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Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:22:00 GMTForum of Brazilian Governors agrees on tax freezing to curb inflation
A forum of Brazilian Governors Tuesday agreed to extend for another 90 days the freeze on the average Tax on Merchandise Circulation (ICMS) that is levied on gasoline, ethanol and cooking gas to help mitigate inflation's impact...
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:15:00 GMTBrazilian two-month record breaking sales of soybeans and rice
Brazilian oilseeds and grain exports are booming. China's purchases of soybeans more than doubled in the first two months of the year, while husk rice overseas sales during February jumped 65% compared to a year ago.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMTBolsonaro insists Judiciary wants him to lose reelection
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) Monday insisted the country's Judiciary wanted him to lose this year's elections, following Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes' decision...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:51:00 GMTBrazilian environmentalists write to EU asking for strict ban of products from deforestation regions
A letter from 34 Brazilian environmental organizations addressed to the European Union called for more effective legislation banning imports from countries involved in deforestation. On Thursday EU ministers are scheduled to me...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:43:00 GMTBrazil planning to become a net exporter of wheat, harvesting a volume similar to that of Argentina
Brazil is working to reduce its dependence on foreign produce and hopes to take advantage of recent record exports to increase crops this year. In effect from December 2021 to March 2022, Brazil exported some 2.5 million tons o...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:48:00 GMTSTF Judge reverses Telegram ban after app fully abides by Brazilian law
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Sunday reversed his previous decision to terminate the smartphone application Telegram nationwide for its alleged involvement in the dissemination of fake news.
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 14:32:00 GMTBrazil strongly campaigning to have fertilizers delisted from sanctions
Brazil has called for fertilizers to be excluded from the list of sanctions currently imposed as a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ongoing fighting. Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Costa Dias addressing ...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:20:00 GMTBolsonaro's popularity coming around ahead of presidential elections
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sees his chances of reelection in October improve after a drop in unemployment announced Friday helped him narrow the gap against the former head of state Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula Da Silva.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:44:00 GMTBrazilian judge bans Telegram app nationwide
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered the smart telephone application Telegram banned nationwide, claiming it did not help authorities fight the so-called spread of "fake news."
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:53:00 GMTIncrease in fuel price, a crime against Brazilians, says Bolsonaro
Brazil's oil company Petrobras came under heavy criticism Wednesday from President Jair Bolsonaro, who claimed the decision to raise the price of fuel at pumps was both "absurd" and "a crime against the population."