Tag: Brazil

Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Gunman holding a busload of passenger’s hostage in Rio was shot dead by police sniper

A gunman holding a busload of passengers hostage in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday was shot dead by police, officials said, ending the hours-long hijacking. Dozens of people were trapped on the bus after it was commandeered by the gunman on a heavily transited bridge connecting Rio with the neighboring city of Niteroi.
Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 17:10 UTC
Brazil's scientific community threatened by budget cuts: 80.000 scholarships on the line

Brazil’s main science-funding agency will have to suspend more than 80,000 scholarships to postdoctoral researchers and graduate and undergraduate students starting in September unless it receives additional cash from the government.
Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Alberto Fernández is like a matryoshka doll, “you open it and out pops, Cristina, Lula, Chavez...”

Argentine primary winner, Alberto Fernandez is like the Russian mamushka doll, “you open it and out pops Cristina Fernandez, again you open it and out pops Lula, and again, Hugo Chavez”, said Brazilian foreign minister Ernesto Araújo.
Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 08:53 UTC
Brazil considering declaring Hezbollah a terrorist organization, but also weighs trade with Iran and Lebanese community

Brazil is considering designating Lebanese group Hezbollah a terrorist organization, as President Jair Bolsonaro increasingly aligns his government with the U.S. on foreign policy.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 06:47 UTC
Bolsonaro administration has privatized some US$ 20bn of assets

Brazil has privatized nearly US$ 20bn of assets and investments since the election of right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, according to a government minister. Secretary of state for privatization, divestment and markets Salim Mattar announced that the government’s sweeping program of privatization was going as planned.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 01:57 UTC
Testimony of torture centre survivor in Brazil could help crush 1979 amnesty law shielding military officials

Details provided by the sole survivor of a torture centre in Brazil could lead to the imprisonment of a man accused of raping her during her captivity. The accused has so far been shielded by a 1979 amnesty law which prevents military officials from being prosecuted for crimes committed under military rule.
Friday, August 16th 2019 - 12:55 UTC
Brazil's central bank will sell dollars in the spot currency market; first time in a decade

Brazil’s central bank announced it would sell dollars outright in the spot currency market this month for the first time in over a decade, changing its regular market operations in response to rising demand for liquidity.
Friday, August 16th 2019 - 07:26 UTC
Norway suspends funding to curb Amazon deforestation in Brazil

Norway has suspended funding that was supporting measures to curb deforestation in Brazil after the country blocked the operations of a fund receiving the aid, the Norwegian ministry of climate and environment said on Thursday.
Friday, August 16th 2019 - 07:21 UTC
“If Cristina Kirchner gets in and closes the economy,” Brazil will leave Mercosur

Brazil will pull out of the Mercosur trade bloc if the opposition party wins Argentina’s presidential elections later this year and closes the economy with protectionist policies, Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Thursday.
Friday, August 16th 2019 - 07:11 UTC
Brazil: Book with 188 blank pages dedicated to Bolsonaro, “should be respected and trusted”

A 190-page book on why Brazil's conservative president Jair Bolsonaro “should be respected and trusted” has gone viral on social media after it emerged 188 of its pages are blank. The author said it was a “protest” to force people to “come up with their own answers” on the controversial leader.