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CHEGADA OUTONO - Outono começou no Hemisfério Sul no últino domingo, 20 de março. Foto: Pixabay/Domínio Público
General

Autumn in Brazil brings above-average temperatures

The National Institute of Meteorology and the National Institute for Space Research are forecasting warmer-than-average temperatures for April, May, and June.

Brasília, DF 19/03/2024 A Ministra das Mulheres, Cida Gonçalves, durante o lançamento do Plano de Ação do Pacto Nacional de Prevenção aos Feminicídios e Programa Asas pro Futuro no  evento Março das Mulheres: O #BrasilporElas no enfrentamento à misoginia e na promoção da igualdade. Foto: Fabio Rodrigues-Pozzebom/ Agência Brasil
Human Rights

New government plan targets violence against women

The Ministry of Women on Tuesday has unveiled the Action Plan of the National Pact for the Prevention of Femicides. The efforts are part of the celebrations for women’s month of March in the promotion of gender equality.

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Sports

Brazilian teams not to face each other in Libertadores group stage

Only the top two teams in the group stage will advance to the Libertadores Round of 16. The third-placed team will compete in this year's Copa Sudamericana.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 29/06/2023 - O ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro desembarca no aeroporto Santos Dumont e fala sobre o julgamento no TSE que pode torná-lo inelegível. Foto:Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil
Justice

Federal Police: Bolsonaro ordered fraud in vaccination records

At least nine people are alleged to have benefited from a scheme set up by the former president’s aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, including his wife and three daughters, the former president himself and his daughter, and representative Gutemberg Reis de Oliveira.

Acre (DF) 26/02/2024 - Mais de 22 mil moradores de Rio Branco estão atingidos pelas águas de igarapés e do Rio Acre
Foto: Pedro Devani/Secom
General

Only 2 out of 10 cities in Brazil are prepared for climate change

Only 22% of managers consider their municipalities are prepared to face climate change. The figures can be found in a still ongoing study that heard representatives from over 3,600 cities.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 29/06/2023 - O ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro desembarca no aeroporto Santos Dumont e fala sobre o julgamento no TSE que pode torná-lo inelegível. Foto:Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil
Justice

Bolsonaro indicted for COVID vaccination card fraud

According to his vaccination card, the former president received his vaccine on July 19, 2021, in São Paulo, but he was not actually there on that date.

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General

Brazil records peak demand for power

The high temperatures recorded across most of Brazil in recent months have led the National Electricity System Operator to register a new record in the maximum load demand in the country’s system.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 23/02/2023 - Vista parcial da zona sul da cidade com visitantes do Cristo Redentor e a lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas e as praias de Ipanema e Leblon. (Foto:Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil)
Economy

Tourism in Brazil up 7.8% in 2023

Revenues added up to BRL 189.4 bi. The figure is said to consolidate the recovery of the sector, one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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General

5G coverage expands to 395 additional Brazilian municipalities

Traditional satellite dishes will soon become obsolete due to the implementation of 5G technology in Brazil, as both use the same radio frequency band.

Brasília (DF) - Ministra Rosa Weber preside a sessão plenária do STF no Julgamento do marco temporal, última sessão presidida pela ministra antes de sua aposentadoria. Foto: Carlos Moura/SCO/STF.
Justice

Rosa Weber accepts appointment to Mercosur Review Court

The Permanent Court of Review of Mercosur, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Asuncion, Paraguay.

Brasília, DF 18/03/2024 . O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva preside reunião ministerial  Foto: Fabio Rodrigues-Pozzebom/ Agência Brasil
Politics

“There’s still a lot to be done,” Lula says at ministerial meeting

The president coordinated the first ministerial meeting of 2024 on Monday. He said the country was “totally abandoned” by the previous government, adding it came really close to suffering a coup d’état.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki walks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman
International

Brazilian Foreign Minister calls Israel's action in Gaza immoral

Minister Mauro Vieira reaffirmed Brazil's commitment to supporting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

São Paulo (SP) 13/03/2024 - Itaú Cultural homenageia Maria Bethânia com exposição sensorial e visual sobre a artista
Foto: Itaú/Divulgação
General

Maria Bethânia honored with sensory exhibition

Bethânia’s exhibition highlights the power of words and literature in the life of this singer, acclaimed as one of the greatest names in Brazilian music.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 14/03/2024 – Ato por Justiça marca os seis anos do assassinato de Marielle Franco, no centro do Rio de Janeiro. Foto: Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil
Human Rights

Six years after murder, institute keeps Marielle Franco’s legacy alive

“The institute brings history back to life. […] The whole world wants to know who and why Marielle was killed,” Marinete da Silva, the councilwoman’s mother and founding adviser of the Marielle Franco Institute, told Agência Brasil.