Brazil

Saturday, October 27th 2018 - 09:50 UTC
Markets confident of Bolsonaro victory: stocks up 2% and Real logs sixth straight sessions' win

Brazilian stocks index, Bovespa, rose nearly 2% on Friday ahead of this weekend's presidential election, whole Brazil's Real further consolidated. The MSCI's index of emerging market stocks in the region gained 1.24%. Although, the region's markets fared better than emerging markets elsewhere, they were on track to end a five-week winning streak.
Friday, October 26th 2018 - 08:49 UTC
Lula on stage calls on “democrats” to unite and defeat the “fascist adventure”

Jailed ex-president Lula da Silva called on “democrats” on Wednesday to put aside their differences and unite in a bid to defeat a “fascist adventure” in Sunday's presidential election run-off. Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro is favorite to defeat Lula's Workers Party (PT) colleague Fernando Haddad in the weekend's two-horse race.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 16:37 UTC
Embraer's new cargo airplane gets ANAC certification

Brazil's National Civilian Aviation Agency (ANAC) has certified Embraer's new cargo aircraft, the KC-390, the manufacturer announced.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 07:35 UTC
Opinion polls confirm Bolsonaro is set to become Brazil's president next Sunday

The latest public opinion poll released in Brazil, BTG Pactual/FSB showed that the extreme right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is leading with a valid vote intention of 60%, while leftist Fernando Haddad has a 40% support. Both presidential candidates for Sunday's 28 October runoff suffered minor variations compared to the previous poll, 59% vs 41%.
Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 07:15 UTC
Bolsonaro, not the best choice for Brazil, say 350 economists in open declaration

More than 350 economists, among them a Nobel Prize winner, have signed a declaration saying Brazil's frontrunner to be president, far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro, is not the best choice for his country.
Friday, October 19th 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Facebook's “war room” to combat fake news ahead of Brazil and US elections

During the first round of Brazil's presidential election on 7 October, Facebook staff noticed something suspicious on the social network. A story posted to Facebook incorrectly claimed the election was delayed because of protests. The company's data scientists and operations team scrambled to pull down the misinformation before it went viral.
Friday, October 19th 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Jair Bolsonaro 18 points ahead of Haddad, according to latest Datafolha survey

Brazil's extreme right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is eighteen points ahead of Fernando Haddad for the runoff scheduled for 28 October. Datafolha released on the evening of Thursday 18 October its latest survey results for the Brazilian presidential runoff which showed Bolsonaro with 59% vote intention against Haddad's 41%.
Friday, October 19th 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Bolsonaro confident of victory switches presidential campaign to “cruise control”

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said that electoral victory was “within reach” and his campaign team said it had now switched to “cruise control” as it seeks to avoid hiccups and glide to the finish line.
Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 17:44 UTC
Brazil, China sugar trade scuffle brought before WTO

Brazil has taken the case to the World Trade Organisation as Chinese authorities unilaterally decided to cut down their demand of sugar in a move to protect domestic production.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
Brazil's Temer faces new charges for corruption and criminal association

Brazil's federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on Tuesday, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for allegedly taking bribes to favor port management companies. The investigation report was filed to the country's top court.