Brazil

Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil considering nuclear option for energy shortage

Brazil will increase the use of nuclear energy if it cannot build enough hydroelectric plants, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday.
Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian stocks record; Bovespa index above 50.000 points

Brazilian stocks climbed Thursday to a new record pushing the benchmark Bovespa index above 50,000 for the first time. The index of most-traded shares on the Sao Paulo exchange rose 746.68 or 1.5% to 50,218.22.
Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Benedict XVI visits Brazil to strengthen regional predominance

Pope Benedict XVI urged on Wednesday prayers of support for his trip to Brazil next week, his first pilgrimage to Latin America and an effort to strengthen a church battling to retain its predominant role in the region.
Tuesday, April 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: Brazil praises dialogue resumption

Brazil expressed complacence on Monday at the resumption of dialogue between Argentina and Uruguay regarding the dispute over the construction of a pulp mill by the Finnish company Botnia along a shared river between the two neighboring countries.
Monday, April 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva tackles political reform and illicit campaigning

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked on Monday for opposition support to overhaul a political system which he described as vulnerable to corruption and also promised he would not seek a third term in 2010, a sensitive issue for the opposition.
Monday, April 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
A trip through Latin America's Socialist-populist blends

Brazilian president Lula da Silva is scheduled to visit Argentina and Chile, next Thursday and Friday with energy integration and trade as the main formal issues; but a trip that can also be described as an incursion through Latinamerica's different Socialist populist “blends”.
Sunday, April 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands never invited to compete in Panamerican Games

Sports officials from the British colony in the Islas Falklands, whose sovereignty Argentina claims, said they have never been invited to participate in the Panamerican Games, according to the Italian agency ANSA desk in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Thursday, April 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia admits discrepancies with Brazil over oil compensations

Bolivia's president Evo Morales denied having squabbled with Brazil's Lula da Silva during the recent energy summit in Venezuela but admitted having discrepancies over how much Bolivia must pay for the two nationalized oil refineries from Petrobras.
Tuesday, April 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil and Venezuela reach consensus in energy summit

South American leaders meeting in Venezuela for the first regional energy summit agreed on Tuesday a declaration that includes traditional and alternative fuels, such as ethanol, plus the creation of the South American Energy Council to follow up hemispheric energy related agreements.
Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Millions expected in Brazil for Pope Benedict XVI visit

Pope Benedict XVI coming visit to Brazil from May 9 to 13 is expected to attract millions of faithful and tourists which will spend in the order of 22 million Euros in Sao Paulo according to estimates from the city's Tourist Office.