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Brazil’s former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has defeated the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election runoff. What Happened: The Leftist Lula received 50.9% of the votes while Bolsonaro got 49.1%, according to the country’s Supreme Electoral Court, which declared the former...

Cryptocurrency exchange Digitra.com, which is headquartered in Brazil, announced on Tuesday a technology partnership with Nasdaq, enabling individual and institutional investors worldwide to trade on the platform reliably and frictionlessly. The cloud-based Nasdaq Marketplace Services Platform...

Brazil’s police say President Jair Bolsonaro’s discouragement of pandemic-related health measures amounted to a crime. What Happened: The police said the president discouraged face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic and falsely suggested that people who were vaccinated against the...

Shares of Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE: PBR) traded higher by 5% on Friday after the company announced it is selling its potassium mining rights in the Amazon Basin. What Happened? Petrobas said Thursday that it is seeking bidders for its potassium mining assets, including...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google are among a handful of U.S. tech giants that reportedly used gold mined illegally from Brazilian indigenous lands located in the Amazon rainforest. What Happened: Brazilian newspaper Rep...

A supporter of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has allegedly killed an official of the leftist party belonging to the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula. What Happened: The Bolsonaro supporter and federal prison guard, Jorge José da Rocha,...

As scientific research continues to produce studies on the health benefits of cannabis and CBD and legalization of the plant grows across the globe, not unsurprisingly traditional investment firms are dipping their collective toes into the market.  To partake in this profitable sector,...

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA: EWZ) Thursday closed its worst quarter since March 2020 On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that iShares MSCI Brazil ETF traded 2.7 times its average daily call volume on Thursday. Calls outpaced puts by over 2:1, he...

Russia on Wednesday said its trade with China, India, Brazil, and South Africa jumped over 38% in the first three months of the year, despite the "politically motivated sanctions" from the West. What Happened: Addressing the virtual BRICS Business Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Amid all the controversies of the week, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) chief executive officer Elon Musk showed he means business by a making a surprise trip down south to Brazil. What Happened: Musk was in Brazil in connection with giving Starlink internet connectivity to 19,000 rural schools in the...

Brazil’s Senate has approved legislation that brings the country closer to regulating cryptocurrency transactions.  What Happened: The bill authored by Senator Flávio Arns proposes the regulation of cryptocurrency assets and proposes their supervision between the...

This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today and appears here with permission. For many years cannabis opponents around the world portrayed cannabis use as being one of the worst things a person could do for their overall health. New research indicates it may actually...

Cryptocurrencies have staged a cautious recovery in recent sessions, but these digital currencies are not out of the woods yet. Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), which bounced back nicely in a recent reversal, could get a lift in the near term from a positive catalyst. What Happened: Brazil's...

In a major regulatory win for the entire cannabis industry, the stringent Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has approved a cannabis-derived CBD 50 mg/ml product produced by Verdemed Pharmaceuticals, in partnership with Colombian-American operator Clever Leaves Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CLVR...

Brazil is on the verge of voting on a cryptocurrency regulation bill. The bill is expected to be presented to the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies within the next few days. Bill 2.303/15, which regulates cryptocurrencies, would approve the legal use of the asset. Brazil’s Federal...