Tag: Brazil

• Sunday, July 8th 2012 - 21:11 UTC

  Chile and Brazil lead the Global Innovation index in the region

  

  An international study released this week ranked Chile first among Latin American countries on the Global Innovation Index (GII), though Chile received mediocre scores in the area of education.

• Saturday, July 7th 2012 - 05:27 UTC

  Brazil June inflation lowest in two years helped with temporary tax breaks

  

  Brazil’s inflation slowed to its lowest in almost two years on temporary tax breaks for autos, paving the way for more interest rate cuts as the government tries to revive economic growth.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 15:38 UTC

  EU prepared for talks with an expanded Mercosur that includes Venezuela

  

  The European Commission has said it will continue negotiations on an association agreement with Mercosur even if Venezuela finally becomes a full member of the group and will address the issue on a “region to region” basis.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 07:32 UTC

  Mexican president elect Peña Nieto wants a strategic alliance with Brazil

  

  Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto said in an interview that his administration will step up efforts in South America to repair the country’s image, including seeking a strategic alliance with Brazil.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 01:48 UTC

  Brazil’s use of installed industrial capacity falls for a fourth consecutive month

  

  Brazil's use of installed industrial capacity fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, alongside a decline in industrial sales during the period, Brazil's National Confederation of Industries, or CNI, said Thursday.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 01:28 UTC

  Big moves in Brazilian cement market to prevent further industry concentration

  

  Brazil’ competition regulator Cade approved Brazilian industrial group Camargo Correa's June purchase of a controlling stake in Portuguese cement maker Cimpor, subject to several conditions.

• Thursday, July 5th 2012 - 22:40 UTC

  Brazil oil and gas production reached 2.78 million barrels equivalent per day

  

  Brazilian oil and natural gas output rose 1.89% in May from April to 2.78 million barrels of oil and gas equivalent a day (boepd) as crude output from giant, new offshore fields increased, Brazil's oil agency ANP said on Thursday.

• Thursday, July 5th 2012 - 00:11 UTC

  The Army captain torturer-interrogator of Rousseff died in 1992 show documents

  

  Army captain Benoni Albernaz head of an interrogators unit and one of the most vicious torturers of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, when she a student leader linked to the guerrilla movement died in 1992 according to O’Globo which published official documents from 1970.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 06:19 UTC

  Brazil’s bungled diplomacy infuriates President Rousseff

  

  The crisis triggered by the removal of Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo has spilt over the borders of the country and has turned into a regional controversy that threatens to become a huge headache for Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff according to the weekly magazine Istoé, one of the two with largest circulation in Brazil.

• Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 - 19:05 UTC

  China scraps plan to build 5 billion dollars steel plant in Brazil

  

  A major Chinese steelmaker has scrapped a plan to build a five-billion-dollar factory in Brazil due to high costs and a slump in global prices for the metal, state media said Tuesday.