BRAZIL

Lula confirms participation in 2022 elections in Brazil

Published on: May 20, 2021
14:26

Brasilia, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confirmed that he will run in the 2022 elections if he is the favorite to win, according to an exclusive interview with the French magazine Paris Match published today.

Brazilian lawmakers approve privatization of Eletrobras

Published on: May 20, 2021
12:19

Brasilia, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Parliament on Thursday approved, by 313 votes in favor and 166 against, the privatization of the Eletrobras state company, which generates 30 percent of Brazil's energy.

Brazilian minister of environment suspected of timber smuggling

Published on: May 19, 2021
17:37

Brasilia, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Police (PF) of Brazil on Wednesday raided the offices of the Ministry of Environment and Minister Ricardo Salles's home, as part of an investigation into corruption and illegal timber exports.

Pachamama border film festival begins in Brazil

Published on: May 15, 2021
12:54

Brasilia, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The eleventh edition of the traditional Pachamama Border Film Festival begins on Saturday in Brazil in online format because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the presentation of more than 50 Latin American films.

Brazil authorized India´s Covaxin vaccine clinical trials

Published on: May 14, 2021
08:12

Brasilia, May 14 (Prensa Latina) The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) on Thursday authorized clinical trials of Covaxin, an anti-Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Indian Pharmaceutical Company Bharat Biotech.

Brazil to participate in submarine cable to link America and Asia

Published on: May 14, 2021
00:15

Santiago de Chile, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Brazil made official its participation in the Humboldt project, a submarine fiber optic cable that will link Chile and South America with Asia and Oceania through the South Pacific.

Lula to surpass Bolsonaro in 2022 elections

Published on: May 13, 2021
07:56

Brasilia, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would surpass President Jair Bolsonaro in the first ballot and run-off for October 2022 elections, a survey by the Datafolha company showed.

Brazil calls off AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women

Published on: May 12, 2021
07:49

Brasilia, May 12 (Prensa Latina) Brazil´s Health Ministry on Tuesday called off AstraZeneca vaccine doses for Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women.

Brazilian minister sidestepped questions on Chloroquine against Covid

Published on: May 7, 2021
07:51

Brasilia, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga on Thursday sidestepped questions about the use of chloroquine for Covid-19 patients, as it´s proposed and defended by President Jair Bolsonaro.

Over 1,000 children, adolescents died of Covid-19 in Brazil

Published on: May 5, 2021
00:15

Brasilia, May 5 (Prensa Latina) More than 1,000 children and adolescents have died of Covid-19 in Brazil since March 2020, the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP) and the Ministry of Health revealed.

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