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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.

Neurotecnologia; neurociência; cérebro; tecnologia cerebral; saúde tecnológica; inteligência artificial. Foto: Rawpixel/Freepik
General

Bill outlines protection for mental privacy in the age of neurotech

Filed in June 2023, PEC 29, as it is known, is inspired by a proposal from the Neurorights Foundation, in the US, and by a piece of legislation already approved in Chile.

Neurotecnologia; neurociência; cérebro; tecnologia cerebral; saúde tecnológica; inteligência artificial. Foto: DC Studio/Freepik
General

Experts urge safeguarding mental privacy amid strides in neurotech

“Law comes in the wake of social changes. […] If nothing is done, we’ll soon have problems with issues like mental privacy. So some of its aspects do need to be regulated,” university professor Cardoso remarked.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 30/07/2023 - IX Marcha das Mulheres Negras do Rio de Janeiro, na praia de Copacabana, zona sul da cidade. Foto:Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil
General

In Brazil, two-thirds of women murdered with firearms are Black

In 27 percent of cases where women were killed by firearms, the crime occurred inside the victim's own home. Among non-Black women, this rate rises to 34 percent.