Brazil
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:40:00 GMTEx Brazilian president Michel Temer contracted as an advisor for Huawei's 5G
China's Huawei has just hired a former president of Brazil to act as an advisor on 5G networking in the region. Through the new hiring, the company aims at ensuring the growth of the newer and faster bandwidth in the local mark...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:30:00 GMTPetrobras oil output hits record in 2020, 2,3 million bpd
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com – Crude oil output from fields operated by Brazil's energy major Petrobras hit a record last year despite the pandemic, at an average 2.3 million BPD, Bloomberg reported, comparing the productio...
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:50:00 GMTProtests in Brazil against Bolsonaro for his handling of the pandemic
Brazilians took the streets over the weekend calling for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under fire for his government's handling of COVID-19, which has raged through the country claiming more than 216,000 l...
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...