Brazil

• Monday, June 7th 2010 - 09:22 UTC

  Incumbent Brazilian presidential campaign accused of spying on adversary

  

  A member from the campaign team of Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff was forced to resign over the weekend because of an alleged espionage plan to tap information from the main opposition hopeful Jose Serra.

• Saturday, June 5th 2010 - 00:51 UTC

  President Lula da Silva admits he would consider running again in 2014

  

  Brazil’s president Lula da Silva confirmed he is seriously considering running again in 2014 when Brazil will be hosting the World Football Cup. The Brazilian president made the announcement during an interview with Bandeirantes television.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 05:51 UTC

  Brazil grants construction light for third nuclear power plant

  

  Angra III nuclear power plant has been granted a construction license by the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission, regulators said.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 03:13 UTC

  Brazil suspends exports of processed meat to US over residues controversy

  

  Brazil will send a team of experts to the United States next week to seek clarification on methods used to test processed meat imports for residues, which have suspended export to the US, the Agriculture ministry said on Monday.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 02:36 UTC

  Brazilian press calls Paraguay “rich beggar”, superb actor in asking for alms

  

  One of Brazil’s most influential weekly magazines with strong penetration in political and business circles, ‘Veja’ has a main article this week calling neighbouring Paraguay the “rich beggar”, a role which the successive Paraguayan governments “have played to success attracting significant international aid and grants”.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2010 - 02:46 UTC

  Major Brazilian airports on the verge of a “logistics blackout”

  

  Airports in the major cities of Brazil that will be hosting the World Cup in 2014, and the Olympic Games in 2016, are working at their maximum capacity and eight of them are described as “in the edge of operational collapse” according to a report from the Applied Economics Research Institute in Sao Paulo, IPEA.

• Monday, May 31st 2010 - 01:18 UTC

  Brazil has become a “haven” for the use of world banned agro-toxics

  

  Brazil in recent years has become the main destination for agro-toxic products banned in Europe, United States and most of South America’s countries with strong farm sectors. Brazilian farmers make unrestricted use of ten to twelve chemicals which are specifically banned in the European Union, United States and most of South America claims O Estado de Sao Paulo.

• Monday, May 31st 2010 - 01:14 UTC

  Brazilian businessmen not convinced by Mrs. Kirchner’s promises

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner promises that ‘there weren't, nor ever will be, barriers’ blocking Brazilian imports’ was received with disbelief by the Brazilian business community.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 07:04 UTC

  Celso Amorim remembers Argentina that “Brazil is a huge market”

  

  Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim was the latest high ranking official to complain about the limitations applied to bilateral trade with Argentina and said it was imperative for the country to understand that “Brazil is a huge market.”

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 05:26 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner promises there will never be barriers to Brazilian imports

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that “there weren't, nor ever will be, barriers blocking Brazilian imports,” after holding a meeting in Rio de Janeiro with her Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva, a gathering she classified as “more than good.”