Brazil

Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 17:58 UTC
UN underlines HIV-tuberculosis link

The head of the United Nations agency charged with coordinating the fight against HIV/AIDS is in Brazil this week promoting awareness of the link between the epidemic and tuberculosis and the necessity to address discrimination in the South American country’s response to HIV.
Wednesday, March 25th 2009 - 07:57 UTC
Brazil begins to cut natural gas dependency from Bolivia

President Lula da Silva said that Brazil can’t depend for its natural gas solely on Bolivia and anticipated that with the recent opening of a liquid gas plant, the fuel can be imported from the Caribbean. Anyhow “we will continue to purchase Bolivian gas until at least 2019”.
Tuesday, March 24th 2009 - 13:43 UTC
Brazil’s future as emerging power “linked to regional situation”

Brazil’s future as an emerging power is closely linked to the regional situation according to President Lula da Silva’s international affairs advisor Marco Aurelio García.
Tuesday, March 24th 2009 - 13:14 UTC
Vietnam targets Brazil and Chile as seafood markets

Vietnamese businesses are looking to South America for new market opportunities for a range of competitive products, including seafood, trade officials said. Brazil has authorized 60 Vietnamese companies to export fish products to the country the Vietnam Trade Office in Brazil confirmed, reports Vietnam Net.
Monday, March 23rd 2009 - 08:48 UTC
Petrobras guarantees fuel supply ahead of five day strike

Brazil’s government managed oil and gas corporation Petrobras said there is “no chance” a planned strike by its workers beginning Monday will limit the country’s fuel supply.
Saturday, March 21st 2009 - 11:32 UTC
Argentine, Brazilian businesses agree to fight “Chinese imports”

With the master touch of Brazilian diplomacy the Friday regional summit with Argentina not only sent a clear political message of understanding between Mercosur main partners, but also evidence of that close coordination.
Saturday, March 21st 2009 - 10:13 UTC
Argentina and Brazil close ranks and downplay trade differences

Argentine visiting president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva called on Friday for speedier financing of joint development and commerce projects to help stimulate decreasing bilateral trade.
Saturday, March 21st 2009 - 08:40 UTC
Petrobras union threatens with national strike beginning Monday

Brazil’s government managed oil and gas corporation Petrobras faces a possible nationwide strike by oil workers that could paralyze the company's oil production for five days, starting Monday.
Saturday, March 21st 2009 - 08:33 UTC
Milestone ruling in Brazil supports Amazon Indian reservations

Amazon indigenous groups have won a major victory with Brazil's Supreme Court upholding the integrity of a vast native reserve in the northern state of Roraima next to Venezuela.
Friday, March 20th 2009 - 05:27 UTC
Brazil needs 270 billion USD in ten years to make true its oil dreams

Brazil needs 270 billion US dollars in investment over the next 10 years to develop massive new deepwater oil reserves, energy minister Edison Lobao said on Thursday.