Brazil

Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 08:12 UTC
Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil crosses 200 threshold

Brazilian health authorities Monday confirmed there were 219 confirmed cases of monkeypox nationwide, with the bulk of them in São Paulo (158) and Rio de Janeiro (34), according to an Agência Brasil report.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 22:25 UTC
Bolsonarist murderer of PT treasurer remanded

A Brazilian court has ordered Jorge José da Rocha Guaranho to be remanded after charging him with murdering Workers' Party (PT) Treasurer Marcelo Arruda in Foz do Iguaçu, a city on the Brazilian sector of the three-way border with Argentina and Paraguay.
Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Brazil grains crop estimate, 272.5 million tons helped by corn and wheat despite a slide in soybeans

Given more optimistic prospects for the supply of corn and wheat, Brazil's National Supply Company, Conab, increased, slightly, the estimate for the 2021/22 market year grain harvest. Overall this has meant that Brazil is expected to have a crop of 272.5 million tons of grains in the current season, 6.7% greater than the previous season.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 22:45 UTC
Lula now wears bulletproof vests during political rallies

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began wearing a bullet-proof vest during a mass rally Thursday evening in Rio de Janeiro after a homemade explosive device containing excrements blew up, although nobody was injured.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 08:41 UTC
Brazilian model and elite sniper fighting for Ukraine among the dead

Former Brazilian model, nurse, and sniper Thalita do Valle, who had joined the Ukrainian forces to fight against Russia alongside her brother, was among the dead after a bombardment in Kharkiv, it was confirmed by family members Thursday.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 21:25 UTC
China once again backs Argentina joining BRICS

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi Thursday told his Argentine counterpart, Santiago Cafiero, that the Asian giant favored the South American country's joining BRICS. Wang made those statements in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial meeting.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Fugitive mafia boss Rocco Morabito extradited from Brazil to Italy

Rocco Morabito, a convicted Italian drug lord linked to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, has been successfully extradited from Brazil to Italy, accompanied by Italian law enforcement officers belonging to the Interpol Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta (I-CAN) project.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Brazilian beef exports booming with an even brighter second half expected

Brazilian exports of beef during the second half of the year should keep their bullish pace anticipates a report from Netherlands Rabobank, given the strong demand from China, United States, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, reflected in an estimated 10% tonnage increase over 2021.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:09 UTC
Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil reaches 106

Brazilian health authorities Wednesday confirmed the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox nationwide had reached 106, with 75 of them in São Paulo and 20 in Rio de Janeiro.
Wednesday, July 6th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Brazil's TSE reaches deal with OAS on observing mission

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Chief Justice Edson Fachin Tuesday signed an agreement to authorize the participation of the Organization of American States (OAS) as an observer during the October presidential elections, it was reported.