Brazil

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro congratulates Rio police for Jacarezinho massacre

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed his congratulations to the Rio de Janeiro police late Sunday for last week's raid in a favela which left 28 dead.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  US investors withdrawing from Latin America's three largest economies as populist rulers spark concern

  

  According to a recent report from the Department of the Treasury, investors from the United States are rapidly fleeing the once most promising and three largest countries of Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina).

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:34 UTC

  Total deaths in Rio favela police raid reach 28

  

  Rio de Janeiro Governor Cláudio Castro Friday stood by the police's actions in Jacarezinho, claiming that the suspects' response had been “brutal.”

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:08 UTC

  Coronavirus version found in Rio de Janeiro a mutation from the Manaus one

  

  A new variant of the Brazilian coronavirus has been identified this week, according to Rio de Janeiro health authorities.

• Friday, May 7th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian FM underscores China's significance to the South American country

  

  Brazil's Foreign Minister Carlos França Thursday expressed his country's intentions to expand and diversify its economic and trade relations with China, which has grown to become its largest trading partner.

• Friday, May 7th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Butantan head points fingers at Bolsonaro for shortages of covid-19 vaccines

  

  Butantan Institute Director Dimas Covas Thursday blamed President Jair Bolsonaro's anti-Chinese stance for the delay in the arrival and distribution of anti-covid-19 vaccines into Brazil.

• Friday, May 7th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Deadliest clash with police leaves 25 dead in Rio de Janeiro favela

  

  An anti-drug raid by Rio de Janeiro law enforcement agents Thursday left 24 suspects and one police officer dead in the precarious Jacareizinho favela.

• Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazil's Central Bank ups basic interest rate to curb growing inflation

  

  In a move to curb growing inflation, Brazil's Central Bank Wednesday decided to raise the basic interest rate by 0.75 percentage points, to 3.5% per year. It was the second time in a row that the monetary authorities responded to this type of measure.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Former health minister: Bolsonaro wanted chloroquine brochure re-written to have it used against covid-19

  

  Former Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta Tuesday told the Parliamentary Commission investigating the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic that President Jair Bolsonaro tried to change the chloroquine brochure that comes along with the medicine so that it could be used against covid-19.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 23:15 UTC

  Brazil and Russia back to discussing Sputnik V's certification after Anvisa's ruling

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's diplomacy is trying to place its ties with Russia back on track following the rejection of the Sputnik V vaccine which was unanimously turned down last week by the entire National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) board, citing a lack of proper documents.