Tag: Brazil

• Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 07:52 UTC

  Jackie Chan to promote Brazilian manufactured executive aircraft in China

  

  Brazil’s aircraft manufacturer Embraer has delivered a Legacy 650 to celebrity Jackie Chan for the Chinese market. The aircraft is painted with a dragon logo.

• Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 07:47 UTC

  Brazil strikes onshore light oil in the Amazonas state; record oil and gas in 2011

  

  Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras announced last week it had struck good-quality light oil in the Solimoes Basin, in the state of Amazonas.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 23:08 UTC

  Cuba’s pro-democracy blogger denied permission to travel to Brazil

  

  Cuba’s best-known pro-democracy blogger said she was denied permission to leave her country after Brazil granted her a visa ahead of President Dilma Rousseff’s state visit to the Castro brothers’ island last week.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 23:04 UTC

  Brazil follows Argentina: sets up a special unit to monitor and control imports

  

  Following on Argentina’s track the Brazilian government created a special unit to monitor and control imports in the framework of the country’s new trade policy implemented by the administration of President Dilma Rousseff.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 17:56 UTC

  Brazilian minister travels to Argentina to discuss latest set of import obstacles

  

  Brazilian Secretary of Foreign Trade Tatiana Prazeres will be travelling to Buenos Aires next Monday to address with Argentine counterparts the extent of the last set of measures implemented by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez to slow down the flow of imports.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 06:12 UTC

  Following on the Indian deal, France expects Brazil will purchase Rafale fighter jets

  

  French Defence minister Gerard Longuet said that following on the deal to sell 126 Dassault Rafale fighter jets to India, Paris is hopeful it can seal a similar contract with Brazil.

• Thursday, February 2nd 2012 - 22:39 UTC

  Eighth Brazilian minister resigns amid allegations of corruption

  

  Brazil’s minister of cities resigned Thursday amid allegations of irregularities, the eighth member of President Dilma Rousseff’s cabinet to step down since June.

• Thursday, February 2nd 2012 - 05:47 UTC

  Brazil will evaluate the impact and legality of Argentina’s latest trade barriers

  

  The Brazilian government expressed concerns over the new Argentine trade barriers going in effect on Wednesday and informed that it would “evaluate its impact and legality” before making any decisions, Foreign Trade secretary Tatiana Prazeres announced.

• Wednesday, February 1st 2012 - 17:32 UTC

  Brazilian beef exports declined 14% in 2011 to 820.239 tons

  

  Brazilian beef exports declined 14% in 2011, to 820.239 tonnes swt, establishing it as the world’s third largest beef exporter behind Australia and the US (Global Trade Atlas).

• Wednesday, February 1st 2012 - 15:56 UTC

  Brazilian president meets Fidel Castro; promises financial economic aid to Cuba

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with Fidel Castro, the revolutionary hero of her youth, and held talks with his younger brother, President Raul Castro, on Tuesday in a visit to strengthen financial and economic ties with Cuba. On Wednesday Rousseff left for Haiti.