'Black rain', the phenomenon that can reach São Paulo this weekend
Istoé - Brasil - 19/09/2020
Bolsonaro leads polls of voting intentions, followed by Lula
Band - Brazil - 18/09/2020
Poll PoderData, a Band partner, shows the voting intentions for the 2022 presidential elections. The interviewees chose the names from an alphabetical list.
In the first scenario, the current president Jair Bolsonaro leads with 35% of the voting intentions; ex-president…
Lula asks Eduardo dos Santos for help to prove innocence
Lusa - Brazil - 17/09/2020
Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos will be heard by Brazilian justice, at the request of Lula da Silva’s defense, to prove his innocence in a case about trafficking in influences.
The information was confirmed to Lusa by the law firm that defends Lula…
Emerging countries call for "urgent" UN Security Council reform
Lusa - Internacional - 17/09/2020
The governments of Brazil, the Republic of India and South Africa today called for an “urgent” and “wide-ranging” reform of the UN Security Council and a greater role for emerging countries in decision-making.
“We emphasize the need for the…
Brazilian police urge Bolsonaro's sons to testify about anti-democratic acts
Lusa - Brazil - 17/09/2020
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF) summoned councilor Carlos Bolsonaro and deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, sons of the country’s President, to testify as witnesses in the Supreme Federal Court investigation that investigates the organization of anti-democratic acts.
The…
Pandemic batters market for Brazilian football transfers
AFP - Brazil - 15/09/2020
Brazil exports more footballers than any other country, but the coronavirus pandemic has caused a plunge in international transfers, hitting the finances of clubs that depend on lucrative deals for their young talent.
The number of Brazilian footballers transferred to…
This year, the Brazilian Amazon recorded the highest number of fires since 2010
Lusa - Brazil - 11/09/2020
Between January 1 and September 9 this year, the Brazilian Amazon recorded 56,425 fire spots, the highest number for the period since 2010, according to data from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) of Brazil.
This is a growth of about 6% compared to the same…
Brazilian supermarkets advise consumers to exchange rice for pasta
ISTOÉ - Brazil - 10/09/2020
The president of the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets, João Sanzovo Neto, said that the sector should promote a campaign to encourage consumers to replace rice with pasta
“We are going to promote the consumption of pasta, pasta, which is a substitute for rice. And…
First circumnavigation from Brazil to China published in inedited book
Plataforma - Macau - 07/09/2020
The mission, surrounded by controversy, took place between 1879 and 1883, passed through Macau and celebrated Camões in Hong Kong
The first circumnavigation from Brazil to China is now told in a book by academics Marli Cristina Scomazzon and Jeff Franco, and with the…
Amnesty International calls for investigation into abuse of security forces in Mozambique
Lusa - Mozambique - 09/09/2020
The organization Amnesty International (AI) today defended an independent investigation into suspected torture and other human rights violations committed by Mozambican security forces in Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country.
“The government of Mozambique must…
Central Bank launches environmental sustainability agenda
Agência Brazil - 09/09/2020
The Central Bank (BC) launched on Tuesday (8) a set of social and environmental responsibility actions. Actions include internal campaigns and creation of a credit line.
The sustainability dimension was inserted in the BC # institutional agenda and includes everything…
