Brazil

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 06:19 UTC

  Brazil says it is “impossible” to force the Paraguayan congress to review the removal of Lugo

  

  Brazil will wait for the Paraguayan situation caused by the removal of Fernando Lugo “to decant” before assessing the most appropriate measures to address the “rupture of democratic order” in the country, according to Planalto sources.

• Sunday, June 24th 2012 - 14:51 UTC

  Leading Russian and Brazilian investment banks establish strategic alliance

  

  Russian investment bank VTB Capital and Brazilian peer BTG Pactual, two of the fastest-growing emerging market challengers to more established US and European rivals, are joining forces to help them to expand further.

• Sunday, June 24th 2012 - 14:49 UTC

  Brazilian grain quality-control equipment manufacturer opens office in Winnipeg

  

  Motomco Group of Brazil, a manufacturer of grain quality-control products, is opening a Canadian operation called Canada Moisture Analyzers in Winnipeg this summer. The shop will handle sales and service for its products, which measure moisture content in grain in North America.

• Sunday, June 24th 2012 - 02:49 UTC

  Brazil raises fuel prices for the first time since 2008, effective next Monday

  

  Brazil's state managed oil company Petrobras said it will raise gasoline and diesel prices for the first time since 2008, a move aimed at ending refining losses and paying for the world's largest corporate spending plan.

• Sunday, June 24th 2012 - 02:46 UTC

  Brazil’s May current account deficit reached 3.4 billion dollars

  

  Brazil posted a current account deficit of 3.468 billion dollars in May, central bank data showed on Friday, in line with analysts' expectations and less than the previous month's gap. Brazil's current account deficit in April was 5.4 billion, the central bank said last month.

• Saturday, June 23rd 2012 - 03:25 UTC

  Mercosur/Unasur anticipate “appropriate measures” against coup in Paraguay

  

  President Cristina Fernández assured on Friday night that “Argentina does not condone the coup in Paraguay” and anticipated that “appropriate measures” will be taken at next week’s Mercosur Summit, scheduled to take place in Mendoza.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 08:13 UTC

  Brazilian government studying fuel price increase to support Petrobras

  

  Officials from Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras and the government on Thursday confirmed they are studying a fuel price increase to help offset the costs of fuel sector investments.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 08:03 UTC

  Brazilian iron ore exports drop 19% in value, first time since 2002

  

  Brazilian exports of iron ore from January through May were down 19% in value from the same period last year, according to a report from Sao Paulo based newspaper Folha on Thursday.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 07:58 UTC

  Brazil’s Bovespa monopoly on the line as government considers boosting competition

  

  Brazil’s stock exchange Bovespa is facing a loss in market share estimated at as much as 30% by HSBC Holdings Plc and Banco Itau BBA SA as the nation considers boosting competition among trading platforms.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 07:55 UTC

  Brazil and China sign 30bn dollars swap to boost trade and better weather global turbulence

  

  Brazil and China will sign an agreement in the coming weeks to swap as much as 30 billion in their two currencies, Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega said.