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Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:50:00 GMT
São Paulo medical care provider said to be behind “disguised euthanasia” in COVID-19 cases
Brazilian Senator Otto Alencar spoke of cases of “disguised euthanasia” in the medical insurance company Prevent Senior, which is also suspected of having prescribed hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Brazil's Economy Minister favors one-on-one deals despite Mercosur's current ban
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday said Mercosur would “modernize” and anyone against that was free to leave the bloc.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Brazil expects to harvest a record 143,75 million tons of soybeans in 2021/22
With different climate prospects, clearly more positive than last season, Brazil expects to harvest in 2021/22 a new record of some 143,75 million tons of soybeans, according to a survey with information from the main sowing st...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Bolivian official who approved faulty Lamia 2933 flight plan arrested in Brazil
Brazilian Police have arrested Bolivian aviation official Celia Castedo Monasterio who in 2016 approved the flight plan of Lamia flight 2933 which resulted in the killing of most members of the Chapecoense football team.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Bolsonaro's wife takes COVID-19 vaccine, stirs controversy
Brazil's First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro has taken a vaccine against COVID-19, during the couple's recent trip to New York City, where President Jair Bolsonaro delivered a speech before the United Nations' 76th General Assembly e...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Argentina and Brazil to expand development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
While the World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended the approval process of the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has chosen Argentina and Brazil to further manufactur...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:25:00 GMT
IMF's report on Brazil: performance better than expected; GDP projected to expand 5,3% this year
On September 10, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Brazil. Economic performance has been better than expected, in part due to the authorities’ force...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Brazil increases Selic interest rate to 6,25%, the highest in two years
As expected the Brazilian central bank on Wednesday increased a whole percentage point of its basic Selic interest rate to 6,25%, the fifth in a row and the highest in two years. The Monetary Policy Committee, Copon unanimously...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:00:00 GMT
“Brazilian Army keeps out of politics, but beware of fake news on social media”
The Brazilian Army “continues strongly dedicated to comply with its constitutional missions”, said Commander General Paulo Sergio Nogueira in a message to the Force, and called on rank and file to be cautious about the info...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:10:00 GMT
Bolsonaro: “we fought the virus and unemployment simultaneously with the same responsibility”
President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted on Tuesday, in New York, Brazil's work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change. He also emphasized that he always defended fighting the virus and unemployment sim...



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