Brazil
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:32:00 GMTChina lifts ban on Brazilian beef, but UK and EU retailers will stop purchases because of deforestation
Good and bad news for Brazil's beef exports. China finally lifted the ban on Brazilian beef and allowed the resumption of shipments to the great Asian market. But several of the main retailers in Britain and the European Union ...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:01:00 GMTAnvisa wants Brazilian children vaccinated against COVID-19
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Thursday recommended children be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's stance against this type of immunization.
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:30:00 GMTBrazil's STF upholds vaccination pass for incoming travelers
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has ratified in plenum a preliminary ruling by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso whereby migration authorities shall require foreign travelers to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before bei...
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:56:00 GMTNothing to fear at Mercosur Summit Friday, Argentine ambassador says
Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli Wednesday said Friday's Mercosur Summit posed no risk of tensions between Presidents Alberto Fernández and Jair Bolsonaro, despite former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silv...
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTBrazil: Alckmin leaves PSDB as rumors of candidacy alongside Lula grow
Former São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin Wednesday announced he was leaving the PSDB after more than 33 years in the party, citing it was time for a change. According to several press reports, he is likely to run for Vice Pre...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:11:00 GMTBrazilian gov't to appeal STF vaccine passport mandate
The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced it would appeal a decision by Superior Federal Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso whereby travelers arriving from abroad are required to produce a document ...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:49:00 GMTBrazil's STF rules proof of vaccination be required to foreign travelers
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ruled over the weekend in favor of a request filed by the opposition to make proof of vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all incoming foreign travelers, against the wishes of Pre...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:34:00 GMTWeather prevents meeting between presidents of Brazil and Paraguay
The Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Jair Bolsonaro and Mario Abdo Benítez, were to meet Monday at the Paraguayan town of Carmelo Peralta to lay the cornerstone of a new international bridge, but mainly to go on discussing I...
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:13:00 GMTFalklands: Update on resumption of passenger flights
As part of the regular review process concerning Covid-19 measures affecting the Falkland Islands, the government is in regular dialogue with LATAM concerning the resumption of flights with South America, namely with Chile and ...
Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:47:00 GMTStorms leave almost 3,700 homeless in Brazilian State of Bahia
Some 30 cities in the Brazilian state of Bahia are going through an emergency situation following a heavy storm that has affected around 70,000 people and left 3,700 homeless, according to rescue teams.