China and Portuguese-speaking countries featured in the gender gap world ranking
Plataforma - Macau - 31/03/2021
Clandestine parties gather more than 10,000 people in São Paulo
Band - Brazil - 16/02/2021
Streets taken by people without masks, crowded and with no respect for life. This was the weekend in São Paulo, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and with Carnival canceled.
In total, the Metropolitan Civil Guard task force dispersed 13,000 people in the city…
Bolsonaro criticizes Facebook and advocates increased taxation of social networks
Lusa - Brasil - 16/02/2021
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticized Facebook on Monday for the restrictions it imposed and defended an increase in the taxation of social networks in the South American country, in a video that was published on those same platforms.
Wearing a Portuguese Football…
Brazil leads the world ranking of credit card fraud
Band - Brazil - 15/02/2021
Brazil leads the world ranking of credit card fraud. According to the 2020 Annual Report of Online Criminal Activity in Brazil, prepared by the cybersecurity company Axur, the country has accumulated 45% of the total cases registered in the world in the last year.
The…
"Nobody Is Doing Anything Wrong", Says Bolsonaro about Brazil's Chloroquine Production
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 15/02/2021
Folha showed, however, that the Ministry of Health used Fiocruz to produce 4 million pills
President Jair Bolsonaro (no party) said in his live on Thursday (11) that no one did anything wrong and that there was no waste of resources in the production of chloroquine…
Brazil awaiting 2 million vaccine doses from India
AFP - Brazil - 22/01/2021
The Brazilian government said Thursday that a shipment of two million doses of the British AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine was finally set to arrive in the country from India.
The delivery Friday would be a much-needed boost to Brazil’s vaccination…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro congratulates Joe Biden on his inauguration
AFP - Brazil - 21/01/2021
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as US president on Wednesday after spending weeks ignoring his election victory.
The right-wing leader of South America’s largest economy — dubbed the “Trump of the…
Mozambique: Vale to sell its coal mining operations in country
Lusa - Mozambique - 21/01/2021
Vale, one of the main mining companies operating in Mozambique, will sell its coal operations in the country, the company announced on Thursday.
Vale has signed a principle of understanding with partner Mitsui, “allowing both parties to structure Mitsui’s exit…
Brazilian prosecutor investigates alleged Neymar New Year's Eve party
Lusa - Brazil - 31/12/2020
The Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the opening of an investigation into the alleged New Year’s Eve party organized by footballer Neymar in Rio de Janeiro, when the pandemic has already killed almost 194,000 people in the country.
The Rio de…
With The Pandemic, almost Half of The Workers Stopped
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 30/12/2020
For the first time, the number of inactive Brazilians has exceeded 40%
For the first time, the number of inactive Brazilians, meaning, those without a job and not currently looking for one, has exceeded the 40% mark. The highest index was spotted in the quarters that…
Brazil bans flights from the UK after discovery of new coronavirus mutation
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 24/12/2020
Ordinance also requires testing for unaccompanied children over 2 and under 12 on international flights.
After the decision of more than 40 countries, the Brazilian government decided this Wednesday (23) to temporarily prohibit international flights that originate or pass…
