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Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Brazil: Alckmin leaves PSDB as rumors of candidacy alongside Lula grow
Former São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin Wednesday announced he was leaving the PSDB after more than 33 years in the party, citing it was time for a change. According to several press reports, he is likely to run for Vice Pre...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:11:00 GMT
Brazilian gov't to appeal STF vaccine passport mandate
The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced it would appeal a decision by Superior Federal Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso whereby travelers arriving from abroad are required to produce a document ...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Brazil's STF rules proof of vaccination be required to foreign travelers
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ruled over the weekend in favor of a request filed by the opposition to make proof of vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all incoming foreign travelers, against the wishes of Pre...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Weather prevents meeting between presidents of Brazil and Paraguay
The Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Jair Bolsonaro and Mario Abdo Benítez, were to meet Monday at the Paraguayan town of Carmelo Peralta to lay the cornerstone of a new international bridge, but mainly to go on discussing I...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:13:00 GMT
Falklands: Update on resumption of passenger flights
As part of the regular review process concerning Covid-19 measures affecting the Falkland Islands, the government is in regular dialogue with LATAM concerning the resumption of flights with South America, namely with Chile and ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:47:00 GMT
Storms leave almost 3,700 homeless in Brazilian State of Bahia
Some 30 cities in the Brazilian state of Bahia are going through an emergency situation following a heavy storm that has affected around 70,000 people and left 3,700 homeless, according to rescue teams.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Brazil 12 month inflation in November at an eighteen year record of 10,74%
Brazil's November inflation reached the highest in eighteen years, 10,74%, almost three times this year's central bank target (3,75%), but the rising trend seems to be flattening, according to the national stats office.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Brazil raised the benchmark interest rate to 9,25% to try and contain inflation
Brazil's Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate 150 basis points for the second time running to 9,25%, the highest since 2017, in an effort to contain growing inflation.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:26:00 GMT
Bolsonaro insists he is not in favor of mandatory vaccination cards for tourists
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again insisted on his stance regarding compulsory COVID-19 vaccination certificates for arriving foreign travelers, which sparked a new controversy with São Paulo State Governor João Do...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Getting jailed for being a journalist on the rise, CPJ reports
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday denounced that the number of journalists jailed for their reporting work has reached a historic Zenit in 2021, with 293 of them imprisoned worldwide, 50 of whom were in China.



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