Brazil’s Broad Consumer Price Index, or IPCA, closed out the month of July with 0.68 percent deflation, the lowest rate since the beginning of this time series, in 1980. In June, inflation climbed 0.67 percent. Year to date, the official… Read More »Brazil economy sees 0.68% deflation in July
Brazil´s National Public Security Force was authorized to support the national indigenous foundation FUNAI in Camicuã – an indigenous land in the state of Amazonas. The ordinance of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) about the measure was… Read More »National Force to support indigenous foundation in the Amazon
The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) published on Monday (Aug. 8) a manifesto to the nation in defense of democracy. The entity declared that, after 92 years of history, it will continue with its constitutional mission of representing the law and… Read More »Brazilian Bar Association publishes manifesto for democracy
They were cruel, brutish years. Dissidents languished in torture chambers. Rebels were shot in cold blood. Artists fled abroad. “It was a time of constant sorrow and fear,” the Brazilian lawyer and former justice minister José Carlos Dias said of… Read More »Brazilians fear return to dictatorship as ‘deranged’ Bolsonaro trails in polls
Alison dos Santos, 22, returned to the podium this Monday (8), this time in Hungary, winning the 400 meters, which is not her specialty, at the Grand Prix of Athletics in the city of Székesfehérvár. The victory comes two days… Read More »Alison dos Santos is silver in the 400m dash in the Hungarian GP
The Brazilian men’s blind football team secured a spot in next year’s world championship in Birmingham, UK, after winning the unprecedented IBSA Grand Prix title, in Puebla, Mexico. The title was decided against the Argentines on Sunday (Aug 8). After… Read More »Blind football: Brazil win Grand Prix, head for world championship
The percentage of Brazilian families with debts falling due grew 0.7 percentage points in July, reaching a record 78 percent of households in the country. The increase from July 2021 stood at 6.6 percentage points. The data can be found… Read More »Indebtedness assails 78% of families in Brazil
Dozens of kimono-clad mourners have gathered to pay tribute to the world jiu-jitsu champion Leandro Lo after he was shot dead in São Paulo in a crime that has shocked Brazil. The 33-year-old fighter, who won eight world championship titles… Read More »Leandro Lo: shooting death of jiu-jitsu champion has shocked Brazil
Difficulty remembering dates, doing simple math, or performing basic everyday tasks—cognitive abilities such as these usually deteriorate as age advances. Research conducted by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP), however, shows that the loss is up to 28… Read More »Ultra-processed foods linked to cognitive decline
In the October 2022 elections, women should once again represent the majority of Brazilians eligible to vote. Of the more than 156.4 million eligible to head for the polls in two rounds, 53 percent—a little more than 82.3 million—are reported… Read More »Women make up 53% of voters in Brazil