Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples: a Struggle for Everyone
Between 8 and 30 June, around 2,000 indigenous peoples camped out in Brasilia in front of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) – Brazil’s highest legal instance – to reject the …
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Brazil’s central bank mulls raising benchmark interest rate
BRASILIA, June 22 (Xinhua) — The Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) is evaluating the possibility of raising the benchmark interest rate to counter persistent inflationary pressures on …
Read More Brazil’s jobless rate hits record 14.7 pct in Q1
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 27 (Xinhua) — Unemployment in Brazil rose to a record 14.7 percent in the first quarter of 2021, meaning about 14.8 million people were out of …
Read More Brazil’s Sao Paulo extends lockdown as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise
SAO PAULO, May 26 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, the country’s hardest-hit by COVID-19, on Wednesday announced an extension of restrictions including lockdown until June 14, due to a …
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Brazil’s COVID-19 cases surpass 15 million
© Provided by Xinhua Brazil has the world’s second-highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third-largest caseload, behind the United States and India. RIO DE JANEIRO, May …
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Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll tops 395,000
Sao Paulo [Brazil], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil’s death toll reached 395,022 on Tuesday after 3,086 more people died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. …
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Brazil’s New Statue of Jesus will Surpass Height of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer
A new statue of Jesus Christ is under construction in southern Brazil and it will reach higher than the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. Construction …
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Brazil’s COVID-19 cases top 14 mln
Brasilia [Brazil], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported 69,381 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 14,043,076. The health ministry said that 3,321 more deaths …
Read More Brazil’s supreme court upholds annulment of Lula’s convictions
BRASILIA, April 15 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Thursday upheld the annulment of ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s convictions on corruption charges, clearing the way for …
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Brazil’s new Jesus statue is going to be taller than Rio’s Christ the Redeemer
(CNN) — A huge statue of Jesus Christ is under construction in southern Brazil, and it will be even taller than its famous counterpart in Rio de Janeiro. The “Christ …
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