Brazil

Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Brazil denies racism but the Porto Alegre incident when a black man was beaten to death shows something different

Emotions were running high on Saturday at the funeral of a black Brazilian man beaten to death by white security guards in an assault that sparked protests across the country.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Protests in main Brazilian cities as security guards beat to death a black man at a Carrefour supermarket

More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a Carrefour Brasil supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday after security guards beat to death a Black man at the store.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Brazil planning an 80% resumption of daily flights during December

Brazil’s average daily flights fell from the original 2,500 to about 200 during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown period. In the months with the highest surge of the pandemic, Brazilian airlines reduced their operations by 99%.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 08:49 UTC
US soybeans futures hit a four year high on dry conditions in key South American crop areas

U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Friday and hit a four-year high on dry conditions in key South American crop areas and concerns about dwindling U.S. supplies. Corn also gained on strong exports and worries about South American dryness, while wheat ended mixed.
Friday, November 20th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Brazilian indigenous groups exposed to coronavirus and swarms of illegal gold miners

The coronavirus has spread rapidly through the Yanomami indigenous reservation in northern Brazil and more than a third of its 27,000 people could have been exposed, according to a report produced by their leaders.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
Pfizer offers Brazil millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine; record acceleration of contagion in the country

Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it had offered to provide Brazil with millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the first half of 2021, amid evidence the coronavirus is spreading more rapidly in South America's largest country.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Bolsonaro elated after Putin praises his “masculinity”, triggering a flood of jokes online

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was beaming on Wednesday after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin praised his “masculinity” in a speech, triggering a flood of jokes online about a budding “bromance.”
Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro will name countries trading with wood illegally extracted from the Amazon

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from the Amazon.
Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Brazil surging out of recession strongly, according to Q3 activity data

Brazil is emerging from a recession caused by the coronavirus, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said hours after the publication of a closely-watched indicator showing activity surged in the third quarter.
Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:11 UTC
Brazilian state of Sao Paulo extends lockdown until December 16

Brazil's l state of Sao Paulo, the most populous and hardest hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic decided to extend lockdown until December 16, due to a rise in hospitalizations, according to a decree published on Tuesday in the Government Gazette.