Brazil lost five million jobs in three months
BRASILIA – Brazil lost 4.9 million formal and informal jobs between February and April, during the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the unemployment rate…
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Brazil now has second highest number of COVID-19 cases globally
SAO PAULO – Brazil became the world No 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Saturday, second only to the United States, after it confirmed that…
Brazil: Amazon Penalties Suspended Since October
São Paulo – Fines for illegal logging in the Amazon in Brazil have been effectively suspended since October 2019 under a Bolsonaro administration decree, Human…
Bolsonaro suggests green groups started the blaze in the Amazon to blame him
BRASILIA – Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green…
Brazil: Smoke from Amazon rainforest fires causes blackout in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, according to new data from the country’s space research agency….
Brazil: Bolsonaro leaves hospital after 17-day stay
On Wednesday morning, the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was discharged after having spent 17 days in the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. The…
Brazil plans to privatize airports and railways
BRASILIA – Brazil’s government will announce the privatization of southern airports, including Curitiba, in the second quarter of this year, according to Adalberto Vasconcelos, head…