Brazil

  • Jan 29, 2021
  • 2 min read

New COVID-19 variants could prolong pandemic

Results from Novavax trials suggest vaccines may offer less protection against new variants

International
  • Jan 28, 2021
  • 2 min read

Latin America deforestation risks point of no return

The Amazon biome saw an estimated 21% year-on-year rise in deforestation last year

Latin America
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 2 min read

Continuing COVID woes will roil Latin America

Countries are facing slower-than-expected vaccine rollouts as cases continue to rise

Latin America
  • Jan 26, 2021
  • 2 min read

Multiple vaccines enable versatile pandemic response

Vaccine manufacturers have said their vaccines appear to work against some new variants

International
  • Jan 25, 2021
  • 2 min read

Bolsonaro approval falls amid Brazil COVID resurgence

The president's approval rating has fallen sharply in the most recent Datafolha survey

Brazil
  • Jan 22, 2021
  • 7 min read

Brazil's private sector may move on ethnic inequality

The killing of a Black man at a Carrefour outlet in November has reignited calls for corporate social responsibility

Brazil
  • Jan 22, 2021
  • 2 min read

Brazil's Vale will face stiff Brumadinho payouts

Minas Gerais state has rejected the settlement offer relating to the 2019 tailings dam collapse as too low

Brazil
  • Jan 18, 2021
  • 2 min read

Rising Brazil pressures will boost Huawei presence

Huawei will reportedly be allowed to participate in this year's 5G tenders despite the president's wish to block it

Brazil