Tag: Brazil

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 09:21 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan praises agreement on Falklands' second commercial link with the region

  

  Foreign Office minister for the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan praised as historic the UK/Argentina agreement on a second commerical flight between the Falklands and the region.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  Brazil withdraws its offer to host UN conference on climate change next year

  

  Brazil has withdrawn its offer to host a large U.N. conference on climate change next year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, leading environmental groups to question the government's commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 18:50 UTC

  Brazilian credit card users offered predictable exchange rate for deals in foreign currency

  

  Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) President Ilan Goldfajn Wednesday announced a new rule for credit card charges in foreign currency: the sum consumers will have to pay in reais will be calculated on the basis of the exchange rate at the day of the transaction. The measure, however, will become effective as March 1, 2020.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  Bolsonaro adds two more military officers to his cabinet

  

  Brazil's right-wing president-elect Jair Bolsonaro picked retired General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz as his minister in charge of political relations with Congress, and military engineer Tarcisio Freitas as his infrastructure ministry, a fifth and sixth military to his cabinet.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Three out of five living ex Brazilian presidents defendants in corruption cases

  

  The Brazilian corruption probe known as Operation Carwash (Lava Jato) has placed three out of five living former presidents of Brazil as defendants. Michel Temer, the current president, and José Sarney so far have been only arraigned.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 20:11 UTC

  Air link from Cordoba to the Falklands confirmed by UK and Argentina

  

  The governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom reached an understanding to establish a second commercial air link to the islands, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Tuesday followed by an official statement of the embassy of Argentina in the United Kingdom.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 15:18 UTC

  Sharp fall in Brazil's Petrobras fuel but not so fast at pumps

  

  The average price of gasoline at Petrobras' refineries has dropped around 20% in November as of Tuesday but that decrease will not hit retail prices anytime soon. The state-run petroleum company made the announcement Monday, but gas stations were reluctant to follow suit, at least not at the same level.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:51 UTC

  Bad start for Bolsonaro: Temer signs 16% pay raise for Justices, which is a benchmark for other public sector

  

  Brazil’s exiting President Michel Temer signed into law a 16% pay raise for Supreme Court justices on Monday, disregarding a request from his President-elect Jair Bolsonaro that he veto the bill to avoid increasing next year’s budget deficit.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  Brazil Eyes US$ 30 Billion Offshore Oil Boom

  

  Over the past few years, Brazil has held several very successful oil auctions under production-sharing contracts in its pre-salt layer, attracting major oil companies to its prized offshore oil area.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

  Some 50 armed men storm a town and empty two banks in the north of Brazil

  

  A gang of some 50 armed individuals attacked on Sunday night two banks, as well as military and police barracks, in a city in the northeast of Brazil, burning vehicles and causing a shooting that left three suspects dead.