Brazil

Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:50 UTC
Brazil reopens international air travel to foreign tourists

Brazil has reopened international air travel to foreign tourists, which had been banned since March, even as its coronavirus outbreak ranks as the world's second-worst.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:35 UTC
Brazilian First Lady tests positive for Covid-19

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's wife and one of his ministers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an official statement on Thursday, as the spread of the novel coronavirus showed no signs of slowing in the country with the world's second-worst outbreak after the United States.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Brazilian payments startup Ebanx expands operations to Uruguay

Payments startup Ebanx, one of Brazil’s latest fintech to achieve “unicorn” status, has expanded its operations to Uruguay, announced. Founded in 2012, Ebanx focuses mainly on processing local payments from clients of global websites like Alibaba Group Holdings’ AliExpress retail service, home-sharing site Airbnb, and music-streaming service Spotify Technology.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 09:26 UTC
Brazilian coach quits after football club contracts goalkeeper convicted for a femicide

The coach of the women's team of Brazilian football club Rio Branco quit Thursday quit in protest at the men's team's decision to sign star goalkeeper Bruno, who was convicted in 2013 of murdering his girlfriend.
Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil coronavirus outbreak about to reach the milestone 100,000 death toll

Brazil's coronavirus outbreak set daily records on Wednesday with both 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the world's second-worst outbreak accelerates toward the milestone of 100,000 lives cut short.
Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
US ambassador warns of “consequences” if Brazil chooses China's Huawei 5G network

The US ambassador in Brasilia warned of “consequences” if Brazil chooses Chinese telecoms company Huawei to develop its 5G network, in an interview published Wednesday.
Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
South Brazil state signs with Chinese drug company a Covid-19 vaccine trial

Chinese drug company Sinopharm and Parana state have agreed to launch the fourth major COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil and will seek regulatory approval in the next two weeks, the Brazilian partners said on Wednesday.
Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 07:41 UTC
China interested in purchasing more fish produce from Brazil

China extended export certificates to three more Brazilian fish farms. That makes 110 companies that have received authorization to send products to China. The certified fish farms are located in Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Santa Catarina.
Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Brazilian healthcare unions accuse Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for his handling of the pandemic

Brazilian healthcare workers are urging the International Criminal Court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government for crimes against humanity for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Brazil's labor market improving: 16% layoffs decrease and 24% increase in hires

Brazil's economy lost 1,198,363 formal jobs in the first half of the year, the Economy Ministry said on Tuesday. The figure is the result of 6,718,276 new hires and 7,916,639 layoffs over the six-month period due to the impact of the novel coronavirus on Latin America's largest economy.