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Tue, 31 May 2022 10:52:00 GMT
Elimination of a “Brazil cost” item represents a further 1,5 percentage point reduction in tariffs
The Brazilian government is drafting a presidential decree to change tax revenue mechanisms, which the economic team argues it will lead to a 1.5 percentage point reduction in the rates levied on all imported products. This is ...

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:06:00 GMT
Did Volkswagen use slave labor during Brazil's dictatorship?
Brazil's Labor Attorney (MPT) has summoned carmaker Volkswagen for an administrative hearing following reports that the company benefitted from slave labor in the 1970s and 1980s in Santana do Araguaia, in the State of Pará, i...

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Brazilian rice exports booming; challenge for all three Mercosur partners
Brazilian rice exports (husk base) totaled 451.3 thousand tones during the first quarter, more than double the same period in 2021 when 207.7 thousand tons were shipped, reports the Brazilian Rice Industry Association (Abiarroz...

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:55:00 GMT
BRICS financing, a life-changer for Amazonia residents
Financing from the BRICS bank has been pivotal in boosting pavement, drainage, basic sanitation and sidewalk construction works in Brazil's Amazonia, it was reported.

Mon, 30 May 2022 09:41:00 GMT
Bolsonaro going to Pernambuco as death toll from storms keeps rising
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday announced he would be traveling first thing Monday to Recife to see for himself the devastation caused by yet another rainstorm in the country's northeast, which has left at least 84 dea...

Sat, 28 May 2022 10:07:00 GMT
Lula celebrates new polls and asks Colombians to support Petro
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday celebrated the results of Datafolha's most recent survey, according to which he might win the Oct. 2 elections, even probably in the first round.

Sat, 28 May 2022 09:45:00 GMT
Bolsonaro says Brazil's role acknowledged by world leaders
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted his country's importance worldwide following the announcement of a one-on-one meeting with his US colleague Joseph Biden at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, in ad...

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Lula regains decisive advantage over Bolsonaro, survey shows
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is once again on track for a landslide victory at this year's Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, according to Datafolha's latest survey released Thursday.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:16:00 GMT
Bolivia wants better gas deal with Brazil
Bolivia's Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Franklin Molina said the agreement with Brazil for the sale of cooking gas signed during the arguably illegitimate administration of Janine Áñez was detrimental to his country and...

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.



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