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Basic income will prove difficult to adopt globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Implementation of an universal basic income.

COVID-19 may cost Brazil's Bolsonaro dear politically

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro addressed the nation shortly after the Health Ministry reported twelve deaths yesterday, the highest one-day toll since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking…

Women will fight high barriers to political life

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INTERNATIONAL

They also serve in national parliaments (24.6%) and congresses (24.3%), as well as in state, city and local political positions. However, women candidates and politicians have not…

Brazil's centre-left fails to exploit government woes

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BRAZIL

After five months in office, the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has no official supporting coalition in Congress, where it has suffered a series of defeats. The…

Venezuelan migrants could boost host countries' growth

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LATIN AMERICA

Millions of Venezuelans have fled their homeland in recent years as living standards have deteriorated rapidly, with the vast majority settling in other South American nations…

Pandemic will force economic policy reversal in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The crisis induced by the COVID-19 epidemic and social distancing measures to contain it will leave deep scars on the Brazilian economy. Still struggling to recover the ground…

Petrobras undermines Brazil's investment efforts

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BRAZIL

A lagging economy, declining global commodity prices and the crippling corruption crisis affecting state-owned oil giant Petrobras (estimated at 17 billion dollars in losses) have…

Latin Americans' hopes will challenge their leaders

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LATIN AMERICA

Citizen satisfaction in Latin America.

Brazil's private sector may move on ethnic inequality

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BRAZIL

The backlash not only caused immediate protests nationwide, but also heightened the focus on persistent racism. On average, Black and mixed-race people face higher unemployment…

Brazil social media legal vacuum poses controversies

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BRAZIL

Lira’s announcement came as parliamentarians and government members insisted on rekindling efforts to pass legislation -- known as the “Fake News bill” -- following a clash…