Brazil

Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 19:26 UTC
Voters carrying cell phones into booths may be arrested, Brazil's TSE rules

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Thursday issued a plenum ruling banning the use of cell phones within voting booths in the October presidential elections, even if the device is turned off.
Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:38 UTC
Brazilian presidential election: opinion polls show Bolsonaro closing in on Lula, but still not enough

The poll from Instituto Parana Pesquisa was released 24 August and compared to the previous one from August second, the difference which stood at 5,5 percentage points has now fallen to 4,7 percentage points.
Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:16 UTC
Second corn crop helps Brazil achieve a harvest of 271 million tons, and target 300 million tons in a near future

Brazil is forecasted to break another crop record in 2022 with the largst grain harvest in history, particularly because of the second crop of corn in Brazil, or safrinha. Previously considered merely a way to keep the soil in use between two important harvests, corn’s second crop gained importance as production became more sophisticated with the aid of technology.
Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Fertilizer congress reveals Brazil's efforts in accessing the input and the need to promote a national industry

The ninth edition of the Brazilian Fertilizer Congress, organized by ANDA, (Brazilian National Fertilizers Organization) underscored the main difficulties faced by the agriculture sector in having access to fertilizer at a time of global logistics chaos caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Brazilian law enforcement seize cocaine attached to the hull of a vessel in Santos bound for the Netherlands

In recent articles, MercoPress has informed on the seizure of several significant drug shipments to European ports from Mercosur countries, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It seems policing has become more efficient or drug smugglers are running out of options.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 19:09 UTC
Bolsonaro showed up for an interview with a cheat sheet written in one hand

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro affirmed Monday that he will respect the result of the October elections if the polls are held in a “clean and transparent” manner.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 17:39 UTC
Bolsonaro will respect the elections' outcome provided they are clean

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday evening in a TV interview that he will accept the election's outcome provided they are clear, and warned he was being pressured into becoming a dictator.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Brazil consolidates as China's main supplier of agriculture produce

A new agreement to facilitate exports from the Brazilian agribusiness sector to China has been described by market experts in Sao Paulo as crucial to inaugurating the “biggest era of market openness in the last ten years” between the two countries.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Brazil prepares to celebrate 200 years of independence with the embalmed heart of its first emperor

The embalmed heart of Brazil's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, has arrived in the capital Brasilia to mark 200 years of independence from Portugal to be celebrated next 7 September. The heart, which lies preserved in a flask filled with formaldehyde, was flown on board a military plane from Portugal.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Monkeypox awareness campaign launched in Brazil

Brazil's Health Ministry Monday launched an awareness campaign on monkeypox, to inform the population about transmission, contagion, and symptoms of the malady.