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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rumors like these have multiplied in recent days on social media: "Germany and the Netherlands are hiding corpses under the carpet"; "in the United Kingdom, permission is sought from relatives of a deceased coronavirus patient to decide whether to include him/her in the official counting". And many others circulate after […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro has been telling his closest aides that he is "fed up with Mandetta,", his Minister of Health, Luiz Henrique Mandetta. Bolsonaro has not dismissed him yet in order to avoid aggravating the crisis caused by the

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Washington Post, regarded as one of the most prominent publications in the United States, and known for its "progressive" political posture, has made room for an opinion article by Brazilian anthropologist Rosana Pinheiro-Machado of the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, who openly advocates the impeachment of Brazilian […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro is annoyed by the Minister of Justice, Sergio Moro's stance on the coronavirus crisis. Over the weekend, the President complained to

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Twitter deleted two posts from President Jair Bolsonaro's official account on Sunday night, March 29th. In place of the Sunday afternoon's posts, is the message: "Tweet is no longer available because it violated our Rules". "Twitter recently announced the extension of its rules worldwide to cover content that may be […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a videoconference meeting held on Friday, 43 mayors of the Association of Municipalities of Western Parana (AMOP) unanimously agreed to gradually reopen trade in the region's cities as of this Wednesday. "The maintenance of public services depends on the revenue that goes into the city's treasury, resulting from companies' […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At the peak of the global financial crisis a decade ago, China's massive spending on construction and infrastructure has restored demand for commodities and reversed the sharp drop in prices. As the coronavirus pandemic risks an even worse crisis, it is unlikely that the Beijing government will be able to […]

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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - The IBOVESPA index rose in the first few deals on Monday, March 30th, following the US futures indices and with investors looking for stocks deemed cheap. At 3:12 PM, the main index of the Brazilian stock market was up 0.87 percent and registered 74,070 points. Despite the positive trend, the market […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Residents of Brazil's peripheries are deeply concerned about the coronavirus and believe that quarantine is the best means to fight the disease pandemic in the country. According to a survey conducted by the advertising agency Responsa - specialized in marketing initiatives for favela communities - shows that 96 percent of […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The opposing indications given by President Jair Bolsonaro regarding the social isolation policies implemented by governors and mayors, have had negative repercussions among Supreme Court justices. Members of the court said in private discussions that if the president pursues the plan to reopen trade, the measure will be blocked. There […]

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