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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:09:00 GMTRio city officials about to lift mandatory face masks indoors
Rio de Janeiro local authorities are considering the possibility of scrapping the mandatory use of facemasks given the decreasing number of COVID-19 infections reported over the past few weeks.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:24:00 GMTLula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:50:00 GMTUkraine: Bolsonaro offers humanitarian help but Brazil shall remain neutral
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Monday vowed to grant humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees but insisted on his country’s neutral stance regarding Russia’s invasion.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:45:00 GMTChilean president-elect again condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine
Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric has again strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called on public opinion to watch and listen closely to the nine minutes message of Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski t...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:17:00 GMTInterannual sales of motor vehicles fall in Argentina and Brazil
Vehicle sales slumped the most in Argentina and Brazil of all Latin American countries during January, according to a report with data for ten nations in the region.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:59:00 GMTBolsonaro finally reveals where Brazil will stand regarding Ukraine
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro finally made an explicit statement about his country’s stance regarding the Ukraine crisis following Russia’s invasion: The country shall remain “neutral.”
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:52:00 GMTPrivate events to make up for missing Rio Carnival parades
Tourists keep pouring into the Wonderful City (Cidade Maravilhosa) where not even Omicron is to kill the joy of its people, even if the streets will be less colorful for the second year in a row.
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 14:09:00 GMTBlogger’s Telegram channels banned in Brazil as per STF ruling
Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes has ordered the communications and social media application Telegram to expel Bolsonarist influencer Allan dos Santos from the platform or face a 48-hour ban in additi...
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:22:00 GMTUkraine crisis: Brazil sides with... Brazil; hence, it is not neutral
Brazil's Cabinet Chief Ciro Nogueira Friday made it clear his country would not remain neutral regarding the crisis after Russian troops entered Ukraine. But how clear is that?
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:32:00 GMTMercosur can't agree on a joint communiqué on the Ukraine conflict
Lack of consensus on the drafting of a Mercosur joint statement on the Russia/Ukraine situation, plus the fact it was only signed by three of the four block's members, forced on Friday the removal of a first copy.