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Serasa: most must spend up to R$4,000 on start-of-year expenses

More than half of Brazilians (55% of the total) expect to spend up to R$4,000 on so-called beginning of the year expenses, such as insurance, school fees and taxes (such as IPVA

January 6, 2025

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Worm that causes meningitis is found in shellfish in 26 cities in RJ

Land molluscs infected with the worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which can cause meningitis, were found in 26 municipalities in Rio de Janeiro, by researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. According to them, the

January 6, 2025

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Caminhos da Reportagem recalls attacks of January 8, 2022

Two years ago, on January 8, 2023, Brazil witnessed one of the most striking episodes in the country’s recent history: the acts of invasion and depredation of the headquarters of the Three

January 6, 2025

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Haddad: it is not true that state-owned companies had a record deficit

Haddad rules out raising IOF to contain dollar outflows

The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, denied this Monday (6) the possibility of the federal government raising the Tax on Financial Operations (IOF) to hold back the rise in the dollar. According

January 6, 2025

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3-year-old girl dies and is the third victim of poisoning in Piauí

The third victim of poisoning in a family in the city of Parnaíba, in the north of Piauí, died in the early hours of Monday (6). Lauane da Silva, aged three, had

January 6, 2025

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Israeli soldier accused of crimes in Gaza has already left Brazil

Israeli soldier Yuval Vagdani, accused of war crimes in the Gaza Strip, left Brazil this weekend after the Federal Court of the Federal District ordered the investigation of the alleged war crimes

January 6, 2025

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Market increases inflation forecast from 4% to 4.05% in 2024

Financial market estimates inflation of 4.99% in 2025, predicts BC

The financial market maintains high expectations for both inflation and the dollar exchange rate in 2025. In the case of inflation, this high expectation has been maintained for 12 weeks, culminating, now,

January 6, 2025

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Ticket increase starts to come into effect today in São Paulo

Train, subway and bus tickets are more expensive in the capital of São Paulo from this Monday (6). The cost to use the buses rose to R$5. Train and subway tickets in

January 6, 2025

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Electoral Court ends appointment of poll workers for municipal elections

Voters who did not vote in the 2nd round have until Tuesday to justify

Voters who did not attend the second round of the 2024 municipal elections must justify their absence until this Tuesday (7). On October 27th, voters from 51 municipalities in the country, 15

January 6, 2025

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CNU: medical examination of candidates with disabilities begins this Monday

The deadline for medical examination (biopsychosocial assessment) of the condition of candidates for the Unified National Public Competition (CPNU), who declared themselves disabled, begins this Monday (6) and runs until Friday (10).

January 6, 2025

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