Brazil

Saturday, November 4th 2017 - 10:40 UTC
Brazil becoming main supplier of soybean to China at peak US marketing season

Brazil is expected to win a larger share of China’s soybean imports in coming months, hitting U.S. exporters during the peak marketing season for their most valuable farm product as the world grapples with a fifth consecutive bumper crop.
Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 07:08 UTC
Brazilian electorate divided on Lula: half want him as president and the other half in jail

Half of Brazilians want former President Lula da Silva to win next year's election and return to the office he occupied between 2003 and 2010. The other half wants him in prison for a corruption conviction.
Wednesday, November 1st 2017 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil's central bank puts off signals about next year's interest rate policy

Brazil’s central bank has decided to put off any signals about its 2018 interest rate decisions, the bank said on Tuesday, leaving the door open for lower rates next year as the economy recovers with inflation under control.
Tuesday, October 31st 2017 - 08:30 UTC
Brazil: the return of deepwater oil

By Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com - On a historic auction for deepwater oil assets in Brazil, the oil majors showed up on October 27 and bought several offshore blocks, indicating a high level of interest in the country after a major policy overhaul allowed private investment.
Tuesday, October 31st 2017 - 08:16 UTC
Meirelles again mentioned as candidate for a presidential ticket next year

Brazil's Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles insisted on Monday that he is not planning to run for president and told a business meeting he could consider being a vice presidential running mate.
Monday, October 30th 2017 - 17:53 UTC
Temer expected to return to work on Tuesday, following prostate surgery

Brazilian President Michel Temer should be discharged today Monday from the Sao Paulo hospital where he had surgery to reduce the size of his prostate, his office said on Saturday. A previously announced meeting on Monday with Bolivian President Evo Morales will be postponed, the Foreign Ministry said.
Monday, October 30th 2017 - 11:02 UTC
Brazil wants detailed investigation into Canada's aerospace industry “subsidies”

Canada has urged the World Trade Organization to block attempts by Brazil to trigger a detailed investigation of its aerospace industry to buttress its case that subsidies to Bombardier caused “serious prejudice” to Brazil’s Embraer. The procedural move by Canada comes a month after the WTO agreed to set up a panel to investigate Brazil’s claim that Canada provided harmful aid to the CSeries jet.
Monday, October 30th 2017 - 07:17 UTC
Lula and former military officer, main presidential candidates in 2018, shows Ibope poll

Brazilian Former Lula da Silva and right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro would make it to a second round of voting in the 2018 presidential elections if they were held on Sunday, an Ibope poll showed.
Saturday, October 28th 2017 - 13:32 UTC
Temer survives biology and court charges, but his reforms' agenda is significantly weakened

President Michel Temer’s administration turned its attention Thursday to pressing its reform agenda, but it is unclear if it has the support to govern after convincing a small majority in Brazil's Congress not to suspend the leader and make him stand trial on corruption charges.
Tuesday, October 24th 2017 - 07:37 UTC
Brazil's Temer admits the pensions' reform could be delayed until next year

Brazil's President Michel Temer admits for the first time that the crucial pension reform legislation could not be passed by Congress this year. In an interview with Poder360 news website, Temer said the government had to again consult lawmakers in the government coalition, many of whom have already said they are doubtful the legislation will pass this year.