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Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:58:00 GMTBrazil’s richest earning faster
A study by the research group FiscalData last week found that Brazil's 0.1% richest people (about 160,000 individuals) increased their earnings fivefold faster than average Brazilians between 2017 and 2023. This group's income ...
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:11:00 GMTBrazil: Volkswagen found guilty of slave-like labor exploitation
Carmaker Volkswagen was found accountable for the exploitation of labor analogous to slavery between 1974 and 1986 at the Vale do Rio Cristalino farm, also known as the Volkswagen Farm, located in Santana do Araguaia, in the Br...
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:02:00 GMTLula announces sports university in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this week the creation of a sports university. He made those remarks while welcoming at the Planalto Palace a delegation of rhythmic gymnasts who won two medals at the wo...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:52:00 GMTBrazil's population reaches 213.4 million
Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released a study this week showing that as of July 1, 2025, the populatiin of South America's largest country aounted to 213.4 million inhabitants, representing a 0.39% inc...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:36:00 GMTLula and Mulino advance Panama's accession to Mercosur
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Panamanian colleague José Raúl Mulino met in Brasilia to advance the Central American country's accession to the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). In addition, the two l...