America Brazil This month the Central Bank used contractionary monetary policy in order to raise interest rates by one percent to tame the nation’s rising inflation; this is the most the country’s Central Bank has increased interest rates in the past 18 years
America Brazil Sharks off the coast of Brazil tested positive for cocaine, with numerous Brazilian sharpnose sharks showing drug levels up to 100 times higher than previously reported for aquatic creatures, highlighting the level of drug pollution in the ocean
America Brazil Quilombola communities have been included in a Brazilian census for the first time, providing essential data to support public policies and enhance access to health and education for these marginalized groups, totaling a population of 1,3 million
America Brazil A UK court will shortly decide whether companies Broken Hill Proprietary and Vale are liable of the 2015 Fundão dam collapse in Brazil, which killed 19 people, destroyed homes, and released arsenic-laced mud over 650 kilometers, causing widespread damage
America Brazil With fewer than 100 individuals left, Brazilian conservationists are racing to save the Muñoa’s Pampas cat, one of the world’s most endangered felines, by promoting habitat-preserving ranching, captive-breeding programs, and conservation agreements