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Brazil celebrating unconfirmed report that Lula da Silva is free of cancer

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:08:00 GMT

A piece of news in a Brazilian website on Wednesday today caused a wave of reactions and expectations when it declared sources close to the medical team treating former Brazilian President Lula da Silva for a throat cancer said he is free of the disease.

Argentina and Brazil want corporations to reinvest and not send profits overseas

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:17:00 GMT

President Cristina Fernandez hopes to convince Brazil to join Argentina in its campaign against the multinational corporations in an effort to balance trade balances in the midst of the global crisis spurred by the Euro crisis, China’s slow reaction and the US economy which still has to recover from the full impact of the 2008/09 recession.

Argentina/Brazil admit ‘good understanding’ in round of trade talks to lift restrictions

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:00 GMT

The meeting between Argentine and Brazilian officials to discuss the new trade legislation implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernandez ended in a “good understanding”, said participants of the Monday meeting.

EU and Mercosur hope they can reach a trade agreement by the end of 2012

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:49:00 GMT

The European Union and Mercosur are hopeful they can reach a trade agreement before the end of the year said the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton during her visit to Brazil.

Brazil privatizes concessions of the country’s three busiest air terminals

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:45:00 GMT

Brazil awarded on Monday contracts for private companies to expand and operate terminals at three of the country's busiest airports, hoping concessions worth 24.5 billion Reais (14.21bn dollars) will improve the cramped and delay-plagued facilities amid soaring demand for air travel and preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

Brazil sends elite force to quash police strikers entrenched in city of Salvador

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:40:00 GMT

Troops locked down the northeast Brazilian city of Salvador on Sunday as an elite unit prepared to besiege the legislature and arrest armed police officers whose strike action has sent homicides spiralling.

Crime rate soars in Brazilian state of Bahia on fifth day of police strike

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:55:00 GMT

The murder rate in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that on Saturday entered its fourth day. The state’s Public Safety Department says on its website that 51 people have been murdered in and near the capital city of Salvador since the strike began on Wednesday.

Jackie Chan to promote Brazilian manufactured executive aircraft in China

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:52:00 GMT

Brazil’s aircraft manufacturer Embraer has delivered a Legacy 650 to celebrity Jackie Chan for the Chinese market. The aircraft is painted with a dragon logo.

Brazil strikes onshore light oil in the Amazonas state; record oil and gas in 2011

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:47:00 GMT

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras announced last week it had struck good-quality light oil in the Solimoes Basin, in the state of Amazonas.

Cuba’s pro-democracy blogger denied permission to travel to Brazil

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:08:00 GMT

Cuba’s best-known pro-democracy blogger said she was denied permission to leave her country after Brazil granted her a visa ahead of President Dilma Rousseff’s state visit to the Castro brothers’ island last week.