Brazil

Friday, October 19th 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Jair Bolsonaro 18 points ahead of Haddad, according to latest Datafolha survey

Brazil's extreme right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is eighteen points ahead of Fernando Haddad for the runoff scheduled for 28 October. Datafolha released on the evening of Thursday 18 October its latest survey results for the Brazilian presidential runoff which showed Bolsonaro with 59% vote intention against Haddad's 41%.
Friday, October 19th 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Bolsonaro confident of victory switches presidential campaign to “cruise control”

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said that electoral victory was “within reach” and his campaign team said it had now switched to “cruise control” as it seeks to avoid hiccups and glide to the finish line.
Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 17:44 UTC
Brazil, China sugar trade scuffle brought before WTO

Brazil has taken the case to the World Trade Organisation as Chinese authorities unilaterally decided to cut down their demand of sugar in a move to protect domestic production.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
Brazil's Temer faces new charges for corruption and criminal association

Brazil's federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on Tuesday, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for allegedly taking bribes to favor port management companies. The investigation report was filed to the country's top court.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:45 UTC
Bolsonaro's foreign policy: following on Trump, “Make Brazil Great”

The far-right front-runner in Brazil’s presidential race plans to put foreign policy in the hands of a diplomat who has praised the nationalist agenda of U.S. President Donald Trump that has shaken the global order, an adviser to the candidate said.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:08 UTC
Falklands announces winners of the student competition to visit the Islands

The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile announce the winners of the 2018-2019 student competition to visit the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 17:56 UTC
Latam to start serving Tel Aviv nonstop from Sao Paulo

A new Latam airlines flight originating in Santiago with a stop in Sao Paulo and nonstop to Tel Aviv thereafter has been announced to start operating December 13.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Paulo Guedes the ultra-liberal economic advisor of an ultra-populist nationalist

After getting out of its most severe recession in history in 2017, Brazil remains in a state of economic malaise, notching up a mere 1% of growth last year, with public debt forecast to snowball from 77% of GDP to 140% by 2030, according to the World Bank.
Friday, October 12th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Bolsonaro pledges support for a non ideologized Mercosur; praises Macri for ousting Dilma Kirchner

Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has promised to continue his country's participation in the Mercosur trading bloc but says he will move it away from “ideology”.“The Mercosur has value but it was disfigured by the PT (Brazil's Workers' Party)”, Bolsonaro said at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. “I won’t abandon the Mercosur but it won’t continue to be guided by ideology”, he added.
Friday, October 12th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Brazilian presidential candidates call for an end to politically motivated violence

The two presidential candidates who will square off in Brazil's runoff this month are calling for an end to politically motivated violence. Numerous cases of violence were reported in the week before the first round of voting on Sunday and have been ongoing since then. The second round of voting is scheduled Oct. 28.