Brazil
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:33:00 GMTNumber of fatalities in Petropolis keeps rising as rescue work affected by rain
Rains have kept falling in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro, which has affected relief work and taken the death toll up to 136, it was reported Friday, as the number of missing people ro...
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:14:00 GMTUS top leader in revenue from beef exports; Brazil leads in volume
United States keeps breaking records and slowly taking the global beef exports leadership, at least in terms of revenue according to the latest figures from the US Department of Agriculture, USDA. A situation which is having it...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:32:00 GMTEduardo Bolsonaro says Milei's role should be reassessed
Brazilian Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, Thursday praised his Argentine colleague Javier Milei, whom he found way different from former President Mauricio Macri, it was reported.
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:36:00 GMTDeath toll keeps rising in Rio de Janeiro State
Relief work in Petropolis had to be halted Thursday due to new rains but the death toll continued to increase from previous figures, reaching 117 fatalities and at least 116 people missing.
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:50:00 GMTBolsonaro, Putin discuss strengthening bilateral trade and cooperation
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin Wednesday underlined the future importance of the BRICS partnership (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and called for a more fluent dialogu...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:48:00 GMTTall ships gather at Rio de Janeiro for naval parade
Ships from all navies in the region keep arriving at RÃo de Janeiro for the Velas Latinoamérica 2022 (Latin American Sails 2022) parade scheduled for Feb. 22
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:45:00 GMTBrazil: Death toll at Petropolis reaches 80
Rio de Janeiro authorities Wednesday spoke of at least 80 casualties as relief work continued following Tuesday's mudslides and floods in the Petropolis area.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:50:00 GMTRio de Janeiro heavy storm leaves at least 23 dead
Authorities in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in the State of Rio de Janeiro Tuesday reported at least 23 people had died and hundreds had been evacuated from their homes due to heavy rains and subsequent flooding in the city...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:37:00 GMTRound of hearings for 35-year concession of Brazil's busiest port has started
The round of hearings for the privatization of the Port of Santos in Sao Paulo state, and the busiest of Brazil have started with the participation of the minister of Infrastructure Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas and the different i...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:22:00 GMTUK/Brazil clash over an Expanded Trade Partnership; beef and other meats the stumbling barrier
Brazil has been reluctant to take forward negotiations for an Expanded Trade Partnership, ETP, with the UK since Brasilia claims that the terms offered were disappointing, and unbalanced since they only contemplated the interes...