Brazil

• Tuesday, October 6th 2009 - 11:44 UTC

  Brazil’s Real in new record against US dollar; has gained 32% this year

  

  Brazil’s currency rose to the strongest level in more than a year after a statement from the Group of Seven’s leaders lacked support to stem the dollar’s slide against major currencies, prompting investors to buy higher- yielding assets.

• Tuesday, October 6th 2009 - 06:38 UTC

  “Historic day” for Brazil which for the first time becomes IMF creditor

  

  Brazil became on Monday for the first time ever a creditor of the International Monetary Fund when it formalized a decision to buy 10 billion US dollars worth of IMF notes nominated in SDR.

• Monday, October 5th 2009 - 13:01 UTC

  Elections Brazilian style: 13% of voters confess to have “traded” their vote

  

  An estimated 17 million Brazilians, 13% of the electorate, confessed to have traded their vote for money, job or gifts, according to a public opinion poll released Sunday by Folha de Sao Paulo.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2009 - 01:09 UTC

  Brazil takes to the streets to celebrate Rio 2016 Olympics

  

  Thousands poured to Rio do Janeiro streets and famous beaches at mid day Friday to celebrate the selection of the city to host the 2016 Olympic Games, beating out Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid.

• Friday, October 2nd 2009 - 09:26 UTC

  Brazilian Senate suspends vote on Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation

  

  The Brazilian Senate Foreign Relations committee suspended on Thursday for thirty days the consideration of Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation protocol, following on rapporteur Senator Tasso Jereissati veto recommendation because of the “authoritarian” character of President Hugo Chavez regime.

• Thursday, October 1st 2009 - 07:47 UTC

  Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation criticized in Brazilian Senate

  

  Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation chances received a full blow this week when the Brazilian senate Foreign Relations committee rapporteur said the hopeful member-country is ruled by an “almost dictatorial” president Hugo Chavez

• Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 13:21 UTC

  Lula da Silva’s presidential candidate cured of lymphatic cancer

  

  The woman Brazilian President Lula da Silva wants to succeed him is cured of lymphatic cancer, her doctors said Monday.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:43 UTC

  Obama’s internet-electoral-strategist contracted by Brazil’s ruling party

  

  The man who ran Barack Obama's game-changing Internet strategy US presidential campaign believes similar methods can transform Brazilian politics and help elect its first woman president, reports Reuters.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:39 UTC

  Brazilian Vice-President in favour of possession of nuclear weapons

  

  Brazil's Vice-President Jose Alencar has said possession of nuclear weapons would enable his country to deter potential aggressors and give the South American nation greater 'respectability' on the world stage, according to a media report from Sao Paulo.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 07:37 UTC

  Brazil rejects “ultimatum” from Honduras de facto government

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva said on Sunday his nation would not comply with a demand from Honduras' de facto government to decide the status of ousted President Manuel Zelaya in 10 days.