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Mon, 16 May 2022 01:07:00 GMT
Brazilian road show in New York to attract US$ 40bn investors in transport infrastructure
The current Brazilian government expects to have contracts worth R$ 200 billion (US$ 40billion) with the private sector investing in transport infrastructure by end of 2022. To achieve this end, the Ministry of Infrastructure w...

Sat, 14 May 2022 08:33:00 GMT
Brazil invited to abide by OECD codes of good practices
Brazilian economic authorities Friday announced they had received an invitation from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council to abide by both the Capital Movements Liberalization Code and the In...

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:41:00 GMT
Brazil: Bolsonaro finds it best when families own guns
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday stressed that when families have guns they can help the armed forces resist a potential Communist dictatorship.

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Brazil's Electoral Court and Spotify join forces against disinformation
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Chief Justice Edson Fachin Thursday announced an agreement had been reached with the streaming audio platform Spotify to combat disinformation ahead of this year's presidential elections.

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:53:00 GMT
New poll says Lula may not need a runoff to win Brazil's elections in October
Following weeks of uncertainty during which incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro was closing in on challenger and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in most polls, the Workers' Party (PT) leftwing leader has been onc...

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:53:00 GMT
Southern Brazil ports and Montevideo have become drugs exporting hubs
The seizure by Brazilian police of 136 kilos of cocaine on a docked ship in the port of Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul, clearly indicates the existence of an international drug trafficking route, in the south of the co...

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:07:00 GMT
Hepatitis of unknown cause: 28 cases under scrutiny in Brazil
Brazil's Health Ministry Thursday announced it was following 28 cases nationwide of acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin, which are "still under investigation."

Wed, 11 May 2022 20:34:00 GMT
Bolsonaro sacks energy minister
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro chose to replace Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque just one day after an 8.87% increase in the price of diesel fuel at Petrobras' refineries.

Wed, 11 May 2022 09:50:00 GMT
"Bolsonaro, your days are numbered," warns Lula
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva warned the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro that the latter's days as head of state were "numbered."

Wed, 11 May 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Argentina takes active steps to boost exports to Brazil
Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has embarked on a trade mission seeking to expand the number of products to be exported to that country. For that purpose, over 600 business meetings are to take place, according t...



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