Brazil
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:37:00 GMTUruguay, Brazil agree to deepen fight against organized crime along the border
Authorities from Uruguay and Brazil defense authorities have held bilateral meetings towards coordinating joint efforts along the border between the two countries to carry out operations against drug trafficking and organized c...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:16:00 GMTAll fuel prices in Brazil down, thanks to Petrobras and tax reductions
A survey from Brazil's National Oil, Gas and Bio-fuels Agency, ANP, showed that the average price for a liter of gasoline in service stations across Brazil had dropped 2,77%, and this way the price is now R$ 5,25 this week, the...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:13:00 GMTBrazil to become wheat self sufficient in five years, planting the grain in tropical areas
Brazil will become wheat self sufficient in five years time, according to Celso Luiz Moretti, head of EMBRAPA, the Brazilian agriculture surveys and research center, which has helped the country become one of the world's leadin...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:35:00 GMTGerman consul in Rio charged with husband's murder
Germany's Consul in Rio de Janeiro Uwe Herbert Hahn has been formally indicted Monday for the August 5 murder of his husband, the Belgian national Walter Henri Maximilien Biot, in the couple's apartment.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:48:00 GMTPresidential debate in Brazil almost ends up in a fistfight
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro took center stage Sunday in a TV presidential debate featuring all candidates due to participate in the upcoming October 2 elections.
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:15:00 GMTBrazil estimates a grains and oilseeds 2022/23 harvest of 308 million tons
Brazil's government CONAB, (National Supply Company) anticipated that the 2022/23 grains and oil seeds harvest would reach 308 million tons, given the good performance and strong international demand for corn, soybean, rice, be...
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:46:00 GMTBrazil greenlights import of vaccine, drug against monkeypox
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Thursday cleared the Health Ministry in separate but unanimous decisions to import and use the Jynneos / Imvanex vaccine and the drug Tecovirimat, both against monkeypox.
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:37:00 GMTLula calls Bolsonaro the court's jester
Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday admitted in a TV interview that there were cases of corruption during his consecutive terms as President of Brazil (2003-2010).
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:19:00 GMTRussia replacing Brazil as one of China's main oil suppliers
Russia has become China's main oil supplier for the third month running during July, according to information from Hong Kong market analysts. Apparently independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cut...
Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:26:00 GMTVoters carrying cell phones into booths may be arrested, Brazil's TSE rules
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Thursday issued a plenum ruling banning the use of cell phones within voting booths in the October presidential elections, even if the device is turned off.