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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:11:00 GMT
Former Bolsonarist minister released in corruption probe
A Brazilian Federal court in Brasilia has ordered the release of former Education Minister, Pastor Milton Ribeiro from jail after being arrested Wednesday on a preemptive basis for allegedly diverting public funds for his own b...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Brazil: Lula might win in the first round, Datafolha study shows
Brazilian opposition presidential hopeful Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva would win the Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a margin wide enough to make a runoff unnecessary, according to the latest Datafolha surve...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
BRICS Summit sees new role for the bloc in a changing world
In a move to strengthen cooperation and promote economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, BRICS countries agreed this week during the bloc's virtual Summit to launch the BRICS Business Forum, which they regard as an effect...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:20:00 GMT
Brazil: Inflation and GDP projections up from March figures
Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Thursday announced it projected a 1.7% increase in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the end of 2022, thus improving a previous forecast released in March, which mentioned merely 1%.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:35:00 GMT
Aerolíneas Argentinas, GOL announce SAO-BUE air shuttle
Argentina's flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas and Brazil's GOL have announced a Buenos Aires-São Paulo air shuttle between Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Guarulhos, in addition to increasing their codeshare operations linking ...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Lula's team releases government plan
Brazil's opposition presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has released his government plan, which includes international cooperation, new labor legislation, and differentiated taxation on the wealthiest.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:25:00 GMT
The "communist" map that irked nationalists because Malvinas are Falklands and don't figure as Argentine
When it's not the father, president Jair Bolsonaro, it's one of his sons, in this case Eduardo Bolsonaro, federal lawmaker who is involved in a controversy over his interpretation of South America's political mood and trend, wh...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:28:00 GMT
Bolsonarists looking for strategies to halt fuel price increases
While Brazil's Energy Minister Adolfo Sachsida appeared Tuesday before the Lower House to answer questions about the current situation regarding the state-owned oil company Petrobras, the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro ...

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:28:00 GMT
Phillips's boat found in Amazonia river
The boat British reporter Dom Phillips and local indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira were riding when they were ambushed and killed on June 5 has been retrieved from the bottom of a river, Amazonas Civil Police announced Monday.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:14:00 GMT
Brazil confirms 8th case of monkeypox in man with no travel record
Brazil's Health Ministry Monday confirmed the 8th case of monkeypox nationwide. The patient is a 25-year-old man from Maricá, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, who does not have a travel record but has been in cont...



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