Supreme Court to track detractors on social media

Brazil’s Supreme Court is hiring contractors to continuously monitor social media and identify the court’s main detractors (and also their location), among other information. Contractors […]

Brazil to use Amazon Fund for law enforcement

Justice Ministry officials on Monday signed a contract worth BRL 318 million (USD 58 million) with federal development bank BNDES in order to fund law […]

Markets worsen outlook for the Brazilian economy

The latest Focus Report, a weekly survey by the Central Bank with top-rated investment firms, confirms the near consensual perception that Brazil’s monetary easing is […]

Forecasts warn of more Rio Grande do Sul flood risks

Meteorological monitoring company MetSul on Monday forecast that strong rainfall in Brazil’s southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul will lead to further rises in the […]

Almost a quarter of Brazilian addresses are number-less

Over 22 percent of Brazil’s 106 million addresses do not have street numbers, according to census data disclosed on Friday by the Brazilian Institute of […]

At G7 Summit, Lula calls for global AI regulations

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday called for international governance of artificial intelligence at the G7 summit in Italy. “We need international and […]