Brazil

• Monday, April 9th 2012 - 05:21 UTC

  Automakers research and innovation must move to Brazil, ‘we have the market’ says Pimentel

  

  Brazil has no plans to offer further incentives for automakers, but the government does not rule out taking steps to boost the competitiveness of other industries, Trade and Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel said in an interview published on Sunday.

• Monday, April 9th 2012 - 02:44 UTC

  Rousseff arrives at the White House for a good family photo, but not much more

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff begins Monday a two day to the United States with the purpose of improving bilateral political, trade and investment relations as well as continuing on the agenda worked out for when President Obama’s visit to Brazil last year.

• Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 23:13 UTC

  Brazilian president popularity at its highest since taking office

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity is at its highest level since taking office, buoyed by her handling of an economic slowdown and tough stance against corruption, a poll showed this week.

• Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 15:45 UTC

  Argentina picks a fight with Brazil oil giant Petrobras and revokes oil concession

  

  Brazilian oil giant Petrobras assured that it has complied with all terms of its Argentine Patagonia Neuquén province oil exploitation contract, following provincial governor Jorge Sapag's announcement of the termination of the concession contract in Veta Escondida area.

• Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 08:42 UTC

  Mujica will try and convince Brazil to open Mercosur to third countries

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica arrives Thursday in neighbouring Brazil to discuss with his peer Dilma Rousseff trade expansion, productive and energy complementation and above all opening Mercosur to third countries in search of new markets.

• Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 02:39 UTC

  Fitch ratings says Brazil’s current slowdown is cyclical and likely to return to potential

  

  According to a special report published Tuesday on Brazil, Fitch Ratings believes that the country's current slowdown is cyclical in nature and that economic growth is likely to return to its potential rate.

• Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 02:35 UTC

  Boeing to open an aerospace research and technology centre in Sao Paulo

  

  US air industry giant Boeing announced today that it will establish a research and technology centre in Sao Paulo that will work with Brazil’s leading researchers and scientists to develop aerospace technologies.

• Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 02:25 UTC

  Brazilian Senate will only deal directly with FIFA president Blatter

  

  A panel of the Brazilian Senate on Tuesday canceled a planned meeting with FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, who last month caused uproar with his outspoken criticism of the country's 2014 World Cup preparations.

• Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 02:20 UTC

  Brazil soy farmers expected to plant a record acreage after this year’s dismal crop

  

  Brazilian farmers will likely plant at least 26.2 million hectares with soybeans in the next crop, up 1.1 million hectares from the current 2011-12 crop, forecaster Agroconsult said Tuesday.

• Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 01:37 UTC

  Brazil announces 35bn dollars stimulus measures to prop industry

  

  Brazil announced on Tuesday tax cuts and other stimulus measures worth about 65 billion Reais (35 billion dollars) to protect the country’s struggling industry from what she said were “predatory” trade practices by rich nations.