Augusta Saraiva

Paraguay calls Brazil’s Covid-19 response “chaotic.” Border will remain closed

Despite complaints from business owners and consumers who are impeded from crossing the border to shop in Paraguay, the neighboring…

4 years ago

Amazon region Covid-19 hotbed not only in Brazil

For at least four countries that form part of the Amazon basin, the number of Covid-19 cases is proportionally higher…

4 years ago

Supreme Court halts police raids in Rio favelas during pandemic

Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin has prohibited any police operation inside Rio de Janeiro favelas until the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. The goal…

4 years ago

Health Ministry redesigns Covid-19 portal, hiding key data

After dozens of military officers began occupying critical positions within Brazil's Health Ministry, the department has changed the design of…

4 years ago

Covid-19 pandemic leading to other health crises in Brazil

With Brazil’s health workers busy fighting the coronavirus, Brazil has observed a decrease in medical services in non-Covid-19 related areas.…

4 years ago

Government releases names of 54 million emergency salary beneficiaries

In an unprecedented move, the Comptroller General's Office, in partnership with the Citizenship Ministry, released the name of 53.9 million…

4 years ago

Trump: Brazil having “a very hard time”

During a White House press conference, President Donald Trump remarked that if the U.S. had taken the same approach to…

4 years ago

Investment in advertising drops by 22 percent in Q1 2020

Investment in media advertising fell by 22 percent in Q1 2020, a report released by news website Poder360 found. According…

4 years ago