Brazil
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:44:00 GMTFood insecurity hits nearly 60% of Brazilians, study shows
A study from the Brazilian Research Network on Food Sovereignty and Security released Wednesday showed that 58.7% of Brazilians lived with food insecurity, which replicated data not seen since 1993.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:39:00 GMTAmazonas police make arrest in British reporter case
Brazilian authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of British journalist Dom Phillips and his local indigenous affairs expert friend Bruno Araújo Pereira who went missing in Amazonia earlier this week. Phillips and AraÃ...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:34:00 GMTFirst case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil
A 41-year-old man from São Paulo who had just returned from Spain has been confirmed Wednesday as Brazil's first case of monkeypox. The patient is now in isolation at the Emilio Ribas Hospital in South America's largest city, ...
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:29:00 GMTBRICS countries agree to deepen financial, customs cooperation
Following a virtual meeting Tuesday, dignitaries of all five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have pledged to deepen financial and customs cooperation.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:23:00 GMTBolsonaro prays for missing British reporter to be found
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday said anything could happen in the case of a British journalist and a local expert on indigenous affairs who went missing Sunday in Amazonia's Javari Valley.
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 20:54:00 GMTJob openings in Brazil show positive figures in April
Brazilian authorities have announced nearly 197,000 new formal jobs had been created in the month of April, according to the General Cadastre for Employed and Unemployed (Caged), released Monday by the Labor Ministry.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:13:00 GMTIf re-elected, Bolsonaro might create three more ministries
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday said he would most likely create three new ministers if he is reelected this year: Public Security, Fisheries, and Foreign Trade.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:26:00 GMTBrazil: Mr. and Mrs. Lula test positive for COVID-19
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife Janja tested positive Sunday for COVID-19, due to which all campaign engagements have been suspended, the candidate's press office announced.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 23:04:00 GMTArgentina's Alberto Fernández to attend Los Angeles Summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández finally confirmed he will be attending the ninth Summit of the Americas convened for next week in Los Angeles following a 25-minute telephone conversation with his US colleague Joseph Bide...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:31:00 GMTBolsonaro insists his followers must prepare for war ahead of October elections
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on his followers Friday to be ready and spare their country from following the same paths as other South American nations in the Oct. 2 elections.