Brazil

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 10:07 UTC

  Brazil ready for decisive voting on pension reform bill

  

  Brazilian House speaker Rodrigo Maia said over the weekend he expects the lower Congressional House to begin voting on the pension reform bill this Tuesday. After a meeting with Congressional leaders on Saturday in Brasilia, Maia said he will begin discussing the bill with party leaders on Monday and expects voting to begin late on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Moro considered releasing Odebrecht's bribes confession in Venezuela to harm president Maduro

  

  Brazilian justice minister Sergio Moro considered releasing construction giant Odebrecht's confession to paying bribes in Venezuela to harm the country's president Nicolas Maduro, The Intercept investigative website reported on Sunday.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Mercosur/EU trade agreement very positive for the Brazilian meat industry

  

  A trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc of countries could facilitate other agreements and open up new markets for Brazil’s massive beef-packing industry, a trade group said.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazil Justice minister Moro granted a five-day leave of absence

  

  Brazil’s justice minister, Sérgio Moro, has been granted a leave of absence following a slew of damaging leaks that have cast serious doubts over his impartiality as a judge in a sweeping graft scandal.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro opinion polls rating seem to be stabilizing following a long sked

  

  Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is among the least popular since the country's return to democracy three decades ago, but his rating in a poll released on Monday showed his numbers stabilizing.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Bolsonaro involved in child labor controversy: “I've been working since I was eight-year-old”

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, no stranger to controversy, sparked strong reaction by repeatedly defending the practice of child labor. “I've been working since I was eight years old... and today I am what I am,” the far-right leader said during his weekly live forum on Facebook.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 20:26 UTC

  Brazil hopes to expand chicken and pork sales to EU bases on the deal with Mercosur

  

  A historic trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur last week is lifting expectations for Europe’s next mission to evaluate Brazilian chicken plants, an industry group said on Friday.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 20:21 UTC

  Brazilian auto exports expected to plunge because of Argentina's recession

  

  Brazilian vehicle exports to Argentina are expected to plunge this year, and the industry could face threats from rising imports following a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, a major industry body said.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:58 UTC

  Politics and the significance of Brazil winning its ninth Copa America title

  

  Brazil’s soccer team won its ninth Copa America title on Sunday, wearing the squad’s legendary yellow and green jersey. But in the nation’s bitterly polarized political environment, some fans felt unable to wear the colors.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  Ipanema mourning: Bossa nova legend Joao Gilberto dies at the age of 88

  

  As if to say goodbye, Joao Gilberto emerged from seclusion a few days before his death and had dinner at a restaurant on Rio's Copacabana beach. The musician who gave the world the bossa nova and is remembered for his haunting version of The Girl From Ipanema died on Saturday at age 88 after a life of international stardom but also mounting family, financial and health difficulties.