Brazil central bank announces tougher rules for fintechs
Brazil’s central bank announced tougher rules for fintechs on Friday, saying that payment institutions will be subject to regulations based on their size and complexity...
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Brazil’s Pele released from hospital after tumor treatment
Brazilian soccer great Pele was discharged from hospital on Thursday after undergoing two days of treatment for cancer, the Sao Paulo clinic that treated him said. Pele,...
Brazil soccer legend Pele hospitalized again to treat colon tumor
Brazilian soccer legend Pele was hospitalized to undergo treatment for a colon tumor, Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein said on Wednesday, adding that he is in stable...
Gold rush draws hundreds of dredging rafts to Amazon tributary
By Bruno Kelly Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of...
Bolsonaro’s son and two cabinet members diagnosed with Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s son and two members of his cabinet said on Friday that they had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing to four the...
Pele ‘still recovering very well’ following surgery after ‘little step back’
Pele has revealed he is very well despite “a little step back” this week in his recovery after surgery to remove a tumour from his...
Late goal gives Brazil controversial 2-1 win over Colombia
Brazil went behind for the first time in eight games on Wednesday but responded with a controversial equaliser before netting a dramatic winner deep into...
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation data mixed ahead of Biden Earth Day summit
By Jake Spring Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest declined in the first quarter, preliminary government data showed, but the drop may be due mostly to...
With no Carnival party in Brazil, vendors lose year’s biggest payday
Beyond disappointing revelers, the cancellation of Brazil’s annual Carnival celebrations amid a resurgence of COVID-19 also means that street vendors living on the margins will...
Carrefour Brasil expresses regret after new protests about Black killing
Supermarket chain Carrefour Brasil said on Tuesday that it deeply regretted that a Black man was beaten to death by security guards last Thursday at...
