By Sabrina Martín (Opinion) Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, launched a crusade for a healthcare reform that, according to the country's opposition, would put the current healthcare system at risk. On the one hand, Petro assures that the reform would guarantee the fundamental right to health. However, his proposal would jeopardize some private health centers by […]
Marcelo Crivella, former mayor of Rio de Janeiro, was sentenced by the State Electoral Court for abuse of economic power during the 2020 election dispute when he was running for reelection. The decision is from Judge Márcia Santos Capanema de Souza, from the 23rd Electoral Zone. The magistrate also requested the removal from office of […]
After a group of senators visited political prisoners in Brasilia to investigate allegations of violation of the human rights of the Brazilian Spring protesters detained as a result of the acts of Jan. 8, the Justice of the Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, decided to prohibit the visit of "any persons" to the detained […]
By Gabriel de Arruda Castro From the altar, priest Aldo Quintão tries to convince the faithful that the Bible needs to be updated: “There are passages in the Bible where the man goes there, he can have sex with all his maids.” “The woman has to put up with it, keep quiet, and stay with […]
Balneário Camboriú is about to receive the tallest graffiti in Brazil. The open-air mega mural signed by the Macanese artist Marlon Musk will occupy a strip of the side wall of the luxury skyscraper Edifício Cosmos with 111.77 meters high and 5.54 meters wide, totaling an area of 619.20 m². The work, which will also […]
By Fábio Canetti Galão A country with a vast record of political, ethnic, and religious conflicts, Nigeria goes to the polls this Saturday (Feb. 25) to choose the successor of the Muslim president Muhammadu Buhari. One group is paying particular attention to this year’s election in Africa’s most populous country: Christians. Open Doors placed Nigeria […]
At least 59 districts in 13 regions of Peru have been declared in sanitary emergency for 90 days due to the dengue outbreak registered during the last weeks, confirmed this Thursday by the Ministry of Health (Minsa). The measure has been made official using a supreme decree published today in the official gazette “El Peruano”, […]