Brazil

Monday, December 5th 2011 - 06:51 UTC
Top Republican claims Obama is losing the Brazil battle to China

The US top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said President Barack Obama is missing opportunities to strike closer ties with Brazil, allowing China to steal market share from US companies in Latin America’s biggest economy.
Monday, December 5th 2011 - 06:42 UTC
Havelange, 95, again beats his detractors: he resigns from IOC and end ethics inquiry

Former FIFA president Joao Havelange resigned from the International Olympic Committee on Sunday, just days before he was to face an ethics inquiry it was reported by the Sao Paulo press.
Monday, December 5th 2011 - 06:39 UTC
Sixth member of Rousseff’s cabinet resigns amid corruption allegations

Brazil’s Labor and Employment Minister Carlos Lupi resigned Sunday, the sixth Cabinet member to leave President Dilma Rousseff’s government since June amid corruption allegations.
Monday, December 5th 2011 - 05:29 UTC
Brazilian press name President Dilma Rousseff “Woman of the Year”

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was elected “Woman of the Year” by one of Brazil’s leading magazines, Istoé, which describes the leader as “one of the most influential persons in the world” who also conducted the country to “a superior level”.
Saturday, December 3rd 2011 - 08:59 UTC
Argentina and Brazil agree greater ‘productive integration mechanism”

Argentine and Brazilian presidents Cristina Fernandez and Dilma Rousseff agreed in Caracas the creation of a Productive Integration Mechanism, MIP, to deepen bilateral relations.
Saturday, December 3rd 2011 - 08:50 UTC
Brazil counters bad press: “we can be ready to organize the World Cup in two months”

Brazil, plagued by delays and in-fighting in its preparations for the 2014 World Cup, could stage the event in two months' time if necessary, the country's sports minister said on Friday.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 19:41 UTC
Brazil ready to support IMF but demands greater power for BRICS countries

Brazil conditioned the disbursement of more funds for the IMF to help countries in crisis to a greater say in the multilateral organization and the advance of European initiatives to solve the current Euro and debt crisis.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 18:58 UTC
Chile and Uruguay less corrupt in Latam; other Mercosur members not so clean

Chile and Uruguay are the least corrupt countries in Latinamerica, while Paraguay and Venezuela are at the other extreme, according to the latest ‘Corruption Perceptions’ Index’ from Transparency International released this week.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 15:41 UTC
Brazilian biologists manage to picture rare example of albino dolphin

Brazilian biologists have found an extremely rare example of an albino dolphin among an endangered species that lives off the southern coast of South America.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 01:26 UTC
Buenos Aires launched 2011/12 season with the Italian cruise ‘Opera’

The 2011/12 cruise season was officially inaugurated this week in Buenos Aires with the arrival from Venice of ‘Opera’ with 1.900 passengers. The cruise vessel belongs to the Italian company MSC and most tourists are Argentines, as well as French, Italian, German and Brazilians.