By Waldheim Garcia Montoya Sao Paulo, Mar 16 (EFE).- Continued subsidies for imports of electric vehicles are causing divisions within Brazil’s automotive sector, with some insisting they be scrapped to boost local manufacturing and others defending them as a means of bolstering EV sales. Since 2015, EVs and parts for those vehicles have been exempt …
By Waldheim Garcia Montoya Recife, Brazil, Dec 24 (EFE).- The people at the bottom of the ladder in Brazil are hopeful ahead of the Jan. 1 inauguration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose previous tenure as president was marked by a pronounced “social aspect” in the form of significant reductions in hunger and extreme …
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By Waldheim Garcia Montoya Recife, Brazil, May 26 (EFE).- Brazil’s scientific community has begun mobilizing after SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected in different wildlife species, with experts especially concerned about the potential impact of new coronavirus strains. The presence of the virus in an anteater, a black-tufted marmoset and two manatees suggests that “a larger number …
By Waldheim Garcia Montoya Recife, Brazil, Mar 18 (EFE).- The recent discovery of a 17th-century cemetery in this northeastern Brazilian city offers fresh insight into the history of colonial Brazil and the war waged between the Dutch West India Company and the Portuguese Empire for control of that territory. The archaeological remains were found in …