Brazil

Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Virus moving south: Brazilian state of Santa Catarina reimposes strict confinement measures

The southern state of Santa Catarina, which borders with the Argentine province of Misiones decreed on Saturday strict confinement measures following a record death toll from the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Wind power in Brazil represents 9% of the energy matrix

Wind energy is advancing in Brazil and now represents 9% of the energy matrix the state of Ceará, northeast, ended 2018 with 2,050.5 MW of installed wind power capacity, in 80 wind farms.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:29 UTC
Brazilian oil industry showing resilience to coronavirus pandemic despite fall in investment

By Matthew Smith for Oilprice.com – Before the outbreak of COVID-19 and the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, an oil boom of monumental proportions was underway in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy. Economists and industry analysts as far back as 2018 were speculating that it would be the largest in Latin America’s history. There were even signs that Brazil’s burgeoning oil production could challenge OPEC’s wanning supremacy.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
JBS installs “ultraviolet germicidal” ventilation to combat Covid-19 in slaughterhouses

One of the world's largest meatpackers said they have installed ultraviolet air cleaning equipment in some US plants, as pressure mounts on food companies to protect workers amid growing concerns about airborne transmission of the coronavirus.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Amazon indigenous leader defender stable after blood transfusion in hospital

Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest's best-known defenders, is “stable” after receiving a blood transfusion in hospital, his institute said on Sunday. Raoni, chief of the Kayapo people in northern Brazil, has been hospitalized since Thursday for weakness, shortness of breath, poor appetite, and diarrhea.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Brazilian meat plants perfect “coronavirus breeding centers”, according to Labor Ministry

Meat plants have been a major factor in the spread of coronavirus in at least three different regions of Brazil, according to the country’s experts. According to the new study conducted by the federal prosecution department the Public Ministry of Labour (MPT), the conditions at the meat plants have directly contributed towards the rapid transmission of the virus.
Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Coronavirus “stabilized” in Brazil (at 1,300 deaths per day), but “is not heading down from the mountain”

Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is “still in the middle of this fight” as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Brazilian orange juice exports totaled 1,07 million tons in 2019/20 harvest

Brazilian orange juice exports registered a total volume of 1.07 million tons during the 2019/2020 harvest – an increase of 17% compared to the previous harvest, when 920,029 tons were shipped.
Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Covid 19 contagion cases in Brazil reach 2 million, adding one million in a month

Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.
Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:43 UTC
Copacabana and Ipanema beaches sparkling as they are empty of sunbathers

Rio de Janeiro's golden beaches are sparkling a lot more during the coronavirus pandemic, as residents and visitors stay away, revealing miles of pristine sand along the spectacular shore.