Brazil

Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Bolsonaro allegedly wants to make mandatory vaccination up to federal gov't

Press reports which went viral Monday said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was entertaining the idea of signing an administrative decision whereby only the Federal Government would have the authority to decide on a mandatory vaccination against COVID-19.
Monday, December 6th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Lula to appear at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires this week

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva will attend celebrations in Buenos Aires on Dec. 10 marking a new anniversary of the return to democratic rule, which was announced in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Labour strife in port of Montevideo; increasing export volumes shipped from Rio Grande in Brazil

Recurrent labour strife in the port of Montevideo is not only frustrating but is also seriously limiting activities, and only this week did the Union of Uruguayan exporters make public a release regretting the fact that several vessels abandoned the port given what is known as pearled stoppages.
Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Presidents of Paraguay, Brazil to meet this month

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday confirmed he would meet with his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro on December 13 on the construction site of the bridge between Carmelo Peralta and Porto Murtinho. Both leaders are expected to further discuss Itaipu's energy rate for 2022.
Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 20:22 UTC
Brazil: Moro is a “shameless liar”, Bolsonaro says

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has called his former Justice Minister Sergio Moro a “shameless liar”
Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 08:53 UTC
No New Year's Eve parties in Brazil due to Omicron

Brazilian authorities are evaluating a series of restrictions for the upcoming year ending celebrations in a move to curb the spread of the new coronavirus Omicron variant, it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 17:52 UTC
Pastor supported by Bolsonaro gets green light to join Brazil's STF

Evangelical Pastor André Mendonça has been given the green light by Brazil's Senate to become a new member of the country's Federal Supreme Court (STF) by 47 votes to 32 Thursday.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Guedes insists in privatizing Petrobras, since the world is heading for “a green and digital economy”

Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes underlined on Wednesday that the announced privatization plan of the government (some 100 companies) must include oil giant Petrobras because the “future is green” and in not so many years time the value of crude will be zero.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Fernandez and Bolsonaro seal close relations in the Day of Argentine/Brazilian Friendship

In anticipation of the coming Mercosur presidential summit, 16/17 December when Argentina will hand the rotating chair of the group to Brazil, and celebrate the 36th anniversary of the signing of the Foz de Iguazu Declaration, which set the foundations for Mercosur, big reception for some 300 guests was held at the Argentine embassy in Brasilia.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Omicron makes landfall in Brazil but all patients are in good health

Brazilian Health authorities have reported Wednesday cases of the Omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 have been detected in several places nationwide with three confirmed patients in São Paulo and many other suspected in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro.