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Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:55:00 GMTCoronavirus "Manaus" variant detected in UK: three in England, three in Scotland
A coronavirus "variant of concern" first detected in Brazil has now been found in the UK. Three cases have been detected in England and separately three in Scotland. In England, officials are still trying to track down one of t...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:34:00 GMT
Brazilian ranchers strongly oppose the import of live cattle from neighboring Paraguay
Brazilian meat-packers has asked the agriculture ministry for authorization to import live cattle from Paraguay, bur farmers organizations have strongly criticized the initiative. The request to import live cattle from Paraguay...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:34:00 GMT
First totally designed and manufactured Brazilian satellite Amazon-1, successfully launched from India
A Brazilian Earth observation satellite soared to space aboard an Indian rocket late Saturday along with 18 passenger satellites from the United States and India. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launch, which carr...
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:35:00 GMT
Bolsonaro argues state controlled companies should fulfill a social function
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that the country’s state-controlled companies should fulfill a social function and any different understanding by their chief executives was unacceptable.
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:19:00 GMT
Brazil purchases 20 million doses of India's Bharat Biotech vaccine
Brazil's health ministry on Thursday signed a deal with India's Bharat Biotech to purchase 20 million doses of Covaxin, a Covid 19 vaccine. The news came a day before Brazil marks one year since the first case of Covid-19 was c...
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Brazil's share of Electrobras will fall to 45% from 61% under the privatization deal
Brazil’s government will cut its stake in power company Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA , or Eletrobras, to 45% from its current 61% in a planned privatization process, a senior official in the Energy Ministry announced on ...
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:17:00 GMT
Brazil's death toll in twelve months of coronavirus, 250,000
One year ago on Thursday, Brazil confirmed its first case of coronavirus. The same day it recorded a quarter of a million deaths from the disease the virus causes and more than 10 million cases since the beginning of the pandem...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:37:00 GMT
Bolsonaro praises Economy minister Guedes trying to overcome the Petrobras controversy
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro praised his Economy Minister Paulo Guedes as the “anchor” of his government, in an attempt to quash speculation of a deepening division between the two after Bolsonaro last week ousted Pe...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Brazilian border state of Acre chastised by the spell of several plagues
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been submerged in floodwaters, adding yet another challenge for the beleaguered state.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Brazil reaffirms electricity provider Electobras privatization, except for nuclear plants and Itaipu dam
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went to Congress to deliver a provisional measure associated with his government’s plans to privatize state-run electricity provider Eletrobras.