Brazil

• Wednesday, December 9th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazil imported 748,000 tons of soybeans in eleven months of 2020

  

  Brazil soybean imports during November reached 122,000 tons, 20 times more than in November 2019 (6,000 tons). Purchases cost US$ 49.2 million, compared to the US$ 1.9 million spent a year earlier, as the average value of the ton purchased increased from US $328.8 to US$ 402.4, according to the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretariat, SECEX.

• Tuesday, December 8th 2020 - 09:41 UTC

  Curbing Amazon deforestation conditions EU/Mercosur trade deal

  

  Until Brazil makes a political commitment to curb deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, the trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc will not advance toward ratification in Europe, the EU’s envoy in Brasilia said.

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 09:04 UTC

  ExxonMobil will concentrate its growth ambitions in Brazil and Guyana

  

  ExxonMobil expects Brazil and Guyana will be key drivers for the company’s growth ambitions in the future, as the US super-major looks to concentrate the bulk of exploration and production development activities in the two South American nations, apparently leaving aside the shale deposits in Argentina.

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil has sold in advance 56,5% of its 2020/21 soybeans crop

  

  Brazilian farmers have sold 56.5% of their beans in advance through December 4, Safras & Mercado, an agribusiness consultancy, said in a statement last Friday. Considering Brazil is poised to collect 133.517 million tons of the oilseeds this season, the volume of pre-sold soy amounts to an estimated 75.403 million tons, Safras said.

• Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:23 UTC

  Uruguay/Google Tannat cable system links with Brazil and Argentina

  

  The Tannat cable system connecting Uruguay and Brazil by sea has now been officially extended to Argentina. The cable is co-owned by Uruguay’s state-run telco Antel and by Google. Active since 2018, the 2,000km system links Maldonado, near Montevideo in Uruguay, to Praia Grande/Santos in Brazil’s São Paulo state.

• Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Strong overall rebound of Brazilian economy in third quarter, 7,7%, but still at 2017 size

  

  Brazil’s economy grew in the third quarter by the most on record as the easing of anti-coronavirus lockdown measures triggered a strong rebound in activity across most sectors, especially industry and services, while fixed investment jumped sharply.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:52 UTC

  Brazil's health regulator open to approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

  

  Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday it was open to approving COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do so.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Armed bank robbers storm mid-size city in northern Brazil and loot the local bank; second strike in two days

  

  A large gang of heavily armed bank robbers invaded the Brazilian city of Cameta just one day after a similar force struck another mid-sized city on the opposite side of the country, taking residents hostage as they looted a bank.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Dozens of robbers take over a town in southern Brazil and loot the local bank

  

  Dozens of gunmen armed with assault rifles invaded a city in southern Brazil overnight Tuesday and took control of the streets as they assaulted a local bank.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Climate change will increase the burden of Brazil's armed forces and endanger energy and water security

  

  Climate change will increase the burdens on Brazil’s armed forces and endanger the country’s energy and water security, military experts predicted on Monday. A group of senior military leaders said deforestation in the Amazon region could alter rainfall patterns in Brazil, hitting hydropower plants - the country’s major source of energy - and water supplies for major urban centers.