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Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:54:00 GMT
Brazilian court rules no such thing as "reverse racism" against white people
The Sixth Circuit (Turma) of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) found Tuesday that racial discrimination applies criminally only to whites acting against blacks but not vice versa, Agencia Brasil reported. The ruling thus disc...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT
Lula highlights Brazil's economic improvements
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told Parliament vicariously Monday that his country was “less poor and with more income.” He made those remarks during the ceremony marking the opening of this year's Legislatu...

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:56:00 GMT
Hugo Motta elected Brazilian Lower House Speaker
Congressman Hugo Motta of the State of Paraíba was elected Saturday as the new Speaker of Brazil's Lower House, which places him right behind Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in the line of succession. Motta was chosen with 444 ...

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:22:00 GMT
Mask mandates decreed in Bolivia as school year starts amid Covid-19 fears
Bolivian authorities decreed schoolchildren should wear facemasks and adopt other sanitary measures such as alcohol gel and hand washing as they return to school Monday to prevent respiratory diseases (i.e. Covid-19) which have...

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 10:25:00 GMT
Brazil: shocking slave-like labor figures released
Numerous businessmen and politicians were singled out in a Labor Ministry report on slave-like working conditions in South America's largest country, released this week, singled out numerous businessmen and politicians. Over th...

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