Brazil

• Wednesday, November 14th 2012 - 07:05 UTC

  Argentines can expect a ‘salt-less’ summer when they turn out to the Atlantic coast

  

  An estimated 20.000 restaurants, hotels and fast food places in the province of Buenos Aires Atlantic beaches have agreed to eliminate salt from tables as part of a campaign to help combat the excess consumption of sodium and related diseases such as high blood pressure and cerebrovascular accidents, CVA

• Wednesday, November 14th 2012 - 00:42 UTC

  Sao Paulo turned into a shoot out battle ground between drug lords and the police

  

  The wave of killings in South America’s largest city, Sao Paulo is attributed to a resurgence of attacks from the criminal gang PCC (First Command of the Capital) against the police, which is also involved in reprisals turning the Brazilian metropolis into one of the most violent in the country.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 23:04 UTC

  Brazil orange shipments to EU suspended after samples of black spot fungus found

  

  Orange shipments from Brazil to the European Union were suspended after EU officials found samples with black spot fungus, a Brazilian government official said.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 22:53 UTC

  Argentines and Brazilians pay the most tax in Latam, says OECD

  

  Argentines and Brazilians pay the most tax in Latin America while Venezuelans pay the least, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), released on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 20:51 UTC

  Latam rapidly turning into middle class continent, says World Bank

  

  A World Bank report released Tuesday found that Latin America and the Caribbean registered a 50% jump in the number of people joining the middle class during the last decade, which was called by economists an historic achievement for a region long exposed to wealth inequality.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 03:40 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina sign ‘combined military operations’ agreement

  

  Brazil announced on Monday its first agreement on combined operations with Argentina which will allow the two countries forces to act jointly in catastrophe situations and peace missions.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 00:05 UTC

  Lula da Silva former chief of staff sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption

  

  The chief of staff to former President Lula da Silva, and fellow founder of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for running a congressional vote buying scheme almost a decade ago.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  Drug lords continue to challenge Sao Paulo city: 20 killings over the weekend

  

  A wave of killings and attacks which is pounding the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo became even more violent over the weekend with at least twenty homicides reported in the metropolitan area according to the Military Police and Civilian Police releases.

• Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:08 UTC

  Brazil says inflation in October peaked and should begin to ease

  

  Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Wednesday that inflation has peaked and indicators are pointing to a retreat to a lower level. Consumer prices rose in October at their fastest pace since April due to higher food prices, government data showed, though a measure of wholesale costs suggested relief should arrive in coming months

• Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 01:53 UTC

  Brazil expands investmetns and builds closer economic ties in Africa

  

  Brazilian companies are moving into Africa amid a government drive to build closer economic ties with the continent. A year ago Vale, the Brazilian mining giant, exported its first overseas coal shipment from Mozambique.