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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:09:00 GMT
Brazil: Henrique Cardoso turns 90 and thinks tomorrow “could be better than today”
Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) defended the alliance of political forces to oppose authoritarianism in a newspaper interview marking his 90th birthday, Friday, June 18.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Brazilians flock into Portugal for the fourth straight year
The arrival of Brazilian migrants into Portugal has reached new levels for the fourth consecutive year even despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Interest rates in Brazil need to stay high to contain 2022 inflation, former minister says
Former Brazilian Finance Minister Maílson da Nóbrega (Jan. 6 1988 - March 18, 1990) under President José Sarney has pointed out that the country needs to keep interest rates at a high level at least until the Selic rate reac...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:22:00 GMT
Brazil: 19 variants of coronavirus spot in Sao Paulo state, but Delta not one of them
Brazil's Butantan Institute has identified 19 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 that were circulating in the state of Sao Paulo, with the Gamma strain -formerly known as P.1 or Manaus- spotted to have a prevalence of 89.9%.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:13:00 GMT
52 cases of covid-19 detected so far at Copa America football tournament in Brazil
Brazil's Health Ministry Tuesday reported a total of 52 cases of covid-19 had been detected through testing among delegations taking part in the Copa America football event.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:43:00 GMT
Bolsonaro stands by his anti vaccine view of covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday spoke against both mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus and advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the need to be immunized.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Lula wears face mask; Bolsonaro doesn't and gets fined
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) admitted to being annoyed by the mandatory wearing of a mask but said he would abide by the rule if only to "differentiate" himself from current president Jair B...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:29:00 GMT
Anvisa grants shelf-life extension for 3 million doses of Janssen single-dose vaccine in Brazil
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) on Monday granted a shelf-life extension to 3 million doses of Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible
A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Five cases of covid-19 among Venezuela's team leads Conmebol to change rules for Copa America
Five players from Venezuela's national team due to face hosts Brazil in the opening game of the Copa America tournament this coming Sunday tested positive for covid-19, posing new troubles to the South American Football Confede...



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