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Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:17:00 GMT
Neymar backs Bolsonaro over Lula
Brazilian football star Neymar has supported incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for Sunday's elections, which earned him heavy criticism from his country's media, where opposition candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva looks pois...

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:08:00 GMT
Rio de Janeiro says meningitis cases on the rise
Health authorities in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro have announced the number of cases of meningitis recorded so far in 2022 already exceeds those detected all throughout 2021.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 23:48:00 GMT
Lula and Bolsonaro trade accusations in last TV debate
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (PT) and the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro (PL) Thursday engaged in bitter arguments during the last TV debate ahead of Sunday's elections.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:05:00 GMT
Unemployment keeps falling in Brazil as elections loom over
Unemployment in South America's largest country has dropped to 8.9% in the quarter ending in August, following a 0.9 decrease that month, according to a study published Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statist...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Lula praises vice president candidate Alckmin, “the best thing we have done”
Brazilian former president Lula da Silva, and a serious candidate to repeat for the third time in October elections, said that the political alliance with his presidential ticket running mate Geraldo Alckmin has been “the bes...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:04:00 GMT
Brazil: drop in price of jet fuel announced
Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Wednesday announced a 0.84% reduction in the sales prices for distributors of jet fuel starting Saturday. It is the third consecutive drop following a 10.4% one earlier this month after ...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Lula warns Bolsonarism will continue to exist
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has warned that even if he beats the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next Sunday's elections or in the Oct. 30 runoff, the far-right movement sparked by the retired Army captain...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:45:00 GMT
Brazil elections: Lula speaks of “useful” vote next Sunday
Brazilian Presidential candidate and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday spoke in favor of “the useful vote” in next Sunday's elections and called on Brazilians not to stay at home.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:51:00 GMT
Brazil expects record harvest of wheat and moves closer to self sufficiency
The Brazilian wheat crop should reach 10.935 million tons as 2022 yields in four states are likely to increase output in what will be a record harvest for local farmers.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:05:00 GMT
Police raid in Rio favela leaves at least 3 dead
At least three people were killed Monday during a police raid at a Rio de Janeiro favela when law enforcement officers clashed with drug traffickers in the northern area of Brazil's former capital city where dozens of schools w...



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