Brazil
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:27:00 GMTWith Trump leaving, Brazil backtracks in its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid
China's telecommunications sector is celebrating that the Brazilian government became the first in the world to backtrack on its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid. Brazil will not seek to bar the Chinese telecommunication giant fro...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:16:00 GMTBrazil launches vaccination campaign, but many supply problems persist
Brazil launched on Monday the national inoculation program with China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, but so far it includes five of the country's 26 states. After weeks of setbacks, many Brazilians cheered the first wave of inocula...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:16:00 GMTBolsonaro allies expected to win control of both houses in Congress
Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro sponsored candidates are expected to win control of Congress next month, politicians and analysts said on Monday, despite controversy of the management of the pandemic.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:29:00 GMTBrazilian economy forecasted to grow 3,45% this year with 3,75% inflation
Brazilian financial and market analysts upgraded their economic growth forecast for 2021, from 3.41% to 3.45%, and maintained the projection at 2.5% for 2022, the Central Bank of Brazil announced Monday.
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:25:00 GMTBrazil approves two vaccines against Covid-19: AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac
Brazil approved two vaccines for emergency use against the coronavirus on Sunday as the country’s death toll from the disease it causes neared 210,000 and some of its hospitals grappled with an oxygen shortage.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:30:00 GMTDelays in launching an inoculation program in Brazil, threatens the economic recovery
The risks to an expected economy recovery in Brazil during 2021 are increasing as delays in rolling out a vaccine program against coronavirus continues to be delayed, according to Moody's rating agency.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:19:00 GMTBrazilian oil export record in 2020, average 1,4 million bpd
Brazil established a new record for oil exports in 2020, with sales averaging 1,4 million bpd and a peak of 1,9 million bpd during the month of May, according to the Mines and Energy minister Bento Albuquerque. The minister als...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:44:00 GMTBritain trying to contain the coronavirus Brazil variant from reaching UK
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday the government was looking at ways to stop a variant of the novel coronavirus found in Brazil from entering Britain.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:35:00 GMTBolsonaro accuses Ford of closing its plants because "they want subsidies"
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attributed Ford Motor Co.’s decision to close its three plants in Brazil to the end of multibillion-dollar subsidies from the government.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:14:00 GMTBrazilian interest rates in the next 24 months expected to rise steadily
The outlook for Brazilian interest rates over the next two years rose to their highest in several months, a central bank survey of economists showed on Monday, even as exchange rate and inflation expectations held steady.