Tag: Brazil

Tuesday, February 26th 2013 - 07:42 UTC
Monsanto legal battle on Roundup Ready patent expected to reach Brazil Supreme Court

Monsanto Company announced plans to file an immediate appeal of a recent ruling by a single judge of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice, relating to the company's request for term correction of a patent covering its Roundup Ready soybean product.
Monday, February 25th 2013 - 11:21 UTC
Brazil and Nigeria sign accord to boost trade, investment and energy cooperation

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff met with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday to discuss boosting trade and investment between the two countries, particularly in the energy sector and cooperation in several other fields. The brief visit was sufficient for the two presidents to sign an ambitious memorandum of understanding.
Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:57 UTC
Brazilian 2014 presidential campaign takes off with Rousseff bidding re-election

Brazil's 2014 election season got off last week with the unofficial launch of President Dilma Rousseff's re-election campaign by her mentor and predecessor Lula da Silva during the celebration of the ruling Workers Party tenth year in power.
Monday, February 25th 2013 - 05:54 UTC
Brazilian clergy lobby for Sao Paulo archbishop as the next Pope

Catholicism in Latin America is “lively and dynamic,” Brazilian Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis said on Sunday, suggesting that the church look to Latin America for leadership. Damasceno is one of the 117 “cardinal electors” that will participate in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope, following Benedict XVI announcement he is stepping down at the end of the month.
Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:51 UTC
Brazilian economy expanded 1.35% in 2012 and 4% is projected for this year

Brazil's economy grew 1.35% in 2012, above the market forecast of 1 percent, according to the Central Bank estimate. The official and final figure will be released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on March 1.
Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:22 UTC
Brazil/Russia agree to increase trade and cooperation in agriculture and defense

Brazil and Russia signed several agreements in different fields geared to increase trade and to advance in defense, energy and agriculture cooperation, including the purchase of Russian anti aircraft missile batteries on condition that Moscow agrees to transfer technology.
Wednesday, February 20th 2013 - 05:41 UTC
“Sustainability party” is born in Brazil headed by tireless fighter for Amazon rainforest protection

Former Brazilian environment minister and presidential candidate Marina Silva has launched a new political party with an eye on next year’s presidential elections. The new party is called “Sustainability Network.” It was launched in Brasilia at a meeting of politicians, congressmen and other Silva supporters.
Wednesday, February 20th 2013 - 05:26 UTC
Interpol cracks down on illegal logging in Central and South America: 200 arrested

Interpol has announced that it arrested nearly 200 people in a wide-ranging international operation against illegal logging and the trafficking of timber. The three-month effort spanned 12 Central and South American countries, and 8 million dollars worth of timber was seized.
Tuesday, February 19th 2013 - 05:18 UTC
Brazil heading for record crop of 185 million tons of grains, anticipated Rousseff

Brazil this year will harvest the largest grain and oilseed crop in the country’s history, which could reach 185 million tons, according to an announcement from President Dilma Rousseff during her weekly radio message.
Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:18 UTC
Mantega anticipates higher interest rate to help keep inflation under control

Brazil’s Finance minister Guido Mantega in Moscow for the G-20 meeting, said that inflation above the government's target raises a yellow flag and that monetary policy, not the exchange rate, is the right tool to control prices.