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Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:39:00 GMT
Brazil's central bank raises Selic rate to 13,75%, hoping to contain inflation
Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the 11th straight time on Wednesday, bringing the Selic rate to 13,75%, in an attempt to contain inflation in Latin America’s biggest economy.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:01:00 GMT
Brazilian Senate to oversee Amazonia investigations
Brazil's Senate Monday approved an initiative to create a temporary committee to oversee the probe into the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips, a correspondent for The Guardian, and his indigenist guide Bruno Ara...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Brazilian scientists trace more transmissible COVID-19 strains
Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro has identified, by genomic analysis, the replacement of strain BA.1 by strain BA.2 in samples analyzed between May 20 and June 2. Both are subvariants of Omicron.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:25:00 GMT
Brazil's trade balance positive, but below last year's figures
Brazil's trade balance for the first five months of the year accumulates a surplus of US$ 25.128 billion, it was reported Monday.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:26:00 GMT
Brazilian team releases outlook ahead of BRICS Summit
Brazil's Center for International Relations (CEBRI) Monday released a report on the country's expectations regarding its involvement in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:55:00 GMT
UK journalist and guide in Amazonia said to have been found dead – Police denies it
Despite versions from family members that two bodies had been found belonging to missing British reporter Dom Phillips and indgenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira, Brazilian Federal Police in the state of Amazonas deny any such ...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:39:00 GMT
Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil
Brazilian health authorities Monday confirmed the third case of monkeypox nationwide had been detected. It was a 51-year-old Porto Alegre resident who had returned from Portugal last week.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:40:00 GMT
Uruguay, Brazil agree on zero-tariff for certain products
While the spotlight at the Summit of the Americas was focused on heads of state not shaking hands and some countries being excluded, the Foreign Ministers of Uruguay and Brazil agreed on a zero tariff in free trade zones and sp...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:26:00 GMT
Bolsonaro sees himself jailed after leaving office, "like Áñez"
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said from Orlando in the United States that he feared he might end up like former Bolivia's Jeanine Áñez when he leaves office.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:05:00 GMT
Bolsonaro meets Biden one-on-one at LA Summit
Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil Friday held a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.



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