Brazil

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists with his campaign to get the economy moving; Facebook censors the Brazilian president

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  World's largest meat processor confident in the recovery of the Chinese market

  

  Brazil's JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, believes that the coronavirus pandemic may cause container shortages, port disruptions, and other logistical problems, but that exports should remain strong thanks to Chinese demand.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:44 UTC

  Small drop in Brazil's agribusiness exports to China in first two months of 2020

  

  Brazil’s Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) held a live debate via Instagram on March 27 to assess the impact the coronavirus has had on exports.

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Bolsonaro urges followers in the streets to keep the Brazilian economy going

  

  Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday flouted his government's social distancing guidelines against the spread of the coronavirus by mixing with supporters on the streets of Brasilia and urging them to keep the economy going.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Bolsonaro and governors clash over priorities and funds to combat the epidemic

  

  Brazil’s governors pressed President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday for more federal support in the coronavirus battle after he blasted them as job-killers and undermined their orders with a decree keeping churches open at evangelical preachers’ request.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Brazil's central bank preparing a “financial bazooka” to prevent recession becoming depression

  

  Brazil’s central bank could soon be forced to fire up the money printing presses if the coronavirus-fueled recession facing Latin America’s largest economy is as devastating as some economists fear.

• Friday, March 27th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  World leaders pledge US$ 5 trillion to address the global economic collapse

  

  World leaders on Thursday promised US$5 trillion to stave off global economic collapse from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed 21,000 people and shut down huge swathes of the globe.

• Thursday, March 26th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro clashes with governors over lockdowns: “they are destroying Brazil”

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday blasted as criminals the governors and mayors of Brazil’s largest states and cities for imposing lockdowns to slow the coronavirus outbreak, as tensions with his health minister simmered. The death toll rose to 57 from 46 while confirmed cases rose to 2,433 from 2,201 the day before.

• Thursday, March 26th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  South American countries agree to ensure smooth flow of goods and food supplies in the region

  

  Agriculture ministers from various South American countries participated in a video conference on Monday, March 23, to discuss harmonization of standards and ensure the smooth flow of goods and food supplies throughout the region during the Coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Pandemics: Bolsonaro and governors clash over priorities, the economy and jobs or public health

  

  Brazil's largest city of Sao Paulo began fifteen days of lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus on Tuesday. This after Brazil's own president, Jair Bolsonaro, has faced fierce criticism for his blasé treatment to combat the threat, which he describes as a quote “little flu.”