Brazil

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 23:11 UTC

  Brazilian gov't to appeal STF vaccine passport mandate

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced it would appeal a decision by Superior Federal Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso whereby travelers arriving from abroad are required to produce a document corroborating they had taken a full vaccination treatment against COVID-19 before entering the country.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's STF rules proof of vaccination be required to foreign travelers

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ruled over the weekend in favor of a request filed by the opposition to make proof of vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all incoming foreign travelers, against the wishes of President Jair Bolsonaro.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Weather prevents meeting between presidents of Brazil and Paraguay

  

  The Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Jair Bolsonaro and Mario Abdo Benítez, were to meet Monday at the Paraguayan town of Carmelo Peralta to lay the cornerstone of a new international bridge, but mainly to go on discussing Itaipu energy fares.

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 23:13 UTC

  Falklands: Update on resumption of passenger flights

  

  As part of the regular review process concerning Covid-19 measures affecting the Falkland Islands, the government is in regular dialogue with LATAM concerning the resumption of flights with South America, namely with Chile and Brazil.

• Sunday, December 12th 2021 - 19:47 UTC

  Storms leave almost 3,700 homeless in Brazilian State of Bahia

  

  Some 30 cities in the Brazilian state of Bahia are going through an emergency situation following a heavy storm that has affected around 70,000 people and left 3,700 homeless, according to rescue teams.

• Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Brazil 12 month inflation in November at an eighteen year record of 10,74%

  

  Brazil's November inflation reached the highest in eighteen years, 10,74%, almost three times this year's central bank target (3,75%), but the rising trend seems to be flattening, according to the national stats office.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Brazil raised the benchmark interest rate to 9,25% to try and contain inflation

  

  Brazil's Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate 150 basis points for the second time running to 9,25%, the highest since 2017, in an effort to contain growing inflation.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists he is not in favor of mandatory vaccination cards for tourists

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again insisted on his stance regarding compulsory COVID-19 vaccination certificates for arriving foreign travelers, which sparked a new controversy with São Paulo State Governor João Doria.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:19 UTC

  Getting jailed for being a journalist on the rise, CPJ reports

  

  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday denounced that the number of journalists jailed for their reporting work has reached a historic Zenit in 2021, with 293 of them imprisoned worldwide, 50 of whom were in China.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Living conditions of Brazilians has deteriorated under Bolsonaro, study says

  

  A survey released this week has shown that the overall living conditions of Brazilians under President Jair Bolsonaro has taken a turn for the worse, which would account for the drop in his approval ratings, which do not make him the favorite to win next year's elections.