Brazil

Monday, July 18th 2022 - 08:09 UTC
CFK pushes for universal income for Argentines

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been reportedly pressing Economy Minister Silvina Batakis to move forward with a proposal to create the so-called Basic Universal Wage (BUW), as a way out of the current scheme of handouts in the form of endless unemployment subsidies.
Saturday, July 16th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Bolsonaro once again under scrutiny by the Judiciary

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Deputy Chief Justice Rosa Weber Friday acquiesced to a request from Recife Councilwoman Liana Cirne of the opposition Workers' Party (PT) to place President Jair Bolsonaro under investigation for the alleged crime of incitement to terrorism.
Friday, July 15th 2022 - 22:08 UTC
Brazilian Armed Forces proposal not politically biased, minister says

Brazilian Defense Ministry, General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, appeared before the Senate Thursday to explain why it was important to hold a separate vote counting in this year's presidential elections.
Friday, July 15th 2022 - 20:46 UTC
Brazil issues guidelines for people vaccinated against COVID-19 with Janssen

Brazilian health authorities Thursday launched a campaign explaining the proper use and handling of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine and the number of booster doses recommended for this specific drug.
Friday, July 15th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
How did Fitch rate Brazil in its last report? Last time around it was negative

The worldwide-known risk rating agency Fitch Thursday released a new report in which the outlook for Brazil's public debt has been moved up from May 2020's negative grading after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, July 15th 2022 - 03:03 UTC
Bolsonaro hints solution to Ukraine war resembles that of 1982 in the South Atlantic

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said he had “the solution” to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and vowed to discuss it with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Scioli off to Brazil in a move to cut down Argentina's trade deficit

Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli is taking center stage this week as he leaves Wednesday for Sao Paulo on a mission to overcome the sustained trade deficit between his country and Brazil, where he has served as Ambassador up until last month when he was summoned to Buenos Aires to replace Matías Kulfas.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Brazil 2022 soybean exports remain flat but processed oilseed has climbed

Brazil expects soybean exports to reach 76.8 million tons in 2022, a 200,000-ton decrease from the estimate released in June, while oilseed processing in the country was adjusted upwards, with good margins for the production of bran and oil, according to Abiove, the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries
Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 08:12 UTC
Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil crosses 200 threshold

Brazilian health authorities Monday confirmed there were 219 confirmed cases of monkeypox nationwide, with the bulk of them in São Paulo (158) and Rio de Janeiro (34), according to an Agência Brasil report.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 22:25 UTC
Bolsonarist murderer of PT treasurer remanded

A Brazilian court has ordered Jorge José da Rocha Guaranho to be remanded after charging him with murdering Workers' Party (PT) Treasurer Marcelo Arruda in Foz do Iguaçu, a city on the Brazilian sector of the three-way border with Argentina and Paraguay.