Brazil

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

  New UK ambassador to Brazil

  

  Ms Stephanie Al-Qaq has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil in succession to Mr Peter Wilson CMG. Ms Al-Qaq will take up her appointment during November 2022.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:37 UTC

  Mercosur meatpackers concerned over weaker demand from the Chinese market

  

  Brazilian meatpackers, large and small, have seen a drop in exports during October, which have been considerably slower than during the month of September. Shipments dropped some 43,000 tons, particularly to China, which has caused certain unrest, because the Asian giant has long become Brazil's (and Mercosur) main export market.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

  Brazilian fisheries export revenue increased 49% in nine months of 2022

  

  Brazilian fisheries exports experienced a 49% revenue increase during the first nine months of this year, compared to the same period in 2021. However, according to the Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in the 3rd quarter, revenue actually dropped 17%.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 19:09 UTC

  Lula's win spells good news for African countries

  

  A leading African magazine said in an editorial note Friday that Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's victory and impending return to the presidency of Brazil last Sunday spelled good news for the entire continent, which had been cast aside under the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 18:50 UTC

  Lula intent in amending the Mercosur/EU trade agreement: EU pleased with its current wording

  

  The first clash of the Brazilian president-elect with the European Union occurred, given Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's anticipated intention to introduce modifications to the Mercosur/EU trade agreement, discussed for two decades.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:33 UTC

  All roads clear of blockades, Brazil's Highway Police says

  

  All of Brazil's roads are clear from blockades, Federal Highway Police (PRF) reported late Thursday, although the flow of vehicles remained hindered on 24 highways in the states of Amazonas (2), Mato Grosso (7), Mato Grosso do Sul (1), Pará (6) and Rondônia (8).

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 20:37 UTC

  Road blockades still active in seven Brazilian States

  

  Brazil's Highway Police reported early Thursday that there were at least 73 roadblocks active in 7 States nationwide, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's message to his followers that the people's right to wander was not to be affected.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro followers call for military intervention with cries of “civil resistance” and raised hands

  

  Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protested on Wednesday in front of Army barracks in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to demand military chiefs to prevent the inauguration of the president elected last Sunday in the general elections, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, through a coup d'état.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:54 UTC

  Bolsonaro urges his followers to clear the roads

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said he supported the protests but asked his followers to move “elsewhere” because roadblocks did not “seem to me to be part of legitimate demonstrations.”

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 20:23 UTC

  Brazil's Economy Ministry reports foreign trade surplus in October

  

  After Sunday's elections and the nationwide protests by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to admit former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be once again head of state on Jan. 1, the Economy Ministry released this week a report showing the country had recorded a trade surplus of US$ 3.921 billion in October alone.