Brazil

Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 09:53 UTC
Higher economic growth, less inflation projected in Brazil

Brazil's Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) has revised its forecasts and now foresees larger economic growth and smaller inflation this year, Agencia Brasil reported.
Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 09:25 UTC
Pope Francis holds meeting with Bill Clinton and Soros' son

Argentine-born Pope Francis Wednesday welcomed former US President Bill Clinton at his Casa Santa Marta residence. “Thank you very much for visiting me,” the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires said in English as he walked with help from a cane due to his knee problems.
Wednesday, July 5th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Paraguay, Uruguay urge Mercosur to speak up about situation in Venezuela

Presidents Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay and Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay Tuesday spoke against the disenfranchisement in Venezurela of opposition leader María Corina Machado in a move that seems to leave Nicolás Maduro's reelection bid unchallenged.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Brazil's beef and pork exports in June represented some US$ 980 million

Brazil's exports of beef and pork have retaken volumes from before the pandemic, as reported by Canal Rural. For example foreign sales of fresh, frozen, or refrigerated beef generated US$ 785.557 million in June (16 working days), with a daily average of US$ 49.097 million. The total amount exported by the country reached 154,625 tons, with a daily average of 9,664 tons, while the average price per ton was US$ 5,080.40.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:42 UTC
Argentina's FM insists “asymmetries” make EU deal untenable

Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday stressed that the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is hindered by what he called the “asymmetries” between the two blocs.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 09:19 UTC
Equal pay bill signed into law in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday signed into law a bill granting male and female workers equal pay for the same job position, it was reported in Brasilia. Lula insisted he would “enforce” this measure, which “cannot be violated or circumvented” under any circumstances.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 09:01 UTC
No progress achieved during Argentina's presidency of Mercosur, Bustillo says

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday told his Mercosur colleagues in Puerto Iguazú that “from the first day we warned that Mercosur had been won over by immobility” and insisted no progress regarding deals with other countries or blocs had been achieved during Argentina's pro tempore presidency of the alliance ending Tuesday.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Mercosur summit ready to kick off at Puerto Iguazu

Presidents of all four Mercosur members (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay) will convene Monday in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine northeastern province of Misiones for the 62nd bloc summit, also attended by dignitaries of the bloc's associate members.
Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:53 UTC
Brazil/Argentina bilateral trade better, but still lacks the dynamism of past years

Trade relations between Brazil and Argentina are improving with an overall volume of US$12.5 billion in the first five months of this year. Brazil exported US$7.5 billion worth of goods and imported US$ 5 billion from Argentina, according to the Comexstat portal of the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Services.
Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:29 UTC
Brazil's STF overturns “legitimate defense of honor” rationale

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Friday reached a decisive majority against the “legitimate defense of honor” argument filed by numerous counselors in femicides, it was reported. This rationale was particularly frequent in cases tried by a jury.