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Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:24:00 GMT
US, UK repeal tariffs on Brazilian steel products
Brazil's Economy Ministry Monday confirmed that the United Kingdom had decided to no longer apply protective tax measures on the import of steel plates and cold-rolled steel products.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:05:00 GMT
Brazil: Bolsonaro officially launched reelection bid
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday officially launched his candidacy for reelection at the Maracanaziho stadium in Rio de Janeiro. In his speech, the head of state once again criticized the country’s Judiciary and anno...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:25:00 GMT
Brazilian health authorities report increase in number of cases of monkeypox
Brazilian health authorities said this weekend that the State of São Paulo had recorded over 500 cases of monkeypox, most of them in the City of São Paulo (442 of the total 538). The first infection was registered in the stat...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:33:00 GMT
Brazil and Paraguay team up against trans-border crime
Authorities from Brazil and Paraguay have launched Operation Ágata and Operation Basalto in a coordinated manner to tackle cross-border organized crime, it was reported this week.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:29:00 GMT
Anvisa still waiting for Pfizer's reply regarding their covid-19 vaccine
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has requested some additional information from Wyeth/Pfizer regarding booster doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents and is still waiting for a reply, ...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:03:00 GMT
Police raid leaves at least 18 dead in Rio de Janeiro favela
At least 18 people died Thursday following a police raid in the Alemao favela in northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's Civil Police authorities confirmed. It was the third deadliest operation in Rio de Janeiro in less than 14 month...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:27:00 GMT
Brazil of Hope alliance makes Lula's candidacy official
A coalition including the Workers' Party (PT) of Brazil Thursday launched the presidential ticket of Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin for the October 2 elections, where incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro is the ma...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:20:00 GMT
Uruguay refuses to sign Mercosur Summit's joint statement
The Government of Uruguay Thursday refrained from signing the joint document penned at the Mercosur Summit in Asunción, on the grounds that it lacked any mention of flexibilization, which the Luis Lacalle Pou administration ne...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:10:00 GMT
Brazilian prosecution begins accusation against gang that shipped cocaine to Europe in fruit containers
Brazil's Federal Prosecution Service formally accused eighteen of belonging to criminal gangs involved in sending cocaine in fruit containers to Europe through the port of Salvador, north of the country. With Operation Deconta...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:46:00 GMT
Bolivian railroad seeks to boost region's global trade capabilities
Bolivia's Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta Wednesday highlighted his country's Bioceanic Integration Railway Corridor (CFBI), which seeks to link the Brazilian port of Santos with Ilo in Peru to further develop the region's trade...



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