Brazil

• 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.

• Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  UK/Brazil sign agreement to accelerate digital transformation in public services

  

  An agreement has been signed between Brazil and the UK to accelerate digital transformation and innovation in public services delivery in the Latin American country.

• Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  Brazil posted a trade surplus of US$ 51 billion in 2020. Overall trade down 7,7%

  

  Brazil posted a US$ 51 billion trade surplus last year, official figures showed on Monday, a 6% increase from the year before as the COVID-19 pandemic hit imports harder than exports.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 05:36 UTC

  Brazil health regulator approves import of 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

  

  Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said over the weekend it had approved the import of 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, although the jab is not yet approved for use in the country.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro criticizes Argentina for legalizing abortion and erects as a leader of the pro-life movement

  

  Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro criticized a decision by Argentina’s Senate on Wednesday that gave women the right to decide on abortion. In a post on Twitter, the evangelical head of government said he “deeply regrets the lives of Argentine children,” saying they are now ”exposed to being cut from their mothers’ wombs with the consent of the State.”