Author: Camelia Kirk

São Paulo’s Procon has filed a public civil lawsuit against five health plans to block offensive annual adjustments and require clear information to consumers.The companies targeted by Procon Actions are Amil Assistência Médica Internacional, Bradesco Insurance, Notre Dame Intermédica Saúde, South American Health Insurance Corporation, and Qualicorp Benefits Manager.According to Procon-SP, companies have applied annual adjustments to group plans without adequate transparency or information about technical rationale. The entity also argues that the percentages applied for readjustment of group plans were much higher than those applied for individual plans.In the procedure, Procon-SP requires companies to provide effective information for up…

The concepts of open banking and open financing may not yet be familiar to most Brazilians, but you have certainly noticed the practical changes that central bank initiatives have brought about in the Brazilian financial market in recent months. The transformation has just begun and should foster the race between players in the sector to adapt to the new rules of the game. A practical example of this transformation is PIX. The pay-as-you-go method went into effect in November 2020 and already has more than 200 million registered keys and 80 million users in Brazil. In March alone, there were…

In the interview, Ursula von der Leyen made it clear, given that Americans receive vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency, and this may allow them to travel and move freely within the community.Nonessential travel to the United States has been restricted for more than a year.Von der Leyen has not set a precise date for the beginning of the arrival of tourists from the United States, however Brussels plans to approve the final version of the vaccination certificate in June, To help boost tourism in the warmer months. The European Union adopted strict travel restrictions for the 27-member bloc…

Due to the current economic crisis, granting a syndicated credit card has become more difficult, due to the fact that many Brazilian consumers are negative or low score on Serasa and SPC. Because of this, the Nubank Unlimited pre-approved credit card launch. The new released tool can be used as a regular card for online or face-to-face credit purchases. However, in order to obtain the limit, it is necessary to add an amount to the account that will be converted into a balance. This pre-approved unlimited card option is not yet available to all Nubank customers, due to the testing…

A survey conducted by the Brazilian Society of Paediatrics, based on official data from the Ministry of Health, showed the infant mortality rate Covid-19 It decreased from 8.2% to 5.8% among children and adolescents hospitalized for SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in the comparison between 2020 and 2021. Despite optimistic numbers, pediatrician Andresa Giuliani Giglio explains that parents must remain vigilant carefully to avoid transmission of the virus by children, especially in children. Back to the classroom. “If a child has any symptoms, it is important that he is isolated, in contact with only one person in the family, until…

President Jair Bolsonaro showing off hydroxychloroquine packaging Image: Reproductionfrom Julia Chapp and Renato Machado in Folha de S. Paulo. In addition to focusing on the Ministry of Health’s actions, the Covid do Senado CPI should expand the scope of the investigation to include other actors who have played a role in combating the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read – Covid CPI to summon important scientists and doctors of the government, such as Nicolelis and Átila Iamarino The committee will hold its first meeting on Tuesday (27), during which the chairperson, deputy chairperson and rapporteur will be chosen. Members can also start…

a Nubank It has become one of the largest digital banks in the country with over 25 million registered customers. The company provides many services and benefits to its users in legal and physical accounts through the application. Despite being a great financial institution, many customers complain about the low limit available on their credit cards. In some cases, the initial limit issued is R $ 50. Fintech justifies that approval of a new limit depends on several factors. In practice, the company analyzes all of the client’s financial data, as well as his payment history Nubank And in other…

In a country that is heading towards the incredible number of 15 million injured and the tragic mark of 400,000 deaths, now in May, the issue of vaccinations has become central to politicians who, this week, started the work of a parliamentary committee to inquire about one of the goals is to find the reasons why the federal government did not use vaccines . It was already known that it was not due to a short supply of manufacturers or potential funds. Transparency portal reported that out of the 23.4 billion reais allocated by the war budget for the purchase…

Brazil, like most countries of the world, is experiencing a massive jump in its public debt, as a result of spending linked to the health and economic impacts of Covid-19.According to central bank (BC) data, the government’s total public debt jumped from 76.5% of GDP in February 2020 to 90% of GDP in the same month in 2021. Consequently, the government’s total public debt increased by 13.5 percentage points ( pp) of GDP over a year.In 2021, as was evident from the budget crisis of the past few weeks, there will be another expense in terms of increasing public debt…

a Brazil It accounted for 3,076 more deaths for each Covid-19 It was reported on Saturday (24), according to the National Council of Health Secretaries (Konas), and it has surpassed the monthly record of deaths since the start of the recorded epidemic last March. Graves open at Villa Formosa Cemetery in São Paulo, in a file photo Photo: ANSA / ANSA – Brazil In 24 days, in April, it had already accumulated 67,977 deaths, surpassing 66,573 of the 31 days of last month.Given the start of the epidemic, only 11 countries around the world have more deaths than recorded before…