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Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Sole bidders granted management of São Paulo's Congonhas airport
The Spanish company Aena has been granted the management of São Paulo's old airport of Congonhas for the next 30 years after being the only company to submit a bid, it was reported Thursday.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:52:00 GMT
Brazil's Anvisa signals end of mandatory facemasks in airplanes
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has agreed to end the mandatory wearing of facemasks on airplanes, which will be henceforth just "recommended," it was reported. The measure will become effective as soon as...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:13:00 GMT
Hundreds of Magellan penguins washed ashore by a cyclone in southern Brazil
Hundreds of dead Magellan penguins have been gathered at beaches along the coast of Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, apparently surprised by a subtropical cyclone when their annual migration from the south of the continen...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:50:00 GMT
Lula to create Ministry of SMEs, if elected
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Wednesday vowed to create a Ministry for Small and Medium Enterprises if he wins the October elections and returns to the Planalto Palace.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:42:00 GMT
Bolsonaro fine-tunes terms of Brazil's adherence to ATT
President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree extending Congress' role regarding Brazil's adherence to the UN's International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:47:00 GMT
De Moraes takes over as Brazil's TSE Chief Justice
Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday received a standing ovation after his speech in defense of democracy upon becoming Brazil's Superior Electoral Court Chief Justice.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Brazilian presidential campaign takes off: Lula and Fernando Cardoso have joined forces to oust Bolsonaro
The most polarized Brazilian presidential campaign in recent years was officially launched on Tuesday with ex-president Lula da Silva leading comfortably incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in opinion polls. But opinion polls in Brazil ha...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:19:00 GMT
Tense moments mark ceremony at Brazil's TSE
Brazilian former Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (PT), Dilma Rousseff (PT), Michel Temer (MDB), and José Sarney (MDB) Tuesday sat opposite the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the members of the Supreme Federal Court as Alex...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:30:00 GMT
Brazilian port of Santos handles growing volumes of trade
The state-owned Santos Port Authority (SPA) reported over the weekend that volumes handled through the largest seaport in Brazil grew 2.3% between April and June of 2022, reaching 42 million tons of goods.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:27:00 GMT
Lula wants BRICS to broker ceasefire in Ukraine
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls to return to the Planalto Palace after the October elections, met with Russia's Ambassador to Brasilia Alexei Labetski and suggested the BRICS group the...



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