Brazil

Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Brazil industrial production rose for seventh consecutive months in November

Brazil's industrial production rose for the seventh consecutive month in November, boosted by the output of motor vehicles and clothing. Production rose a seasonally adjusted 1.2% in November and increased 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, or IBGE, said on Friday.
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Friday, January 8th 2021 - 08:42 UTC
China Biotech vaccine tested 78% effective in Brazil trial, but doubts remain

A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was 78% effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial with no severe COVID-19 cases, researchers said on Thursday, although a lack of data details stirred calls for more transparency.
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Friday, January 8th 2021 - 08:39 UTC
Rupture of dam in Brazil compensation could reach US$ 5,3bn

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is hoping to win at least 28 billion reais (US$ 5.3 billion) from a compensation deal with miner Vale SA after the 2019 Brumadinho deadly dam burst, a senior state official said on Thursday.
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Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Brazilian leading meatpackers linked to ranches that use slave labor

An investigation published this week showed six Brazilian meatpacker firms bought cattle from ranches that used slave labor. Labor experts suggested on Wednesday that the firms must clean up their supply chains.
Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bolsonaro continues to back Trump and reiterates allegations of election fraud

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday continued to back President Donald Trump by reiterating baseless allegations of November U.S. election fraud.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Brazil's deadly police kills a Black man; daughter accuses government of “killing poor people”

Crowds gathered on Tuesday in a Rio de Janeiro cemetery to bury Marcelo Guimarães, the latest victim to be killed by police in Brazil, home to some of the world's deadliest security forces.
Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Brazil diplomatic push to guarantee shipment of India made AstraZeneca vaccine

Brazil made a diplomatic push on Monday to guarantee an Indian-made shipment of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, hoping to avoid export restrictions that could delay immunizations during the world's second-deadliest outbreak.
Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:36 UTC
Dry weather threatens southern Brazil and eastern Argentina

Dry weather across some of the major producing regions in South America is putting upward pressure on corn and soybean prices at the start the new year. Dryness is expected to continue through the short term across southern Brazil and especially in the main-producing states in Argentina.
Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
China suspends imports from pork plant in southern Brazil

China has suspended imports from a Brazilian pork plant operated by privately-owned Aurora Alimentos over coronavirus concerns, according to a statement from meat trade group on Monday, in the latest suspension since the health crisis began.
Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Sao Paulo state confirms the first two cases of infections with the new strain

The government of Sao Paulo, the largest state in Brazil, confirmed on Monday two cases of people infected by the new strain of coronavirus, the same that has been putting parts of the UK in lockdown since the end of December.