America Brazil Used by over 4 million passengers per day, the West-East Red Line of San Paolo subway will soon start to use face recognition technology to better monitor its stations
America Brazil At COP27, the President-elect Lula promised to resume Brazil’s ‘leading role’ as a climate defender; as a special guest at the UN conference, he said he’s going to tackle deforestation
America Brazil The Amazon Fund, a major weapon in the country’s fight against deforestation - freezed in 2019 by former President Jair Bolsonaro - has been reactivated by rule of the supreme court
America Brazil Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in the runoffs with just above 60 million votes, 50,9% of the preferences, against 49,1% for Bolsonaro
America Brazil The country has heavily fined Apple for not selling phones that don’t include a power adapter and was even warned by the Ministry of Justice that if this doesn’t change, the company would have to stop selling phones in the country
America Brazil General elections were held on 2 October to elect the president, vice president, and the National Congress; no candidates received more than half the votes, leaving Brazilians with a four-week campaign ahead with Lula da Silva against Bolsonaro
America Brazil The Supreme Court has temporarily strengthened gun regulations, as the country’s elections are approaching and the government fears that there’s a risk of political violence
America Brazil As the country is planning to double the percentage of GDP that mining contributes to, the government has launched a long-term investment plan to support dozens of new mining projects along with a thorough analysis of their environmental permits
America Brazil Fisherman Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues has become a local miraculous case; as his boat began to sink, he placed himself inside a freezer, surviving for the next 11 days until he was rescued by a Surinamese boat this week
America Brazil Due to climate change, the country has seen lower coffee yields than usual, and it has foreseen a 20% annual loss in coffee revenue for 2022
America Brazil Reporters Hyury Potter and Manuela Andreoni partnered with data scientists to publish information on the great amount of clandestine airstrips in the Amazon, concluding that over 300 unofficial airstrips were located near illegal mining areas
America Brazil The country’s high drunk driving numbers have led to the government passing a law that stipulates that drivers must have a blood-alcohol content equal to zero, no matter their age or driving experience
America Brazil The country’s corn exports - on top of those of wheat - have increased by 221% during these past few months driven by Ukraine’s current lack of corn production