Brazil

Friday, November 5th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Third month of Chinese ban on Brazilian beef; speculations as to commercial or technological motives

Brazil's beef exports plummeted during October as a consequence of the ban on purchases from its main client, China. Last October sales dropped to 82,180 tons compared to 162.880 a year ago, according to Secex, Brazil's foreign trade secretariat.
Friday, November 5th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
More Brazilians in debt amid growing inflation

Brazil's economic crisis has led to an unprecedented number of households being unable to repey their debts, it was reported Thursday.
Friday, November 5th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Brazilian livestock producers will have to deal with manure differently to meet Glasgow's goals

Following Glasgow's declaration whereby the world -Brazil's delegation included- has agreed to reduce the emission of methane gas by 30% by 2030, Brazilian livestock producers have realized they will need to adjust their work so that the country can fulfil such a commitment.
Friday, November 5th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
Brazilian Air Force will receive several SAAB J-39 fighters later this month

By the end of the year, the Brazilian Air Force will have received several J-39 Gripen combat fighters from Sweden's SAAB aerospace, avionics and defense consortium, part of the agreement signed in 2014 by Brazil for the purchase of 36 of these jets, following a complicated bidding process.
Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 20:08 UTC
GOL returns to Montevideo after nearly 21 months of domestic-only routes

Brazilian carrier GOL resumed services to Montevideo after almost 21 months when a flight from São Paulo landed at Montevideo's Carrasco International airport Wednesday.
Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 19:54 UTC
Azul after all of LATAM Airlines

The Brazilian airline Azul has confirmed it plans to buy over all of LATAM Airlines' operations, not only the Brazilian branch as reports showed earlier this week. Azul was founded in 2013 by Brazil-born David Neeleman, who also owns low-cost carrier JetBlue.
Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina's trade balance with Brazil ends up positive for 2nd straight month

Argentina's trade balance with Brazil yielded positive results for the second straight month in October 2021. However, numbers for the first 10 months of the year are still in the red.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:33 UTC
Streets of Rome witness Brazilians love-hate relation with president Bolsonaro

The Brazilian media has protested vehemently following the attacks by Jair Bolsonaro's bodyguards against special envoys and correspondents covering the president's trip to Rome for the G20 summit.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Brazil will host G20 summit in 2024

Brazil for the first time will host the annual meeting of the heads and prime ministers of the Group of Twenty, the group of the 20 largest economies on the planet, in 2024. The announcement was made during the release of the final document of the group’s meeting, which ended on Sunday in Rome.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Bolsonaro's Freudian slip: he said Jim Carrey when he meant John Kerry

One is US President Joseph Biden's climate envoy and a former Secretary of State as well as a losing candidate to the presidency - John Kerry. The other is a comedy actor who usually plays funny roles, some of them in colourful makeup, Jim Carrey.