Brazil

Wednesday, September 20th 2017 - 21:58 UTC
New record for president Temer: 3,4% believe he is doing a great job, according to latest opinion poll

Approval for Brazilian President Michel Temer's government has plummeted, according to a poll published on Tuesday, as the scandal-plagued leader faces new corruption charges and struggles to push his economic reform agenda through Congress.
Wednesday, September 20th 2017 - 08:07 UTC
Temer: “We need more diplomacy, we need the UN more than before”

The President of Brazil, the first Head of State traditionally to address the annual United Nations General Assembly’s general debate, pledged on Tuesday that his country will sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – reiterating that the nuclear powers undertake additional disarmament.
Wednesday, September 20th 2017 - 08:00 UTC
Brazil's new top prosecutor reshuffles corruption investigation team: Mensalao “veterans” take over

Brazil's new top federal prosecutor on Tuesday reshuffled the team of investigators in charge of pursuing the biggest corruption probe yet conducted in Latin America's largest nation.
Wednesday, September 20th 2017 - 01:40 UTC
Odebrecht sells stake of massive subway project in Buenos Aires

Scandal-hit Brazilian construction company Odebrecht said on Sunday it has sold its 33% stake in a massive subway project in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, but vowed to keep working in the country.
Tuesday, September 19th 2017 - 20:06 UTC
Brazil August beef exports increase 34% year on year: 145.822 tons

Brazil’s total beef exports in August rose by 34% year-on-year both by volume and in revenue terms, industry group Abiec said on Monday, indicating the worst of a food safety scandal that rocked Brazil’s protein industry may be over.
Tuesday, September 19th 2017 - 10:20 UTC
Brazil's new prosecutor general sworn in: “People will not tolerate corruption and demand results”

The new prosecutor general tasked with leading Brazil's anti-corruption drive was sworn in on Monday, and said she would continue her predecessor's campaign against graft in Latin America's biggest nation.
Friday, September 15th 2017 - 07:12 UTC
Brazil's Temer charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering

Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering on Thursday, according to a statement posted on the prosecutor general's office website, threatening to delay the government's economic reform agenda in Congress.
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 20:49 UTC
Brazilian congress advances political reform to streamline parties; 28 have elected members

Brazil's lower house of Congress has given initial approval to a bill to reduce the huge array of political parties that have made it hard to govern the country and contributed to corruption. The chamber voted 384-16 for the establishment of a minimum national vote threshold that parties must reach to get public funding and free radio and television time for their election campaigns. The requirement would be 1.5% of votes in 2018, rising to 3% in 2030.
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 19:17 UTC
Brazilian agriculture minister home raided by police on corruption probe

Brazil's Police raided the home of a top government official Thursday seeking evidence in yet another corruption case involving a member of embattled President Michel Temer's Cabinet. The operation was authorized by Brazil's top court and is part of an investigation of Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi, who is suspected of bribing state lawmakers during his 2003-2010 terms as governor of Mato Grosso.
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 18:53 UTC
Irish beef farmers warn that an EU/Mercosur deal is a “completely unacceptable”

Pushing the European Union Mercosur deal is a “completely unacceptable”, according to Meat Industry Ireland’s (MII) director Cormac Healy. In a statement, Healy said that any progression and completion of the Mercosur trade deal will have negative effects on the EU beef market.