Brazil

Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonarist lawmakers want amnesty for convicted federal deputy

Brazilian Bolsonarist Deputy Carla Zambelli Thursday announced she was garnering support for fellow lawmaker Daniel Silveira to be granted amnesty after being sentenced by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to 8 years and 9 months in jail for attacking STF magistrates and obstructing the free exercise of rule.
Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Jail sentence imposed on Brazilian Bolsonarist lawmaker

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Wednesday decided by 10 votes against one to sentence Congressman Daniel Silveira to eight years and nine months in prison for attacking democratic institutions and posting insults against the magistrates on social media.
Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Brazilian port exporters feeling the pinch of less Chinese purchases

Brazilian pork exporters are facing a tight situation following the fall in shipments to China, which seems to have recovered the hog herd faster than expected, following the outbreak of African Swine Fever, ASF, a couple of years ago.
Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 12:38 UTC
Brazil's Foreign Ministry locks Russian trip documents under seal

Brazil's Foreign Ministry has decided to place under the seal of secrecy all documents regarding President Jair Bolsonaro's trip to Moscow in February this year, the Itamaraty Palace announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 12:23 UTC
Cases of dengue on the rise in Brazil

Brazilian health authorities Tuesday announced the number of probable cases of dengue fever nationwide had nearly doubled since the beginning of the year compared to the same period in 2021.
Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Brazilian Prosecutor moots not to proceed against Bolsonaro in corruption case

Brazil's Deputy Attorney General Lindôra Maria Araújo filed a motion before Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Carmen Lucia not to move on with a corruption case against President Jair Bolsonaro, citing there was not enough evidence to justify it.
Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Exxon Mobil drilling offshore in Brazil's Sergipe/Alagoas basin with a potential of a billion barrels

United States Exxon Mobil Corp. is drilling in a new area offshore in the northeast of Brazil that could have as much as a billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent, according to its partner Murphy Oil.
Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Brazil continues to receive Russian fertilizers although in erratic shipments

Some 600,000 tons of fertilizer, 50% of which potash and of Russian origin were on their way to Brazil during the first week of April. Despite almost two months of war, the flow of Russian fertilizer to Brazil continues, according to consultancy StoneX.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Bolsonaro, WTO chief agree on Brazil's role as food supplier

President Jair Bolsonaro Monday acknowledged Brazil's role amid increasing global food insecurity as he met with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria in Brasilia.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Uruguay/Brazil waterway project studies submitted for financial qualification

Brazil's minister of Infrastructure, Marcelo Sampaio, received last week the studies referred to the concession of the Lagoa Merim Waterway in the state of Rio Grande do Sul bordering with Uruguay.