Brazil
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:06:00 GMTBrazilian Labor Ministry announces employment on the rise in February
Brazilian authorities Tuesday announced a surplus of 328,507 formal jobs during February of 2022, which was the second-best result for the month since 2010, according to the General Cadastre for Employed and Unemployed (Caged) ...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:39:00 GMTBolsonaro sacks Petrobras chief, pending approval
The Brazilian Government Monday decided to sack Retired General Joaquim Silva e Luna as Petrobras CEO and appoint Economist Adriano Pires instead, after the price of fuel kept soaring, thus affecting President Jair Bolsonaro's...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:29:00 GMTBolsonaro hospitalized yet again for abdominal discomfort
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to the Armed Forces Hospital (HFA) in Brasilia Monday evening and was ordered to spend the night there pending tests, it was announced.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:20:00 GMTYet another group of Ukrainian refugees makes it to Brazil
A group of 47 Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Brazil Saturday after being assisted by the South American country's Embassy in Warsaw with travel documents and notes to Polish authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE)...
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.