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Brazil reaches the grim milestone of 100,000 covid-19 deaths

Also featured: Aid for small farmers is approved by the Senate and the accelerating destruction of Brazil’s Highlands

Brazil ranks 2nd in Covid-19 deaths, but 63rd when it comes to testing

According to former Ministers, there’s a “lack of political will and capacity” to increase testing

International Black Latino and Caribbean Women’s Day: centuries of struggle

Also featured: Brazil’s Catholic clergymen unite against Bolsonaro, and a look into rural communities amid the pandemic

Half of Brazilian women became caretakers for someone during the pandemic

The study highlights the effects of the quarantine on work, income and household duties of these women

Brazil lost 1.2 million jobs in the first half of 2020

The areas most affected by job losses are the service, construction and retail sectors

Brazil holds the world record for deaths of nursing professionals

The country represents 30% of all deaths in the nursing sector worldwide

In "A Letter to God’s People," 152 bishops criticize Jair Bolsonaro’s "incapacity"

The document is authored by the progressive wing of the National Conference of Bishops (CNBB)

Ten years ago, the UN declared access to water and sanitation a human right

The resolution does not reflect the reality of millions of Brazilians; perspectives are bleak with passing of new laws

Congress approves two measures that are victories for the Brazilian people

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Wildfires in the Pantanal region skyrocket to worst level ever recorded

This year alone, the number of fires tripled in relation to 2019; the ecosystem extends from Bolivia to Paraguay

Inequality lays bare the gap between private and public schools amid the pandemic

Brazilian students relate difficulties with long distance classes and say it is impossible to learn properly

100 years of Florestan Fernandes, a theoretician who served the working class

The sociologist who took his class origins to the pages, saw revolution as essential for the transformation of Brazil

How residents of one of Brazil’s largest stilt slums live

Located in Pará state, the Vila da Barca community suffers from lack of water, sanitation and live life without dignity

Foreign investors protect the Amazon while Bolsonaro faces an impeachment request

Also featured: a look into the crisis affecting the funerary system, and how slavery leaves its mark till today

Ten Marxsist criteria that define ‘Bolsonarism’ as neo-fascist

Like Donald Trump with 'Trumpism', Jair Bolsonaro has spurred a far right movement of his own

Foreign Ministry nixes racist educational materials that slandered MST and Lula

Material was made available by the Ministry of Foreign Relations in 44 different countries for Portuguese classes

Precariousness: workers sacked amid pandemic become app delivery people

The new delivery workers face long shifts, harassment and traffic risks to guarantee income

Bolsonaro’s crimes: social movements file a new impeachment request

Administrative malpractice and criminal negligence of environmental issues are part of the document submitted on Tuesday

Deforestation in the Amazon grows, tainting Brazil’s image in international markets

Faced with record breaking numbers, vice-president Hamilton Mourão says efforts came too late

Jair Bolsonaro is infected with Covid-19, which he has compared to a “little flu”

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