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Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:45:00 GMTBrazil's Anvisa green-lights studies of new Chinese covid-19 vaccine
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has given the green light to clinical trials on volunteers of a potential anti-Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Chinese laboratory Sichuan Clover Biopharmaceuticals, it was ...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:41:00 GMT
Brazil's GDP on track to better results than expected
Brazil's Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), released by the Central Bank and believed to be an omen of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 1.70% in February 2021, against January's figures, it was announced Monday.
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Brazil: Supreme Court upholds ruling allowing Lula to run for president in 2022
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's convictions were annulled Thursday by the country's Supreme Court (STF) in an 8-3 ruling which clears the Workers Party (PT) iconic figure to seek a new term in 2022.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:36:00 GMT
Brazil: Senate to investigate Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic
Brazil's Senate Tuesday created a Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPI) to evaluate President's Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:59:00 GMT
To curb spread of Manaus coronavirus strain, France bans flights to Brazil
France's government has banned all flights to/from Brazil effective following the increase of covid-19 cases of the Manaus strain detected in the European nation.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:29:00 GMT
Brazil STF Justice Weber halts Bolsonaro's easing on firearms, pending plenum ruling
Justice Rosa Weber of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF), Monday issued a provisional preemptive injunction against parts of decrees from President Jair Bolsonaro which enabled or facilitated the acquisition and use of firear...
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:13:00 GMT
Brazil "falls" to third place among covid-19 affected countries behind the U.S. and now India
Brazil has been displaced from its shrine as the world's second-worst country regarding coronavirus infections. Its place has been taken over by India.
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:58:00 GMT
Brazil's Anvisa to check Russian Sputnik V manufacturing plant as need for vaccines soars
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) will be sending a delegation to Russia next week to conduct an onsite review of the facilities where the Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured, it was announced Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:16:00 GMT
Brazil: Ex-President Cardoso says Bolsonaro wants to run for presidency against Lula; and will win
Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) said in a newspaper interview that Jair Bolsonaro wanted to take on ex-President Lula da Silva in the next elections. And he would beat him.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:54:00 GMT
Brazil Vice-President dubs Argentina “an eternal beggar”
In a statement supporting the government's proposed fiscal adjustment, Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao Thursday labelled Argentina an “eternal beggar,” which might spark another diplomatic incident, of which the adm...