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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

operations for Brazil-based Movile , a mobile platform for content and commerce. This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. Eduardo Henrique is the head of U.S.

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WhatsApp payments suspended in Brazil by Central Bank

The Verge

“We will continue to work with local partners and the Central Bank”. In countries like India and Brazil, WhatsApp often serves as the main online presence for many small businesses. WhatsApp had hoped that its payments system could be used by people to pay businesses as well as transfer money to individuals. percent processing fee.

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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the Institute of Applied Economic Research , there are 820,000 existing NGOs, also know as ONGs (organizaciónes no gubernamentales), in Brazil. What would you like the world to know about NGOs and fundraising in Brazil? But small causes here in Brazil make a very big difference in social impact.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in Brazil 

Candid

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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Brazil Supreme Court orders Facebook to block accounts of several Bolsonaro allies

The Verge

Facebook has blocked the accounts of a dozen allies of President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, BBC News reported. Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the 12 accounts blocked back in May, as they are under investigation for allegedly spreading false news about judges in the country. Photo by Andre Borges/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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As its startup market accelerates, Brazil could be in for an IPO bonanza

TechCrunch

Brazil has seen notable acquisitions in recent years, including Twilio buying Teravoz in January 2020 , and Etsy buying Elo7 in June for more than $200 million. GetNinjas, a platform for hiring local labor for household needs like plumbing and painting, went public earlier this year on the B3 exchange, located in São Paulo.

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Warren gets $1.4 million to help local cloud infrastructure providers compete against Amazon and other giants

TechCrunch

million seed round led by Passion Capital, with plans to expand in South America, where it recently launched in Brazil. ” Many local providers also offer lower prices and give a large amount of bandwidth for free, attracting SMEs. . It recently closed a $1.4 AWS remains in firm control of the cloud infrastructure market.

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