Tag: Brazil

Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 18:30 UTC
Business climate in Latam receives 'unfavorable' assessment from Brazil's leading foundation

The business climate (ICE) in Uruguay was down in the third quarter of the year, which means the country dropped from position 5 to 7 in the ranking of the eleven economies contemplated in the index elaborated by the Brazilian Getulio Vargas Foundation and Germany's respected IFO.
Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 18:25 UTC
Brazilian former president Goulart remains exhume for toxicological tests

The remains of former Brazilian President Joao Goulart (1961/1964) were exhumed Wednesday due to suspicions that he may have been murdered on orders of the military regime that once ruled the country from 1964 to 1985.
Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 18:17 UTC
Brazil politics fat cats to jail confirms the Supreme Court in landmark judgment

In a landmark judgment, Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld more than a dozen jail terms handed down in a political corruption scandal which broke in 2005.
Tuesday, November 12th 2013 - 23:54 UTC
Brazil and Peru seal strong integration and cooperation alliance

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff agreed on Monday to promote regional integration and trade as they marked the 10th anniversary of the bilateral strategic alliance. Rousseff arrived Monday in Lima on her fourth visit to Peru since Humala took power.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 18:48 UTC
“Big Brother” is watching you in Rio do Janeiro: over 700.000 cameras in the city

Rio do Janeiro that will host the 2014 World Cup and the Olympic Games in 2016 is watched by an estimated 700.000 cameras from private security systems, revealed on Sunday O'Globo one of Brazil's main media conglomerates. According to a report from the Electronic Security Systems companies, the market expands 10% annually and there is one camera for every nine 'cariocas'.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 13:21 UTC
Brazil's 2013/14 crop estimated to reach in excess of 192.4 million tons

Brazil's coming 2013/14 grains and oilseeds harvest has been estimated between 192.4 and 196.6 million tons with an increase in the range of 3% to 5.3% over the previous crop which reached 186.8 million tons.
Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 19:21 UTC
Mujica holds cabinet meeting and flies off to Brazil and Venezuela

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica decided to advance Monday's ministerial cabinet for Saturday so that he can fly to Brazil and Venezuela where he is scheduled to meet with Dilma Roussefdf and later Nicolas Maduro. Mujica on Friday al last moment cancelled his trip to Brasilia but will be meeting Rousseff in the southern city of Porto Alegre.
Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 06:02 UTC
October inflation eases in Brazil but food prices keep steady

Consumer prices in Brazil edged up last month but remained stable at 5.8% over 12 months, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Thursday. It put October inflation at 0.57%, up from 0.35% the previous month.
Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 03:24 UTC
Brazilian president recovers from June protests and leads polls for next year's election

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is approaching an election year as clear favorite, but she must do more to curb violence and corruption to maintain her popularity, according to a public opinion poll conducted by MDA and commissioned by the private transport sector lobby CNT.
Friday, November 8th 2013 - 14:32 UTC
Mercosur cancels summit until end of January waiting for Cristina Fernandez

The Mercosur summit scheduled for December in Venezuela has been suspended and will most probably take place sometime in late January announced Uruguayan president Jose Mujica who on Friday cancelled a trip to Brasilia to meet with his peer Dilma Rousseff.