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New documentary claims Donald Trump and not Joe Biden won the 2020 U.S. election

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is the documentary that conservatives in the U.S. and throughout the West have long been waiting for. Conservative filmmaker,...

Brazil: Private banks make US$3.6 billion in profit in the first quarter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The recurring net income of the three largest private banks in the country -Bradesco, Itaú, and Santander Brasil- totaled...

Uruguay: a farmers’ movement considers becoming political party

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The agricultural producers' movement Un Solo Uruguay, created just over four years ago to channel the sector's demands, is...

Balneário Camboriú may have the tallest building in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city hall of Balneário Camboriú in Santa Catarina has submitted the approval to construct a building with 140...

Brazil is the country where influencers have the most “power”

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Brazil, 44% of consumers claim to have purchased a product recommended by an influencer, according to Statista Global...

Brazilian Indian Foundation Funai helicopter with 7 people on board crashes in Amazon rainforest

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A Funai (National Indian Foundation) helicopter crashed on Sunday (8) in the Cruzeiro do Sul region (Acre) in the...

Uruguay is negotiating with Brazil to purchase 12 Embraer Super Tucano aircraft for US$40 million

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguayan Defense Minister Javier García confirmed to the local press that his ministry is continuing negotiations for the transfer...

Petrobras has the highest profit among major oil companies while Brazil’s population is impoverished

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's state-owned company Petrobras, one of the largest oil companies in Latin America, posted a profit of US$8.6 billion...

“NATO assassina” – In Italy demonstrators take to the streets against war, USA, Joe Biden and North Atlantic Organization

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Verona, there was a major rally against the war in Ukraine over the weekend. However, the blame was...

Here’s what programmable Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) will mean for you

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are digital tokens, similar to cryptocurrency, issued by a central bank. They are pegged...

Opinion: Number of Brazilian families in extreme poverty to increase by 11.8% in 2022

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) The number of Brazilian families in extreme poverty registered in the country's CadÚnico (Unified Registry) will increase by...

How wheat could become Brazil’s new export commodity

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In one of the country's largest agricultural cooperatives, Cotrijal, in the most Southern state Rio Grande do Sul, wheat...

Average Brazilian income is the lowest in 10 years

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The average income of Brazilians is the lowest in 10 years and stands at R$2,548. In 2012, the average...

Brazil and Guyana lay groundwork for energy cooperation

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On May 6, Brazil and Guyana laid the groundwork for expanding energy cooperation during a visit by President Jair...

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