Tag: Brazil

• Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 19:04 UTC

  Fiat targeting a production of over a million cars in Brazil

  

  Fiat announced this week that it plans to invest 3 billion Real (approx. 1.7 billion USD) to build a second plant in Brazil, the carmaker’s No. 2 market after its native Italy.

• Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 09:08 UTC

  Fourteen presidents confirmed for Dilma Rousseff’s ceremony January first

  

  At least fourteen presidents, including Colombia’s Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela’ Hugo Chavez, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have confirmed they will be present next January first in Brasilia when Dilma Rousseff takes office as Brazil’s first woman president.

• Friday, December 17th 2010 - 06:42 UTC

  Paraguayan industry calls Lula da Silva an “arrogant hypocrite”

  

  The Paraguayan Industrial Union, UIP, called Brazilian president Lula da Silva an “arrogant hypocrite” for making promises he never honoured, and attacked President Fernando Lugo for generating ‘overblown fantasy expectations’.

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 03:31 UTC

  Brazil expects to reach UN Millennium Development Goals by 2012

  

  The Brazilian government announced Tuesday that the country has seen a solid drop in childhood malnutrition which, together with the social progress achieved in other areas, meets the criteria under the U.N. Millennium Development Goals for the eradication of extreme poverty.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2010 - 23:25 UTC

  Brazil world’s fifth economy by 2016, anticipates Lula da Silva

  

  On presenting a review of his eight years in office, Brazilian president Lula da Silva forecasted that Brazil would become the world’s fifth economy by 2016. He also underlined that under his administration combating hunger had become a “national cause” and for him a personal pride.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 17:46 UTC

  Brazil has become “unavoidable partner” in the global decision-making process

  

  Brazil has the necessary conditions, and authority, to actively participate in the current international transformations as the world moves away from the “traditional governance mechanisms”, and for which Brazil, India and South Africa have become “unavoidable partners” in the decision making process.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 06:48 UTC

  Brazilian president-elect will work for stronger Mercosur institutions

  

  Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff will attempt to strengthen Mercosur institutions and establish a protagonist dialogue with United States, according to the presidential advisor on international affaire Marco Aurelio García who has been confirmed in his post.

• Friday, December 10th 2010 - 02:21 UTC

  Brazil’s trade surplus down 40% in 2010 boosted by demand for imports

  

  Brazil’s trade surplus this year should reach 16 billion US dollars, which is 40% below 2009, according to Foreign Trade Secretary, Welter Barral. He added it was too early to talk about 2011 targets, given the world scenario and “at this stage we can’t say if we are going to run a (trade) deficit next year”.

• Thursday, December 9th 2010 - 07:52 UTC

  Rio displays the world’s largest floating Xmas tress with 3.3 million lights

  

  Thousands of Brazilians and visitors gathered at Rio de Janeiro's Rodrigo de Freitas Lake to witness the lighting of the world largest floating Christmas tree with 3.3 million lights.

• Thursday, December 9th 2010 - 07:49 UTC

  Brazil’s main coalition partner given five ministries in Rousseff’s cabinet

  

  Brazilian President-elect Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday nominated five Cabinet members from her most important coalition partner in an effort to secure congressional support for her government.