Brazil

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 20:04 UTC

  Brazilian candidate Ms. Rousseff promises to have Lula da Silva as advisor

  

  Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff promised, if elected, that President Lula da Silva (and mentor) will be her advisor to help with all the reforms the country still needs to address.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 06:32 UTC

  EU/Mercosur talks must go “beyond tariffs and subsidies”

  

  The association agreement between the European Union and Mercosur has to go “beyond tariffs and subsidies”, said Brazilian president addressing businessmen from Brazil and a visiting Italian delegation headed by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 06:18 UTC

  Shell confirms oil discovery in pre-salt drilling at Campos Basin

  

  Royal Dutch Shell Brazil discovered oil in the Campos Basin's pre-salt region, the company said Tuesday. In a statement, Shell Brazil said it had discovered oil in the 3-SHEL-22-ESS well at the Nautilus field, part of the Parque das Conchas development that went on-stream in July 2009.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 06:03 UTC

  Berlusconi says Lula da Silva should run again for president in 2014

  

  Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, expressed his support for the idea that Brazilian President Lula da Silva should run for president once again in the Brazilian presidential elections of 2014.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 05:31 UTC

  Lula da Silva anticipates World Cup semi-finals with four Mercosur members

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he expects the four Mercosur countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to meet in the semi-finals of the World Cup in South Africa.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 05:21 UTC

  Brazil largest meat processor JBS targeting US top pork producer

  

  Shares of Smithfield Foods Inc., the top U.S. pork producer, jumped as much as 8.3% Tuesday on speculation the company may be a takeover target for Brazil-based meat processor JBS S.A. A report in the Brazilian publication Valor Economico, citing market sources said JBS may seek discussions over an acquisition with Smithfield.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 05:14 UTC

  Caterpillar expanding plant in Brazil to meet growing Latam demand

  

  US corporation Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday it will build a new manufacturing facility in Brazil to meet growing customer demand there and across Latin America.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2010 - 05:30 UTC

  Brazil to implement new banking reserve requirements bases on Basel Index

  

  Brazil's government will implement new reserve requirements on credit operations undertaken by the nation's banks, in compliance with the latest changes in the Basel Index, by 2012, the Central Bank of Brazil said in a statement Monday.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2010 - 05:25 UTC

  Fitch lifts Brazil’s credit rating to investment-grade; further ‘improvement’ needed

  

  Brazil’s credit rating outlook was boosted to positive from stable by Fitch Ratings, which cited the country’s “growth dynamics” and “prudent” policies. Fitch rates Brazil BBB-, the lowest investment-grade rating and in line with rankings from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.

• Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:56 UTC

  Brazil willing to support Argentina and Uruguay in joint river monitoring

  

  Brazil is willing to help Argentina and Uruguay with the joint monitoring of the River Uruguay which is at the heart of a pulp mill standing dispute between both countries. Argentina and Uruguay Foreign Affairs ministers are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Montevideo to address the issue.