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Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Rio de Janeiro riddled with cases of Delta variant in Brazil
According to data released Wednesday, Rio de Janeiro accounts for 36% of all coronavirus Delta variant detections in Brazil, making it the epicenter of that particular strain nationwide.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:39:00 GMT
Brazilian Deputy stripped of immunity to stand trial for murdering her husband
Brazil's Lower House Wednesday stripped Representative Flordelis dos, Santos de Souza of her parliamentary immunity, almost a year after the prosecution filed charges against her for having her husband murdered.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:18:00 GMT
US confident of Brazilian institutions and capacity to hold free and fair elections
"No tampering with elections or election results", was the message from US president Joe Biden administration to Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, according to Sao Paulo media following the visit last week of US national securit...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Brazil: Lula likens Bolsonaro to former US President Donald Trump
After staging an unprecedented military parade in front of the Planalto Palace, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was heavily criticized by his predecessor and electoral rival Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva, who said he wants to im...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:37:00 GMT
Brazilian Deputies give printed voting bill a full red light
Brazil's House of Deputies Tuesday voted against President Jair Bolsonaro's plan to make changes to the electronic voting system, which would have allowed for more reliable monitoring of post-election counting.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:54:00 GMT
US company owned by Brazilian citizen buys over Amaszonas airline
Nella Airlines Inc., a US company chiefly owned by a Brazilian citizen, has acquired 100% control over the Bolivian airline Amaszonas, it was announced Tuesday. All company workers are to keep their jobs and have nothing to wo...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:22:00 GMT
Brazil protein giant JBS moves into the fish production industry
Brazil's JBS, one of the world's largest protein processors with interests in three continents is moving into the fish industry following a deal for the purchase of Australia's salmon farming company Huon Aquaculture for the eq...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:49:00 GMT
Brazilian indigenous group APIB files criminal charges against President Bolsonaro before ICC
Indigenous lawyers have filed genocide charges against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro before the International Criminal Court (ICC) based in The Hague, it was announced Monday.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Bolsonaro fights back fall in opinion polls: promises free LPG bottles to low income families
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is fighting back his collapse in public opinion polls ahead of next year's what seems certain his reelection bid, by reaching out to what he once described as corrupt political parties and sys...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:19:00 GMT
Deforestation of Amazonia takes turn for the worse despite Brazilian President's promises
Brazil's National Institute Institute for Space Research (Inpe) has released over this past weekend updated data regarding the deforestation of Amazonia between August 2020 and July 2021.



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