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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:50:00 GMT
Lula vows to halt garimpo on Indigenous lands
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Tuesday pledged to halt all illegal gold mining -locally known as garimpo- at Indigenous reserves in the country's northeast if he is elected back into office in October.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:44:00 GMT
Bolsonaro downplays Armed Forces Viagra scandal
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday downplayed the importance of the alleged scandal regarding the purchase of 35,000 pills of Viagra, a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:49:00 GMT
Brazil: Two reported dead in new clash involving garimpeiros
A new armed confrontation allegedly involving garimpeiros has left at least two people dead and five others injured in Brazil's Yanomami Indigenous Land, it was reported.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:49:00 GMT
Brazilian pork exports in a recovery tendency: China remains the main market
The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) has reported that pork exports (all products, raw and processed included) reached 91.4 thousand tons in March, which is 16.3% lower than the February 2021 record with 109,2 thousa...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:36:00 GMT
Brazil moves towards permanent joint police force with Paraguay
Brazil and Paraguay have agreed to bolster their efforts against organized crime after Justice and Public Security Minister Anderson Torres visited his colleagues in Asunciuón Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:12:00 GMT
New pricing system puts Brazil closer to joining OECD, says Guedes
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Tuesday said his country was a step closer to joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) after a new transfer pricing system was introduced.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:13:00 GMT
Brazil gaining ground in the US beef market: main exporter in first two months of 2022
Brazil in the first two months of this year became for the first time ever, the main supplier of beef to the United States. In January the US took 45,400 tons of Brazilian beef and in February 25,600, totaling 71,000 tons, ahea...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:42:00 GMT
Brazil's military spends large amounts on Viagra and baldness drugs
A Brazilian opposition congressman has demanded Monday that the Ministry of Defense delivers a plausible explanation for the purchase of 35,000 Viagra pills in addition to hair loss medication as shown in military budget docume...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:01:00 GMT
Brazil discussing with US sanctions on Teheran to help liberate Iranian fertilizers
Brazil is in discussions with the United States for a truce that would allow Brazilian companies to buy fertilizers from Iran. Because the United States has imposed sanctions on Iran, Brazilian firms are hesitant to purchase Ir...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:32:00 GMT
Brazil's inflation for March 2022 disclosed: highest in 28 years
Brazilian economic authorities have last week disclosed the monthly inflation for March of 2022: It was 1.62%, the highest for the same period in the last 28 years, making the year-on-year accumulation reach 11.30%, way above e...



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