Brazil

Saturday, July 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva promises new airport for Sao Paulo

Three days after Brazil's worst air accident president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addressed the nation and promised that in 90 days he will be announcing the construction of a new airport for the city of Sao Paulo.
Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil Central Bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 11.50%

Brazil's Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee, Copom, announced Wednesday a half percentage cut in the basic interest rate or Selic, which dropped from 12% to 11.50% on an annual basis.
Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's worst aviation disaster unveils “chaotic air system”

Investigations are continuing into what caused Brazil's worst air disaster, as attention turns to the plane's landing speed and the general safety conditions of the country's busiest airport which could end being closed down.
Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian prosecutors want Congonha airport shut down

Following Brazil's deadliest air disaster that killed over 200 people federal prosecutors sought a court order to shut down the entire Congonha airport, Brazil's busiest, until the investigation into the crash was completed.
Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil and US not willing to yield in the global trade talks

Brazil signaled this week it would take a tough stance in talks to save a global trade deal saying last-ditch compromise proposals were too weighted in favor of rich-country interests.
Wednesday, July 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US planned 1963 military coup in Brazil to oust Brizola

Declassified documents prove that United States was planning a military coup in Brazil in the early sixties to prevent labor leader Leonel Brizola from reaching power and the possible “Cubanization” of the country revealed Tuesday Folha de Sao Paulo.
Wednesday, July 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil jet lands and crashes into fuel depot: 176 feared dead

A passenger jet crashed and burst into flames after skidding off a runway at Brazil's busiest airport Tuesday and barreling across a highway, officials said. All 176 people on board were feared dead in what would be Brazil's deadliest air disaster, and at least 15 people were killed on the ground.
Tuesday, July 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil: 0.75% of population dominates 50% of GDP

An estimated 130.000 Brazilians have financial assets valued at over a million US dollars which totals 573 billion US dollars, well above half the country's GDP, according to a report published Sunday in Folha de Sao Paulo.
Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil budgets nuclear energy program including navy sub

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Brazil will budget about half a billion US dollars over eight years to complete its nuclear program, including uranium enrichment technology, a third plant and finishing the building of a nuclear-powered submarine.
Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva receives Paulson with long list of complaints

US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson received a long list of complaints during his visit Wednesday to Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said Finance Minister Guido Mantega who acted as the spokesperson of the meeting in Brasilia.