Tag: Brazil

• Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:31 UTC

  Brazilian judge blocks border to prevent Venezuelans flooding in

  

  A Brazilian federal court has ordered a block on Venezuelans crossing the border from their economically imploding country, but there was no indication on Monday of the suspension yet taking effect.

• Monday, August 6th 2018 - 21:43 UTC

  Measles cases increasing in Brazil despite the vaccination campaign

  

  The Brazil Health Ministry website reported there have been 1,053 measles cases and 5 deaths, as of August 2, 2018. This negative news is a significant increase from the July 20th Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) report, which said Brazil had confirmed 677 measles cases during 2018.

• Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:33 UTC

  Brazilian right wing candidate picks an Army general as his running mate

  

  Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro picked an army reserve general on Sunday to be his running mate for Brazil's October elections. Bolsonaro, who is the candidate of the Social Liberal Party, announced his choice of reserve Gen. Hamilton Mourao, who belongs to the right-wing Brazilian Labor Renewal Party.

• Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 12:25 UTC

  Ex Finance minister Meirelles joins the Brazilian presidential race

  

  Henrique Meirelles, a former finance minister in unpopular President Michel Temer's government, joined Brazil's presidential race on Thursday, promising market reforms to rebuild the battered economy.

• Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 11:41 UTC

  Petrobras profits soar thirty fold in the second quarter helped by rising oil prices

  

  Brazil’s Petrobras benefited from the rising oil prices and booked a thirty-fold yearly jump in its second-quarter net income, which also beat analyst expectations.

• Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 09:27 UTC

  Brazil's Workers Party have a Plan B to replace Lula: Fernando Haddad

  

  Former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad will be the Brazilian leftist Workers Party’s presidential candidate if jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is barred from running in the October vote, party sources anticipated on Friday.

• Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  Brazilian parties' nomination Saturday; Workers Party will insist with Lula

  

  Brazil's ex president and currently jailed for corruption, Lula da Silva is expected to secure his Workers Party's nomination this Saturday and continue to overshadow more likely candidates in the country's most unpredictable presidential election for decades.

• Friday, August 3rd 2018 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazil central bank keeps interest rates at an all-time low

  

  Brazil's central bank kept interest rates at an all-time low on Wednesday and downplayed a recent spike in inflation, suggesting no rate hikes in the immediate future. The effect of a nationwide truckers' strike on prices is likely to fade but will probably further slow a recovery in Latin America's top economy, the bank said, underscoring the outsized impact of the late-May protests.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2018 - 13:50 UTC

  Facebook in Brazil cracks down on misinformation networks ahead of election

  

  Facebook Inc on Wednesday took down a network of pages and accounts used by a right-wing Brazilian activist group, cracking down on what it called a misinformation network ahead of elections in October.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Brazil investigating collusion and price fixing at the fuel pump: largest distributors targeted

  

  Brazil’s three largest fuel distribution companies are under investigation for fixing prices at the pump, police said on Tuesday, reigniting debate over potential collusion among gas station owners in Latin America’s largest oil producer.