Brazil
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:23:00 GMTGlobal Inflation: Brazil's Guedes and Europe's Lagarde have opposing positions
Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes said that inflation will become a long-term challenge for Western countries, since "the beast is already out of the bottle", and central bankers have been caught "sleeping at the driving ...
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:18:00 GMTPelé's health deteriorates, back to chemotherapy
Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, Friday was diagnosed to have three organs affected with cancer, due to which he has returned to undertaking chemotherapy sessions.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:24:00 GMTBolsonaro's mother dies while the President was on tour in Suriname
Olinda Bonturi Bolsonaro, the mother of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has died early Friday in the city of São Paulo after being hospitalized last Monday. She was 94.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:35:00 GMTInternational market pushes dollar up in Brazil to R$ 5.56
The commercial dollar traded Tuesday in Brazil at R $ 5.561, a 0.61% increase compared to the previous day after pressure from international markets played their part.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:50:00 GMTBrazil's Senate wants to tackle fuel prices
Brazil's Senate Speaker Rodrigo Pacheco Monday said that come February he intends to put up for voting a bill aimed at creating stability in the price of fuel.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:22:00 GMTMost Brazilians find Bolsonaro a hindrance to vaccinating kids against COVID-19
A Datafolha survey released Monday showed 58% of Brazilians considered President Jair Bolsonaro was a hindrance to vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 against COVID-19, while 25% of respondents, thought things were the other way ...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:21:00 GMTBolsonaro is a "threat to democracy," HRW says
President Jair Bolsonaro represents a "threat" to Brazilian democracy, according to Lawyer Maria Laura Canineu, head of the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) local office.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:02:00 GMTRecord 2021 trade surplus in Brazil, but complaints about the economy becoming commodities dependent
Brazil managed a US$ 61,01 billion surplus in its trade balance in 2021, which is 21% higher than the US$ 50 billion of 2020 and the best performance since current stats were officially recorded beginning 1989.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:49:00 GMTBolsonaro “welcomes” Omicron – angers WHO
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 was “welcome” in Brazil, because it “may point to the end of the pandemic.”
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:53:00 GMTBolsonaro says STF judges biased
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said two Supreme Federal Court (STF) were taking sides ahead of this year's elections and favoring leftwing contender and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.