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Thu, 26 May 2022 22:52:00 GMT
Bernie Ecclestone arrested in Brazil for carrying handgun at airport
Former Formula 1 car racing mogul Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil for carrying a concealed weapon as he tried to board a flight bound for Switzerland, it was announced Thursday.

Thu, 26 May 2022 10:40:00 GMT
Brazil cuts down Mercosur external tariffs yet again
In a move to contain inflation ahead of this year's Oct. 2 elections, Brazil's Chamber of Foreign Trade decided to cut down the Mercosur Common External Tariff (TEC) by 10% on items such as beans, meat, pasta, cookies, rice, an...

Thu, 26 May 2022 10:39:00 GMT
Bolsonaro/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 10:20:00 GMT
Scioli: Argentina and Brazil will guarantee food and energy for the region
Argentina's Ambassador Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the integration process with Brazil and the current relationship between South America's two largest countries, which will “together guarantee food and energy for the...

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:45:00 GMT
Brazil 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 GMT
Brazil 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 GMT
At 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 GMT
Bolsonaro 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 GMT
Brazil 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 GMT
Paraguayan 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...



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