Brazil

Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Santos outperforms other Brazilian ports, despite a drop in overall throughput

As a lingering consequence of the covid-19 pandemic and a slowdown of the Chinese economy, cargo throughput in Brazilian ports fell by 3.3% in the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2021. On the other hand, the Port of Santos recorded an increase of 5.6% over the same period. The data are included in a report published by Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq).
Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Pfizer files for emergency clearance of bivalent C-19 vax in Brazil

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has received a request for the emergency use of Pfizer's newest vaccine against COVID-19 which would be active against both the original and the Ômicron strain, subvariant BA.1.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Sole bidders granted management of São Paulo's Congonhas airport

The Spanish company Aena has been granted the management of São Paulo's old airport of Congonhas for the next 30 years after being the only company to submit a bid, it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 20:52 UTC
Brazil's Anvisa signals end of mandatory facemasks in airplanes

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has agreed to end the mandatory wearing of facemasks on airplanes, which will be henceforth just “recommended,” it was reported. The measure will become effective as soon as it is published in the Official Gazette.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:13 UTC
Hundreds of Magellan penguins washed ashore by a cyclone in southern Brazil

Hundreds of dead Magellan penguins have been gathered at beaches along the coast of Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, apparently surprised by a subtropical cyclone when their annual migration from the south of the continent, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands towards warmer waters with more food.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 21:50 UTC
Lula to create Ministry of SMEs, if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Wednesday vowed to create a Ministry for Small and Medium Enterprises if he wins the October elections and returns to the Planalto Palace.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 20:42 UTC
Bolsonaro fine-tunes terms of Brazil's adherence to ATT

President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree extending Congress' role regarding Brazil's adherence to the UN's International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
De Moraes takes over as Brazil's TSE Chief Justice

Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday received a standing ovation after his speech in defense of democracy upon becoming Brazil's Superior Electoral Court Chief Justice.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Brazilian presidential campaign takes off: Lula and Fernando Cardoso have joined forces to oust Bolsonaro

The most polarized Brazilian presidential campaign in recent years was officially launched on Tuesday with ex-president Lula da Silva leading comfortably incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in opinion polls. But opinion polls in Brazil have not been very precise in recent elections and the Brazilian government still has too many resources at hand.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
Tense moments mark ceremony at Brazil's TSE

Brazilian former Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (PT), Dilma Rousseff (PT), Michel Temer (MDB), and José Sarney (MDB) Tuesday sat opposite the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the members of the Supreme Federal Court as Alexandre De Moraes was sworn in Tuesday as the Superior Electoral Court's new Chief Justice.