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Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:37:00 GMT
Road blockades still active in seven Brazilian States
Brazil's Highway Police reported early Thursday that there were at least 73 roadblocks active in 7 States nationwide, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's message to his followers that the people's right to wander was not to be a...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:58:00 GMT
Bolsonaro followers call for military intervention with cries of “civil resistance” and raised hands
Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protested on Wednesday in front of Army barracks in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to demand military chiefs to prevent the inauguration of the president elected last Sunday in the...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:54:00 GMT
Bolsonaro urges his followers to clear the roads
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said he supported the protests but asked his followers to move “elsewhere” because roadblocks did not “seem to me to be part of legitimate demonstrations.”

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:23:00 GMT
Brazil's Economy Ministry reports foreign trade surplus in October
After Sunday's elections and the nationwide protests by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to admit former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be once again head of state on Jan. 1, the Economy Ministry releas...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:15:00 GMT
Increase in dengue cases in Brazil poses threat to Argentina
A leading Argentine scientist believes that the increase in the number of cases of dengue reported in neighboring Brazil requires action from local health authorities amid threats of local outbreaks.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:45:00 GMT
Lula and Biden share common views during phone call
US President Joseph Biden and Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva held a telephone conversation during which they concurred on several issues, it was reported.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:40:00 GMT
Brazilian police disperse road blockades
Brazilian law enforcement officers were summoned to disperse the numerous roadblocks mounted by lorry drivers and other supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro who insisted Sunday's elections had been tampered with and that Luiz...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Petrobras and partners make major oil discovery at Sépia offshore field
Petrobras and partners have made an oil discovery in the north-west of the Sépia oil field, offshore Brazil, some 250 kilometers from Rio do Janeiro, drilling the 4-BRSA-1386D-RJS (Pedunculo) well. The well, which was spudded ...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:11:00 GMT
Maersk and MSC accused in Brazil of abusing their dominating position in the container business
The Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP) – a group representing 73 port companies across 235 terminals in Brazil – filed a legal request at Brazil’s Administrative Economic Defense Council (CADE) to investigate ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:11:00 GMT
Bolsonaro avoids talking about defeat and his team announces start of transition to Lula
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's team will start the transition process with authorities from Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's Workers' Party even though he did not expressly admit he was beaten in last Sunday's runoff.



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