Brazil

• Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazil imports record volumes of fertilizers, despite escalating prices

  

  Brazil has imported record volumes of fertilizers during the first half of the year, some 14,1 million tons, an increase of 14% over the same period last year. The data was released by GlobalFert a specialized portal and points out June as the month with the highest volume.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Brazil: Lula says “stupid” Bolsonaro shall not win 2022 elections

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) Tuesday asked current President Jair Bolsonaro to stop being “stupid” and forecast the latter shall not be reelected in October 2022.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil commemorate when they agreed to make Latin America a region free of nuclear arms

  

  Argentina and Brazil commemorated on Monday the thirtieth anniversary of the creation of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, which was signed on 18 July 1991, with the exclusive purpose of the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 08:06 UTC

  Bolsonaro discharged from hospital, will still require outpatient care

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged Sunday from the Vila Nova Star Hospital in São Paulo where he had been admitted four days before to treat an intestinal obstruction linked to the stab wound he sustained during an attack while campaigning for office.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazilian Vice President breaks two-day silence and roots for Bolsonaro's prompt recovery

  

  Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourão Friday celebrated the prompt recovery of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is still hospitalized in São Paulo for an intestinal obstruction.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 14:32 UTC

  Brazil: Governor of São Paulo tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time

  

  João Doria, Governor of the Brazilian State of São Paulo, has tested yet again positive for Sars-CoV-2, despite having received both doses of the Coronavac immunizer, it was announced.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro averts chances of emergency surgery

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said from his hospital bed in São Paulo that the chances that he might require to undergo surgery were “very remote.”

• Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro flown to São Paulo for possible emergency surgery

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been rushed late Wednesday from Brasilia to a São Paulo hospital after being diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction which might require emergency surgery, it was reported.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian President supports Cuban demonstrations, signs privatization of Eletrobras

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday expressed his support for the Cuban people protesting against their living conditions under the Communist Government of Miguel Díaz-Canel.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Lack of semiconductors and electronic components limiting Brazil's car production

  

  Brazil's Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers, ANFAVEA announced that export expectations for 2021 should reach 389,000, a significant increase over the previous estimate of 353,000. Furthermore, overseas sales will stand at 20% over the 2020 figure.