Education Minister rejects agreement to get rid of homophobia investigation
Istoé - Brazil - 27/11/2020
Covid-19: immunization plan is practically ready, says Bolsonaro
Agency Brazil - 27/11/2020
The president defends the certification of Anvisa for vaccine distribution.
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday (26), during his weekly live on social networks, that a national plan for immunization against covid-19 is practically ready and that the federal…
Brazilian businessmen launch study to defend Brazilian business with China
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 26/11/2020
Long-term strategy proposes to see Asian country as a reference and opportunity
A study commissioned by the Brazil-China Business Council proposes that Brazilians look at the Asian partner less and less as a competitor and threat and more and more as a reference and…
PAHO urges countries not to demand Covid-19 negative tests to travelers
AFP - International - 26/11/2020
On wednesday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urged countries not to require Covid-19 tests on travelers, insisting that these tests give “a false sense of security.”
“PAHO does not recommend relying on laboratory tests for travelers,”…
UN condemns “structural racism” in Brazil after homicide of black man by white security guards
ISTOÉ - Brazil - 24/11/2020
The UN said on Tuesday that the deadly beating of João Alberto Silveira Freitas, a black man, by white security guards at the Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre, Brazil, is an example of the country’s “structural racism” and called for an investigation…
Meet the Brazilian model who had a photo with the Pope’s ‘like’
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 23/11/2020
While the Vatican awaits the verdict of the Instagram investigation on how a “like” attributed to the official profile of Pope Francis ended up in a photo of a half-naked Brazilian model on Friday (20), the protagonist of the photo continues to raise fame.
But Natalia…
Protests in Brazil after security guards beat black man to death
AFP - Brazil - 21/11/2020
The death of a black man beaten by white security guards at a supermarket sparked protests across Brazil Friday as the country celebrated Black Consciousness Day.
A video of Thursday night’s incident in the southern city of Porto Alegre captured on a witness’s…
Google invests in six Brazilian startups led by blacks
Folha de S. Paulo - Brasil - 20/11/2020
Startups of games, sports and legal solutions will receive contributions from the Black Founders Fund, a Google fund dedicated to reducing racial inequality.
The six selected startups are founded and led by blacks and are in five Brazilian states: Bahia, Minas Gerais…
Brazilians outraged over death of black man beaten by security guards
AFP - Brazil - 20/11/2020
The death of a black man beaten by white security guards at a supermarket sparked outrage across Brazil Friday as it celebrated Black Consciousness Day.
A video of Thursday night’s incident in the southern city of Porto Alegre captured on a witness’s mobile…
Bolsonaro asks countries to help fight illegal wood trade
Agency Brazil - 20/11/2020
In a live broadcast, the president said that the government will intensify inspection.
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday (19) that the fight against illegal wood trade in Brazil depends on international collaboration involving other countries, especially…
Brazil may close year by losing fewer jobs than in 2015 and 2016
Agency Brazil - 20/11/2020
In an event, the minister defended the exemption of the payroll.
The generation of jobs in the second half of the year could make the country close 2020 losing fewer jobs than in the recession of 2015 and 2016, said the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, yesterday. The…
