Category: Brazil

The election of businessman Donald Trump by the Republican Party does not “change anything” in the institutional relationship between Brazil and the United States of America. In an interview with Rádio Itatiaia, the President of the Republic, Michel Temer, emphasized that the bond is State to State. “The relationship between Brazil and the United States…

The federal government sent to Congress Provisional Measure 746/2016, which addresses the reform of high school. The text encourages, for example, that schools adopt full-time education and leaves the choice of subjects to the National Common Curricular Base. Temer also reiterated his support for the reform in high school. “We are making a great reform…

In the interview, Temer also stated that the limit on public spending is essential to avoid the country’s bankruptcy. However, the president emphasized that the ceiling will not affect priority areas. In the 2017 budget sent to Congress, the government increased funding for health and education. “We will never harm health and education,” he assured.…

The proposal to avoid fishing with gillnets near rocky shores has been promoted among fishermen. The National Center for Research and Conservation of Sea Turtles (Tamar), part of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), celebrated 26 years of operation in Ubatuba (SP). To mark the occasion, a canoe race was held with the…

The federal government will resume nine projects from the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) Tourism, which will receive R$ 7.5 million in federal investments. The PAC Tourism aims to improve the tourism infrastructure in the country. The selection of projects took into account their relevance to the population and the improvement they will provide in the…

A year after the tragedy caused by the breakage of the Fundão Dam in Mariana (state of Minas Gerais), the federal government reinforced the need for coordinated and integrated actions between the various public and private agencies and companies involved. In total, 39 recovery programmes are being monitored and inspected by the Executive branch in…

The Paris Agreement was negotiated and will be implemented under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). After its adoption at the Paris Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in 2015, the Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 – 30 days after over 55 parties to the Convention deposited their instruments of…

Brazil has opened up the first sanctuary in Latin America for elephants previously in captivity. It will house as many as 50 of the giant animals. Elephant Sanctuary Brazil is located in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso and was founded by the US-based non-profit organization Global Sanctuary for Elephants. Its two first residents,…

Antonio Guterres, who will replace Mr. Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1st 2017 said that Brazil demonstrates to the world the importance of respect for human rights. The country was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council. During a conversation with the Brazilian president, Michel Temer, Guterres acknowledged the…

The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES, in the Portuguese acronym) and the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama, in the Portuguese acronym) signed a contract to finance the Amazon Fund. The resources will be used to provide logistical support to environmental surveillance and deforestation control activities in the Legal…