Brazil has six surfers in round of 16
Brazil has six surfers in round of 16Crédito arquivo Nacional EBCLeia Mais em: O Maringá
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Brazil authorizes foreign pilots, planes to fight fires
The Brazilian government has issued a provisional measure allowing firefighting services to be carried out by foreign aircraft and crews in cases of public calamity or environmental emergency.The provisional measure, a prerogative of the country's president, is issued in situations of urgency and relevance. It takes effect immediately and has the force of law but must be approved by the National Congress within a specified period to remain valid."With this change, we can now, if necessary, hire aircraft from other countries or receive assistance from foreign pilots," said the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, on Wednesday (Jul. 10). Her statement followed a meeting of the Federal Government's Pantanal Crisis Situation Room at the Planalto presidential palace, ad...
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Brazil: 30 years ago, Real Plan ended hyperinflation, balanced economy
One of the world economy's most innovative plans marks its 30th anniversary this Monday (Jul. 1). Exactly three decades ago, the cruzeiro real, a currency ravaged by hyperinflation, gave way to the real, stabilizing the Brazilian economy. This risky endeavor involved a form of social engineering to tackle inflation after multiple failed economic plans.Amid numerous attempts to stabilize prices and wages through different indexers, the economic team of the Itamar Franco government introduced a groundbreaking approach: the Real Unit of Value (URV). Over three months, all prices and wages were denoted in both real cruzeiros and URVs, with its daily rate fluctuating and loosely tied to the dollar. This system persisted until the introduction of the real, when BRL 1 equaled 1 URV, and 1 URV e...
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Brazil holds only 18% of patents on flora endemic to Atlantic Forest
Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest is a South American biome rich in biodiversity and home to unique species found nowhere else in the world. Of the approximately 9,500 plant species native to this biome, about 8,400 are endemic, meaning they occur naturally only there.A study conducted by researchers from the National Institute of the Atlantic Forest (INMA), the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), and the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) revealed that products and technologies developed from 66 endemic plants in the biome resulted in the registration of 118 patents—property titles for inventions or utility models granted by the state—between 2000 and 2021.Of these, only 21 were developed and registered in Brazil. China holds the most patents on the Atlantic Forest's endemic fl...
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Nearly two mi people received free menstrual pad this year in Brazil
Nearly 2 million individuals have received free menstrual pads through the Menstrual Dignity Program, launched this year, as per data disclosed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. They are available for collection at Farmácia Popular units, a government’s program that provides free medication for the treatment of certain diseases. The Menstrual Dignity program is anticipated to assist approximately 24 million individuals, aged between 10 and 49, who lack access to this product during their menstrual cycles."Up to May 24, the Program has assisted 1,737,061 individuals, who have collected their pads from establishments accredited to the Farmácia Popular Program," the ministry informed Agência Brasil via its press office.This Tuesday (May 28) marks the International Day of Menstrual Dign...
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Rural conflicts peaked in Brazil in 2023, yet disputed area decreased
In 2023, Brazil saw a record 2,203 rural conflicts, impacting 950,847 people. Despite the increase in both figures from the previous year, the disputed area decreased by 26.8 percent to approximately 59,400 hectares. The data are from the latest edition of the Pastoral Land Commission's (CPT) annual report, released this week in Brasília.The North and Northeast regions of the country had the highest concentration of conflicts, with 810 and 665 occurrences, respectively. Following them were the Central-West (353), Southeast (207), and South (168).In 2022, nationwide reports documented 2,050 rural conflicts, affecting a total of 923,556 people.According to the CPT, land remained the primary focus of rural conflicts. In 2023, 1,724 disputes were over land, making up 78.2 percent of the ...
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Brazil creates task force to unblock indigenous land demarcations
In response to the primary indigenous demand, the Brazilian government has announced the creation of a task force aimed at expediting the approval of pending land demarcation processes, subject to presidential approval. The priority lies in addressing four specific areas.The approvals were anticipated to have been signed by the president last week. However, the government suspended the decision due to issues surrounding non-indigenous occupation in certain areas of these lands.The pending lands have a lengthy history of demarcation disputes. These include Morro dos Cavalos and Toldo Imbu in the state of Santa Catarina, Potiguara de Monte-Mor in Paraíba state, and Xukuru Kariri in Alagoas state."These are political problems that also need to be addressed," stated the Minister for Indi...
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Brazil posts housing deficit of 6 mi homes
Brazil’s housing deficit stood at 6 million households in 2022—8.3 percent of the country’s total occupied housing. The amount is up 4.2 percent from 2019.The deficit is the number of households that need to be replaced as a result of precarious homes (makeshift or hazardous building materials), multifamily co-living (more than one family living in a single-family space), excessive rent (families earning up to three minimum wages and spending at least 30 percent of their income on rent), and densification (three or more people living in each bedroom of a rented home).The figures were released on Wednesday (Apr. 24) by the João Pinheiro Foundation, in partnership with the National Housing Secretariat of the Ministry of Cities.
The deficit is the number of ho...
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Unicef: Polio vaccination coverage in Brazil sees improvement
In 2022, among the 2,561,922 children born alive in Brazil, 243,008 had not received the first dose of the vaccine against polio, also known as infantile paralysis. Last year, out of 2,423,597 newborns, 152,521 lacked the dose—a decrease of over 90,000 unvaccinated children. These statistics were presented on Tuesday (Apr. 23) by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Brasília.Luciana Phebo, head of the Health Department at UNICEF Brazil, highlighted the declining vaccination coverage of key childhood immunizations since 2015, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. "After years of decline, Brazil has begun to regain momentum in vaccination," she stated during a press conference. "Over 90,000 children. That's the magnitude of the change. A significant shift," she emphasized.Minis...
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Justice Moraes authorizes depositions of X representatives in Brazil
Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court has granted authorization for the deposition of representatives from X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil. This action follows a request from the Attorney General's Office, which has initiated an investigation into the conduct of Elon Musk, the owner of the social network.During the hearings, the General's Office aims to ascertain whether Musk has directed the posting of any content related to profiles banned by court order, whether the company has reinstated any profiles previously suspended by court order, and if so, who bears responsibility for such actions.On November 9, the court's justice rejected a plea by social network X to shield its Brazilian subsidiary from the impact of court rulings made in Brazil. The company sought to l...