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Vehicles are full at the gas stationPhoto: Marcelo Casal / Agência Brasil Prices of diesel oil, gasoline and ethanol at gas stations in Brazil fell slightly this week, the fourth consecutive decline, according to data released on Friday by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). According to a survey by the regulator, the average value of diesel last week was 4.184 BRL per liter, a decrease of 0.66% compared to the previous week. With the move, the price of the most consumed fuel in the country reached its lowest level since the week ending February 27th.…

16 / Apr 19:10 Written by Editorial Board / Petropolis Tribune Printing press insert_link The Ministry of Municipal Health confirmed five more deaths due to COVID-19 on Friday (16). Of these, three died yesterday, the fifteenth, and in total, 852 deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded in Petropolis. According to the epidemiological bulletin, there are 160 people in intensive care beds and 130 in clinical beds, in public and private hospital units in the municipality. The SUS bed occupancy rate remains critical, this Friday, 89.52% of the ICU beds and 61.42% of the SUS clinical beds are occupied.The epidemiological bulletin…

Governor Carlos Massa Rattino Jr. is one of the signatories, along with 22 other heads of state, to a letter addressed to the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to propose partnerships and financing strategies to reduce the impact of climate change. Collected in the Conservatives for Climate Alliance, they signal Brazil’s interest in building collaborative solutions to defend humanity and all species threatened by the degradation of ecosystems. The document was sent to the US President on the eve of the April Climate Leaders’ Summit, which will be held on April 22-23, and is expected to gather heads…

Formal contract employment should be curbed due to vaccination problems| Photo: Arquivo / Gazeta do PovoBusiness confidence in the economy is declining. A Getulio Vargas (FGV) survey showed that in March, it reached its worst level since July of last year. And according to economists who heard The People Newspaper, This frustration may slow down the pace of new formal contract employment opportunities.In addition to intensifying the trend of slowing down in the level of activity already observed in the previous months, there was a significant increase in pessimism regarding the coming months, which affected sales and employment prospects. Confidence…

President Box Federal economist Pedro Guimaraes has announced that the bank does not intend to increase the interest rate Mortgage, Even as Selic increased from 2% to 2.75% at the last meeting of the central bank’s monetary policy committee (Copom), and close to a fresh high at the next meeting scheduled for May. At the moment, we are not discussing an increase in interest rates. We will be able to make adjustments, but for the time being we will not have higher rates. […] Even with the possibility of an interest rate hike soon, there is no [vamos subir as…

The head of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer on Friday (16) asked US President Joe Biden to do so Lift the ban on exporting raw materials to produce more vaccines against COVID-19. “Respected President of the United States, if we really want to unite to beat this virus, on behalf of the vaccine industry outside the United States, I humbly request that they lift the ban on the export of raw materials so that vaccine production can increase,” said Adar Poonawala. Poonawala is the CEO and owner of the Serum Institute of India. The company has entered into an agreement…

The dollar fell against major competitors on Thursday, with the release of data in the United States, adding to risk appetite. US assets also tracked the movement of Treasury yields, which fell today. The dynamics benefited a large portion of emerging countries’ currencies, with a focus on Turkey, whose central bank today maintained the benchmark interest rate. Reversing the trend, the ruble fell in a session marked by US sanctions against Russia. The DXY Index, which measures the dollar against six rival currencies, was down 0.01% at 91.684 points late this afternoon in New York. The euro, in turn, fell…

A video clip circulated on social media in which a man said, “For every diagnosis in Covid, the city pays 8,000 Rials from the federal government and 1,000 Rials to the doctor who gives the diagnosis.” For each death, he says, the city receives 18,000 Rials. Fake. In the video, the man says he heard a tip from a friend that the doctor gave him a certificate for 14 days. “What he said to me is: Here in the city we live in, for every diagnosis of Covid, the city hall pays 8,000 Rials, 1,000 Rials to the doctor who…

As the new Corona virus mutates and evolves, so must the arsenal to fight it. To this end, the National Institutes of Health has begun testing booster doses in order to attack a new type of COVID-19 virus. The strain known as B.1.351 was discovered in South Africa and is of greater concern because, like other variants, it appears to spread more easily than the original virus. Recent research also indicates that it is able to circumvent the protection of the immune system resulting from vaccines or when the Corona virus is contracted naturally. In an effort to stay on…

Stand to take a picture next to the 120 thousand points / City of God (2002)Good morning people! The Brazilian stock exchange continues to rise, regardless of the health crisis and problems Brasilia, And that remains on the radar by clicking on exchange And interest. Without the technical factor of the index’s future maturity, we will see how far this optimism continues to take us – so far, it has flirted with us again with levels above 120K points after more than two months, which is an important sign for us. Overseas, US futures are showing optimism this morning, with…