More than 30 people were injured on Monday when a sidewalk collapsed into an adjacent river in Joinville, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, sending 21 adults and 12 children to local hospitals. The accident occurred during a Christmas celebration. Several fell into the Cachoeira river, rushing emergency teams to search for victims who fell into the…
Brazil to Offer Third COVID-19 Vaccine to Everyone 18 and Older
Brazil’s minister of health announced on Tuesday that the eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots will be extended to everyone older than 18 in the country. Marcelo Queiroga said that the government will start to offer the third dose to people who have received a second vaccine dose five months ago. Health officials in the country recently…
Holiday Festivals Resume in Brazil as Pandemic Restrictions Relax
Brazil is readying itself for a return to festivals after an almost two-year ban on mass gatherings. In the state of Sao Paulo, pandemic restrictions on events ended on Nov. 1, marking a return to festivals after an almost 600 day ban on large public assemblies. There are dozens of events and trade shows already scheduled for the…
Inexpensive Antidepressant Found to Reduce COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Over 30 Percent: Study
An inexpensive antidepressant drug has been found to reduce the risk of hospitalization in high-risk adults recently diagnosed with COVID-19 by over 30 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health. The study, titled, “Effect of early treatment with fluvoxamine on risk of emergency care and hospitalisation among patients with COVID-19: the TOGETHER randomised,…
Socialist Venezuela Caused 50,000 Oil Spills From 2010 to 2016
October 26, 2021
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On Oct. 25, a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussed some of the environmental damage taking place in Venezuela, which has been led since 1999 by socialist Hugo Chavez and, after Chavez’s death in 2013, socialist Nicolás Maduro. Sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), much of the event focused…
Brazil Nixes Welfare Expansion Announcement Amid Currency Sell-Off
BRASILIA—Brazil’s government canceled an announcement for a generous new welfare program on Thursday, after a central bank currency intervention failed to calm market concerns about looser government spending ahead of next year’s election. President Jair Bolsonaro, who has seen his poll numbers fall over his mishandling of the pandemic, a weak economy, and rising inflation,…
Brazil Superior Court Rejects Brumadinho Indictments on Procedural Grounds
BRASILIA—Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice threw out on procedural grounds an indictment of 16 people in relation to the collapse of the Brumadinho dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA, a disaster that killed 270 people in 2019. A chamber of the court known as the STJ ruled on Tuesday that the charges filed by…
Brazil Suffers Inflation in the Wake of Pandemic Restrictions and Drought
With inflation hitting 10 percent, Brazilians are dealing with significantly higher electricity and food prices, brought about by the economic consequences of pandemic restrictions and a historic drought. The country’s National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services, and Tourism (CNC) published a list of 15 common consumer goods that contributed to the significant inflation rate, which hit double digits as…
Brazil: Traveling Conquered Lands
Brazil is a giant that’s too often reduced to its wild samba, its magical football, and its endless beaches. But behind this fantasy lurks an economic colossus and agricultural titan, a force of the future that is already playing a major role in this burgeoning 21st century. To get a better look at this country,…
Brazil Police Find Millions Worth Of Nazi Memorabilia at Home of Suspected Pedophile
RIO DE JANEIRO—Police in Rio de Janeiro said on Wednesday they had found a haul of Nazi memorabilia and weapons worth an estimated 3 million euros (approximately $3.4 million) at the home of a Brazilian man suspected of raping a minor. Rio’s civil police said they found more than 1,000 items at the home of…
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