Category: Brazil

Brazil is ready to send at least 750 peacekeepers to join a United Nations force patrolling the Central African Republic. “The date is not precise, but we believe our troops will go to Central Africa in March or April,” said General Ajax Porto Pinheiro (photo), who commanded Brazil’s former UN mission in Haiti. The request…

In the next six months, 64.5% of Brazilians intend to travel by plane. According to the Consumer Survey from the Ministry of Tourism, the latest recorded index is the highest since June 2014, when 66.9% of respondents stated they would choose air transport. Another 25.7% of those surveyed said they would use a car, and…

The assistance to women victims of domestic violence has gained new rules, with more rights guaranteed throughout the process: at the time of the expertise, when giving testimony, or when dealing with court officials. Law No. 13,505, sanctioned by the President of the Republic, Michel Temer, adds items to the Maria da Penha Law and…

After winning elections in China, in which 190 countries participated, Brazil secured a seat on the Interpol Executive Committee.The committee is made up of 13 members, three of which are from the Americas. Brazil will take the place of Argentina, which is stepping down after a three-year elected term. With this election, the country will…

Projects for the recovery of the vegetation cover of the Legal Amazon received investments of R$ 200 million, through a public call launched by Brazil, during the program of the 23rd Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany. The deadline for registration and participation in the public call goes until June 8, 2018, and the list of…

Conservation International (CI) is participating in a massive reforestation effort in the Brazilian Amazon region. A multimillion-dollar, 6-year project will restore 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon by 2023. Covering 30,000 hectares of land, equivalent to the size of 30,000 football fields and nearly 70,000 acres, the project is the largest tropical forest restoration…

Whenever a shocking crime is reported in the media in Brazil, social networks fill with calls for tougher punishment laws. This is especially true when the suspects are teenagers. Given the high level of violence in Brazil, it is understandable that many people feel unsafe. And it makes perfect sense that they demand more actions…

A new survey conducted by the international agency Oxfam revealed that, at the current pace, Brazil would take 75 years to reach the current level of income equality of the United Kingdom, or 30 years to match that of Argentina. Despite lifting millions of people out of poverty in recent decades, Brazil still faces a…