http://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency - Brazil News Feed en Copyright 2009, MercoPress. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:04:42 -0800 Expression Engine http://www.mercopress.com/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif http://en.mercopress.com/ http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/20/brazilian-senate-calls-on-a-medium-to-explain-major-blackout-causes?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/20/brazilian-senate-calls-on-a-medium-to-explain-major-blackout-causes Last week’s huge blackout in Brazil which left 18 of the country’s 26 states in the dark is becoming a major embarrassment for the government with opposition Senators summoning a medium to help explain the causes of the outage. Politics, Brazil Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:45:27 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/brazilargentina-agree-trade-differences-should-not-influence-political-rela?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/brazilargentina-agree-trade-differences-should-not-influence-political-rela Brazil and Argentina ended Wednesday in Brasilia a full day of talks at presidential level without reaching a clear agreement on trade disputes that have caused disruptions to the bilateral relation. Economy, Politics, Argentina, Brazil Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:23:13 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/brazil-unveils-tax-on-adr-to-help-contain-appreciation-of-the-real?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/brazil-unveils-tax-on-adr-to-help-contain-appreciation-of-the-real Brazil took another step on Wednesday aimed at containing the appreciation of its currency, unveiling a 1.5% tax on certain trades involving American Depository Receipts, ADR, issued by Brazilian companies. Finance minister Guido Mantega said the tax will be charged when foreign investors convert ADRs for Brazilian companies into receipts for shares issued locally. Economy, Brazil Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:28 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/bg-group-plans-to-invest-20-billion-usd-to-develop-oil-and-gas-in-brazil?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/bg-group-plans-to-invest-20-billion-usd-to-develop-oil-and-gas-in-brazil The president of British Gas Group in Brazil, Nelson Silva said this week that the company plans to invest 20 billion US dollars in the country until 2020. Energy & Oil, Investments, Brazil Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:08:46 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/18/brazilian-economy-overcomes-recession-and-expands-at-chinese-rates?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/18/brazilian-economy-overcomes-recession-and-expands-at-chinese-rates Brazilian president Lula da Silva stated that Latinamerica’s largest economy not only has left the global crisis behind, but also in the third quarter has expanded at a “Chinese rate”, close to 9%. Economy, Brazil Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:38:50 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/argentine-fruit-exports-to-brazil-loosing-300.000-usd-per-day?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/argentine-fruit-exports-to-brazil-loosing-300.000-usd-per-day Argentine exporters claim they are loosing huge sums of money because of Brazilian delays at Customs posts and in extending import licences. This is particularly sensitive for fruit and other perishable exporters. Economy, Argentina, Brazil Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:10:38 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/cristina-and-lula-da-silva-meet-to-address-bilateral-trade-conflict?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/cristina-and-lula-da-silva-meet-to-address-bilateral-trade-conflict Argentina and Brazil presidents are scheduled to address trade disputes, Mercosur and other coming foreign policy issues when they meet Wednesday in Brasilia for their agreed regular contacts. Economy, Politics, Argentina, Brazil, Mercosur Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:44:29 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/brazil-begins-spy-aircraft-surveillance-against-organized-crime-in-favelas?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/brazil-begins-spy-aircraft-surveillance-against-organized-crime-in-favelas The Brazilian Federal Police announced that beginning December an unmanned “spy” aircraft will over-fly the shanty towns of Rio do Janeiro at a height of 7.000 metres, well out of range from the drug gangs and trades that last week shot down a police helicopter killing three men on board. Politics, Brazil Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:42:16 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/brazil-warns-of-deterioration-of-us-relations-with-south-america?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/brazil-warns-of-deterioration-of-us-relations-with-south-america Brazilian Foreign Affairs minister Celos Amorim warned that relations between United States and Latinamerica are deteriorating and called on President Barak Obama to begin a dialogue with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Politics, Brazil, United States Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:32:41 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/brazilian-military-launch-operation-lasso-with-the-itaip-dam-in-mind?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=brazil http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/brazilian-military-launch-operation-lasso-with-the-itaip-dam-in-mind Brazil launched Sunday military exercises involving the three services and located in three states next to landlocked Paraguay with the “main target” being the recovery of a bi-national hydroelectric dam that has fallen into the hands of an enemy country. Politics, Brazil Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:17:12 -0800