Survey Shows 90 Million People in LATAM Admit Paying Bribes
Survey by Transparency International says Brazil's Lava Jato scandal is helping population feel that they can make a difference in...
October 9, 2017Topic
United Nations
Brazil’s Temer Calls for Diplomatic Solution in Venezuela
U.S. President Trump told by Latin American leaders that region will not support military intervention in Venezuela.
September 19, 2017
U.N. Agency Forecasts 0.4 Percent GDP Growth for Brazil in 2017
ECLAC pointed out the need for macroeconomic policies to enable long-term growth and the need to increase public revenues as...
August 4, 2017
Brazil Optimistic Despite Decline of UN Economic Forecast
UN report notes that harder than expected recession in Brazil will limit economic growth in the region in 2017.
May 17, 2017
NGO Files Human Rights Complaint Against Brazil with UN
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Justiça Global filed a complaint with the UN Rapporteurship on Summary and Arbitrary Executions on the...
April 4, 2017
Latin American Region to Register ‘Moderate’ GDP Growth in 2017
Region's recovery will be 'fragile' as long as the uncertainties continue, particularly the recently observed protectionist trends, say ECLAC officials.
December 15, 2016
One Year After Mariana Dam Burst in Brazil Problem Persists
The burst of the Samarco dam in November 2015 which killed 19 persons and spilled chemicals over 600 km area...
November 4, 2016
Study Shows Brazil Among Leaders in Child Homicides
Survey states that that twenty-nine children and teenagers were murdered per day in Brazil in 2013.
June 30, 2016
UN Says Brazil Pulls Down Region’s Foreign Investments
Although Brazil continues to be the top recipient of foreign investments in the region the inflow of FDI shrank by...
June 16, 2016