Brazil

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Brazilian prison gang leaders moved to maximum security jails

  

  Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro said on Tuesday that the prison gang leaders responsible for killing 55 inmates in prisons across the northern city of Manaus will be moved to maximum security federal jails.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  International capital inflow to Brazil exceeds forecasts

  

  Brazil posted a surprise current account deficit in April, central bank data showed on Monday, although as a share of national economic output Brazil's balance of payments shortfall with the rest of the world is showing signs of stabilizing.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Brazil's Guedes insists he will step down if the pensions reform is not approved by Congress

  

  Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes threatened to step down if his ambitious plans to overhaul the country’s social security system are watered down and diluted into what he called a “little reform.”

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Brazil's once richest man fined US$ 134 million for insider trading

  

  Eike Batista, once the richest man in Brazil, has been fined around US$134 million for insider trading, the securities commission said on Monday as the ex-billionaire remains under house arrest pending an appeal against a 30-year jail sentence.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 06:03 UTC

  Bolsonaro supporters take to the streets of Brazil to blame “satanic” congress for not approving reforms

  

  Thousands of supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets across Brazil on Sunday in a protest seen as a gauge of the embattled leader's popularity only five months into his term.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 04:07 UTC

  Ghosn family cries “hostage” before United Nations

  

  Relatives of disgraced former Renault and Nissan boss, the Brazilian Carlos Ghosn, have once again sought the intervention of the United Nations (UN) against what they believe is a “judicial persecution” in Japan.

• Saturday, May 25th 2019 - 08:01 UTC

  Brazil's Supreme Court leans in favor of LGBTQ rights

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court Thursday hinted it would rule against discrimination based on sexuality or gender and that Congress had acted unconstitutionally by failing to include homophobia and transphobia within its anti-discrimination statutes, it was reported.

• Friday, May 24th 2019 - 20:42 UTC

  Xi Jinping praises Sino-Brazilian partnership

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday highlighted Brazil's commitment to developing the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries as he met with the South American country's Vice President Hamilton Mourao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to bolster binational ties.

• Friday, May 24th 2019 - 19:31 UTC

  Aviation authority grounds Avianca Brasil for safety

  

  All flights by Avianca Brasil, the fourth largest airline in the country, were grounded Friday by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for safety reasons, it was announced.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Brazil's Prosecutor suing major tobacco companies for health costs derived from smoking

  

  Brazil's solicitor general's office is suing the world's largest cigarette makers British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International to recover the public health treatment costs of tobacco-related diseases over the last five years. The office, known as the AGU, announced the landmark lawsuit late on Tuesday against the two multinational companies and their Brazilian subsidiaries.