Brazil

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 20:10 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Brazil's left does not respect anyone

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has expressed his agreement with the stance on abortion adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States and insisted he preferred other treatments against COVID-19 over-vaccination.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazil, Argentina reach deal on vehicle safety standards

  

  Brazil and Argentina have agreed to mutually recognize vehicle safety standards, for which both countries will sign an agreement in July, it was announced Thursday in Brasilia by the ministries of Economy, Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 20:12 UTC

  Fifth case of monkeypox reported in Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro state officials Wednesday confirmed the fifth local case of monkeypox, while four others are still under investigation, it was reported.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Brazil, a net wheat importer, has broken export records in 2021/22

  

  Brazil, among the largest wheat importers in the world, --mainly from Mercosur associates--, is breaking consecutive export records in 2022. In less than six months, until June 20, Brazil exported more than twice as much wheat as in 2021, that is 2.5 million tons vis-a-vis 1.12 million tons in the whole year.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazil negotiating the purchase of diesel fuel from Russia

  

  Anticipating possible fuel shortages, particularly diesel, the Brazilian government is considering importing the fuel from Russia. Currently, only Petrobras imports diesel from India, the country which is refining Russian oil. Brazil's foreign ministry is already helping private companies with the necessary accreditation for such operations through Abicom, the fuel importers association.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil confident of its OECD access roadmap, which should make EU/Mercosur deal more expeditious

  

  Once Brazil has been admitted to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, the ratification process for the Mercosur/European Union trade agreement, will become more viable, according to Brazilian foreign minister Carlos Franca.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Job creation on the rise, Brazilian report shows

  

  Brazil has recorded the creation of 277,018 new formal jobs in May this year, according to a Labor Ministry report released Tuesday.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:15 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Brazil might buy diesel from Russia

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has hinted he might purchase diesel from Russia after a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, who had reportedly vowed to guarantee the South American country a steady supply of fertilizers despite the ongoing war with Ukraine.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Sexual violence against men underreported in Brazil

  

  A subject still believed to be taboo, sexual violence against men does exist and has been reported to affect 1.8 million people in Brazil, even though the victims might remain silent for ages out of shame and machismo prejudice.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  BCB head says worst part of inflation in Brazil is over

  

  Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) CEO Roberto Campos Neto said Monday that the worst part of inflation in his country was over, after the proper tools to curb the process had been taken.