Brazil

• Tuesday, November 27th 2012 - 22:25 UTC

  FIFA warns Brazil on Sao Paulo crime and insufficient infrastructure for 2014 Cup

  

  FIFA general secretary, Jerome Valcke has warned Brazil of the increasing crime rate in cities like Sao Paulo and also stressed on the need of more infrastructure ahead of the 2014 football World Cup.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2012 - 20:40 UTC

  Brazil’s oil windfall distribution debate takes off in the streets of Rio do Janeiro

  

  Thousands of people took to the streets in Rio do Janeiro on Monday to urge Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto a bill that local officials say could cost Rio state billions of dollars in lost oil revenue, and cripple plans to host the World Cup and Olympics.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2012 - 04:41 UTC

  Brazil’s low cost airline Gol cuts 850 jobs and returns 20 Boeing 737-300

  

  Brazil’s low-cost airline Gol announced that it is eliminating the WebJet brand, the rival airline that it took over earlier this year, cutting 850 jobs and reducing domestic capacity in the process.

• Monday, November 26th 2012 - 23:32 UTC

  Brazil’s largest city replaces all chiefs of police to contain an escalating wave of killings

  

  The chiefs of police in Sao Paulo were replaced on Monday as Brazil's largest city emerged from a bloody weekend and authorities struggled to contain a wave of violence that has doubled the murder rate in recent months.

• Monday, November 26th 2012 - 19:54 UTC

  “Fuleco” will rule over the 2014 Brazil World Cup

  

  FIFA has named the mascot for the 2014 Brazil World Cup “Fuleco,” a word which organisers say transmits a message of environmental awareness, Football plus ecology.

• Monday, November 26th 2012 - 06:46 UTC

  Dilma Rousseff sacks top officials involved in influence-peddling ring

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff moved quickly and with no consideration for political allies ordered the dismissal on Saturday of all government officials allegedly involved in a bribery ring, including the country's deputy attorney general.

• Monday, November 26th 2012 - 04:35 UTC

  Sao Paulo City gripped in a “civil war” between organized crime and the police, says top Judge

  

  A Brazilian magistrate described the wave of killings in Sao Paulo city as a ‘civil war’ between organized crime and unsupported police forces to which the local population is closing its eyes.

• Saturday, November 24th 2012 - 15:28 UTC

  Brazilian Navy has its first woman two-star Rear Admiral

  

  The Brazilian navy has its first woman two-star Rear Admiral, following the signing on Friday by President Dilma Rousseff of her promotion to the rank of Officer General of the Navy.

• Friday, November 23rd 2012 - 23:41 UTC

  ‘Business climate’ up in Latam; lack of competitiveness and skilled labour remain challenges

  

  Brazil, Bolivia and Chile had the best ‘business climate’ in Latin America during October according to the Economic Climate Index, ICE from the Brazilian think-tank Getulio Vargas Foundation, FGV.

• Friday, November 23rd 2012 - 21:15 UTC

  Brazil steering its currency to competitive ground for manufacturing

  

  Brazil's exchange rate is at a reasonable level though not totally satisfactory said Finance Minister Guido Mantega on Friday, in an indication that the government is prepared to further weaken the Real to boost a still weak economy.