This article is published in association with IMF. Priority reforms include improving childcare, recalibrating social transfers, and closing wage gaps When Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November 2025—the lowest in a quarter century—it punctuated an impressive turnaround from the pandemic. Yet, while men’s participation in the labor market has returned to its pre-COVID […]Brazil Can Boost Growth by Bringing More Women into the Labor Force
February 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Priority reforms include improving childcare, recalibrating social transfers, and closing wage gaps When Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November 2025—the lowest in a quarter century—it punctuated an impressive turnaround from the pandemic. Yet, while men’s participation in the labor market has returned to its pre-COVID […]UN rights expert urges ‘bold action’ to end systemic racism in Brazil
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert called for an end to systemic racism in Brazil on Friday through “bold and transformative action” to tackle the issue. Special Rapporteur Ashwini K.P., said at the end of a 12-day fact finding mission, that members of marginalised racial and […]3 social economy innovators that are driving change in Brazil
April 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Eliane Trindade, Senior Editor, Folha Social+, Folha de São Paulo In April 2023 the UN adopted its first resolution acknowledging the pivotal role of the social economy in advancing sustainable development. It recognizes the role of social entrepreneurship in alleviating poverty and creating […]When it comes to decarbonizing aviation, aluminium and steel, look to Brazil
November 14, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Boris Brkovic, Lead, Industry Decarbonization, Materials Sectors, World Economic Forum First Movers Coalition, Julia Franchi Scarselli, Programme Specialist, Climate, World Economic Forum Brazil is poised to become a leader in sustainable aviation fuel, advancing towards a greener aviation […]Why the impact economy is a top priority for Brazil
November 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg, Secretary of Green Economy, Decarbonization and Bioindustry, Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Brazil, Gisela Maria Bernardes Solymos, Chair, Catalyst 2030 Brazil, Marcel Fukayama, Co-Founder, Sistema B Brazil, Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Head of […]See how Brazil is benefiting from the Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative
August 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes, Project Specialist, World Economic Forum The Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative offers Brazil’s industries a pathway for a just and equitable transition to net zero through technological innovation, capacity building and policy development.The Initiative enables Brazil to […]What’s next for China and Brazil’s cooperation on green value chains? Experts explain
August 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Wang Yi, Former Vice-President of the Institutes of Science and Development , Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fernando Sampaio, Director , Brazilian Beef Exporters’ Association (ABIEC), Cao Derong, President, China Chamber of Commerce for Imp. & Exp. of Foodstuffs, […]Brazil: EIB lends €300 million to Banco Santander Brasil for small-scale solar energy investments
July 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Global Gateway project will contribute to climate action to mitigate the effects of climate change. Solar photovoltaic plants will be installed on homes and on local business premises. The European Investment Bank […]Unlocking the potential of IoT for Brazil small and medium businesses
February 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. The impact of IoT adoption for SMEs Small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in Brazil will benefit from the collaboration between the Forum’s Platform for Shaping the Future of Urban Transformation and the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) […]The effect of COVID-19 on Brazilian society
January 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Karolyna de Oliveira Ramos, a first-year medical student at the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Pernambucana, Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the […]Human rights breaches in Brazil, Morocco and Nagorno-Karabakh
January 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Brazil, Morocco and Nagorno-Karabakh. The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions Parliament expresses solidarity with democratically elected President Lula Da Silva, his government and Brazilian institutions and condemns in […]Drugs and Addiction: A Harm Reduction Look and a Perspective on Brazil
August 3, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Thiago Gurgel Regis and Ms. Liliany Mirelly Bezerra Alves, two second-year medical students at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), in Mossoró, Brazl. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed […]From Graduation to professional career: has medicine, in Brazil, become more feminist?
July 31, 2021 by 3 Comments
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Lígia Fonseca Orlando and Ms. Marina Telles Peramos, two Brazilian fourth year medical student at Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this […]The feminization of medicine in Brazil and the current need to combat gender stereotypes in relation to medical specialties
June 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Beatriz Alvarez Mattar, a medical student at Faculdade Evangélica Mackenzie do Paraná, Brazil and Ms. Alicia Batista de Almeida Barbos, a medical student at Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste do Paraná. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of […]Without enough vaccines, Brazil is heading for the third wave of COVID-19
May 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Luísa Eugênio Farias, 22 years old, a second-year medical student at UNICESUMAR, in Maringá, Brazil and Ms. Esther Serman Castro e Silva, a third-year medical student at UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense), in Niterói, Brazil. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), […]The third wave of COVID-19: an overview on Brazil status quo
May 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Giulia Victoria Ranziny Bastos and Ms. Júlia Marques Preto, two medical students at the University Ninth of July (UNINOVE), located in the city of Bauru – São Paulo, Brazil. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The […]Reckless Prescriptions: Lunatic Ideas Put By Great People Are Genius
May 26, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. João Pedro Medeiros, 21 years old, Brazilian, lives in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the […]Constant rise of COVID-19 in Brazil
May 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Isabelle Machado Diniz and Ms. Rafaela dos Santos Pinheiro, two medical students at Unicesumar University, Brazil. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do […]The Brazilian manner of COVID-19
May 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Eduardo de Campos Pavan and Mr. Victor Augusto Santos Perli, two medical students at UniCesumar, Maringá, Brazil. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and […]COVID-19 does not affect everyone equally, but has the Brazilian government learned that yet?
May 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Cecilia Antonieta Monteiro Araujo, 22 years-old, a second-year medical student at the Federal University of Alagoas and affiliated to IFMSA Brazil-UFAL since 2019. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece […]Brazil and SUS with its Palliative Care Inclusion Policy
March 31, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Clarice Senna Goepfert and Ms. Marcelle Rodrigues Carneiro de Souza Reis, they are 3rd-year medical students at Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Apparecido dos Santos – UNICEPLAC at Brasília, Brazil. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The […]Coronavirus in Brazil: mental health in tragedy
June 22, 2020 by 4 Comments
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Gustavo Abud Priedols and Ms. Letícia Ribeiro da Cunha, two second-year medical students at the Universidade Estadual de Londrina, located in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in […]Mental health and suicide prevention: the contradictory access in a reference city of southern Brazil
January 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mariele de Paula, 3rd year in medical school, academic from Ingá University Center (Uningá), member of the International Federation of Medical Student Associations of Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed […]The multidisciplinary team facing the multidrug resistant form of Tuberculosis in the state of Amazonas (Brazil)
January 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Camila Fonseca Carneiro, a third-year medical student at the State University of Amazonas, Amazonia, Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not […]Brazil identifies a clear pathway for aligning its transfer pricing framework with the OECD standard
December 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Brazil has identified a clear pathway for bringing its existing transfer pricing framework into alignment with the international consensus, and is weighing two options – immediate or gradual implementation, according to a new joint report by the OECD and Receita Federal, Brazil’s federal revenue authority (RFB). […]The importance of Yellow September and suicide prevention in Brazil
December 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ridson Guilherme Parente de Aguiar and Francisco Emanoel Albuquerque de Souza Júnior, medical students at Christus University Center (UNICHRISTUS). They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to […]The eyes of Brazil and the world turn to the largest rainforest and largest biodiversity reserve on Earth #PrayForAmazonia.
December 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Bárbara Okabaiasse Luizeti, a 20 years old third year medical student from Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view […]Brazilian health: right or privilege?
November 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Luiza Ferro Marques Moraes, a first year medical student at the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily […]The world’s impact in a small Brazilian town and the increased demand for mental health
November 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Paula Costa Guimarães, a twenty years old second year Brazilian medical student at UNP, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not […]Brazil must immediately end threats to independence and capacity of law enforcement to fight corruption
November 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with OECD. The OECD Working Group on Bribery urges Brazil, one of the founding Parties to the Anti-Bribery Convention since 1997, to preserve the full capacity and independence of law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute foreign bribery and corruption. Despite being recognised by the Working Group for […]The fires in the Brazilian amazon rainforest may be related to the increase in the number of hospitalizations for respiratory complications in the state of PARÁ
November 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was written exclusively for The European Sting by Laryza Souza Soares, Maria Iara Alves Araújo, Ana Carla da Silva Mendes, Ana Beatriz Pereira Sobreira, Brenda Lacerda Menezes and Virginia Maia Lacerda, medical students at the Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil, with the support of Dra. Isabelle Lima Mendes. All […]Health inequalities: private healthcare providers versus state healthcare providers
October 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Julian Pascal Beier (24), a second-year medical student at the Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect […]Public Policies for LGBT in Brazil
July 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Gustavo Mendes e Silva, a student of the 5th Year of Medicine, and currently National Officer in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed […]
