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OUTBREAK ALERT: Yellow Fever Death Toll Triples In Brazil
OUTBREAK ALERT: Yellow Fever Death Toll Triples In Brazil The yellow fever outbreak in Brazil has taken a backseat to the flu outbreak spreading globally. But, the death toll from yellow fever has now tripled and travelers are being warned. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday there are 35 confirmed cases of the […]
First France, Now Brazil Unveils Plans to Empower the Government to Censor the Internet in the Name of Stopping “Fake News”
Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP First France, Now Brazil Unveils Plans to Empower the Government to Censor the Internet in the Name of Stopping “Fake News” YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, the official Twitter account of Brazil’s Federal Police (its FBI equivalent) posted an extraordinary announcement. The bureaucratically nonchalant tone it used belied its significance. The tweet, at its core, purports to […]
Russia, China and BRICS: A New Gold Trading Network
Russia, China and BRICS: A New Gold Trading Network One of the most notable events in Russia’s precious metals market calendar is the annual “Russian Bullion Market” conference. Formerly known as the Russian Bullion Awards, this conference, now in its 10th year, took place this year on Friday 24 November in Moscow. Among the speakers […]
Will Brazil Be the Next Hotspot for Independence Movements?
Will Brazil Be the Next Hotspot for Independence Movements? If you’ve read my work over the past several weeks, you’ve probably noticed an increased fascination with secession/independence movements around the world. I think we’re at the very early stages of this developing trend, which will see nation-states across the world fracture for a variety of […]
Peak oil in Latin America
Peak oil in Latin America This post is using mainly BP’s Statistical Review published in June 2017. Although these statistics put Mexico under North America, it is included here and added to South and Central America’s data at the end of this article. We start with 2 big oil suppliers: Brazil and Venezuela. Fig 1: […]
Brazil Deploys Troops To Protect Government Buildings As Protesters Set Ministries On Fire
Brazil Deploys Troops To Protect Government Buildings As Protesters Set Ministries On Fire Update 2: Physical confrontation erupts in Brazil’s Congress between Temer’s supporters & opponents after he deploys the military against protesters. Follow Folha de S.Paulo ✔@folha Deputados da base e da oposição se agridem durante sessão após Presidência decretar Forças Armadas na rua […]
This Region Of The World Is Being Hit By The Worst Economic Collapse It Has Ever Experienced
This Region Of The World Is Being Hit By The Worst Economic Collapse It Has Ever Experienced The ninth largest economy in the entire world is currently experiencing “its longest and deepest recession in recorded history”, and in a country right next door people are being encouraged to label their trash so that the thousands […]
It Gets Ugly in Brazil
It Gets Ugly in Brazil The price of corruption. In a stunning deterioration, the unemployment rate in Brazil spiked to 12.6% in the rolling three-month period through January, a record in the new data series going back to 2012, according to Brazil’s statistical agency IBGE. Up from 11.8% in the three-month period through October. Up from an […]
Without Rule of Law: How to Survive a Real Life Purge Like the One in Brazil
Without Rule of Law: How to Survive a Real Life Purge Like the One in Brazil In southeastern Brazil, a real-life version of the movie The Purge is going on. Police officers in the state of Espirito Santo went on strike Friday. Their families have barricaded the exits of eleven law enforcement barracks, preventing any officers from performing […]
Over 100 Dead Amid Violence, Looting As Brazil Police Strike Sparks Chaos, Anarchy
Over 100 Dead Amid Violence, Looting As Brazil Police Strike Sparks Chaos, Anarchy In a tragic development one would expect to see play out in its economically devastated northern neighbor, Venezuela, more than 100 people have been reported killed in violence and looting during a six-day strike by police in the Brazilian state of Espirito […]
Rio Declares State Of “Public Calamity”, Warns Of Total Collapse In Security, Health And Transport
Rio Declares State Of “Public Calamity”, Warns Of Total Collapse In Security, Health And Transport Earlier today, the IAAF announced that Russian track and field athletes would be banned from the Rio Oympics due to allegations of systematic doping. Rune Andersen, who heads the IAAF task force overseeing Russia’s attempts to reform, said that a “deep-seated culture […]
Brazil’s media ‘incited protests,’ favored Rousseff’s impeachment from start – Greenwald
Brazil’s media ‘incited protests,’ favored Rousseff’s impeachment from start – Greenwald Glenn Greenwald © Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters Brazil-based US journalist Glenn Greenwald, who broke the story on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, said Brazilian media is owned by a few families that have a clear political interest in pushing President Rousseff out by “inciting street […]
‘Made in USA’: 3 key signs that point to Washington’s hand in Brazil’s ‘coup’
‘Made in USA’: 3 key signs that point to Washington’s hand in Brazil’s ‘coup’ As Brazil’s left-wing president, Dilma Rousseff, has been suspended from office to face trial for disregarding budget laws, details have emerged on key figures involved in what Rousseff supporters are calling a coup, hinting at a covert plot involving Washington. Following […]
