Brazil

• Tuesday, September 11th 2018 - 08:15 UTC

  Lula waiting for Supreme Court decision before giving up his presidential candidacy

  

  Brazil's imprisoned former president Lula da Silva will not yet bow out of next month's presidential race, waiting first to hear a Supreme Court decision on an appeal of his ban from running, his legal team said. His decision takes his leftist Workers' Party (PT) close to the limit on registering a candidate for the October 7 election, with a court having set Tuesday as the deadline for the PT to name a replacement nominee.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Army chief warns politicians about “further dividing Brazilian society”

  

  The head of Brazil’s military has issued a warning against the presidential candidacy of the country’s imprisoned former leader Lula da Silva, who has been banned from standing for office on corruption charges.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Pro and anti-whaling nations clash in Brazil; renewed attempt to create a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary

  

  Pro and anti-whaling nations are set for a showdown when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets in Brazil from Monday as Japan leads an assault on a three-decade old moratorium on commercial whale hunting. Tokyo heads into the biennial meeting as chair of the 88-nation body determined to shake-up what it says is a dysfunctional organization mired in dispute and unable to make key decisions.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Bolsonaro recovering from abdominal stabbing: functions returning and he walked a few steps

  

  The health of Brazil’s far-right leading and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was markedly improved after he was stabbed last week at a campaign rally, the hospital where he is being treated said on Sunday.

• Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Bolsonaro's condition stable: optimism about his recovery and resumption of campaigning

  

  The leading candidate in Brazil's presidential race who was transferred to the Albert Einstein Israelite hospital in Sao Paulo for further treatment after being stabbed at a campaign rally, is stable and recovering according to medical and official reports.

• Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

  Brazilian court overturns ban on products containing glyphosate

  

  A Brazilian court this week overturned an injunction banning products containing the herbicide glyphosate, knocking down a previous ruling that had been set to disrupt the soy planting season set to begin this month.

• Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Brazil's August inflation drops 0.09%, the lowest rate in twenty years

  

  Brazil's inflation eased more-than-expected in August as prices fell from the previous month, preliminary data from the statistical office IBGE showed Thursday. The consumer price index, IPCA, rose 4.19% year-on-year following a 4.48% in July. Economists had forecast a 4.29% inflation rate.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  Lula will tell his followers next week to vote for Fernando Haddad

  

  Brazil’s jailed former president Lula da Silva is preparing to give up his bid to run in next month’s presidential election, party sources said, after he lost two appeals at the Supreme Court on Thursday. That will remove the most popular candidate from October’s race and pave the way for Lula’s hand-chosen successor, Fernando Haddad, to become the Workers Party (PT) candidate.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazilian leading presidential candidate stabbed and in serious condition; attack could bolster his chances

  

  The leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said, pushing an already chaotic campaign into further disarray.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Ex HMS Ocean becomes Brazilian Navy's flagship to maintain safety in the South Atlantic

  

  The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) new helicopter carrier PHM Atlântico (A 140) (Multipurpose Helicopter Carrier) reached Rio de Janeiro, its homeport, on August 25. PHM Atlântico previously served as the Royal Navy LPH HMS Ocean for twenty years.