Amnesty International Says Bolsonaro has “Toxic Rhetoric”
Amnesty International published an open letter Tuesday criticizing the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro, saying they will lead to more...
May 22, 2019Topic
Unemployment Brazil 2019
Amazon Wins Domain Name Dispute Against Amazon States
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After years of dispute between several South American countries in...
May 22, 2019
Decree on Firearms May Allow any Citizen to Purchase T4 Rifles
Buying the Brazilian made Taurus "Fuzil T4" rifle is now possible under the new classification provided by those responsible for...
May 21, 2019
Brazilian Billionaire Aids Venezuelan Refugees
By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a nation where national philanthropists are rare, Brazilian billionaire Carlos Wizard...
May 21, 2019
Brazil’s Government Plans Further Spending Freeze
Reuters says, the Brazilian government plans to freeze a further R$5 (US$1.22) billion in spending as part of a periodic...
May 21, 2019
Brazil’s Economy Continues to Weaken, Says Central Bank
Latin America’s largest economy will expand 1.24 percent this year, according to the median forecast from economists surveyed by the...
May 21, 2019
Bolsonaro Says He Will Soon Propose Tax Reform
Bolsonaro Says He Will Soon Propose Tax Reform. Brazil tax reform coverage and expert analysis from The Rio Times. In-depth...
May 21, 2019
More Than Five Million Unemployed Seek Work for More Than one Year
Data released last week by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) show that 5.2 million unemployed have been...
May 20, 2019
More than One Third of Brazilians over the Age of Fourteen Have not Completed Elementary School
Thirty-five percent of working age individuals in Brazil have not completed elementary school.
May 20, 2019