MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 13th 2018
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Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Ciro Gomes pledges to de-concentrate Brazil's banks, and to help 63 million listed as delinquent debtors
Center-left populist presidential candidate Ciro Gomes vowed on Wednesday to reduce concentration in Brazil's banking sector if elected in October, warning that he would open the sector up to more foreign competition if necessary.
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Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:30 UTC
Bolsonaro leads Brazilian presidential competition with 26% vote intention, according to Ibope
Pollster Ibope released on Tuesday its latest vote intention survey for the different Brazilian candidates who will be disputing the first round of the presidential election next October 7, and they proved to be quite similar to those made public a day before by another significant pollster Datafolha.
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Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:20 UTC
“Extremely dangerous major” hurricane Florence advancing on the Carolinas
Hurricane Florence, one of the strongest storms to threaten the East Coast of the United States in decades, continued to swirl in the Atlantic on Wednesday night on a path that is taking it dangerously closer to the Carolinas. Meanwhile, another storm system in the Atlantic gained strength on Wednesday and was named subtropical Storm Joyce.
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Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:02 UTC
South Atlantic sanctuary for whales will have to wait for another meeting of IWC
An effort to create a safe haven for whales in the South Atlantic was defeated at the meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Florianopolis, Brazil. The proposal, which was introduced by Brazil in 2001, received support from 39 countries but was opposed by 25, denying it the three-quarters' majority it needed to pass.
