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Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:26:00 GMT
Voters carrying cell phones into booths may be arrested, Brazil's TSE rules
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Thursday issued a plenum ruling banning the use of cell phones within voting booths in the October presidential elections, even if the device is turned off.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:38:00 GMT
Brazilian presidential election: opinion polls show Bolsonaro closing in on Lula, but still not enough
The poll from Instituto Parana Pesquisa was released 24 August and compared to the previous one from August second, the difference which stood at 5,5 percentage points has now fallen to 4,7 percentage points.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:16:00 GMT
Second corn crop helps Brazil achieve a harvest of 271 million tons, and target 300 million tons in a near future
Brazil is forecasted to break another crop record in 2022 with the largst grain harvest in history, particularly because of the second crop of corn in Brazil, or safrinha. Previously considered merely a way to keep the soil in ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Fertilizer congress reveals Brazil's efforts in accessing the input and the need to promote a national industry
The ninth edition of the Brazilian Fertilizer Congress, organized by ANDA, (Brazilian National Fertilizers Organization) underscored the main difficulties faced by the agriculture sector in having access to fertilizer at a time...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Brazilian law enforcement seize cocaine attached to the hull of a vessel in Santos bound for the Netherlands
In recent articles, MercoPress has informed on the seizure of several significant drug shipments to European ports from Mercosur countries, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It seems policing has become more efficient or drug smugg...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:09:00 GMT
Bolsonaro showed up for an interview with a cheat sheet written in one hand
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro affirmed Monday that he will respect the result of the October elections if the polls are held in a “clean and transparent” manner.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:39:00 GMT
Bolsonaro will respect the elections' outcome provided they are clean
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday evening in a TV interview that he will accept the election's outcome provided they are clear, and warned he was being pressured into becoming a dictator.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:10:00 GMT
Brazil consolidates as China's main supplier of agriculture produce
A new agreement to facilitate exports from the Brazilian agribusiness sector to China has been described by market experts in Sao Paulo as crucial to inaugurating the “biggest era of market openness in the last ten years” b...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:02:00 GMT
Brazil prepares to celebrate 200 years of independence with the embalmed heart of its first emperor
The embalmed heart of Brazil's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, has arrived in the capital Brasilia to mark 200 years of independence from Portugal to be celebrated next 7 September. The heart, which lies preserved in a flask filled...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:35:00 GMT
Monkeypox awareness campaign launched in Brazil
Brazil's Health Ministry Monday launched an awareness campaign on monkeypox, to inform the population about transmission, contagion, and symptoms of the malady.



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