Tag: Brazil

Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 00:40 UTC
Brazil imposes maximum fine on Chevron for oil spill, but more sanctions in the pipeline

$Environment Minister Teixeira, “five of six more fines if more infractions are found”$

Brazil’s environmental agency said on Monday it will fine US Chevron 50 million Reais, nearly 28 million dollars, for a continuing oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and the company could face several more similar fines in the coming days.
Monday, November 21st 2011 - 09:56 UTC
Paraguayan lawmakers accuse Brazil of ‘provocative military intimidation’

Paraguayan members from the Mercosur Parliament, Parlasur made a public statement to complain the ‘intimidating Brazilian military display’ with armoured vehicles and heavy equipment along the border particularly across from the Ciudad del Este which is ‘contrary to international agreements and the Mercosur spirit’.
Monday, November 21st 2011 - 06:56 UTC
Brazil to further limit foreign ownership of land, says local media

Brazil's government is working on a new rule to further limit the purchase of farm land by foreigners, arguing that the current legislation has been “insufficient,” a Brazilian newspaper said on Saturday.
Monday, November 21st 2011 - 04:07 UTC
“Gold rush” in Brazil which has awarded 1.270 exploration licences

Private firms that invest in gold mining in Brazil will be pouring an estimated 2.4 billion dollars over the next four years, O Globo newspaper reported Sunday, citing official figures.
Monday, November 21st 2011 - 04:04 UTC
Chevron takes full responsibility for the oil spill offshore Brazil

Chevron promised to fully clean-up a spill off Brazil's coast, the CEO of the local subsidiary, George Buck, said on Sunday, taking responsibility for an accident that has become a major test for one of the world's fastest-growing oil frontiers.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 22:04 UTC
Latam Tourism ministers gather in northeast Brazil for a forum on development

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the government of Ceará, Brazil, will bring together international and national experts to debate the impact of tourism on development, social inclusion, and regional integration in the Americas.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 21:46 UTC
Brazilian president Rousseff sanctions Truth Commission and Data access bills

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Friday signed into law the creation of a commission to investigate human rights abuses committed during military dictatorships with the purpose of strengthening democracy but ‘leaving aside all forms of revenge’.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:32 UTC
IMF chief Lagarde to visit Peru, Mexico and Brazil end of the month

The Managing Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde will be making her first official tour of Latin America when she visits Peru, Mexico and Brazil at the end of November and beginning of December according to spokesperson David Hawley.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:30 UTC
Brazil economic activity falls 0.32% in the third quarter

Brazilian economic activity dipped in the third quarter despite a slight rise in September, according to central bank data on Thursday. The central bank's IBC-Br economic activity index fell 0.32% in the third quarter.
Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:21 UTC
Piranhas attack tourists in famous Brazilian Pantanal river beach

Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a Brazilian river beach popular with tourists, biting at least 15 unwary swimmers. One of the bathers lost the tip of their toe during a frenzied attack.