Xiu Ying
Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist interested in Brazil and Latin America.
Gang Breaks into Apartment and Steals R$500,000 Worth of Jewelry in São Paulo
By Xiu Ying
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - A gang of more than ten robbers broke into an apartment in Brooklin, an expensive and upscale neighborhood...
Brazil’s President Proposes Drones to Remove Military Personnel From Front Line
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday, June 21st, that he intends to submit a bill to Congress...
Passenger Train Between Santos and São Paulo Has First Trial Run
By Xiu Ying
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - A metropolitan train to carry passengers between Santos and São Paulo was tested for the first time this...
U.S. Includes Cuba on Human Trafficking Blacklist, Citing “Mais Médicos” Program
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The United States has included Cuba within the most severe category for countries engaging in...
Bolsonaro Tries Again to Give Control Over Indigenous Land to Agriculture Ministry
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro has issued a new Provisional Measure (MP) to shift responsibility for delimiting indigenous lands...
Survey Indicates 97 Percent of Women Were Harassed in Public and Private Transport
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Almost all (97 percent) of Brazilian women over age eighteen who were surveyed, said they...
Florianópolis Mayor Suspected of Being Part of a Criminal Organization
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter
FLORIANÓPOLIS - Gean Loureiro, the mayor of Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina, was arrested yesterday, June 18th, suspected of...
Brazilian State Rio Grande do Sul Seeks an Ambitious Recovery Plan
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Eduardo Leite (PSDB), decided to reverse the budgetary practices...
Vatican Proposes to Ordain Married Priests in Amazonia
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Vatican released yesterday, June 17th, the preliminary document for the Synod of Bishops on...
65 Percent of Brazilians Saving Money Choose Savings Accounts
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite lower yields in comparison to other investments, saving accounts remain the favorite option among Brazilians holding...
Governors of Northeast Brazil Want to Bring Cuban Doctors Back to the Region
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governors of the nine northeastern states have recently completed the necessary procedures to legalize the Northeastern...
President of Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES) Resigns
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Joaquim Levy, submitted his resignation...
Social Science Publications Place Brazil Among the Elite of Scientific Output
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to data on the number of public resources, scientific output and the importance of this production,...
Judge Acquits Bolsonaro’s Stabber as Mentally Ill; President Will Appeal
By Xiu Ying
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Judge Bruno Savino, on Friday, June 14th, acquitted Adélio Bispo de Oliveira, deemed criminally incapable in...