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Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:53:00 GMT
Increase in fuel price, a crime against Brazilians, says Bolsonaro
Brazil's oil company Petrobras came under heavy criticism Wednesday from President Jair Bolsonaro, who claimed the decision to raise the price of fuel at pumps was both "absurd" and "a crime against the population."

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:32:00 GMT
Bolsonaro awarded medal for "indigenist merit"
Brazil's Justice Ministry Wednesday awarded President Jair Bolsonaro the medal for "indigenist merit," a distinction which is granted to outstanding personalities who stand for the good of the native communities. The head of st...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:55:00 GMT
Brazil's Central Bank raises interest rate to 11.75%, highest since 2017
Brazil's central bank (BCB) on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 1 percentage point to 11.75%, a high in nearly five years, in a bid to curb inflation that "continued to surprise" amid pressures exacerbated by the...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:16:00 GMT
Brazil's health minister recants Deltacron findings announcement
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Tuesday went back on his steps and now said the two cases of Deltacron COVID-19 he had announced a day earlier are in fact still under investigation.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:10:00 GMT
Cases of Deltacron confirmed in Brazil
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Tuesday confirmed two cases of the Deltacron variant of COVID-19 had been detected in the country.

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:06:00 GMT
Brazilian telemarketers have identification prefix added to their lines
Brazilian telemarketing companies have been forced to add a prefix to their telephone numbers since March 10, which allows recipients to decide whether they want to take incoming calls.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Native Brazilians to tell UN violence, illegal mining on the rise
Groups of native Brazilians are to appear before the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) to condemn the increase of illegal mining and violence in their communities, including death threats, raids, and forced displa...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Brazil outlines 30-year plan to cut fertilizer overseas dependency
Agricultural power Brazil faced with an insufficient stable supply of fertilizers for its farmers, and given the current volatility of international prices because of the war in Ukraine has made public the goals of its National...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:41:00 GMT
Petrobras increases price of fuel for distributors after 57 days
Brazil's Petrobras has increased the price of refined gasoline and diesel for distributors as of March 11. The average price has gone up to R$3.86 (US$ 0.77) for regular fuel and R$4.51 (US$ 0.9) for diesel.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:41:00 GMT
Alitalia's successor to start serving Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires in June
Italy's new airline ITA, which was founded to replace the extinct Alitalia, has announced it would start flying to Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires from Rome and back in the coming month of June.



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