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Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Brazil: record 2,841 Covid-19 related deaths; Sao Paulo demands a national lockdown
Health officials in Sao Paulo, have called on the new health minister to consider imposing a national lockdown as coronavirus deaths continue to rise. On Tuesday Brazil recorded 2,841 Covid-related deaths - its highest ever dai...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Bolsonaro appoints his fourth Health minister, a cardiologist
With Covid-19 infections and deaths seeing in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Monday that he will appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as the replacement to health minister Eduardo Pazuello. This would be the thi...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Mercosur 26th March summit to be held on line, because of sanitary situation in the region
The Mercosur face-to-face presidential summit scheduled for 26th March originally planned to take place in Argentina that currently holds the rotating chair of the block, will be held online because of the sanitary situation in...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Brazil becomes second worst Covid-19 country; a time bomb for neighboring countries, WHO reports
Brazil has surpassed India to become the second worst-hit country from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. With 11,483,370 cases and 278,327 deaths, Brazil is now one spot behind the United States, which is the worst-a...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Resumption of Sao Paulo and Santiago/Falklands air links taking off next July?
Commercial air links between Chile and Brazil and the Falkland Islands are expected to resume next July according to Aviacionline, an air industry site that revealed it obtained the information through Cirium which specializes ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:20:00 GMT
Brazilian record pork exports in first two months; China the main market
Brazilian pork exports (fresh and processed) recorded a 20.3% increase in February, totaling 81,100 tons compared to 67,400 tons registered in the same period in 2020. Revenues from sales in February totaled US$ 185.7 million, ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:08:00 GMT
Argentina promises Bolivia's incorporation to Mercosur for the next bloc's summit
Argentina pledged on Thursday to manage Bolivia's entry into Mercosur, after both countries relaunched their trade relationship during the official visit of the Argentine Foreign Minister, Felipe Solá, who sees the need to app...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Brazil's hospitals overwhelmed and in main cities stops receiving pandemic patients
Hospitals in Brazil's main cities are reaching capacity, health officials warned, as the country recorded the world's highest COVID-19 death toll for the second day running, 2,233, triggering restrictions in the main and riches...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Brazilian congress passes US$ 8 billion bill to help millions of poor families
Brazil's lower house of Congress approved the basic text of a bill on Thursday that revives a federal cash transfer program to help millions of poor families whose incomes have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Lula launches 2022 presidential campaign: “health, jobs and justice for Brazil”
Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva launched on Wednesday the campaign for the 2022 presidential election, which is anticipated will be dominated by attacks on Jair Bolsonaro on the pandemic, a weak economy and deep politi...



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