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Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:13:00 GMT
If re-elected, Bolsonaro might create three more ministries
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday said he would most likely create three new ministers if he is reelected this year: Public Security, Fisheries, and Foreign Trade.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:26:00 GMT
Brazil: Mr. and Mrs. Lula test positive for COVID-19
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife Janja tested positive Sunday for COVID-19, due to which all campaign engagements have been suspended, the candidate's press office announced.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 23:04:00 GMT
Argentina's Alberto Fernández to attend Los Angeles Summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández finally confirmed he will be attending the ninth Summit of the Americas convened for next week in Los Angeles following a 25-minute telephone conversation with his US colleague Joseph Bide...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:31:00 GMT
Bolsonaro insists his followers must prepare for war ahead of October elections
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on his followers Friday to be ready and spare their country from following the same paths as other South American nations in the Oct. 2 elections.

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 21:47:00 GMT
Lula links Bolsonaro supporters to 2018 murder of Afro-descendant activist
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who according to every poll is poised to win the Oct. 2 elections and thus return to the Planalto Palace, Thursday linked supporters of the incumbent head of state to the 2...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:35:00 GMT
Sao Paulo authorities recommend wearing facemasks, as C-19 cases surge
Sao Paulo City health authorities have advised the citizenry Wednesday to go back to wearing facemasks in indoor settings due to the increase of COVID-19 cases recorded in recent weeks. The measure will only be mandatory "in he...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:51:00 GMT
Six new bodies rise Pernambuco death toll to 106
Brazilian rescue agents have retrieved six more bodies of people who lost their lives during last week's severe rainstorms in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, thus rising to death toll to 106, Agencia Brasil reported Tuesd...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:30:00 GMT
Russia supports expanding BRICS, but demands consensus on access conditions
Russia supports the proposal to increase membership of BRICS, the organization of the leading developing economies, but before moving in that direction there is a need to establish a consensus on access criteria.

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...



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