Tag: Brazil

Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 23:17 UTC
Mujica says Mercosur is “a chewing gum”; promises trade deals with third countries

Mercosur from a real point of view exits, but institutionally it’s a “chewing gum” claimed Uruguayan president Jose Mujica who anticipated he would demand from the block’s partners that Uruguay be allowed to sign bilateral trade agreements with third parties.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 22:08 UTC
Brazil celebrating unconfirmed report that Lula da Silva is free of cancer

A piece of news in a Brazilian website on Wednesday today caused a wave of reactions and expectations when it declared sources close to the medical team treating former Brazilian President Lula da Silva for a throat cancer said he is free of the disease.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 06:17 UTC
Argentina and Brazil want corporations to reinvest and not send profits overseas

President Cristina Fernandez hopes to convince Brazil to join Argentina in its campaign against the multinational corporations in an effort to balance trade balances in the midst of the global crisis spurred by the Euro crisis, China’s slow reaction and the US economy which still has to recover from the full impact of the 2008/09 recession.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Argentina/Brazil admit ‘good understanding’ in round of trade talks to lift restrictions

The meeting between Argentine and Brazilian officials to discuss the new trade legislation implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernandez ended in a “good understanding”, said participants of the Monday meeting.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 05:49 UTC
EU and Mercosur hope they can reach a trade agreement by the end of 2012

The European Union and Mercosur are hopeful they can reach a trade agreement before the end of the year said the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton during her visit to Brazil.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 19:45 UTC
Brazil privatizes concessions of the country’s three busiest air terminals

Brazil awarded on Monday contracts for private companies to expand and operate terminals at three of the country's busiest airports, hoping concessions worth 24.5 billion Reais (14.21bn dollars) will improve the cramped and delay-plagued facilities amid soaring demand for air travel and preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 07:16 UTC
Uruguayan president downplays the impact of Argentine imports’ restrictions

The new trade barriers enforced by the Argentine government are “insignificant, nothing to worry about,” Uruguayan president José Mujíca said to a Montevideo newspaper insisting that the best path is ‘dialogue’ dismounting each obstacle ‘step by step’.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:43 UTC
Bolivia declares dengue emergency as six deaths are reported

The Bolivian province of Santa Cruz has declared a sanitary emergency in the region following an outbreak of the mosquito transmitted dengue fever which has already caused at least six deaths, according to local officials.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:40 UTC
Brazil sends elite force to quash police strikers entrenched in city of Salvador

Troops locked down the northeast Brazilian city of Salvador on Sunday as an elite unit prepared to besiege the legislature and arrest armed police officers whose strike action has sent homicides spiralling.
Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 07:55 UTC
Crime rate soars in Brazilian state of Bahia on fifth day of police strike

The murder rate in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that on Saturday entered its fourth day. The state’s Public Safety Department says on its website that 51 people have been murdered in and near the capital city of Salvador since the strike began on Wednesday.