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Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:59:00 GMT
UN tells Brazil to be impartial in Amazonia murder probe
Brazil's government has been advised by the United Nations to conduct an "impartial" investigation into the murders of British journalist Don Phillips and local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira in Amazonia earlier this m...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:09:00 GMT
Bolsonaro says Jesus would have bought a gun, had he got the chance
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Jesus did not buy a gun because there were none available in his time. The head of state made those controversial remarks during a conversation with religious people at the Alvorada Palac...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:25:00 GMT
Phillips and Araújo found dead in Amazonia – killers said to have confessed
The bodies of British reporter Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira were found lifeless in Amazonia Wednesday while the two suspects arrested in connection with the case have reportedly con...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:39:00 GMT
Brazil's central bank raises Selic rate to 13,75%, hoping to contain inflation
Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the 11th straight time on Wednesday, bringing the Selic rate to 13,75%, in an attempt to contain inflation in Latin America’s biggest economy.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:01:00 GMT
Brazilian Senate to oversee Amazonia investigations
Brazil's Senate Monday approved an initiative to create a temporary committee to oversee the probe into the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips, a correspondent for The Guardian, and his indigenist guide Bruno AraÃ...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Brazilian scientists trace more transmissible COVID-19 strains
Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro has identified, by genomic analysis, the replacement of strain BA.1 by strain BA.2 in samples analyzed between May 20 and June 2. Both are subvariants of Omicron.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:25:00 GMT
Brazil's trade balance positive, but below last year's figures
Brazil's trade balance for the first five months of the year accumulates a surplus of US$ 25.128 billion, it was reported Monday.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:26:00 GMT
Brazilian team releases outlook ahead of BRICS Summit
Brazil's Center for International Relations (CEBRI) Monday released a report on the country's expectations regarding its involvement in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:55:00 GMT
UK journalist and guide in Amazonia said to have been found dead – Police denies it
Despite versions from family members that two bodies had been found belonging to missing British reporter Dom Phillips and indgenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira, Brazilian Federal Police in the state of Amazonas deny any such ...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:39:00 GMT
Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil
Brazilian health authorities Monday confirmed the third case of monkeypox nationwide had been detected. It was a 51-year-old Porto Alegre resident who had returned from Portugal last week.



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