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Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:20:00 GMTBolsonaro regrets attack against CFK despite personal differences
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said he regretted Thursday's assassination attempt on Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) despite his personal disliking of her.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:52:00 GMTBolsonaro guilty of crimes against humanity for COVID-19 measures
The Rome-based Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) found Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of crimes against humanity and Human Rights violations for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:39:00 GMTGuedes: Brazil's GDP to beat most optimistic projections
Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said Monday that his country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would outpace the most optimistic projections by the end of 2022.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:46:00 GMTThe profile of the suspect accused of trying to kill Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
A suspect who has been identified as the 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando André Sabag Montiel has been arrested after pointing a gun at Cristina Kirchner's head.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:05:00 GMTSantos port concession will be extended from 35 to 50 years
Following on requests from the potential bidders for Brazil's largest and most active port of Santos, the concession period of the Santos Port Authority (SPA), initially planned to be 35 years, should now increase to 50 years.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:18:00 GMTBoric hopes LatAm would not tolerate a coup in Brazil if Bolsonaro loses
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday said he hoped Latin America would stage a "joint reaction" if a coup d'état takes place in next month's presidential elections in Brazil.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:16:00 GMTBrazilians may not bring guns to voting stations, TSE rules
In addition to last week's plenum ruling banning the use of cell phones within voting booths in next month's presidential elections even if the device is turned off, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) unanimously agreed Th...
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:44:00 GMTPetrobras cuts price of fuel for distributors
Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Thursday announced it would reduce the sale price of fuel to distributors from R$ 3.53 (US$ 0.67) to R$3.28 (US$ 0.63) per liter effective Friday.
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:27:00 GMTUnemployment in Brazil matches record lows
Unemployment in Brazil continues to fall, hitting record lows, according to a report released Wednesday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:55:00 GMTArgentine minister Cafiero collects more “ignorant” expletives
Lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, openly replied to Argentine foreign minister Santiago Cafiero, who had called him ignorant after Bolsonaro Jr criticized the judicial situation of Argentine...