Brazil and Argentina Turn to Blockchain for Citizen ID Rollouts
By Beverly Crawford-Westre As Brazil and Argentina move forward with the implementation of new citizen identity systems, they are developing blockchain-based networks to enhance the…
By Beverly Crawford-Westre As Brazil and Argentina move forward with the implementation of new citizen identity systems, they are developing blockchain-based networks to enhance the…
By Fabian Ommar It’s official: the Brazilian Central Bank has announced the introduction of its CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency). It’s called DREX, the acronym…
By Mark E. Jeftovic Anybody who seriously thinks that Universal Basic Income (UBI) programs of the future won’t be full-blown social credit systems need look…
By Fabian Ommar The new year has officially begun on a Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The world is crazy right now, and there are…
By Ken Macon Some of the voting machines that will be part of the integrity test in Brazil ahead of the general elections will feature…
By Naomi Gilens, Jennifer Lynch, and Veridiana Alimonti Google is fighting back against a Brazilian court order to turn over data on all users who…
By Fabian Ommar This is a real story – a Brazilian inflation story. It’s a story not only of inflation, but also a cautionary tale of what…
RIO DE JANEIRO—A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ruled Saturday that all travelers arriving in Brazil must present a vaccine passport documenting they have been vaccinated…
By B.N. Frank Some experts claim that the U.S. COVID death count is not being accurately reported in statistics that were inflated due to other…
By Tyler Durden The global energy crisis already plagues Europe and China and risks spreading to emerging market economies. According to Bloomberg, severe droughts in Brazil…
By Tyler Durden Robusta coffee prices continued to soar to record-highs this week as concerns deepen over the outlook from Brazil, the world’s top producer….
By Andrea Germanos Indigenous groups from across Brazil have been protesting this week ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision determining the fate of Indigenous…
By B.N. Frank Hackers can cause catastrophic results no matter who or what is targeted – businesses (see 1, 2), hospitals, community governments, medical devices,…
By Talita Fernandes and Liam Anderson In São Paulo, city authorities estimate that around 24,000 people are living on the streets, a number that is…