Brazil

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 05:39 UTC

  Want to beat me? Try at the voting booth

  

  By Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil - I have been imprisoned for more than 100 days. Meantime, unemployment is increasing, more and more fathers and mothers are finding themselves unable to support their families, and an absurd pricing policy for fuel caused a truckers' strike that provoked shortages in Brazilian cities.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 02:31 UTC

  Police violence in Rio remains as savage as 25 years ago, claims Amnesty

  

  The struggle to protect black Brazilian youths from police violence and deliver justice for the victims of the past remains as vital and relevant as ever, Amnesty International said on the 25th anniversary of the Candelária massacre, in which eight young boys were killed by off-duty police officers in Rio de Janeiro.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 02:12 UTC

  Brazil combats fake news: media analysis studies compulsory in schools

  

  Brazil has taken a stand against the explosion of “fake news” stories swamping the internet by making media analysis studies compulsory for schoolchildren. Media analysis studies became compulsory in December 2017, but have been offered alongside traditional subjects like mathematics and history for years in some Brazilian schools.

• Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 07:09 UTC

  Brazilian far right presidential campaign takes off with ex army officer as candidate

  

  Brazil's far-right presidential hopeful, Jair Bolsonaro, officially kicked off his campaign on Sunday, blasting the political center but softening his incendiary stance on gays and blacks three months before wide-open October elections.

• Saturday, July 21st 2018 - 08:42 UTC

  Brazil big businesses have a presidential ticket: ex Sao Paulo governor and CEO of largest textile group

  

  Business-friendly Brazilian presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin got the strongest boost yet to his campaign after a centrist coalition agreed to back him and chose their potential vice-presidential pick.

• Saturday, July 21st 2018 - 07:43 UTC

  Capital flight from emerging economies will be on the G20 table, anticipate Brazilian sources

  

  At this weekend's G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, finance ministers and central bankers will address the economic situations threatening a number of emerging markets -- including host nation Argentina, which recently secured a US$50 billion IMF loan to try to stabilize its economy, after the peso plunged 35% between April and June.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 10:25 UTC

  Brazilian parties begin round of conventions to turn presidential hopefuls in candidates

  

  While Brazil’s definitive constellation of political coalitions remains uncertain, political parties start holding their national conventions this Friday (July 20), to name their presidential candidates for the October elections.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 07:47 UTC

  Latin American markets and currencies slide on fears of global trade war

  

  World trade tensions pressured Latin America's major indexes on Thursday, falling in line with other global markets, after the European Union said it was preparing possible retaliatory measures if the United States imposes tariffs on EU cars. Brazil's Bovespa dropped 1.25%, and Argentina's Merval, 0.85%.

• Thursday, July 19th 2018 - 07:50 UTC

  Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso lose ground against the dollar

  

  Latin American currencies fell against the dollar across the board on Wednesday as traders continued to focus on recent statements by key U.S. monetary policy makers.

• Thursday, July 19th 2018 - 07:36 UTC

  Measles epidemic in northern Brazil linked to exodus of Venezuelans

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry says at least 744 people have been infected with measles in a growing outbreak linked to cases imported from neighboring Venezuela.The total includes 67 indigenous Venezuelans and Brazilians.