Brazil

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:53 UTC

  Brazil's Police confirm body was that of Phillips

  

  Brazil's Federal Police Friday confirmed the remains flown to Brasilia from Amazonia belonged to British reporter journalist Dom Phillips, who was murdered earlier this month along with local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:44 UTC

  Seventh case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Friday announced the seventh case of monkeypox had been confirmed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, while reports from the State of Minas Gerais said a local case under investigation since Wednesday came out negative.

• Friday, June 17th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  UN tells Brazil to be impartial in Amazonia murder probe

  

  Brazil's government has been advised by the United Nations to conduct an “impartial” investigation into the murders of British journalist Don Phillips and local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira in Amazonia earlier this month.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Jesus would have bought a gun, had he got the chance

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Jesus did not buy a gun because there were none available in his time. The head of state made those controversial remarks during a conversation with religious people at the Alvorada Palace.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Phillips and Araújo found dead in Amazonia – killers said to have confessed

  

  The bodies of British reporter Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira were found lifeless in Amazonia Wednesday while the two suspects arrested in connection with the case have reportedly confessed to committing the murders.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 07:39 UTC

  Brazil's central bank raises Selic rate to 13,75%, hoping to contain inflation

  

  Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the 11th straight time on Wednesday, bringing the Selic rate to 13,75%, in an attempt to contain inflation in Latin America’s biggest economy.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 22:01 UTC

  Brazilian Senate to oversee Amazonia investigations

  

  Brazil's Senate Monday approved an initiative to create a temporary committee to oversee the probe into the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips, a correspondent for The Guardian, and his indigenist guide Bruno Araújo Pereira, a National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) official on leave.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazilian scientists trace more transmissible COVID-19 strains

  

  Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro has identified, by genomic analysis, the replacement of strain BA.1 by strain BA.2 in samples analyzed between May 20 and June 2. Both are subvariants of Omicron.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Brazil's trade balance positive, but below last year's figures

  

  Brazil's trade balance for the first five months of the year accumulates a surplus of US$ 25.128 billion, it was reported Monday.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Brazilian team releases outlook ahead of BRICS Summit

  

  Brazil's Center for International Relations (CEBRI) Monday released a report on the country's expectations regarding its involvement in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc.