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Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:49:00 GMT
US hamburger demand helps Brazil overcome China's freeze on beef purchases
Brazil's major protein producer and exporter, Marfrig Global Foods, also the world's largest supplier of hamburgers started this month shipments to the United States from two of its plants, one in Chupinguaia, state of Rondonia...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Fitch optimistic about Brazil, but fears fiscal sustainability is precarious
Credit rating agency Fitch improved its prospects for Brazil's primary deficit and overall debt in 2021 but also pointed out several uncertainties among which sustainability of the fiscal front, possible political instability, ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Bolsonaro says Brazil is rich and "can look after the needy for a longer period"
Brazil is a rich country and "can look after the needy for a longer period of time", president Jair Bolsonaro said during a visit to the northern state of Bahía, a clear indication that the federal government is prepared to ex...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:50:00 GMT
São Paulo medical care provider said to be behind “disguised euthanasia” in COVID-19 cases
Brazilian Senator Otto Alencar spoke of cases of “disguised euthanasia” in the medical insurance company Prevent Senior, which is also suspected of having prescribed hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Brazil's Economy Minister favors one-on-one deals despite Mercosur's current ban
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday said Mercosur would “modernize” and anyone against that was free to leave the bloc.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Brazil expects to harvest a record 143,75 million tons of soybeans in 2021/22
With different climate prospects, clearly more positive than last season, Brazil expects to harvest in 2021/22 a new record of some 143,75 million tons of soybeans, according to a survey with information from the main sowing st...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Bolivian official who approved faulty Lamia 2933 flight plan arrested in Brazil
Brazilian Police have arrested Bolivian aviation official Celia Castedo Monasterio who in 2016 approved the flight plan of Lamia flight 2933 which resulted in the killing of most members of the Chapecoense football team.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Bolsonaro's wife takes COVID-19 vaccine, stirs controversy
Brazil's First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro has taken a vaccine against COVID-19, during the couple's recent trip to New York City, where President Jair Bolsonaro delivered a speech before the United Nations' 76th General Assembly e...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Argentina and Brazil to expand development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
While the World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended the approval process of the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has chosen Argentina and Brazil to further manufactur...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:25:00 GMT
IMF's report on Brazil: performance better than expected; GDP projected to expand 5,3% this year
On September 10, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Brazil. Economic performance has been better than expected, in part due to the authorities’ force...



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