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São Paulo lives in different centuries when it comes to combating covid-19

In poorer areas, coronavirus mortality rates are sometimes 60% higher than in wealthier ones

12 hour shifts and no rights: why delivery workers are striking for first time ever

National walkout on Wednesday (1st) demands better conditions for thousands of informal motorcycle delivery workers

MST partners with financier to fund co-ops at low rates in Brazil’s northeast

The initiative seeks to offer funding to cooperatives at lower interest rates than banks

Brazil: App delivery workers ask general population for help in national strike

The protest is set to happen on Wednesday 1st, workers are asking users to boycott services on that day

Brazilian farmers left out of the State’s aid policies turn to Congress for help

Also featured: how athletes are standing up for democracy, the state of Brazilian cinema and the death of an icon

In 20 years, Brazil opened 155 inquiries using the National Security Law

In the 18 months of the Jair Bolsonaro government 26% of these proceedings were officiated

Covid vaccine: how close are we and what are the chances it won’t stop outbreaks

Experts think that there is great progress, however, unreliability and availability difficulties may become problems

South Africa: mining workers have double the infection rate for covid-19

Sector has 907 active cases of the novel coronavirus; country is ranked 19th in the world for infections

Faced with the pandemic and a decrease in sales, farmers incur losses and seek aid

A drop in production and difficulty in repaying debts are now the reality of rural residents impacted by the crisis

VIDEO | Brazil’s poor, mainly black communities, suffer from disease and oppression

Also featured on the show: how fake news shape the current political landscape, and 100 million trees will be planted

To defend life, people of the “sacred grounds” release anti-Bolsonaro manifesto

Religions with African roots join social movements in the defense of democracy and for the president’s impeachment

Farmers raise the pressure and Congress may vote on emergency measures for the sector

Put together by social movements, project seeks credit lines and technology to support water access, among other demands

Brazil: Minister of Education announces his departure from Bolsonaro government

The situation of the Minister of Education was unsustainable after he participated in a series of anti democracy rallies

Vale’s mining activities help spread covid-19 in Brazil's countryside

Canaã dos Carajás, where Vale operates, has more cases than many large cities, though with only 36,000 residents

Oil workers union and MST donate 520 gas tanks and 15 tons of food in Brazilian South

Products were distributed to roughly 700 families in four neighborhoods of Paraná's capital on Saturday (13)

Video | Most affected capitals by the pandemic loosen social isolation measures

Weekly show also features Anti-racist demonstrations, Bicycles for Health campaign

Amazon's wildfire season will coincide with peak of pandemic, warns specialist

More than 10 thousand km² of deforestation might serve as fuel for wildfires that start in August in the region

Reopening in SP is sending "population to a slaughterhouse", warns COVID specialist

Domingos Alves questions the requirements used to allow the reopening, arguing that the decision goes against the data

Brazil: "Bikes for healthcare" take information on coronavirus to Recife communities

Bicycles with loudspeakers circulate in Olinda and Recife neighborhoods; organizers accept used bike donations

Check out a list of the main environmental setbacks in Bolsonaro's term

Amnesty for deforestation, censorship, and militarization are some of the environmental policies carried out so far