Brazil

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 22:09 UTC

  Brazil to resume cruise season shortly

  

  One day after reports from Rio de Janeiro heralded wearing facemasks indoors may soon be over, the Brazilian Cruise Association (Clia) Thursday announced the resumption of the 2021/2022 cruise season as of this coming Saturday, March 5.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Rio city officials about to lift mandatory face masks indoors

  

  Rio de Janeiro local authorities are considering the possibility of scrapping the mandatory use of facemasks given the decreasing number of COVID-19 infections reported over the past few weeks.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Lula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Ukraine: Bolsonaro offers humanitarian help but Brazil shall remain neutral

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Monday vowed to grant humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees but insisted on his country’s neutral stance regarding Russia’s invasion.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Chilean president-elect again condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

  

  Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric has again strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called on public opinion to watch and listen closely to the nine minutes message of Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski to the Russian people.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 20:17 UTC

  Interannual sales of motor vehicles fall in Argentina and Brazil

  

  Vehicle sales slumped the most in Argentina and Brazil of all Latin American countries during January, according to a report with data for ten nations in the region.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro finally reveals where Brazil will stand regarding Ukraine

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro finally made an explicit statement about his country’s stance regarding the Ukraine crisis following Russia’s invasion: The country shall remain “neutral.”

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Private events to make up for missing Rio Carnival parades

  

  Tourists keep pouring into the Wonderful City (Cidade Maravilhosa) where not even Omicron is to kill the joy of its people, even if the streets will be less colorful for the second year in a row.

• Sunday, February 27th 2022 - 14:09 UTC

  Blogger’s Telegram channels banned in Brazil as per STF ruling

  

  Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes has ordered the communications and social media application Telegram to expel Bolsonarist influencer Allan dos Santos from the platform or face a 48-hour ban in addition to a fine.

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 23:22 UTC

  Ukraine crisis: Brazil sides with... Brazil; hence, it is not neutral

  

  Brazil's Cabinet Chief Ciro Nogueira Friday made it clear his country would not remain neutral regarding the crisis after Russian troops entered Ukraine. But how clear is that?