Brazil

Friday, August 23rd 2019 - 09:28 UTC
Ex minister calls Bolsonaro “corrupt and liar”, and warns of EU boycotts to Brazilian exports

A Brazilian former minister and presidential candidate in the last election, called president Jair Bolsonaro, “corrupt, despicable, dishonest and irresponsible” during a conference on Thursday at the Minas Gerais Federal University.
Thursday, August 22nd 2019 - 18:51 UTC
Brazil central bank anticipates that there is scope to further cut interest rates

Brazilian central bank president Roberto Campos Neto said on Wednesday that the balance of economic risks and increasingly benign inflation means there is scope to cut interest rates further.
Thursday, August 22nd 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Bolsonaro suggests green groups started the blaze in the Amazon to blame him

Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green groups started the blazes. Images of fires purportedly devouring sections of the world's largest rainforest have gone viral on Twitter.
Thursday, August 22nd 2019 - 08:20 UTC
Brazilian born striker becomes first to represent China's national soccer team

Brazil-born striker Elkeson is in line to become the first player without Chinese heritage to represent China after the country's football authorities registered him for Asia's World Cup qualifying tournament next month.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Daytime smoke blackout in Sao Paulo blamed on Amazon rainforest fires

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, according to new data from the country's space research agency. The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said its satellite data showed an 83% increase on the same period in 2018.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:52 UTC
Brazil tightens controls over money laundering and illicit financial activities

The Brazilian government on Tuesday issued a decree moving the Financial Activities Control Board (Coaf), which monitors nefarious financial activity such as money laundering, into a new Financial Intelligence Unit under central bank control.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Cristina Kirchner leads call to free ex Brazil president Lula da Silva

Presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernandez and running-mate Cristina Kirchner led calls by dozens of Argentine personalities on Tuesday to free Brazil's jailed leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Human rights activists, lawmakers, trade unionists, artists and scientists signed a petition published in the left-leaning Pagina 12 daily.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Deforestation: Brazil Amazon states want to deal directly with Norway and Germany

Brazilian states containing the country’s Amazon rainforest said they want to negotiate directly with European nations who fund projects to curb deforestation after changes proposed by the federal government led Norway and Germany to suspend donations.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:42 UTC
UK program to help boost trade facilitation and export programs

A new trade facilitation program will support Brazilian businesses to export, which will help boost trade with countries including the UK. The £20 million program will work with existing export promotion and trade facilitation programs across Brazil to help bring businesses of all sizes to international markets.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Gunman holding a busload of passenger’s hostage in Rio was shot dead by police sniper

A gunman holding a busload of passengers hostage in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday was shot dead by police, officials said, ending the hours-long hijacking. Dozens of people were trapped on the bus after it was commandeered by the gunman on a heavily transited bridge connecting Rio with the neighboring city of Niteroi.