Brazil

Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:35 UTC
Brazilian justice releases Batista once the country's richest man

A Brazilian judge ordered the release of ex-billionaire Eike Batista late Saturday after he was detained for violating the terms of his house arrest, local media reported.
Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:29 UTC
Germany will partially suspend funds to protect the Amazon forest

Germany will partially suspend funds sent to Brazil to finance projects aimed at preserving the Amazon forest due to increasing deforestation, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported.
Saturday, August 10th 2019 - 08:05 UTC
Eat less, poop every other day, suggests Bolsonaro, if you want to save the world

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested on Friday that people “poop every other day” as a way to save the environment after he came under fire for a surge in deforestation of the Amazon since he came to power.
Saturday, August 10th 2019 - 07:37 UTC
US approved the nomination of Bolsonaro's son as next Brazilian ambassador in Washington

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the United States has approved the nomination of his son Eduardo as ambassador to Washington.
Saturday, August 10th 2019 - 07:18 UTC
China's Huawei expanding investment plans in Brazil: new plant in Sao Paulo

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to build a US$800 million plant in Brazil's Sao Paulo state over the next three years, the governor said, as the Chinese telecom giant ramps up its presence in Latin America despite U.S. objections.
Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:50 UTC
Bolsonaro describes an Army officer convicted for torture as a “national hero”

Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that an Army officer who was convicted of torture during the country’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship was a “national hero.”
Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:43 UTC
Lula da Silva will remain in Curitiba until pending appeals are filed and judged

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a lower court decision to transfer imprisoned former President Lula da Silva from the southern city of Curitiba to a penitentiary in the state of Sao Paulo.
Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:41 UTC
Brazil’s July 12-month inflation 3.22%, and below the 4.5% target

Brazil's inflation rate in July was 0.19%, the lowest rate recorded for that month since 2014, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said on Thursday.
Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:40 UTC
Brazil's pension reform bill could be extended to states and municipal governments

Brazil’s Senate is expected to consider extending pension reform to states and municipal governments as it moves to vote on a bill overhauling the social security system, lawmakers said on Thursday.
Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:31 UTC
Once Brazil's richest man, Batista is again arrested on money laundering suspicion

Police in Brazil on Thursday arrested Eike Batista, the charismatic mining and oil magnate who was once the country’s richest man, on suspicion of money laundering and insider trading.