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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:22:00 GMT
Bolsonaro praises 1964 coup yet again
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said his country would be a precarious republic had it not been for the military coup d'etat staged in 1964.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:16:00 GMT
Brazil's Central Bank workers go on indefinite strike
Employees of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) Friday went on strike to demand better wages. The workers have announced that their measure will continue until an answer has been achieved. The new circumstances affect local payments...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:17:00 GMT
Brazilian bus plunges off cliff leaving at least 10 dead, many injured
A bus, which had departed from the city of Tres Lagoas, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul bound for Telemaco Borba, in the State of Paraná fell off a cliff, killing at least 10 people, while 21 others were injured, local auth...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:13:00 GMT
New Brazilian ministers sworn in
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has reshuffled his ministerial cabinet and those appointed took their oaths of office Thursday at Brasilia's Planalto Palace. Those who left their offices will be able to run in the upcoming el...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:16:00 GMT
Brazil's military brass praise 1964 coup
Brazil's Defense Minister General Walter Braga Netto, who is most likely to run for the vice-presidency behind Jair Bolsonaro in the Oct. 2 elections, has signed a document together with the Armed Forces chiefs saying the 1964 ...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:11:00 GMT
Brazil: STF's stance on "green agenda" awaited Thursday
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is expected to make announcements Thursday on the multi-front environmental case known collectively as the "green agenda." The STF magistrates are to make their stances known after an openin...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 22:31:00 GMT
French branch of fast-food chain on notice over Brazilian supplies
French labor unions CGT, the UGT, and CUT Wednesday put McDonald's France “on notice" that it needs to submit a vigilance plan attesting to its compliance with local laws, while the company's Brazilian suppliers have been pla...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:32:00 GMT
Brazilian lawmaker hides in Congress to avoid court order
Bolsonarist Deputy Daniel Silveira Wednesday tried to avoid a court order by stonewalling law enforcement agents at Brasilia's Parliament building. The officers were there to enforce him wearing a tracking anklet because he is ...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:26:00 GMT
Dilma says Latin America needs to take path of reindustrialization
The Puebla Group has launched an appeal for the reindustrialization of Latin America to counter the region's dependence on global inputs and imports.

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Brazilian soybean crop down 10m tons from last year's record but processing plants anticipate a good year
Despite a reduction of 10.5 million tons from the original estimate, leaving total production well off the record of 138.8 million tons from 2021, the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industry did not change its processin...



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