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Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Bolsonaro to retire from politics if not reelected
Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has announced he would retire from politics if he fails to be reelected next month, when, according to all polls, he trails former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:05:00 GMT
Rosa Weber sworn in as Brazil's new STF Chief Justice
Rosa Weber was sworn in Monday as the new Chief Justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) after Judge Luiz Fux completed his two-year term.

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:02:00 GMT
Marina Silva announces support for Lula after years away from PT
Environmentalist leader Marina Silva Monday warned that democracy was at stake in next month's elections as she announced her support for former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) against the incumb...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:17:00 GMT
Bolsonaro plans to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed he will be attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral next Monday in London, from where he will fly straight to New York for the United Nations General Assembly the following day. Tradit...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:15:00 GMT
Bolsonaro not allowed to use Independence Day celebrations for political gain
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Justice Benedito Goncalves partially granted a petition from former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva requesting incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro be banned from using images of the Se...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:14:00 GMT
Turkey rejects scrapping Brazilian air carrier because of undeclared hazardous materials
The decommissioned Brazilian navy air carrier Sao Paulo, originally the Foch, a French Clemenceau-class carrier, built in the late 1950s and commissioned in 1963 is being towed back to Rio do Janeiro, unable to reach Turkey to ...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:12:00 GMT
RAF AirTanker heading to Brize Norton from MPA lands in Rio do Janeiro
An Airbus A330-200 from AirTanker, on contract with the Royal Air Force (RAF), has reportedly made an unscheduled landing at the Galeao airport in Rio do Janeiro. The aircraft took off from the Falkland Islands on Friday (09/09...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:04:00 GMT
Wind energy and green hydrogen projects in Rio Grande do Sul target 13% of power demand
The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Neoenergia, a subsidiary of the Spanish giant electricity energy corporation Iberdrola, for the development of offshore wind powe...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:01:00 GMT
Hearing for the privatization of Brazil's major port again postponed
The public hearing for the privatization of Brazil's largest and most dynamic port terminal has been again postponed, for a third time, following on an announcement from the Brazilian National Social Development Bank (BNDES). T...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:34:00 GMT
At least 22 killed as speedboat sinks in Brazilian state of Pará
Brazilian authorities Sunday confirmed two more bodies had been retrieved after a boat sank Thursday morning near Cotijuba Island, in Belém, but it was not until this weekend that the accident has been reported.



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