Dorah Feliciano
After Crisis, Bolsonaro Again Signals Appointment of Sérgio Moro to Supreme Court
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The most recent political crisis with Justice Minister Sérgio Moro led Jair Bolsonaro to reinstate Lava Jato's former judge...
Brazil May Receive WhatsApp Payment Tool
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - WhatsApp is expected to extend its money transfer feature to more countries later this year. The tool has been...
Huck Outperforms Bolsonaro in Popularity Ranking on Social Media
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is the first time that the president has been overtaken since January 2019, when monitoring began. The survey...
Bolsonaro Undergoes Vasectomy Procedure
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro, 64, underwent a vasectomy early Thursday night, January 30th, a medical procedure to sterilize men who...
Brazilian Feature Film on Post-Slavery Epoch Selected for Berlinale Festival
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The film "Todos os Mortos", by Caetano Gotardo and Marco Dutra, was selected for the competitive exhibition of the...
Rio Hotel Occupancy for Carnaval Reaches 78.4 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With less than a month to go until Carnival, the average number of confirmed reservations for the period at...
Local License Waiver to Benefit 10.3 Million Low-Risk Companies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The complete waiver of licenses and operating permits for 289 types of low-risk economic activities is expected to benefit...
Uber Granted Permission to Operate e-Scooters in São Paulo City
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Uber was granted permission from the São Paulo City Hall to officially launch its e-scooters in the São Paulo capital....
Brazil Terminates Participation in CELAC Regional Alliance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's government has announced its withdrawal from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). According to Brasília,...
Bolsonaro Says “Indians are Evolving, Becoming Increasingly More Human”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolsonaro unleashed this statement at the moment he announced Hamilton Mourão, vice-president of the Republic, as the future head...
Scientists May Have Found Ways to Completely Eliminate HIV From Cells
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the features of the HIV virus is that it is able to "escape" the immune system, by...
Thirty-two Percent of Black Entrepreneurs Have Inexplicably Been Denied Credit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When his communication agency was at its peak, entrepreneur Sergio All, 45, realized that technology was constantly evolving and...
It Is Hard to Earn Money with Menstrual Cramps and Menopause. Can Femtech Change This?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "That's just absurd," complains Lea von Bidder angrily, when she recalls a conversation with a potential investor. She has had...
China Blocks Brazil’s Evangelical Group Seeking United Nations Recognition
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chinese government has created obstacles for a body of Brazilian evangelical jurists to enjoy official status at the...