Brazil

Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Interest rates in Brazil need to stay high to contain 2022 inflation, former minister says

Former Brazilian Finance Minister Maílson da Nóbrega (Jan. 6 1988 - March 18, 1990) under President José Sarney has pointed out that the country needs to keep interest rates at a high level at least until the Selic rate reaches 6.5% per year.
Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Brazil: 19 variants of coronavirus spot in Sao Paulo state, but Delta not one of them

Brazil's Butantan Institute has identified 19 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 that were circulating in the state of Sao Paulo, with the Gamma strain -formerly known as P.1 or Manaus- spotted to have a prevalence of 89.9%.
Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
52 cases of covid-19 detected so far at Copa America football tournament in Brazil

Brazil's Health Ministry Tuesday reported a total of 52 cases of covid-19 had been detected through testing among delegations taking part in the Copa America football event.
Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 08:43 UTC
Bolsonaro stands by his anti vaccine view of covid-19

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday spoke against both mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus and advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the need to be immunized.
Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Lula wears face mask; Bolsonaro doesn't and gets fined

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) admitted to being annoyed by the mandatory wearing of a mask but said he would abide by the rule if only to “differentiate” himself from current president Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly refused to do so.
Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Anvisa grants shelf-life extension for 3 million doses of Janssen single-dose vaccine in Brazil

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) on Monday granted a shelf-life extension to 3 million doses of Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine.
Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible

A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.
Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Five cases of covid-19 among Venezuela's team leads Conmebol to change rules for Copa America

Five players from Venezuela's national team due to face hosts Brazil in the opening game of the Copa America tournament this coming Sunday tested positive for covid-19, posing new troubles to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).
Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Brazil's STF finally agrees to Copa America by 10 votes to 1

Brazil's Supreme Court Thursday turned down three appeals to stop the Copa American football tournament from going ahead as planned due to the number of covid-19 infections in the country.
Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
Bolsonaro wants face masks off except for those who test positive for covid-19

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday announced the end to the mandatory use of face masks as a protective measure against the coronavirus for people who have been either vaccinated or who have already recovered from covid-19.