Brazil

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 10:53 UTC

  Southern Brazil ports and Montevideo have become drugs exporting hubs

  

  The seizure by Brazilian police of 136 kilos of cocaine on a docked ship in the port of Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul, clearly indicates the existence of an international drug trafficking route, in the south of the country and neighboring Uruguay.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 09:07 UTC

  Hepatitis of unknown cause: 28 cases under scrutiny in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Thursday announced it was following 28 cases nationwide of acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin, which are “still under investigation.”

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 20:34 UTC

  Bolsonaro sacks energy minister

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro chose to replace Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque just one day after an 8.87% increase in the price of diesel fuel at Petrobras' refineries.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  “Bolsonaro, your days are numbered,” warns Lula

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva warned the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro that the latter's days as head of state were “numbered.”

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentina takes active steps to boost exports to Brazil

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has embarked on a trade mission seeking to expand the number of products to be exported to that country. For that purpose, over 600 business meetings are to take place, according to Buenos Aires' daily Ámbito.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazil's Economy Minister in favor of taxing the wealthiest

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday expressed his approval to apply an income tax on the extra wealthy citizens in exchange for easing down on collections levied on enterprises, it was reported.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  April/May have become crucial months for Brazil's second corn crop

  

  Brazil had anticipated a bumper corn crop this year after drought ravaged the country’s soybeans just months ago and its corn a year ago, but dry weather again threatens to curb the potential of its second crop.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 19:35 UTC

  Brazil's Defense Minister asks TSE to disclose objections to voting system

  

  Brazil's Defense Minister, General Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira, has asked the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to make public the questions raised by the Armed Forces regarding the trustworthiness of the Oct. 2 elections.

• Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  Booming beef industry and exports for Brazilian company

  

  One of the largest beef companies in the world with operations in several continents presented its financial results for the first quarter of 2022. Brazil's Marfrig net revenue was 22.3 billion reais, up 29.6% year-on-year. Adjusted Ebitda reached 2.7 billion reais in 1Q22, up 60.9%, and the adjusted Ebitda margin was 12.3%.

• Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 10:27 UTC

  Bolsonaro makes trip to Guyana to expand business opportunities

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his Guyana counterpart Mohamed Irfaan Ali signed a series of cooperation agreements on mutual legal assistance in civil and criminal matters in Georgetown.