Brazil

• Wednesday, December 26th 2012 - 07:25 UTC

  Brazil warns countries that have banned imports of beef because of atypical BSE

  

  The world’s top beef exporter, Brazil, will give countries that curbed imports of its beef after a case of mad cow disease until March to drop the measures or it will file a complaint at the World Trade Organization, farm ministry officials said.

• Wednesday, December 26th 2012 - 07:17 UTC

  Fuel-price controls force Brazil to import 12bn dollars in oil and refined products

  

  Brazil faces record trade deficits in petroleum products in 2012 and 2013 as a result of government fuel-price controls, problems with its refining system and rising consumer demand, the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported last weekend.

• Wednesday, December 26th 2012 - 06:43 UTC

  The magic of currencies: UK overtakes Brazil as the world’s sixth largest economy

  

  Despite recession and the poor performance Britain has clawed back the ground it lost to Brazil in the rankings of the world's richest economies - but it is not expected to hold on to the spot for long.

• Friday, December 21st 2012 - 00:18 UTC

  Brazil’s central bank forecasts modest inflation next year and stable interest rate

  

  Brazil's central bank in its latest quarterly inflation report published Thursday, pointed to a modest decline in consumer inflation next year but largely underscoring expectations that its interest rate will remain stable.

• Thursday, December 20th 2012 - 05:45 UTC

  Brazil re-launches industry to develop high precision rockets and missiles

  

  Brazil is pursuing a multimillion-dollar program to revive and modernize its precision strike technologies with the aim of developing rockets and missiles both for domestic military use and exports.

• Thursday, December 20th 2012 - 05:38 UTC

  Brazil to investigate corruption allegations involving Lula da Silva

  

  Brazil’s Attorney General said the country’s judiciary will investigate allegations that former President Lula da Silva took part in the cash-for-votes scheme that toppled several of his closest aides.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 06:50 UTC

  Brazil wants closer links with Mexico; Rousseff plans to travel next March

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is planning to visit Mexico in early 2013 taking advantage of the good chemistry with the new leader Enrique Peña Nieto, and with the purpose of re-launching the deteriorated relations between the two main economies of Latinamerica.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 06:23 UTC

  Brazil plans large-scale anti crime border operation ahead of soccer Cups

  

  Brazil said on Tuesday its armed forces would launch a large-scale anti-crime border operation next year ahead of the Confederations Cup and the World Cup in 2014.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 01:59 UTC

  Brazil loosening capital controls imposed in the past two years to prop the Real

  

  The Brazilian central bank reduced reserve requirements on short dollar positions held by local banks as it steps up efforts to buoy the Real, the worst performing major currency this year.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 01:46 UTC

  Brazilians say Venezuelan leader condition stable and with positive developments

  

  Brazil’s Foreign minister says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seems to be improving after cancer surgery.
  Brazil’s state-run news agency Agencia Brasil cites Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota as saying that Brazilian officials are monitoring daily the health of Chavez.