as the Fiscal Council...
September 1, 2026
São Paulo street blocks announce decision not to participate in Carnival
According to the statement, signed by the Forum of Street Carnival Blocks of São Paulo, the Union of Street Blocks...
January 6, 2022
Brazilian government grants US$250 million for post-pandemic education resumption
US$250 million loan from the World Bank (IBRD) for the Post-Pandemic Education Recovery Project: "Educa mais Forte Norte e Nordeste."
December 17, 2021
Brazil’s public sector may close year with first primary surplus since 2013
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday that the public sector - which includes federal, state, and municipal accounts...
December 8, 2021
Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly Approves Bill Allowing Deputies to Carry Guns
On Wednesday, April 10th, the state deputies of Rio de Janeiro’s legislative assembly approved a bill that allows them to...
April 11, 2019
Rio de Janeiro State Plans to Vaccinate 11 Million for Yellow Fever
The state of Rio de Janeiro has asked the Ministry of Health to be included in the yellow fever vaccine...
March 13, 2017