Tag: Brazil

• Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 10:24 UTC

  Brazil, the most dangerous country for Latam journalists, according to RSF

  

  More than 20 years after the fall of the dictatorships and civil wars that dominated Latin America, the region continues to be marked by a strong retaliation against the press, according to Reporters Without Borders, RSF, most recent annual index on the state of press freedom, which was published on Feb. 12.

• Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 10:21 UTC

  Economic activity down for a second straight month in Brazil

  

  Brazilian economic activity fell for the second straight month in December, declining 1.35% relative to November, the Central Bank said in a report Friday. The Economic Activity Index, IBC-Br, considered a reliable predictor of GDP performance, was up 2.57% for all of 2013.

• Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 07:58 UTC

  Thousands of landless peasants clash with police in Brasilia

  

  Brazilian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at about 16,000 landless farmers marching for land reform in clashes that left 42 people hurt. The march on Brasilia on Wednesday was the latest in a series of protests rocking the nation, raising security concerns just four months before Brazil hosts football's World Cup.

• Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 07:41 UTC

  Lula da Silva tries to convince top US corporations and banks to invest in Brazil

  

  Former president Lula da Silva lobbied strongly on Thursday in New York trying to convince US investors to make business in Brazil during a conference to members of the American Society and Council of Americas, which organized the event.

• Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 05:46 UTC

  Despite adverse climate Brazil expects record harvest: 193.6 million tons

  

  Weeks of drought and heat have hit Brazil's soy and corn production, but the agriculture ministry still predicted a record 2014 harvest. Corn production is set to total 75.5 million metric tons, down from a January estimate of 79 million, state food supply agency Conab said in its monthly report.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 09:05 UTC

  2014 World Cup stadium workers threaten to strike for better working conditions

  

  Workers at a World Cup stadium in the jungle city of Manaus are threatening to go on strike to demand better conditions following a third recent construction-related death at the venue. A walkout could further delay the completion of the Arena da Amazonia just months before the start of football’s showcase tournament.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 04:06 UTC

  Uruguay and Brazil prepared to a 'two-speed' Mercosur/EU trade negotiation

  

  Uruguay and Brazil could be prepared to go ahead with a 'two speed' trade negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union if the Argentine tariff proposal is not as ambitious as that from the rest of its members, according to Uruguayan diplomatic sources.

• Saturday, February 8th 2014 - 08:46 UTC

  Unfinished World Cup stadium takes another life: this time in Manaus

  

  A worker died in an accident while working outside the World Cup stadium in the Brazilian city of Manaus, local authorities and the Sports Ministry said. The Amazonia Arena, which should have been completed in December according to FIFA's original deadline, is behind schedule and workers were rushing to get the job finished.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2014 - 08:27 UTC

  Blackout in several Brazilian states that will be hosting the World Cup in June

  

  A blackout late Tuesday hit eleven states of Brazil, six of which are scheduled to host the 2014 World Cup next June. Apparently a peak of demand caused by a heat wave had the grid down, but the government of President Dilma Rousseff attributed the incident to “a disturbance in the National Integrated System Operator” (ONS).

• Friday, January 31st 2014 - 06:25 UTC

  Changes in the Brazilian cabinet with an eye on October elections

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced changes in her Cabinet on Thursday with an eye on the October elections in which some of her current ministers will run for Congress and regional government posts. She is expected to launch her presidential re-election bid next 10 February.