Brazil

• Sunday, September 8th 2013 - 00:42 UTC

  Round of protest against corruption on Brazil’s Independence Day celebrations

  

  Police in Brazil used tear gas, dogs and rubber bullets to scatter protesters against corruption who tried to interrupt Saturday’s Independence Day celebrations including military parades in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and in dozens of other cities which led to scuffles between marchers and police.

• Saturday, September 7th 2013 - 02:08 UTC

  Depending on Obama Wednesday’s reply, Rousseff will decide on her visit to Washington

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, angered by a recent report that the US government spied on her communications, said on Friday that President Barack Obama had taken responsibility for what happened and that she may proceed with a planned visit to Washington next month.

• Saturday, September 7th 2013 - 02:03 UTC

  Brazil investing millions in improving security of its communications to avoid US dragnet

  

  Angered by recent revelations that the United States spied on its emails and phone calls and even its president, Brazil's government is speeding up efforts to improve the security of its communications - and hopefully keep more of its secrets under wraps.

• Saturday, September 7th 2013 - 01:56 UTC

  Opinion polls coincide Dilma is recovering the hearts of Brazilian voters

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity recovered from a recent drop caused by massive street protests as the government tried to deal with the sluggish economy and concern that inflation will rise the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Friday.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:36 UTC

  Brazil to probe telecom companies for possible sharing of info with US spies

  

  Brazil will probe telecommunications companies to see if they illegally shared data with the United States National Security Agency after it was found the US had been spying on President Dilma Rousseff. Brazil’s government has accused the US of lying about the NSA’s activities in the country.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:25 UTC

  Brazil’s protests will affect IOC future decisions; Madrid favourite for 2020

  

  International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said his organization and future games hosts must overcome the challenge of convincing the wider public about the benefits of staging sports’ biggest event.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 01:52 UTC

  Brazil congress tries to contain public opinion fury and ends secret voting system

  

  Brazil's lower house has voted on Wednesday to end the system of secret voting in the national legislature. That's been a main demand from anti-government protesters who've taken to streets since June. And it was one of the five specific reform items that President Dilma Rousseff told lawmakers to pass to meet demonstrators' demands.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2013 - 01:31 UTC

  Brazilean production in all four industry categories down in July

  

  Brazilian industrial output was down 2% in July from June this year. The information was released this Tuesday in the Monthly Industrial Survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IBGE.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2013 - 01:26 UTC

  Brazil's inflation tendency again picks up as food and transport prices rebound

  

  Brazil’s twelve-month inflation ended August at its lowest level this year, according to a central bank survey of fourteen economists. This means the 12-month IPCA consumer-price index is likely to weigh in at 6.10% for August, down from 6.27% at the end of July.

• Monday, September 2nd 2013 - 19:49 UTC

  Argentine officials admit inflation is higher than the official release from Indec

  

  President Cristina Fernandez Victory Front’s parliamentary candidate for next October mid-term election, Martín Insaurralde admitted on Monday that inflation rate is higher than the one released by INDEC statistics agency although the agency is “transparent” and “must readjust to times and realities.”