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Montevideo, April 25th 2024 - 00:11 UTC

Brazil

  • Saturday, July 9th 2016 - 09:29 UTC

    Ex Guantanamo Diyab could be in Brazil, but he “is not infringing the law or on the run”

    Diyab is believe to be in the Uruguay-Brazil border twin cities which has a long resident Middle East population

    Jihad Ahmad Diyab, the ex Guantanamo Syrian inmate which was liberated and given refuge in Uruguay, and apparently recently crossed the border to neighboring Brazil “has not infringed any law” and is “not on the run”, according to Christian Mirza who acts as a link between the Uruguayan government and the ex Guantanamo prisoners accepted by Uruguay at the end of 2014.

  • Friday, July 8th 2016 - 09:35 UTC

    Brazil's speaker of the Lower House resigns “to help stabilize the chamber”

    “Only my resignation can help stabilize the chamber,” said Cunha, on the verge of tears and his voice cracking, said at a press conference.

    Brazil suspended speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress resigned from his post on Thursday, saying the move was aimed at bringing stability to that legislative chamber. Eduardo Cunha still retains his seat in the Chamber of Deputies, although he could lose it as part of an internal legislative process.

  • Friday, July 8th 2016 - 04:56 UTC

    Uruguayan government insists in transferring Mercosur presidency to Venezuela

    A release from Uruguay's foreign ministry, which was not signed by Nin Novoa, reiterates its decision to transfer the Mercosur chair to Venezuela

    Uruguay ratified on Thursday its willingness to transfer the Mercosur presidency to Venezuela despite objections from the other members, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. In a brief statement in its official site, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Uruguay, currently holding the Mercosur pro tempore chair “reiterates its position to proceed to transfer the presidency, in abidance with what is established by the current Mercosur rules”.

  • Thursday, July 7th 2016 - 06:53 UTC

    Rousseff makes impassionate defense against impeachment attempts in Congress

    “What hurts most at this moment is the injustice,” said Rousseff's statement, read out by her lawyer Eduardo Cardozo.

    Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff rejected attempts to impeach her as an “injustice” in a defense filing Wednesday, as a decision on her political fate moved a step closer. The affair has rocked Brazil as it struggles with a recession and corruption scandals ahead of next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Wednesday, July 6th 2016 - 06:54 UTC

    Brazil asks Mercosur chair transfer to Venezuela to be delayed until August

    Serra told Uruguay president Vázquez, “we're asking for more time. Let's wait 'til August, the Mercosur presidency must be the result of an unanimous decision”

    The deep differences among Mercosur members as to who should hold the group's rotating chair this second half of the year surfaced openly in Montevideo with the surprise visit of Brazilian foreign minister Jose Serra and ex president Fernando Henrique Cardoso. The Brazilin delegation formally requested Uruguay, which currently holds the six/month Mercosur chair to suspend the transfer to Venezuela until at least August.

  • Wednesday, July 6th 2016 - 04:02 UTC

    Temer extends a Rio Olympic Games open arms message to the world

    The Olympic Village, housing more than 17,000 participating athletes in one of Rio de Janeiro’s most beautiful settings, has just been inaugurated.

    With just a month to go to the Olympic Games, Michel Temer Brazil’s interim president, invites the world to experience the beauty of Rio de Janeiro. The following is his welcome message to the world’s athletes, officials and fans:

  • Tuesday, July 5th 2016 - 07:49 UTC

    Temer calls for “national reunification” at a friendly agro-business forum

    “For employment to recover, it's necessary for industry and agro-industry to grow, so that trade also grows,” said Temer at the Global Agribusiness Forum 2016

    Brazil's interim president, Michel Temer emphasized the role of agro-industry in the country's development and called for “national reunification” to guarantee jobs in the sector.

  • Tuesday, July 5th 2016 - 07:41 UTC

    Petrobras: new round of arrest warrants in three different states

    Police said contractors paid at least 39 million Reais (US$ 12m) in bribes to Petrobras officials and rigged public auctions at Petrobras’ research centre Cenpes.

    Brazil’s federal police served five arrest warrants and conducted search and seizure operations in three states on Monday, in the latest round of a sweeping corruption probe around state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA. Police said contractors paid at least 39 million reais (US$ 12m) in bribes to executives of Petrobras, and rigged public auctions at Petrobras’ research centre Cenpes.

  • Tuesday, July 5th 2016 - 07:31 UTC

    Brazil manages US$23.6bn trade surplus in the first half of the year

    The director of the Department of Statistics and export support, Herlon Brandao, said that exports totaled US$ 90.2 billion in the first half.

    Brazilian exports exceeded imports by US$23.6 billion in the first half of the year - a record for the period. In addition to the basic products, sales grew strongly with the sale of vehicles for Latin America. The data were released by the Ministry of Industry Trade and Services.

  • Monday, July 4th 2016 - 10:18 UTC

    Brazilian unemployment reached a record 11.2% in the March/May quarter

    The 11.2% jobless rate means 11.4 million people are officially out of work, IBGE said. A year ago, the jobless rate was 8.1%.

    Brazil's jobless rate remained stuck at a record 11.2% at the end of May, the government statistics office reported. The rate for March through May was unchanged from the previous quarter, with 11.4 million people officially out of work, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said. A year ago, the jobless rate was 8.1%.