Brazil

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 17:55 UTC

  Lacalle's bold diplomacy compromises future of Mercosur

  

  Mercosur is facing yet a new crisis stemming from Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's eagerness to join any foreign trade alliance no matter what.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Foreign tourists spend record-high amounts in Brazil

  

  Foreign travelers have left behind record-high amounts of money in Brazil, according to a Central Bank (BCB) report released Tuesday.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  New COVID-19 deaths reported in Brazil

  

  Brazilian health authorities Sunday confirmed 20,385 new cases of COVID-19 nationwide and 57 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 35,188,586 detections and 689,536 fatalities since the onset of the pandemic.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Chile targets Brazil to promote and expand exports

  

  Chile is renewing its strategy to increase and diversify exports to the largest economy and market in South America. Spearheaded by ProChile, an arm of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the plan is to expand its network in Brazil with new offices in Brasília and Belo Horizonte.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 21:51 UTC

  Environmental crisis resurfaces after accident in Guanabara Bay

  

  The latest in Guanabara Bay off Rio de Janeiro has brought back under the spotlight a decades-long environmental crisis in the area stemming from the abandonment of ships.

• Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Brazilian-developed COVID-19 vax begins clinical trials

  

  Volunteers were given Friday their first injections of SpiN-Tec MCTI UFMG, a vaccine against COVID-19 developed in Brazil “with national technology and inputs” and “financed with resources from Brazilian institutions,” according to Agencia Brasil.

• Friday, November 25th 2022 - 08:11 UTC

  Energy agreement between Argentina and Brazil extended

  

  Argentina and Brazil agreed to extend the current Memorandum of Energy Exchange until 2025, it was reported Thursday. The document, which provides for the exchange of electric power and natural gas between both countries, was about to expire. As per its new wording, the agreement is to be automatically renewed every four years.

• Friday, November 25th 2022 - 08:04 UTC

  Brazil off to a good start in Qatar

  

  Brazil might be on course for their sixth football World Cup title, or at least the fans believe so after a convincing 2-0 victory over Serbia in the second Group G match played in Qatar Thursday.

• Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 13:12 UTC

  Brazilian conglomerates dominate the Uruguayan meat industry export complex

  

  The Brazilian conglomerate Minerva Foods is moving to complete a further overseas acquisition, this time a state of the art abattoir and meat packing plant in Uruguay which once the deal is completed will mean over 50% of the country's meat industry will be under control of Brazilian conglomerates.

• Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 13:10 UTC

  Brazilian agriculture record sales; China main client, soy and beef leading exports

  

  Brazilian agribusiness exports reached a record of US$ 136.10 billion in the first ten months of 2022, which represents a 33.0% increase in value over the same period in 2021, according to the country's official foreign trade office. China remained as the leading destination for Brazilian commodities, purchasing US$ 45.28 billion, equivalent to 33.3% of total exports Brazilian agriculture.