Brazil

Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 07:37 UTC
Challenge for Brazil beef market: plenty of cattle, domestic demand flat and China bargaining prices

Brazilian cattle prices are down this year and strong demand for the country’s beef exports will widen Brazilian meatpackers’ margins in the short term, according to analysts, though weakness in the domestic market could undercut those gains.
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 18:26 UTC
Brazil's GDP forecast to grow by 2.76% in 2022

Brazilian economists have released a study whereby the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP - the sum of all goods and services produced nationwide) is projected to grow 2.76% by the end of 2022, it was reported Monday.
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Foreign tourists near spending in Brazil to 2016 figures

Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Monday confirmed foreign travelers had spent US$416 million in the country during September of 2022, the highest figure for the month since September of 2016, the year of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which recorded US$ 446 million in revenues.
Monday, October 24th 2022 - 19:18 UTC
Brazil increases monkeypox testing capacity

Brazil's Health Ministry has increased to 31 the number of laboratories nationwide equipped to corroborate if a patient's infection corresponds to monkeypox through the delivery of testing kits developed and produced by the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz).
Monday, October 24th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Bolsonaro too close for Lula's comfort

According to the most recent polls, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro keeps narrowing the gap with the former head of state and challenger Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva ahead of the Oct. 30 runoffs.
Monday, October 24th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Neymar says Brazil will win the World Cup and Bolsonaro will be reelected

Brazilian star footballer Neymar said his country would win the Qatar World Cup and that Jair Bolsonaro would be reelected as president.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Brazil/Falklands commercial air link needs “more time for restart”

While the Falkland Islands Brazil commercial airlink is not yet resuming, Director of the Department of Development and Commercial Services (DCS), Becky Clark has confirmed this isn’t a complete cancellation of the LATAM flight.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Fake news probe launched against Bolsonaro's son

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Thursday announced a probe has been launched against incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro's son Carlos for allegedly spreading fake news on social media.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Tourist's body found on the Brazilian side of Iguazu falls

The body found in Foz do Iguaçu was confirmed to belong to a 60-year-old Canadian national who went missing in strange circumstances on the Argentine side of the Iguazú Falls, it was reported Wednesday.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Brazilian firm pledges US$ 100 to lithium project in Argentina

Brazil's Unipar has pledged to invest over US$ 100 million in lithium and renewable energies over the next three years in Argentina, it was announced.