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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Austria intends to reject the planned and already controversial free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American confederation of states, Mercosur. The EU subcommittee in the National Council voted against the agreement on Wednesday, September 18th, according to Austrian news agency APA . . . To read […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The network of disinformation that spread fake news and pro-Bolsonaro misrepresentation by the WhatsApp app during last year's elections, with the use of

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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazil has been able to implement only one of the 163 recommendations made by foreign governments regarding its human rights policies at the United Nations, according to a report by twenty-one non-governmental organizations which make up the UPR (Universal Periodic Review) Brazil Coalition. The document will be presented this Thursday (September […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is not on the list of countries that will speak at the UN climate summit next Monday in New York. "Brazil has not put forward any plans to increase its commitment to climate change," Luis Alfonso de Alba, the UN Secretary-General's special envoy, told the Folha blog. According to […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded a 22 percent drop in violent deaths in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2018. The Northeast region shows the greatest decrease. This is evidenced by the national homicide index created by G1, based on official data from the 26 states and […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The health chain has increased by 3.4 percent the number of formal jobs in the sector between July of last year and July of this year, which equals almost 120,000 people hired, although the total number of beneficiaries of medical-hospital health plans in the same period has been reduced by […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The two countries most aligned with the government of Jair Bolsonaro and with the greatest influence in the chess of world geopolitics have caused losses in trade to Brazil so far in 2019. From January and August of this year, the Brazilian trade balance was negative by US$352 million (R$1.4 […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Governor Wilson Witzel advocated ending conjugal visits to inmates on Wednesday, September 18th, during the 1st National Meeting of Homicide Department Directors. Witzel further said he was in favor of increasing the maximum sentence for criminals: the limit would . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since President Bolsonaro discarded a tax along the lines of the extinct CPMF (Provisional Contribution on Financial Transactions), the economic team is assessing alternatives to offset exemptions on payroll taxes. The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, said on Wednesday, September 18th, that he will seek alternatives after the government ruled […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A State Police (PM) operation on Wednesday, September 18th, in the Complexo do Alemao left at least four suspects dead and one police officer seriously injured. The information was released by the police and the State Secretariat of Health . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […]

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