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More than 12,000 visitors from 50 countries entered Uruguay in first 5 days of open borders
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay received a total of 12,081 foreigners in the five days following the opening of borders. Among the people...
São Paulo City Hall maintains the mandatory use of masks in public places
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo city hall decided, on Wednesday, 10, to keep the mandatory use of masks in public places...
Luis Arce after 1 year as Bolivia’s president: achievements and pending challenges
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, completed this Monday (8) a year at the head of the Executive Branch,...
Tax evasion in Brazil reached up to US$110 billion in 2020, says study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Tax evasion in Brazil was between R$460 billion and R$600 (US$110) billion in 2020, according to a study released...
Brazil inflation rises 1.25% in October, reaching 10.67% in 12 months -IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Wide Consumer Price Index (IPCA), considered the country's official inflation rate, rose 1.25% in October, after a...
Brazil health regulator alerts to requirements for boarding cruise ships
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It presents the main requirements for boarding these ships, whose operation was recently resumed with the publication of the...
AliExpress increases flights to reduce delivery times in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The goal is to ensure that Brazilian customers receive products faster. Currently, the items reach Brazil within a week...
Formula 1 returns to Brazil with name change and millionaire impact
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Formula 1's returns to the country has aroused high expectations for the race (tickets are sold out for the...
Survey: 80% are concerned about access to health care in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is shown in the survey commissioned by the National Association of Benefit Administrators (ANAB) from the Bateiah Strategy...
Armed violence drops in Brazil’s Greater Rio – Fogo Cruzado
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One year and 5 months after the historic Supreme Court decision to restrict non-urgent police operations during the pandemic...
Brazil court overturns rulings against Bolsonaro’s son in embezzlement case
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - By 4 votes to 1, Superior Court justices accepted the appeal of Flávio Bolsonaro's defense and overturned all rulings...
Brazil deputies pass law allowing Bolsonaro to increase spending in election year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The amendment, which will now have to be debated by the Senate also in two votes, authorizes the government...
Russia plans to launch its digital ruble prototype issued by the Central Bank by January 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Russian Federation authorities plan to begin testing a prototype digital ruble issued by the Central Bank in January 2022....
Chile and South Korea sign memorandum to expand hydrogen cooperation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - South Korea and Chile signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Seoul to expand cooperation in developing the production...