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Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:40:00 GMTBolsonaro claims he's not a denialist of COVID-19
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday objected to being labelled a "denier" as a consequence of his approach at the COVID-19 pandemic, which has officially killed over 600,000 people in South America's largest country.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMTBolsonaro banned from Brazilian football stadium for not being vaxxed
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not allowed to enter a football stadium to watch Gremio's match against Santos because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:52:00 GMTArgentine FM hold a successful meeting with Brazil's Economy Minister as part of his mission rebuilding Mercosur ties
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, Ambassador Daniel Scioli and Productive Development Minister Matías Kulfas Saturday met in Brasilia with Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to deepen the new economic ties betw...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:19:00 GMTBrazil's oldest person dies aged 116
The 116-year-old Francisca Celsa dos Santos considered the oldest person in Brazil, has died on Tuesday at her home in Fortaleza in the state of Ceará, it was reported Sunday.
Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMTAgreement reached between Argentina, Brazil to cut down common external tariffs by 10%
The Governments of Argentina and Brazil Friday agreed to cut down the common external tariffs (CET) by 10% “in a very wide universe of products” after months of tensions among members of Mercosur on the issue.
Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:55:00 GMTNeither Trump nor Biden are genocidal for how they handled the COVID-19 crisis, Brazil's President says
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said his country had suffered relatively little going through the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered "why don't they call [US President Joseph] Biden genocidal?"
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:49:00 GMTBrazil: Bolsonaro's situation looks worse by the hour and Lula sets up shadow cabinet
The Brazilian Senatorial Committee investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's management of the COVID-19 crisis Wednesday describes the head of state's “insane” and in “denial” of reality.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:23:00 GMTUK helping Brazil to tackle vaccine innovation and R&D policies
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, governments across the world are turning their eyes to the importance of having a strong national life sciences industry – one that is capable of conducting fast, quality research and dev...
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 22:33:00 GMTBrazilian officials mentioned in Pandora Papers under investigation for possible tax evasion
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, one of the world leaders mentioned by name in the so-called Pandora Papers report released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) admitted he had placed some ...
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 22:14:00 GMTForeign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay have lunch in Buenos Aires in Mercosur rebuilding encounter
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday met in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan colleague Francisco Bustillo in a move to patch things up with the other three Mercosur members. Cafiero will travel to Brasilia Friday.