São Tomé and Príncipe's Social Protection Directorate announced today that 29,649 people from 7,581 households live in extreme poverty and have been identified in the Single Social Register (CSU) to facilitate the definition of support programs. "We know that not all [people] have been identified yet and that scares us." "From the group that we […]
The spokesman for the Council of Ministers of Mozambique, Filimão Suaze, quoted today by the daily Notícias, said that the rapid test for Covid-19 at the entrance into the country will also no longer be required for travelers who do not present the certificate of vaccination. The isolation imposed on people who test positive for […]
Angola holds the 3rd edition of Angotic with more than 150 national and foreign exhibitors. Angotic 2023 - Angola's International Information and Communication Technologies Forum will be held from June 12 to 14 in Luanda. Angotic is an open space to debate current, global, and future ICT (information and communication technologies) issues, promote knowledge sharing, […]
By Luzia Santos Angolan app PayPay is the first digital wallet to allow payment via QR code at the supermarket, resulting from a partnership with the Fresmart chain. According to a press release sent to Forbes Lusophone Africa, app users can shop at Fresmart supermarkets "and pay with just a few clicks on their phone." […]
The new digital financial service providers are falling on fertile ground in South America. In recent years, a dense and powerful fintech and crypto scene has emerged that may yet make some European countries envious. According to statistics from the Global Findex Database 2021, 20% of the world's population still lives without a bank account. […]
Banks in Cuba are again accepting cash deposits in US dollars after a ban was surprisingly lifted on Monday (10). Cubans had been unable to deposit dollars in cash into their accounts at banks and other financial institutions for almost two years. The Cuban regime imposed the ban in 2021, citing “continuing difficulties due to […]
By Daniel Salazar Castellanos This year alone, Latin America contributed a total of 303 million visits to ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI, driving a global rush to use the tool as more companies try to exploit its capabilities. An estimated 10% of visits this year originated in Latin America and ChatGPT reached […]
By Nehomar Hernández* The regime of Daniel Ortega deployed last year a ferocious offensive against Catholics in Nicaragua. Now, with the arrival of 2023, the Sandinista fury towards priests, nuns and faithful has only intensified, giving way to an atmosphere of absolute repression of freedom of worship. Those who profess Catholicism have become the main […]
Carabineros de Chile (militarized Police) arrested three individuals in Santiago carrying a double-trigger Halcon submachine gun (submachine gun) belonging to the Argentine Army. “Three men of Chilean nationality were detained in the commune of La Pintana [south of Santiago] carrying a submachine gun used by the Argentine Army, in the framework of a preventive plan […]
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Peru has filed a constitutional complaint against former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez for the alleged crimes of influence peddling, negotiations incompatible with the position, or illicit enrichment. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the accusation is due to the alleged irregular hiring of personnel by Chávez – the last head […]
By Gianlucca Gattai The Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Safety is preparing an ordinance to force social networks to prevent the publication and remove content about attacks in schools. The minister of the folder, Flávio Dino, gave the information in an interview with the website g1. "It's very specific: it's about school attacks," the […]
The Minister of Defense, José Múcio Monteiro, advocated this Tuesday (11) the gradual increase of the defense budget to 2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP, the sum of all goods and services in the country). According to him, the amount is currently at 1.3%. José Múcio participated, in Rio de Janeiro, in the opening […]
By Katherine Doherty, Jenny Surane Major U.S. banks are set to reveal the extent of deposit withdrawals by their customers in the first quarter of the year. Specifically, those at JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), and Bank of America Corp (BAC) would have fallen US$521 billion year-over-year. If confirmed, it […]
For the president of the Parliamentary Front for Agriculture and Cattle Raising (FPA), Federal Congressman Pedro Lupion (PP-PR), Brazil is criticized by other countries, mainly for being the only one able to achieve world leadership in food production without deforesting. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the FPA with members of the Ministry […]
Brazil should grow 0.9% in 2023, according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) projection, released on Tuesday, 11. In January, the estimate foreseen in the previous report was that the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow by 1.2%. The 0.3 percentage point cut in the projection for Brazil was one of the highest […]
The Ibovespa, the main index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), ended the trading session on Tuesday (11) with a strong rise of 4.3%, at 106,000 points. The dollar closed the session with a sharp drop of 1.15%, quoted at R$5. It is the lowest value in ten months. The performance in Ibovespa's score was […]
The Brazilian Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, admitted the possibility of using the police force against the big techs because of their alleged connivance with boosting content considered criminal. He said he would take legal action against social networks that do not agree to exclude this type of content related to attacks and violence in […]
By Cristyan Costa Brazilian President Lula said that the Amazon is not only ours. "Although Brazil is the sovereign owner of part of the Amazon territory, we have to open it for science from all over the world to help research," he said during an interview with the Brazilian Communication Company's Voz do Brasil program […]
The state congressman Emidio de Souza (PT-SP) sent a letter to the State Audit Court (TCE) against the privatization of Sabesp (Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo). The document, delivered on Monday (10), asks for a position on the legality of the process. The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, has […]
By Diógenes Freire On Tuesday (11), a group of 27 parliamentarians from nine different parties in the House and Senate announced the launch of a task force to oversee the federal government's activities. According to the group's coordinator, Congressman Deltan Dallagnol, "the idea is that each group member will be responsible for a specific ministry […]
By Rafael Leick* This Monday, April 10, the third season of the Lula Administration completed 100 days. It has been 100 days with relative normality regarding politics, with plausible topics being discussed instead of the ravings of lunatics. But, as I published in this column shortly after the results of the last elections were confirmed, […]
You may have heard about Woolash, an eyelash serum that promises to give you longer and fuller lashes in just a few weeks if you’re someone who is constantly searching for new and cutting-edge beauty products. However, it can be challenging to determine whether Woolash is worth your time and money considering the number of […]
By Roberto Caiafa The official opening ceremony of LAAD 2023, held this Tuesday, 11, marked the return of the most important defense fair of the South American continent after four years of absence caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the authorities present at the ceremony were the commanders of the three forces, the Minister of […]
On Tuesday (11), the dollar lost value with the result of the National Wide Consumer Price Index (IPCA) below market expectations. At 2:20 pm, the US currency was down 1.19%, quoted at R$ 4.9919. At the day's minimum, it reached R$4.9894. At the same time, Ibovespa, the main index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), […]
The number of beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program (government handouts) is now higher than the number of jobs with a signed contract (which excludes the public sector) in 13 of the 27 states of the Brazilian federation. Last year, it was higher at 12. Rio Grande do Norte was the only exception in the […]