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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:27:00 GMT
New coronavirus variant discovered by Brazilian scientists in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian scientists Wednesday claimed to have found a new variant of the SARS-Cov-2 virus in Rio de Janeiro, which they named P5 but is yet to be recognized worldwide.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Brazilian Government announces increased funding for agribusiness
The Government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday launched what was called “The Harvest Plan 2021/2022” for which funding worth R$ 251.2 billion (US $ 50.6 billion) for national agribusiness was allocated.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Former Brazil President Lula Da Silva acquitted in yet another corruption case
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was acquitted due to lack of evidence Monday in one of the corruption cases for which he was being tried, it was announced.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Bolsonaro lashes out at Brazil media giant Globo for its “journalists who do not help at all” regarding covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday lashed out at national media giant Globo for its stance on covid-19, which differs completely from what the Government calls “an early treatment,” a cocktail made up of controversi...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:14:00 GMT
Copa America: Chile players skip health bubble in major scandal
A Brazilian stylist broke through the Chilean squad's health bubble and players uploaded to social media photographs of them having their hair cut in Cuiabá in what has been so far the biggest scandal at the Copa America footb...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Brazilian opposition rallies nationwide seeking Bolsonaro's resignation and more vaccines
Scores of Brazilians took to the streets at different cities nationwide Sunday to express themselves against President Jair Bolsonaro handling the coronavirus pandemic and asking for his resignation.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Anvisa green-lights sale of 480 tons of medical oxygen to Paraguay
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) had agreed to allow the sale of 480 tons of oxygen for medical purposes.

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...



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