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Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Bolsonaro's popularity coming around ahead of presidential elections
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sees his chances of reelection in October improve after a drop in unemployment announced Friday helped him narrow the gap against the former head of state Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula Da Silva.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Brazilian judge bans Telegram app nationwide
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered the smart telephone application Telegram banned nationwide, claiming it did not help authorities fight the so-called spread of "fake news."

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:53:00 GMT
Increase in fuel price, a crime against Brazilians, says Bolsonaro
Brazil's oil company Petrobras came under heavy criticism Wednesday from President Jair Bolsonaro, who claimed the decision to raise the price of fuel at pumps was both "absurd" and "a crime against the population."

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:32:00 GMT
Bolsonaro awarded medal for "indigenist merit"
Brazil's Justice Ministry Wednesday awarded President Jair Bolsonaro the medal for "indigenist merit," a distinction which is granted to outstanding personalities who stand for the good of the native communities. The head of st...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:55:00 GMT
Brazil's Central Bank raises interest rate to 11.75%, highest since 2017
Brazil's central bank (BCB) on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 1 percentage point to 11.75%, a high in nearly five years, in a bid to curb inflation that "continued to surprise" amid pressures exacerbated by the...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:16:00 GMT
Brazil's health minister recants Deltacron findings announcement
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Tuesday went back on his steps and now said the two cases of Deltacron COVID-19 he had announced a day earlier are in fact still under investigation.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:10:00 GMT
Cases of Deltacron confirmed in Brazil
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Tuesday confirmed two cases of the Deltacron variant of COVID-19 had been detected in the country.

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:06:00 GMT
Brazilian telemarketers have identification prefix added to their lines
Brazilian telemarketing companies have been forced to add a prefix to their telephone numbers since March 10, which allows recipients to decide whether they want to take incoming calls.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Native Brazilians to tell UN violence, illegal mining on the rise
Groups of native Brazilians are to appear before the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) to condemn the increase of illegal mining and violence in their communities, including death threats, raids, and forced displa...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Brazil outlines 30-year plan to cut fertilizer overseas dependency
Agricultural power Brazil faced with an insufficient stable supply of fertilizers for its farmers, and given the current volatility of international prices because of the war in Ukraine has made public the goals of its National...



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