The Jair Bolsonaro government promises next Monday to restore access to research systems that are currently out of order (2). The platforms Lattes and Carlos Chagas have been down since last Friday (23) due to a failure in the technology area. The CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) is responsible for both systems … Read more
At present, there is hardly a Democratic head of government who wishes to meet with Jair Bolsonaro. In the European Union, the Brazilian president is cautiously avoided, because that would not please voters. Even fans of Briton Boris Johnson should not have a very good opinion of Bolsonaro, known abroad mainly for two things: the … Read more
With the advance of the delta variant of the coronavirus and the decline in the pace of vaccination against Covid-19, the United States will demand that federal officials be immunized against the disease, which has killed 610,000 in the country. Those who are not vaccinated should wear a mask, keep their distance and get tested … Read more
On Thursday (29), President Jair Bolsonaro played down the criticisms he received for having met at the Palácio do Planalto, off the agenda, the far-right German MP Beatrix von Storch, vice-president of the party populist AfD (Alternative for Germany) and granddaughter of Nazi Germany’s finance minister Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk. “Can’t I receive this … Read more
With more than 54% of the population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (and 67.8% already with the first dose of the immunizing agent), Portugal has announced the relief of certain restrictive measures from next Sunday ( 1st). The government will end the mandatory curfew – currently in effect between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. in most … Read more
Ecuador has been in the midst of a storm that has plagued the region since before the pandemic. But for the government, vaccination has become a wall that holds back the demands of the various social sectors, which show little patience with the resolution of their demands. Almost two months after Guillermo Lasso took office, … Read more
The new Peruvian president, Pedro Castillo, chose this Thursday (29) Guido Bellido Ugarte, member of the Congress of his own party, the leftist Peru Libre, to be the Prime Minister of the Andean country. Ugarte is a close name to the main political leader of legend, Vladimir Cerrón, a radical leftist, admirer of Chavismo, convicted … Read more
When Ford this year announced it was shutting down operations in Brazil, governors looked to China to look for companies interested in the facilities that would be left behind. When Mercedes announced the closure of the factory inside São Paulo, attention also turned to the Chinese. Not without reason. In a short time, China has … Read more
US President Joe Biden on Thursday (28) asked Congress to extend a moratorium that ended evictions to protect millions of tenants and their families during the pandemic. Read more (07/29/2021 – 14:59)
Since the end of May, Brazilian scientists have not been allowed to import tax-free materials for research. As a result, the main scientific centers in the country have had to cease operations or have been hampered by the increase in spending. On the 14th, Research Vice Rectors of USP, Unicamp and Unesp sent a letter … Read more