Brazil
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:40:00 GMTBolsonaro sends Biden a three page letter calling for deeper bilateral relations
Striking a conciliatory tone, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro made public a three-page letter congratulating president Joe Biden and calling for the two nations to deepen ties, including a free trade agreement.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:08:00 GMTBrazilian meatpacker announces China has lifted bans on two processing plants
Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA announced that China has lifted bans on two meat plants imposed in 2020 over coronavirus concerns.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:32:00 GMTBrazil keeps Selic rate at 2%, but uncertainty about economic growth remains
The Brazil Central bank rate setting committee, Copom, unanimously decided on Wednesday to maintain the Selic rate at 2.00% for the fourth time running, but anticipating that inflation expectations for the next two years have r...
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:29:00 GMTSouth American leaders congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Leaders of South America congratulated and celebrated the new United States administration on Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were officially inaugurated.
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:57:00 GMTSao Paulo and Mato Grosso concentrated 42% of Brazilian beef exports in 2020
The states of Sao Paulo and Mato Grosso led Brazilian beef exports in 2020, a record year for the country with total sales of 2,016 million tons. Data from SECEX (the Brazilian foreign-trade secretariat) compiled by ABRAFRIGO (...
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:54:00 GMTBrazil sets out its position ahead of US president Joe Biden's administration
President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, which embraced both the Trump administration and its core ideals, wants president Joe Biden to know where Brazil stands and it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change o...
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.