Brazil

• Thursday, March 4th 2010 - 04:21 UTC

  Brazil tells Washington “not to push Iran into a corner”

  

  Brazil and the US could not agree Wednesday over how to rein in Tehran's suspect nuclear ambitions and Brazilian President Lula da Silva warned the world not to “push Iran into a corner.”

• Saturday, February 27th 2010 - 08:18 UTC

  Petrobras announces two discoveries with 65 million barrels potential

  

  Brazilian government managed energy firm Petrobras announced this week it had made two separate discoveries of oil in the Campos Basin near Brazil's coast with recoverable reserves of 40 million and 25 million barrels.

• Saturday, February 27th 2010 - 08:16 UTC

  Brazilian central bank prepares to withdraw stimulus measures and liquidity

  

  The Brazilian Central bank’s decision to raise reserve requirements this week will have an impact on monetary policy, admitted the bank’s governor Henrique Meirelles in an interview with the financial publication Valor Economico.

• Saturday, February 27th 2010 - 07:50 UTC

  Brazil could ban “Naughty blonde” beer ad featuring Paris Hilton

  

  Paris Hilton is causing a stir in Brazil, where a government department has claimed a one minute beer commercial in which she stars is demeaning to women, particularly blondes.

• Saturday, February 27th 2010 - 07:17 UTC

  IMF warns of asset bubbles in Brazil and Indonesia

  

  International Monetary Fund, IMF, chief Dominique Strauss Khan warned that Brazil and Indonesia and other emerging countries are in “real risk” of suffering an assets price bubble given the inflow on foreign capital.

• Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 01:27 UTC

  On its fiftieth anniversary Brasilia exposed to a major political dispute

  

  The acting governor of Brazil's federal district resigned this week in connection with a corruption scandal that has tarnished one of the main opposition parties and could affect the campaign of front-runner Jose Serra in this October's presidential race.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 06:15 UTC

  Brazil’s Lula da Silva blasts US Security Council and Britain

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva condemned on Tuesday the United Nations Organization (UN) and its Security Council for not recognizing Argentina's sovereignty over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.

• Monday, February 22nd 2010 - 00:56 UTC

  An Iron Lady could become Brazil’s next president

  

  An iron lady in Brazil’s future? Could be, if economist Dilma Rousseff, former guerrilla and known for her strong character and work capacity, nominated by the ruling Workers Party, PT, to succeed the charismatic Lula da Silva is victorious in Brazil’s 3 October presidential election.

• Sunday, February 21st 2010 - 01:19 UTC

  Dilma Rousseff nominated presidential candidate for Brazil’s ruling party

  

  Brazil’s ruling Workers Party (PT) as was anticipated, proclaimed on Saturday cabinet chief Dilma Rousseff as presidential candidate for the coming October 3 election. Party delegates nominated Ms Rousseff who had been hand picked by president Lula da Silva.

• Sunday, February 21st 2010 - 01:15 UTC

  Brazil inching closer to accept the Honduran administration of president Lobo

  

  Brazil that is still holding back on its recognition of Honduras president Porfirio Lobo government is inching closer and said it would be “important” for the Central American country to return to the Organization of American States, OAS, once reconciliation measures become effective, according to a spokesperson from the Planalto Palace.