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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Bolsonaro sacks Petrobras CEO over diesel prices dispute and truckers strike threat
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday sacked a market-friendly economist as CEO of Petrobras and named a retired general to replace him, following on disputes over diesel prices that threatened a major teamsters stoppage...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Brazilian police investigating “shots of air” instead of Covid-19 vaccines
Rio de Janeiro's police launched an investigation into reports that doses of the coronavirus vaccine may have been diverted after images emerged of healthcare workers sticking needles into elderly people without injecting them.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:52:00 GMT
Brazil surpasses 10 million Covid-19 cases, John Hopkins University
Brazil surpassed 10 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. With 10,030,626 confirmed cases to date, the country has the third-highest number of infect...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Majority of Europeans favor protection of Brazilian Amazon, before EU ratifies Mercosur trade deal
A new poll shows that the grand majority of Europe’s people favors implementing effective protections of the Brazilian Amazon, ending deforestation there, before the EU agrees to ratify the free trade agreement with Mercosur ...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Re-wilding Project: the Jaguar has returned to South America wetlands after 70 years
The largest predator in South America, the jaguar, has returned to the Iberá wetlands in Argentina 70 years after the species was driven to local extinction through hunting and habitat loss. Currently, only about 200 jaguars r...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Brazilian city suspends vaccination campaign because of insufficient doses
Rio de Janeiro suspends Covid-19 vaccination campaign until next week because the Brazilian city has run out of doses, Mayor Eduardo Paes announced. "I have been informed that the new doses did not arrive. We will have to inter...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Bolsonaro seeks Israeli developed nasal spray against Covid-19, recommended by his "good friend" Netanyahu
President Jair Bolsonaro said the Brazilian government would seek emergency use authorization for an Israeli-developed nasal spray against Covid-19 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "miracle" treatment.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Brazil confirms cases of UK variant of the coronavirus in two states
Brazil's health ministry confirmed on Sunday cases of the UK variant of the novel coronavirus in two states and in the federal district of Brasília. However, the government said it has not yet confirmed cases of the South Afri...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:38:00 GMT
Bolsonaro has congress support to extend pandemic emergency payments for another four months
The leaders of Brazilian congress two chambers announced on Friday priority will be given to reviving pandemic emergency payments to the vulnerable population, which are expected to be granted in four months, from March to June...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:57:00 GMT
Brazilian Central Bank communication triggers confusion in financial markets
Brazil's Central Bank chief Roberto Campos Neto admitted on Thursday that the January interest fixing rate policy meeting release may have generated more confusion in financial markets, instead of more transparency in communica...



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