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PGR asks the Supreme Court that the crime of slave labor is imprescriptible

The Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, filed a lawsuit this Monday (3) at the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to ensure that the crime of work analogous to slavery does not

April 4, 2023

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Number of wind farms in the country should be record this year

Until February this year, Brazil had installed 890 wind farms in 12 Brazilian states. They add up to 25.04 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity in commercial operation, benefiting 108.7 million inhabitants. Of

April 4, 2023

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PGR says that analysis of the CPI report will follow legal deadlines

PGR is against Robinho’s request to translate the process that condemned him

The Attorney General’s Office (PGR) sent today (3) to the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) an opinion against the request of former soccer player Robinho to full translation of the trial in

April 4, 2023

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Monetary Council raises Pronaf online financing limits

Council raises funding limits for family farming

The National Monetary Council (CMN) increased from R$ 15 million to R$ 25 million the financing limits of the credit line of the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture aimed at family

April 4, 2023

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Caixa announces line of credit for people with disabilities

Starting in the next few weeks, people with disabilities will be able to finance wheelchairs, prostheses, hearing aids, among other equipment, with funds from Caixa Econômica Federal. The president of the institution,

April 4, 2023

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Beneficiaries with final NIS 5 receive the Brazil Aid today

Inflation measured by the IPC-S rises to 0.74% in March

Inflation measured by the Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S), from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), was 0.74% in March. The rate surpasses that of February, which was 0.34%. The increase was driven

April 4, 2023

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Petrobras beats all production targets for the year 2021

Petrobras creates working group to investigate harassment complaints

Petrobras announced the creation of a working group to review the internal procedures for receiving and handling allegations of harassment and sexual harassment against women. According to the state-owned company, this group

April 4, 2023

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Congress postpones installation of MP commission that restructures Executive

The installation of the mixed commission in the National Congress to analyze the first Provisional Measure (MP) issued by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was postponed to April 11th. MP 1,154/2023

April 4, 2023

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Fund from oil tankers can be used to renew car fleet

Owners of very old cars may receive an incentive to change vehicles, said this Monday (3) the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad. Earlier this evening, he discussed the expansion of the Renovar

April 4, 2023

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Total oil equivalent production up 2.6% in Q3

Petrobras will expand gas production in the Northeast Region

Petrobras will expand national gas production in the Northeast region, with the start of the contracting process for chartering two platform vessels, destined for the Sergipe Águas Profundas project, in the Sergipe-Alagoas

April 4, 2023

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