Tag: Brazil

Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 06:02 UTC
Rousseff wants to improve ties with Washington, but hurdles and attitudes persist

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who cancelled a White House trip last year in anger over U.S. spying revelations, now wants to improve ties and reschedule the state visit - but some U.S. officials warn it might not be that easy.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 08:12 UTC
Brazilian police kill an average of six people per day, says public safety group

Brazilian police killed more than 11,000 people between 2009 and 2013 with an average of six a day, a public safety group has said. The study by the Sao Paulo-based Brazilian Forum on Public Safety said police nationwide had killed 11,197 people over the past five years, while law enforcement agents in the US had killed 11,090 in the past 30 years.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 08:04 UTC
Stats bash Roussef: Brazil lost jobs in October for the first time since 1999

Brazil lost jobs in October for the first time in at least 15 years, revealing the delicate state of the economy ahead of potential tax hikes and government austerity. Labor Ministry data showed on Friday that Latin America's largest economy unexpectedly trimmed 30,283 net payroll jobs in the tenth month of the year, the worst reading for the month since the data series began in 1999.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 07:52 UTC
Something stinks in Petrobras: former director and leading contractors CEOs arrested on bribery charges

Brazilian police arrested a former Petrobras executive on Friday, sending the state-run oil company's shares and bonds down after a widening corruption scandal forced it to delay the release of its financial results.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 08:03 UTC
Fears of a new Chikungunya viral strain in Brazil with the coming of summer

The Chikungunya outbreak which continues to affect thousands of Caribbean residents since it first appeared in St. Martin last year has been relatively self-limiting in the United States, due to the fact that the current strain only spreads through the Aedes egypti mosquito vector, which is uncommon on the US Eastern seaboard.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 06:38 UTC
Brazil's Rouseff re-election: lower expectations

By R. Viswanathan (*) - The reelection of President Dilma Rouseff means continuation of the slow growth of the Brazilian economy and a lower likelihood of much-needed, major political and economic reforms. India should lower its expectations on a global partnership with Brazil.
Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 06:48 UTC
US authorities looking into 'possible bribes' in the Petrobras corruption scandal

United States authorities are investigating whether Brazil's giant gas and oil corporation Petrobras or its employees were paid bribes, adding to the mounting domestic corruption probes facing the state-controlled oil company.
Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 06:38 UTC
Rousseff tells Congress it will miss the fiscal target; resigning minister calls for a “shock of credibility”

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday asked Congress to allow the government to deduct all of its investments and tax exemptions from a key 2014 fiscal target, effectively lowering a goal that it will miss for the third straight year.
Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 10:04 UTC
Violent crime costs Brazil 5.4% of GDP; 2.212 people dead in police operations

Violent crime cost Brazil 258 billion Reais (about 100 billion dollars) in 2013, a figure equivalent to 5.4% of the country's GDP, according to the new Brazilian Public Safety Annual Report, in which it is stated that an average of six people died in police operations each day during the year.
Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 09:37 UTC
Relief for Petrobras: Dilma allows increase in gasoline and diesel prices

Brazil raised domestic wholesale gasoline and diesel prices for the first time in more than 11 months effective Friday in a move to bolster the finances of the heavily indebted Petrobras oil and gas company after years of refining losses.