Tag: Minas Gerais

• Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Two Uruguayans held under slave-like conditions rescued in Brazil

  

  Two Uruguayans, a homosexual man and a trans woman, were rescued in Planura, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, after years of slave-like conditions. Lured via social media with false job promises, they endured physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, including forced tattoos of their employers' initials. The man worked unregistered for nine years, while the trans woman, held for six months, suffered a stroke.

• Monday, April 8th 2024 - 10:08 UTC

  UNESCO recognizes yet another Brazilian geopark

  

  The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has granted the Terra dos Gigantes (Land of the Giants) geopark in Uberaba, in the Triângulo Mineiro region of Minas Gerais State, the status of “geopark,” Agencia Brasil reported. With this appointment, the South American country now has six archaeological sites of global significance.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

  Nearly 10,000 kids vaccinated against dengue in Brasilia

  

  Nearly 10,000 children aged 10 to 11 have been vaccinated against dengue at 15 health centers in the last four days in Brazil's Federal District, Agência Brasil reported. In a statement, the Federal District Government (GDF) said that the 15 basic health units (UBS) will continue to operate throughout the carnival season.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Emergency declared at Brazilian state of Minas Gerais due to heavy rainfalls

  

  Heavy rainstorms have left at least 138 cities in a state of emergency in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais due to floods, landslides and damages to the infrastructure.

• Sunday, September 5th 2021 - 06:59 UTC

  Cattle prices drop in Brazil as meat industry is idle waiting for tests from a suspected mad cow case

  

  The suspicion of a possible mad cow case identified in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has further paralyzed activity in the country's abattoirs, and consequently the price of live cattle. A release from the Association of Brazilian abattoirs in the representation of the industry confirmed the situation.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Suspected case of “mad cow” in central Brazil; live cattle prices plummet

  

  The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed it was investigating a suspected case of “mad cow” in the central state of Minas Gerais. The situation dating to August 31 caused abattoirs and meatpacking plants to stop the purchase of cattle with an immediate downfall in prices, expected to continue until the situation is cleared.

• Friday, January 8th 2021 - 08:39 UTC

  Rupture of dam in Brazil compensation could reach US$ 5,3bn

  

  The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is hoping to win at least 28 billion reais (US$ 5.3 billion) from a compensation deal with miner Vale SA after the 2019 Brumadinho deadly dam burst, a senior state official said on Thursday.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Chinese company confident it will start its US$ 2,1 billion iron ore project in Brazil

  

  Chinese mining company Sul Americana de Metais (SAM), a unit of China’s Honbridge Holdings, is confident it will receive the necessary permits to start up its US$ 2.1 billion iron ore project in Minas Gerais, its chief executive said.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  Catastrophic rainstorms and floods in central Brazil: at least 50 deaths

  

  At least 50 people have died in Brazil and more than 25,000 have been displaced due to widespread flooding following storms and heavy rains that have swept across the southeast of the country, authorities said on Sunday.

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 16:09 UTC

  Third person dies of contaminated craft beer in Brazil

  

  A third person has died in Brazil of suspected poisoning from a batch of craft beer contaminated with a toxic chemical used in antifreeze and other products, police in the state of Minas Gerais said on Thursday.