Brazil

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Brazilian industrial production rose in August at its fastest pace in over a year

  

  Industrial production in Brazil rose in August at its fastest pace in more than a year, official figures on Tuesday showed, a sign that Latin America’s largest economy may slowly be turning a corner after flirting with recession earlier in the year.

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 08:33 UTC

  Bolsonaro will attend the enthronement of Japanese emperor Narushito

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he will attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito scheduled for Oct 22 as part of a tour of Asia and the Middle East.

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  Bolsonaro signs decree expanding soft financing for farmers

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday signed a decree with a variety of measures to expand financing for farmers. The measures include the creation of a “fraternal” fund that will provide an estimated 5 billion reais (US$ 1.20 billion) in additional credit for the sector, according to Rogerio Miranda, the Economy Ministry's deputy secretary for agriculture policy.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Brazil's newest oil auction attracting oil majors

  

  Brazil’s newest oil auction is attracting some of the world’s biggest oil majors such as BP, Chevron, CNOOC, ExxonMobil, and Shell, the Brazilian government said on Monday, according to Bloomberg.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazilian soy farmers concerned with new Bayer biotech herbicide, Dicamba

  

  Brazilian farmers are wary of the imminent introduction of a new genetically modified soy seed technology because of the risks associated with dicamba, a herbicide the biotech product is designed to tolerate.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Brazil's national debt at a record high in August, 79.8% of GDP

  

  Brazil's national debt rose to the highest on record in August, central bank figures showed on Monday, driven by a combination of increased interest payments, higher borrowing and a weaker exchange rate.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:18 UTC

  Major oil spill along the Brazilian coastline of eight states, 3.000 kilometers

  

  An oil spill has contaminated beaches and coastline across eight Brazilian states, the country’s environment agency said, although authorities are still stumped as to its origin.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:13 UTC

  Petrobras to concentrate on reducing debt load and deep water exploration

  

  Petrobras’ administration board has approved an update to its plan for the next five years that is expected to call for the state-run oil and gas company to dump its gas distribution and transport business, its fertilizer business, and its LPG and biodiesel business, according to media reports.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:03 UTC

  Brazil's ex chief prosecutor admits wanting to kill one of the Justices for smearing his daughter

  

  A judge in Brazil has issued a restraining order against a former attorney general after he admitted carrying a gun inside the Supreme Court to kill one of the justices. Rodrigo Janot served as chief public prosecutor for four years until 2017.

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Falklands/Sao Paulo weekly air link details uploaded in LATAM's website

  

  Flight details of the new air link of the Falkland Islands with the South American continent, Sao Paulo in Brazil, were uploaded to the LATAM website on Wednesday. After a hiccup in the loading which suggested prices were in the £1000s the computerization was completed and a more attractive price was shown to be available.