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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s Senate approved on Tuesday a bill governing rules to fight fake news, with Senate head David Alcolumbre saying it also guarantees social media transparency.The bill’s main text was approved by a 44-32 vote. It still needs to be voted by lower house lawmakers.“We need to understand…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s Senate approved on Tuesday a bill governing rules to fight fake news, with Senate head David Alcolumbre saying it also guarantees social media transparency.The bill’s main text was approved by a 44-32 vote. It still needs to be voted by lower house lawmakers.“We need to understand…

A general view shows the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseBRASILIA (Reuters) - Countries, states and cities that relax restrictions too soon can be flooded with new COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organization’s regional director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne, warned…

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationBRASILIA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc and card acquirer Cielo SA have asked Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade to reverse the suspension of an agreement they struck paving the way for WhatsApp…

FILE PHOTO: People look at job listings posted on a street in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s economy lost 331,901 formal jobs in May, the Economy Ministry said on Monday, but less than half the previous month’s record loss due to the COVID-19…

BRASILIA, June 27 (Reuters) - Two Yanomami men were killed with shot guns by gold rush miners on their reservation in the northern Amazon region, according to a statement released on Saturday by the tribe, the largest in Brazil that is relatively isolated from the outside world.The Yanomami are imploring…

BRASILIA, June 27 (Reuters) - Two Yanomami men were killed with shot guns by gold rush miners on their reservation in the northern Amazon region, according to a statement released on Saturday by the tribe, the largest in Brazil that is relatively isolated from the outside world.The Yanomami are imploring…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the inauguration ceremony of the Main Space Operations Center of the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite in Brasilia, Brazil June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he might have contracted the novel coronavirus previously and he…

(Adds details)BRASILIA, June 25 (Reuters) - Brazil’s National Monetary Council, the country’s highest economic policy body, on Thursday set the central bank’s 2023 inflation target at 3.25%, with a tolerance margin of 1.5 percentage points on either side.The council, which includes the economy minister and central bank president, once again…

BRASILIA, June 25 (Reuters) - Brazil’s National Monetary Council (CMN) on Thursday set the central bank’s 2023 inflation target at 3.25%, with a tolerance margin of 1.5 percentage points on either side. The CMN, Brazil’s highest economic policy body, which includes the economy minister and central bank president, kept the…