Brazil

Saturday, February 9th 2019 - 07:16 UTC
US Justice investigating Petrobras bribe money channeled through global trading companies

U.S. authorities have joined Brazil’s investigation into alleged bribery involving Petrobras and some of the world’s largest trading companies, according to the Brazilian law enforcement officer in charge of the probe.
Saturday, February 9th 2019 - 07:12 UTC
Bolsonaro medical condition improving but will still remain some time in hospital

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has no fever or pain and is quickly overcoming a bout of pneumonia, signs that his medical condition is improving, spokesman General Otavio Rego Barros said on Friday.
Saturday, February 9th 2019 - 07:04 UTC
Fire at Rio's Flamengo training center kills ten teenage footballers

A fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three others on Friday, firefighters said. The fire broke out at Ninho do Urubu, a state-of-the-art training centre that was expanded and opened only two months ago. The facility has accommodation for teenage players.
Friday, February 8th 2019 - 08:22 UTC
Bolsonaro recovering from intestinal surgery but has caught pneumonia

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia after registering a fever during a hospital stay, but a tweet on the far-right leader’s Twitter profile on Thursday said he was “well.”Bolsonaro had an operation on Jan. 28 to remove a colostomy bag that was put in place after he was stabbed while campaigning ahead of Brazil’s election last year.
Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 10:29 UTC
Brazil central bank leaves interest rates at record low 6.5%

Brazil’s central bank left interest rates at a record low on Wednesday as expected, and signaled it is in no rush to change them even though inflationary pressures have cooled. The bank’s nine-member monetary policy committee, Copom, voted unanimously to keep the benchmark Selic rate at 6.5% for the seventh straight meeting.
Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Lula, in a new corruption conviction is sentenced to another 13 years in prison

A Brazilian court on Wednesday handed a near 13-year sentence to Lula da Silva, in a new corruption conviction for the former president already serving a lengthy jail term in a separate case.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Vale in deep legal “sludge” over dam burst: 135 dead and 200 missing

A report commissioned by Brazilian miner Vale SA last year to look into the stability of the tailings dam that ruptured January 25, killing 135, certified it as sound but raised concerns over its drainage and monitoring systems, newspaper Folha de S Paulo reported on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
LGBT tourism in friendly Argentina on the rise and down in Brazil

Argentina and Brazil had always been competing. This is not only true for soccer, but also for tourism. Anti-LGBT policies in the making in Brazil may contribute to an even bigger growth for tourism from this sector for Argentina.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Bolsonaro remains in semi intensive care unit, with no discharge date

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s medical condition has improved, with no fever, but he remains in semi-intensive care with visits restricted and there is no date set for him to leave the hospital, his spokesman, Otavio de Rego Barros said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Falklands Sao Paulo air link to become operational next October to coincide with tourist season

Argentina and the UK have agreed that the second commercial air link between the Falkland Islands and South America, with a stopover at Cordoba, Argentina, will begin operational next October in coincidence with the South Atlantic summer tourist season, according to Martin Dinatale, an Argentine journalist who specializes in diplomatic affairs.