Brazil

• Friday, October 7th 2011 - 05:30 UTC

  Brazilian production feels the impact of cheap imports and global slowdown

  

  Output at Brazil's mines and factories slowed in August, falling a seasonally adjusted 0.2% from July as production in the country's industrial sector suffered the impact of cheap imports and the sluggish global economy.

• Friday, October 7th 2011 - 05:26 UTC

  Nissan announces 1.4bn factory in Brazil as it moves overseas fleeing Super Yen

  

  Nissan Motor Co CEO Carlos Ghosn said Japan faces a “hollowing out” of its industrial base should the government fail to take steps to counter the Yen’s rise. Ghosn statements could also be interpreted as a subtle message since Brazilian manufacturing faces problems with a too strong Real.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazilian president promises to boost investment with Bulgaria, her ancestral homeland

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged to raise investment in Bulgaria, her ancestral homeland, in renewable energy, aviation and the oil industry.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 05:08 UTC

  Renault-Nissan plans to double production and market share in Brazil

  

  French automaker Renault will invest 285 million dollars to expand its factory in Brazil and boost production as part of a sales offensive in Latin America's largest economy, Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 16:24 UTC

  Brazil wants to ban controversial ad campaign showing super model in knickers

  

  Brazil's ministry for women has called for a TV advertising campaign showing supermodel Gisele Bundchen in just her underwear and high heels to be banned

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:18 UTC

  Brazil with the best universities in Latam; Sao Paulo top of the list

  

  Brazil’s Sao Paulo University, USP, ranks as the top higher education institution in Latin America according to a list published by QS, and which includes universities from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:08 UTC

  Latam’s largest airline merger project appeals several anti-trust conditions

  

  Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazilian carrier TAM have appealed to Chile's top court some of the conditions imposed on their planned merger as the companies push ahead to create one of the world's biggest airlines.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 20:38 UTC

  Weaker Real expected to bolster Brazil’s meat sector exports

  

  A weaker Brazilian Real should give companies in Brazil's meat sector more flexibility to increase export volumes and could also provide a short-term boost to margins.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 20:29 UTC

  JP Morgan Chase forecast slower growth and lower interest rates in Brazil

  

  JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its forecast for Brazil’s economic growth and said it expects the central bank to cut interest rates more than it previously expected as global financial turmoil weighs on confidence in Latin America’s biggest economy.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 20:24 UTC

  Brazil and EU call for concerted action to face current international situation

  

  Brazil and the European Union must take concerted action to calm markets fearful of global contagion spreading from Europe's debt crisis, leaders from both sides said on Tuesday.