Brazil

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Gasoline at pumps in Brazil up again after 15 weeks

  

  Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) said in its weekly report Monday that the price of gasoline at pumps nationwide had gone up 1.47% after 15 weeks of successive drops.

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Lula exchange heavy verbal flak during presidential debate

  

  Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva exchanged bitter arguments, low blows, lies, insults, and foul language during Sunday's TV debate ahead of the Oct. 30 runoffs.

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 08:54 UTC

  Lula is the Brazilian version of Alberto Fernández, Bolsonaro's son claims

  

  Brazilian Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro likened Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to Argentine President Alberto Fernández during a trip to Buenos Aires where he met with local Liberal Congressman Javier Milei in an attempt to boost his father's reelection campaign.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:48 UTC

  Petrobras leaving Argentina to seek more profitable investments

  

  Brazilian oil company Petrobras Friday announced its intention to leave Argentina and has therefore launched the sale of its stake in Posa, its local subsidiary, which holds a 33.6 % of the Río Neuquén Field.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 06:21 UTC

  Documents for the auction of Port of Santos new container terminal approved by Brazilian government

  

  The documentation relative to the auction of the STS10 area of the Port of Santos has been approved. The Federal Government’s bet to improve container throughput at Santos is located in the Saboó region. The National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) authorized the participation of vertical companies but included contractual clauses to prevent possible anti-competitive practices.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazilian gov't releases pediatric COVID-19 vax

  

  Brazilian health authorities have released Pfizer's pediatric Covid-19 vaccine to be applied to children aged 6 months or older who have comorbidities, it was announced Thursday.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Guedes underlines Brazil's economic recovery

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes told a group of worldwide dignitaries in Washington DC about the South American nation's economic recovery:

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 21:01 UTC

  Brazil's oil and gas output reaches 3.967 mn bpds

  

  Brazil's oil and natural gas production in the month of August of 2022 reached 3.967 million barrels per day (bpd), the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) reported Thursday in the Dynamic Panel of Oil and Natural Gas Production.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  First patient with monkeypox dies in São Paulo

  

  São Paulo's State Health Secretariat Wednesday confirmed the first death statewide of a patient suffering from monkeypox. The patient was a 26-year- old local male resident in South America's largest city, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:44 UTC

  Lula promises favela dwellers they will eat 3 meals a day if he is elected

  

  Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) Wednesday promised potential supporters that if he is elected in the Oct. 30 runoff with the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, “people will eat 3 times a day.”