Tag: Brazil

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 09:24 UTC

  Sao Paulo: 46 same-sex couples register their civil union and receive religious blessing

  

  The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo organized a collective ‘gay partnership day’ in which 46 couples had their relationship registered as a civil union, followed by a religious blessing and an all night party.

• Saturday, September 29th 2012 - 08:38 UTC

  PM Cameron admits disagreements with Brazil on some foreign policy issues

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted that UK and Brazil did not agree in all foreign policy issues, but welcomed the existence of an open debate between the two countries. PM Cameron ended on Friday a two-day visit to Latinamerica’s largest economy to promote trade and investment.

• Saturday, September 29th 2012 - 08:33 UTC

  Petrobras asks court to lift ban on Swiss rig supplier and Chevron

  

  Brazilian energy giant Petrobras on Friday asked a Rio do Janeiro court to lift a ban on operations of rig owner Transocean in connection with a major ocean oil spill last year. The company filed a civil action as “injured third party” to press for the immediate lifting of a July 31 injunction ordering US oil firm Chevron and Switzerland-based Transocean to stop drilling and shipping activities in Brazil within 30 days.

• Saturday, September 29th 2012 - 01:06 UTC

  Rousseff tells Cameron British interest in Brazil has come at the right time

  

  President Dilma Rousseff said British interest in Brazil had come at the right time after her government announced last month a 66 billion dollars investment in road and railway building as part of a massive plan to upgrade her country's dilapidated infrastructure, which includes modernizing ports and airports.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 01:31 UTC

  Indonesia replacing counter-insurgency fighters with Brazilian Tucanos

  

  Four Brazilian manufactured A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes arrived at East Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Base in the first wave of new “counter-insurgency” turboprop fighters purchased as part of the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) push to modernize its fleet.

• Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 16:02 UTC

  PM Cameron in Brazil on a two-day visit to boost trade and political links

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Brazil on Thursday to promote UK business and capitalise on the success of the summer Olympic games. Cameron first stop was Sao Paulo where he arrived with a 58-strong business delegation and opened a new £60m JCB factory.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 01:05 UTC

  Brazil says orthodox fiscal policies worsened the recession in developed countries

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff who opened the UN round of General Assembly speeches, called on countries to boost international efforts to tackle the global economic crisis, stressing that a balance must be found to stimulate growth while at the same time controlling public spending without resorting to extreme austerity measures.

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 06:47 UTC

  Rousseff opens round of UN speeches and will calls for sustainable development

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff arrived Sunday in New York and on Tuesday, as is traditional, will open the round of speeches at the annual UN General Assembly and will later meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and president of the Assembly Vuk Jeremic from Serbia.

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 01:54 UTC

  Falklands’ team schedule for the Brazil Badminton International Tournament released

  

  The wait is finally over for the Falklands’ badminton team as they find out their opponents in the 27th Brazil Badminton International Cup, which will be played in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 27th to 30th September 2012.

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 01:37 UTC

  Korean Hyundai begins production at Sao Paulo plant; target 10% of Brazilian market

  

  Korea’s Hyundai Motor is expanding its presence in Africa and Brazil, two of the several automobile markets with mammoth growth potential by diversifying export models. While the largest carmaker in Korea is making the most of its manufacturing factory in India it launched regular operation of its Brazilian factory over the weekend.