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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Paraguay needs additional medical oxygen from Brazil
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday reached out to his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro to negotiate the purchase of medical oxygen above the current quota because it is not enough, according to health authoritie...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:25:00 GMT
No mandatory jab for Copa America players in Brazil
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Monday announced players taking part in the upcoming Copa América shall not be required to be vaccinated, contrary to what had been announced last week.

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:10:00 GMT
Brazil deploys national guard to contain outbreak of violence in Manaus
Brazil's Justice Minister Anderson Torres Monday gave the green light for national forces to intervene in the capital city of the state of Amazonia, Manaus, which has been ransacked by acts of violence and looting over the past...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Cardoso and Lula da Silva support Argentina in the Mercosur tariff reduction controversy
Former Brazilian presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva signed a statement in which they support Argentina's position in the Mercosur controversy regarding a flat unilateral tariff reduction as sponsored by pres...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 09:02:00 GMT
Bolsonaro praises SPIEF's role in a world with changing geopolitical demands
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Friday hailed the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during his virtual appearance at Eurasia’s key economic and business event, it was reported.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Anvisa allows for limited imports of Sputnik V and Covaxin into Brazil
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Friday approves, albeit with some restrictions, imports of Covaxin and Sputnik V doses for use in up to 1% of the country's population, it was announced.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:10:00 GMT
JBS US branch attacked by hackers paralyzing meat processing in US, Canada and Australia
United States branch of Brazilian giant meat processor started to return to a plant in Texas, but with new instructions, get ready to do things a bit differently than normal: work by hand.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Brazilian Army finds Pazuello did nothing wrong when he joined Bolsonaro's motorcycle caravan
Brazil's Army commander Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira ruled active General Eduardo Pazuello's participation in a motorcycle caravan led by President Jair Bolsonaro was not in breach of any regulations and therefore all dis...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:28:00 GMT
Brazil excels at agrifood production and exports, study reveals
A study released Wednesday by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) of the national Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply showed the country was the world's fourth-largest grain producers in the world, i...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT
Record flooding in Brazil's Amazon region; half a million displace
In Brazil's Amazon region the Rio Negro has swollen to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping. More than 450,000 people have been affected state-wide. Residents in Manaus, the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainfore...



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