Brazil

Wednesday, January 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
EU freezes beef imports from Brazil for sanitary reasons

The European Union will freeze all imports of Brazilian beef as from Thursday after Brazil failed to provide sufficient sanitary safety guarantees announced in Brussels EU Health and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Markos Kyprianou.
Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian corporation targeting major global acquisition

Xstrata Plc, the world's fourth- largest copper producer, rose to a three-week high in London trading after newspaper reports that Brazil's Cia. Vale do Rio Doce may agree to buy the company within the next few days.
Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras ranked sixth among leading oil corporations

Brazil's government oil managed corporation Petrobras finished 2007 in sixth place of PFC Energy 50's ranking, which lists the world's largest oil companies based on their market values.
Monday, January 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Record inflow of foreign investment to Brazil in 2007

Foreign direct investment in Brazil reached a record 34.6 billion US dollars (almost double the 18.7 billion of 2006) reported the Brazilian Central Bank. FDI this year is expected to topple 28 billion US dollars with an estimated record 4.5 billion in January.
Monday, January 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil plans to build nuclear sub with French technology

Brazil is seeking to acquire military technology from France that could help it become the first country in Latin America to have a nuclear submarine, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Thursday, January 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras discovers second offshore huge gas reservoir

Brazil's government managed oil company Petrobras announced this week the discovery of a huge second natural gas field 290 kilometeres off the coast of Rio do Janeiro and 40 kilometeres north of the Tupi field which is thought to be one of the largest discovered in the past twenty years.
Wednesday, January 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil extends one billion US dollars credit to Cuba

Cuban leader Fidel Castro is lucid and healthy enough to resume a political role in Cuba, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday at the end of a 24 hours visit to the island during which ten bilateral agreements were signed.
Monday, January 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil denies yellow fever epidemic, but suggests vaccination

Brazil faces no risk of a yellow fever epidemic, despite an outbreak that killed two people last week in the capital, Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao said in Brasilia.
Monday, January 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras helps to fund Brazil's Antarctic operations

Brazil's government managed petroleum corporation Petrobras is involved in Antarctic research and development sponsoring the renewal of the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, and the acquisition of research equipment for the Oceanographic Support Ship Ary Rongel.
Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil yellow fever: Gov. has launched a vaccination campaign

The Brazilian Government has launched a vaccination campaign after the health ministry confirmed that a man in the capital Brasilia died from yellow fever.