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Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:19:00 GMT
Brazil purchases 20 million doses of India's Bharat Biotech vaccine
Brazil's health ministry on Thursday signed a deal with India's Bharat Biotech to purchase 20 million doses of Covaxin, a Covid 19 vaccine. The news came a day before Brazil marks one year since the first case of Covid-19 was c...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Brazil's share of Electrobras will fall to 45% from 61% under the privatization deal
Brazil’s government will cut its stake in power company Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA , or Eletrobras, to 45% from its current 61% in a planned privatization process, a senior official in the Energy Ministry announced on ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:17:00 GMT
Brazil's death toll in twelve months of coronavirus, 250,000
One year ago on Thursday, Brazil confirmed its first case of coronavirus. The same day it recorded a quarter of a million deaths from the disease the virus causes and more than 10 million cases since the beginning of the pandem...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:37:00 GMT
Bolsonaro praises Economy minister Guedes trying to overcome the Petrobras controversy
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro praised his Economy Minister Paulo Guedes as the “anchor” of his government, in an attempt to quash speculation of a deepening division between the two after Bolsonaro last week ousted Pe...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Brazilian border state of Acre chastised by the spell of several plagues
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been submerged in floodwaters, adding yet another challenge for the beleaguered state.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Brazil reaffirms electricity provider Electobras privatization, except for nuclear plants and Itaipu dam
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went to Congress to deliver a provisional measure associated with his government’s plans to privatize state-run electricity provider Eletrobras.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Bolsonaro poised to ensure the removal of Petrobras CEO
Brazilian president seems poised to win his controversial struggle over the removal of the country's giant oil and gas company Petrobras CEO, and replacement by a former Army general. In effect, Petrobras on Tuesday called an e...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:38:00 GMT
Green hydrogen hub planned in northeast Brazil
A US$ 5.4bn green hydrogen hub has been planned in Ceará, northeast Brazil, and most probably the first-of-its-kind in Latin America. Set to be located at the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex (CIPP), 60km from Fortaleza, the...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:29:00 GMT
Halal chicken dispute blocks Brazil/Indonesia free trade talks
Brazil should only begin free trade talks with Indonesia if it adopts recommendations made by a World Trade Organization panel in 2017 after a dispute over halal chicken, Brazil's meat lobby ABPA said in a letter sent to three ...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:07:00 GMT
February a poor month for industrial confidence in Brazil
A survey from the prestigious Getulio Vargas foundation showed that Brazilian industrial confidence fell in February for a second consecutive month, further evidence that the economy is losing steam and could even contract in t...



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