BRAZIL

U.S. retrieves .3M in bitcoin paid in the Colonial Pipeline ransom

Published on: June 8, 2021
07:20

Washington, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) US law enforcement officials said Monday they were able to recover .3 million in bitcoin paid to a criminal cybergroup deeply involved in the crippling ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, local media including CNN and The NY Times announced.

Lula asked U.S. to give up meddling in other nations´ internal affair

Published on: June 8, 2021
07:17

Brasilia, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday claimed he wants more equality in the future and called for strong countries such as the United States to decline to meddle in other nations´ internal affairs.

Trial in Brazil for Moro’s bias against Lula to be resumed

Published on: June 4, 2021
02:25

Brasilia, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Supreme Court will resume on June 23 the trial on suspicion of partiality by former Judge Sergio Moro in proceedings against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, judicial circles confirmed on Thursday.

Brazil receives 2.4 million Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine doses

Published on: June 3, 2021
07:21

Brasilia, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Brazil will receive as many as 2.4 million of anti-Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine doses.

Demonstrations against Bolsonaro shook Brazil

Published on: May 30, 2021
10:11

Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) At least 200 rallies and marches against Bolsonaro´s government, demanding life in the face of the alarming Covid-19 death toll, were reported across Brazil.

Bolsonaro blamed for belated arrival of Covid-19 vaccines in Brazil

Published on: May 28, 2021
07:29

Brasilia, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Butantan Institute Director Dimas Covas blamed President Jair Bolsonaro for tardy arrival of CoronaVac doses in Brazil.

Brazilian army opens inquiry on general allied to Bolsonaro

Published on: May 25, 2021
11:10

Brasilia, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Army opened a disciplinary process against General Eduardo Pazuello, who on Sunday participated in a political ceremony with President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, local media reported on Tuesday.

Group of Brazilian artists call for Bolsonaro’s destitution

Published on: May 25, 2021
09:28

Brasilia, May 25 (Prensa Latina) At least 15 renowned figures from Brazilian television, music, literature and social networks signed a new request for the removal from power of President Jair Bolsonaro, presented in the Chamber of Deputies, as per legislative sources.

India records 300,000 Covid-19 deaths as pandemic rages

Published on: May 24, 2021
08:13

New Delhi, May 24 (Prensa Latina) India´s coronavirus death toll on Monday has moved past the 300,000 mark as the country becomes the world´s third nation to record such a figure- behind the United States and Brazil.

Pachamama border film festival ends in Brazil

Published on: May 22, 2021
10:27

Brasilia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The eleventh edition of the traditional Pachamama Border Film Festival in Brazil will close its curtains after having carried out an online program showing more than 50 Latin American films.

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