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Brazil

  • Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

    New Petrobras CEO greenlighted pending objections

    Paes' education and expertise are not exactly related to the energy sector, his opponents argue

    Caio Mário Paes de Andrade has been approved Monday as the new CEO of Brazil's state-run oil company to replace José Mauro Coelho, who lasted merely 68 days on the job.

  • Monday, June 27th 2022 - 19:17 UTC

    Braga Netto chosen as Bolsonaro's VP running mate

    The retired Army General Braga Netto is someone whom Bolsonaro seems to trust

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said during a TV interview Sunday that he had chosen former Defense Minister General Walter Braga Netto as his running mate for the Oct. 2 elections and that the official announcement is to be made shortly.

  • Monday, June 27th 2022 - 08:37 UTC

    Slain British reporter buried in Rio de Janeiro

    The story on which Phillips was working still needs to be told, his sister said

    British reporter Dom Phillips, who was murdered earlier this month while venturing into Amazonia to gather material for a book, has been laid to rest in Niterói, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro.

  • Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

    Local transmission of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

    Monkeypox patients are predominantly male

    The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro Friday confirmed the existence of local transmission of the monkeypox virus, after two more cases were detected in men aged 25 and 30 without either a recent travel record or contact with anyone with one.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 21:11 UTC

    Former Bolsonarist minister released in corruption probe

    Ribeiro's arrest was politically motivated, Flavio Bolsonaro argued

    A Brazilian Federal court in Brasilia has ordered the release of former Education Minister, Pastor Milton Ribeiro from jail after being arrested Wednesday on a preemptive basis for allegedly diverting public funds for his own benefit and collecting bribes from municipal authorities.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil: Lula might win in the first round, Datafolha study shows

    Thursday's survey showed stability when compared to May's figures

    Brazilian opposition presidential hopeful Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva would win the Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a margin wide enough to make a runoff unnecessary, according to the latest Datafolha survey published Thursday.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

    BRICS Summit sees new role for the bloc in a changing world

    We must keep in mind why we BRICS countries started up, Xi told the bloc's Summit

    In a move to strengthen cooperation and promote economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, BRICS countries agreed this week during the bloc's virtual Summit to launch the BRICS Business Forum, which they regard as an effective tool to achieve the association's goals.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 00:20 UTC

    Brazil: Inflation and GDP projections up from March figures

    “The relevant horizon is 2023,” Campos Neto explained

    Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Thursday announced it projected a 1.7% increase in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the end of 2022, thus improving a previous forecast released in March, which mentioned merely 1%.

  • Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 08:35 UTC

    Aerolíneas Argentinas, GOL announce SAO-BUE air shuttle

    Sao Paulo's Guarulhos is consolidating as the region's main airport with new flights added almost every week

    Argentina's flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas and Brazil's GOL have announced a Buenos Aires-São Paulo air shuttle between Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Guarulhos, in addition to increasing their codeshare operations linking the two countries, starting in August.

  • Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 08:12 UTC

    Lula's team releases government plan

    Brazil's future lies with the strengthening of Mercosur, UNASUR, CELAC, and BRICS, in case of a new Lula administration

    Brazil's opposition presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has released his government plan, which includes international cooperation, new labor legislation, and differentiated taxation on the wealthiest.