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A Portuguese Company’s Journey with American Games.
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Is Bolsonaro’s Botched COVID-19 Response Dragging Brazil Downhill?
Brazil has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since the coronavirus began to ravage Latin America’s largest country. At the heart of the controversy is President Jair Bolsonaro who has provoked a hail of criticism from health experts for his opposition to measures aimed at stifling the spread of the virus. Dismissing…
Divided Latin America Scrambles to Survive Coronavirus Onslaught
It was initially hoped that Latin America would escape the coronavirus outbreak thanks to its warm summer and remoteness from the first epicenters of the viral infection. However, those hopes have been shattered with the rapid escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the approach of winter. According to official statistics cited by…
Brazil Political Infighting Slows the Battle Against Coronavirus
It would be a gross understatement to say that the scene in Brazil has been “chaotic” amid the coronavirus pandemic. If the outbreak of COVID-19 taught us anything, it’s that unity is the only way to combat a worldwide health crisis. However, it seems top Brazilian officials have yet to learn this vital lesson as…
Somewhere between Mad Max and The Purge: The Last 30 Days in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – March 7. Another day in the midst of the political crisis in Venezuela. Guaidó and Maduro exchange criticism. Protests for water. Lots of discussion about foreign intervention. Business as usual. Suddenly, around 5 p.m., lights out. People start reporting a blackout on Twitter. Whoever you wrote in every corner of the…
Venezuela: Military Intervention Anytime Soon?
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – “All options are on the table”. That phrase has turned into a mantra of US officials. Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, Marco Rubio, Elliot Abrams, and John Bolton repeat it almost on a daily basis. But it has been said so much, and so little has been done that many believe the…