Brazil

Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
“Contaminated drinking water” in Rio: run on bottled-water in supermarkets

Widespread complaints over foul-smelling drinking water in Rio de Janeiro have triggered a run on supermarket bottled water, though the public utility denied any health risk on Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
US supports Brazil as first bid to join OECD, ahead of Argentina

The United States' change of stance to support Brazil's bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ahead of Argentina was welcomed by the Brazilian government on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Bolsonaro says documentary on the downfall of ex president Rousseff is rubbish

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday dismissed an Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary about the 2016 impeachment of leftist ex-leader Dilma Rousseff as “rubbish.”
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Brazil pushing ahead with plan to allow mining on tribal lands

Brazil’s government said it was pushing ahead with plans to allow mining on tribal lands, briefing European diplomats on proposals that have drawn criticism from indigenous advocates in Brazil and overseas.
Saturday, January 11th 2020 - 10:02 UTC
Brazil opens pipeline to allow Bolivian company to sell gas

The Brazilian government authorized Bolivian oil and gas company YPFB to use the Gasbol pipeline to sell gas to other companies in Brazil beyond state-run oil firm Petrobras, according to a publication on Friday in the official gazette.
Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:53 UTC
Mercosur summit in Paraguay will address a review of the external tariff

The upcoming Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market Mercosur, to be held in late June or early July this year, will be held in Encarnacion, capital of Itapúa Department, Paraguay.
Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Brazilian judge orders Netflix to stop showing a movie depicting Jesus as gay

A Brazilian judge ordered the streaming entertainment service Netflix to stop showing a controversial movie depicting Jesus as a gay man, according to court documents made public. In the ruling against Netflix, the state court judge said: “The right to freedom of expression... is not absolute.”
Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Fires in the Amazon rainforest grew 30.5% in 2019; below the historic average

The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest grew 30.5% in 2019 from the previous year, according to data released by space research agency INPE. The agency said the number of fires detected in the Amazon region was 89,178 in 2019 compared with 68,345 fires in 2018.
Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Brazilian industrial production surprise slump in November

Brazilian industrial production slumped in November after rising for three consecutive months, marking the weakest performance for the month in four years, the government statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday.
Thursday, January 9th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Brazil after other markets if US and China agree on farm deal, mainly soybeans

Brazil could lose some recent gains it made in the global soy market during the US-China trade war if those two countries reach a deal to end their dispute, a Brazilian Agriculture Ministry official said on Wednesday.