Brazil

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  Brazil's IPOs on the rocks: concern with fiscal discipline, US election and second Covid-19 wave

  

  What was shaping up as Brazil’s best year for initial public offerings in more than a decade is now on the rocks, as many companies shelve their plans amid concerns on the country’s fiscal discipline and a surfeit of new equity supply.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:46 UTC

  Brazil post a primary budget deficit of US$ 17bn in August; 9% of GDP in eight months

  

  Brazil's government posted a primary budget deficit of 96.1 billion reais (US$ 17 billion) in August, the Treasury said on Monday, as the coronavirus crisis continued to necessitate huge emergency spending.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro hits back at accusations his government is breaking the spending cap with accounting gimmicks

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro hit back on Tuesday at accusations his government is using accounting gimmicks to fund a new minimum income program without breaking its spending cap, its most important fiscal rule.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:12 UTC

  Brazilian court blocks Bolsonaro attempt to repeal regulations protecting mangroves and coastal ecosystems

  

  Brazilian court blocked President Jair Bolsonaro's government on Tuesday from repealing regulations protecting mangroves and other fragile coastal ecosystems, after an outcry from environmentalists.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazilian farmers' lobbies divided over EU complaints of Amazon deforestation

  

  Brazil's biggest lobby group for soy farmers Aprosoja has broken ties with the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) over its support for an initiative calling on the Brazilian government to rein in soaring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  China suspends fish imports from Brazilian company because of Covid-19 in the packaging

  

  China will stop accepting import orders from a Brazilian fish processing company for a week because the packaging has testes positive for coronavirus. Beginning on Sunday Monteiro Indústria de Pescados Ltda., was blacklisted by Chinese customs, a decision that was confirmed by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Mercosur hosts World Tourism Day 2020 official celebrations

  

  For the first time in the history of World Tourism Day, the 2020 official celebration will be hosted by a group of countries and not a single UNWTO Member State. The cross-border cooperation of Mercosur Member States (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay plus Chile, Member Associate) reflects the current need for international solidarity and cooperation. This is especially true for tourism, working together towards a common goal.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:03 UTC

  Amazon forest Chief blasts Bolsonaro for blaming wildfire on tribes: “that is a lie”

  

  Chief Raoni Metuktire, one of the most iconic defenders of the Amazon, condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for blaming wildfires devastating the rainforest on indigenous people.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Bolsonaro released from hospital following surgery to remove a bladder stone

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was released from the hospital Saturday, the government said, a day after he underwent surgery to remove a bladder stone.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Bolsonaro recovering from a planned operation to remove a bladder stone

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent an operation to remove a bladder stone on Friday, the government said, the latest in a series of health issues for the far-right leader.