Brazil

Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Hearing for the privatization of Brazil's major port again postponed

The public hearing for the privatization of Brazil's largest and most dynamic port terminal has been again postponed, for a third time, following on an announcement from the Brazilian National Social Development Bank (BNDES). The purpose of such an action, referred to the Port of Santos, is to give time to more recommendations from the private sector to improve tender conditions.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
At least 22 killed as speedboat sinks in Brazilian state of Pará

Brazilian authorities Sunday confirmed two more bodies had been retrieved after a boat sank Thursday morning near Cotijuba Island, in Belém, but it was not until this weekend that the accident has been reported.
Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Many Brazilian parents no longer vaccinate children against controlled diseases

Brazilian scientists have expressed their concern over a recurrent attitude among parents who have ceased to vaccinate their children against diseases that have been eradicated but which might return without proper care.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 17:09 UTC
Lula likens Bolsonaro's Independence Day ceremony to the Ku Kux Klan

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva likened the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's Independence Day parade (Sept. 7) to a Ku Klux Klan show in which the current head of state just “lacked the hood.”
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Trump shows full support for Bolsonaro ahead of elections

Former US President Donald Trump expressed his full support for the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's elections to be held next month, because he “is a wonderful man and has my complete and total endorsement.”
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 07:30 UTC
Brazil's Post Office launches stamps on Radio's first 100 years

Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) and the Post Office launched a stamp on Sept. 7 in Rio de Janeiro marking the 100th anniversary of the first radio broadcast in the country, exactly one century after the Declaration of Independence.
Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Brazil's Bicentennial Celebrations: Bolsonaro says he will defeat evil

Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday presided over the festivities marking the 200th Anniversary of Brazil's Independence from Portugal and seized the opportunity to fire a verbal diatribe against Workers' Party (PT) leader Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva. whom he shall face in next month's elections.
Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 19:09 UTC
Putin congratulates Bolsonaro on Brazil's Bicentennial

Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday congratulated his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on the 200th anniversary of the South American country's Declaration of Independence from Portugal.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil changes law regarding female voluntary sterilization

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed into law the bill lowering from 25 to 21 years the minimum age for voluntary sterilization, also allowing women to undergo the procedure right after giving birth, it was published Monday in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).
Saturday, September 3rd 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Bolsonaro regrets attack against CFK despite personal differences

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said he regretted Thursday's assassination attempt on Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) despite his personal disliking of her.