Brazil
Thu, 26 May 2022 07:55:00 GMTBolsonaro/Biden meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month and plans to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, according to Planalto Palace sources. The decision follows on a vis...
Thu, 26 May 2022 07:45:00 GMTBrazil expects a slowdown of China trade, but will still enjoy a healthy surplus
Brazil expects a slower growth of exports this year as China implements strict lockdown measures to contain the spread of Covid-19. Nevertheless, China will help to boost Brazil's trade surplus points out Foreign Trade Indicato...
Wed, 25 May 2022 09:40:00 GMTBrazil not to isolate monkeypox patients, for now, Anvisa says
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Tuesday made it clear that measures already in place at airports and inside airplanes were being upped to protect people from COVID-19 as well as from other diseases and poi...
Wed, 25 May 2022 03:36:00 GMTAt least 22 dead in Rio favela latest shooting
Brazilian police confirmed Tuesday afternoon that at least 22 people were killed during a raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela, in Penha, in northern Rio de Janeiro.
Wed, 25 May 2022 03:31:00 GMTBolsonaro angry at YPFB for selling Argentina the gas that was for Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained that Bolivia's state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petróliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) funneled 30% of the gas that was to be sold to Brazil and sent it to Argentina as a part ...
Tue, 24 May 2022 09:15:00 GMTBrazil sacks Petrobras CEO yet again
Brazil's Government has replaced yet again the chairman of the state-run oil company Petrobras in which private investors also have a share.
Mon, 23 May 2022 09:26:00 GMTParaguayan mayor dies after days in ICU following attack by hitmen
The Paraguayan Department of Amambay has declared three days of mourning following the death of José Carlos Acevedo, mayor of the city of Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC), and brother of Amambay's Governor Ronald Acevedo, who signed...
Sat, 21 May 2022 08:38:00 GMTBolsonaro, Musk make joint announcement in Sao Paulo
Billionaire Elon Musk and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have agreed to start a strategic partnership ahead of this year's Oct. 2 elections, it was reported.
Fri, 20 May 2022 09:38:00 GMTYakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil
Two people have died in Uruguay under circumstances that were not a direct result of Tuesday's subtropical cyclone, Yakecan, but which authorities are still investigating after several houses were destroyed and trees were downe...
Fri, 20 May 2022 09:16:00 GMTBolsonaro insists monitoring vote counting necessary for Brazilians
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again voiced his objections against the country's electronic voting system ahead of the Oct. 2 elections where he will seek another term in office despite every poll heralding he would lo...