Brazil

Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 17:02 UTC
Copa America loses leading sponsoring brewery

The Ambev brewery has announced Wednesday that they had decided to withdraw from the much controversial Copa America football tournament of South American national teams due to start in Brazil this coming weekend.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Paraguay needs additional medical oxygen from Brazil

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday reached out to his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro to negotiate the purchase of medical oxygen above the current quota because it is not enough, according to health authorities.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
No mandatory jab for Copa America players in Brazil

Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Monday announced players taking part in the upcoming Copa América shall not be required to be vaccinated, contrary to what had been announced last week.
Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 07:10 UTC
Brazil deploys national guard to contain outbreak of violence in Manaus

Brazil's Justice Minister Anderson Torres Monday gave the green light for national forces to intervene in the capital city of the state of Amazonia, Manaus, which has been ransacked by acts of violence and looting over the past month, was announced.
Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Cardoso and Lula da Silva support Argentina in the Mercosur tariff reduction controversy

Former Brazilian presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva signed a statement in which they support Argentina's position in the Mercosur controversy regarding a flat unilateral tariff reduction as sponsored by president Jair Bolsonaro, with the backing of Uruguay, but rejected by President Alberto Fernandez.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Bolsonaro praises SPIEF's role in a world with changing geopolitical demands

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Friday hailed the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during his virtual appearance at Eurasia’s key economic and business event, it was reported.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Anvisa allows for limited imports of Sputnik V and Covaxin into Brazil

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Friday approves, albeit with some restrictions, imports of Covaxin and Sputnik V doses for use in up to 1% of the country's population, it was announced.
Friday, June 4th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
JBS US branch attacked by hackers paralyzing meat processing in US, Canada and Australia

United States branch of Brazilian giant meat processor started to return to a plant in Texas, but with new instructions, get ready to do things a bit differently than normal: work by hand.
Friday, June 4th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Brazilian Army finds Pazuello did nothing wrong when he joined Bolsonaro's motorcycle caravan

Brazil's Army commander Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira ruled active General Eduardo Pazuello's participation in a motorcycle caravan led by President Jair Bolsonaro was not in breach of any regulations and therefore all disciplinary actions against the former health minister have been dropped, it was announced Thursday.
Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 08:28 UTC
Brazil excels at agrifood production and exports, study reveals

A study released Wednesday by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) of the national Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply showed the country was the world's fourth-largest grain producers in the world, it was announced.