Brazil’s Presidential Race Divides Families, Encourages Fake News
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With less than five days before Brazil elects its new...
October 25, 2018Topic
Banco do Brasil Starts Financial Transactions Service by WhatsApp
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Customers of Banco do Brasil (BB) can now make financial...
October 11, 2018
Court in Brazil Orders Block of WhatsApp, Again
For the third time in less than a year, the popular online messaging service, WhatsApp, was shutdown in Brazil by...
July 20, 2016
Judge Orders Block of WhatsApp for 72 Hours in Brazil
The decision is expected to affect more than one hundred million Brazilians who use the service on a daily basis.
May 3, 2016
Rio de Janeiro Police Adopt Social Media to Help Combat Crime
The use of social media has emerged as a vital tool in Rio de Janeiro’s security efforts against crime as...
April 30, 2016 Court Orders Shut Down of WhatsApp for 48 Hours in Brazil
Popular online messaging service, WhatsApp, has today December 17th been suspended for 48 hours in Brazil. A court in São...
December 17, 2015
Brazilians Disconnecting Their Mobile Telephone Lines
Study shows a reduction of 10 million active mobile lines during the first nine months of the year.
November 25, 2015