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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:27:00 GMT
Bolsonaro now wants Petrobras privatized
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday hinted he might put the national oil company Petrobras up for sale after being criticized for an increase in the price of fuel. During the 2018 presidential campaign, the retired Army ...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Central Bank of Brazil takes action to reverse real shrinking
Brazil's Central Bank Wednesday took an active role in the currency exchange market and sold US $ 1 billion to avoid a devaluation of the real, which has already lost a third of its value against the US dollar in 2021 alone

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:16:00 GMT
Double digit inflation in Brazil spiked by increasing fuel and food costs
Brazilian market analysts raised their forecasts for inflation and the Selic key interest rate for 2022 as increasing fuel and food costs plus resurgent demand for services are spiking prices as the pandemic seems to be coming ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Charges filed against Brazil's President before ICC: “The Planet vs. Bolsonaro”
Charges against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro have been filed before the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for deforestation of the Amazon, it was announced Tuesday.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Guedes dismisses IMF estimates for Brazil's growth this year and 2022
Brazil's orthodox Economy minister Paulo Guedes anticipated that the multilateral institutions such as the IMF, once again are going to err their forecasts on the Brazilian economy growth. The comment follows on the IMF release...

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Bolsonaro claims he's not a denialist of COVID-19
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday objected to being labelled a "denier" as a consequence of his approach at the COVID-19 pandemic, which has officially killed over 600,000 people in South America's largest country.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Bolsonaro banned from Brazilian football stadium for not being vaxxed
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not allowed to enter a football stadium to watch Gremio's match against Santos because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Argentine FM hold a successful meeting with Brazil's Economy Minister as part of his mission rebuilding Mercosur ties
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, Ambassador Daniel Scioli and Productive Development Minister Matías Kulfas Saturday met in Brasilia with Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to deepen the new economic ties betw...

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:19:00 GMT
Brazil's oldest person dies aged 116
The 116-year-old Francisca Celsa dos Santos considered the oldest person in Brazil, has died on Tuesday at her home in Fortaleza in the state of Ceará, it was reported Sunday.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Agreement reached between Argentina, Brazil to cut down common external tariffs by 10%
The Governments of Argentina and Brazil Friday agreed to cut down the common external tariffs (CET) by 10% “in a very wide universe of products” after months of tensions among members of Mercosur on the issue.



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