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Brazil, one of the hardest-hit countries, has a long history of policy and practice aimed at matching universal healthcare with sustainable local supply. Successful technological…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263756
ISSN: 2633-304X
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That increase has sparked concerns that the state government is further militarising the fight against organised crime at the expense of the human rights of favela (slum…
Brazil social conservativism and politics.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241623
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Significant increases were recorded in numbers of people defined as poor and extremely poor. This is largely due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but deficiencies in…
It also appears not to have assessed the effectiveness of its home-learning strategy, established after schools were closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without this…
The pandemic was also a mobilising factor for these groups, which consider COVID-19 policies part of a ‘globalist’ agenda. Several groups and parties have ties with far-right…
The discovery of a new variant of the virus (P1) in Manaus has prompted renewed concerns as the city is suffering a severe second wave, months after a first wave that reportedly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259692
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Income inequality in Latin America.
The paper highlights the labour system’s role in perpetuating poverty in Mexico, where more than half of the economically active population is poor despite being employed. The…
As President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) downplays the health risks and pushes for a reopening of Mexico’s struggling economy, death figures continue to rise, placing a…