Tag: Dilma Rousseff

• Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 22:34 UTC

  Brazil furious with Human Rights Commission decision cuts all relations

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff decided to cut all relations with the Inter American Human Rights Court following on the CIDH decision to request that the construction of a huge dam in the Amazon be suspended, following an appeal from indigenous groups.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2011 - 08:34 UTC

  Brazilian government trying to calm inflation fears; warns of ‘prolonged effort’

  

  Brazil’s central bank President Alexandre Tombini admitted that slowing inflation back to target next year will require a “prolonged” and incisive effort.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 01:49 UTC

  Rousseff admits she is “immensely worried” with inflation

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she is “immensely worried” about inflation near the top of the official target range and that the government will act to keep prices from rising further.

• Monday, April 25th 2011 - 07:54 UTC

  Rousseff further intervenes in Brazil’s leading corporation

  

  Vale, the world’s largest iron-ore producer, named Brazil’s Deputy Finance Minister Nelson Barbosa, (a close ally of President Dilma Rousseff) as a member of the board after announcing earlier this month the replacement of its chief executive officer.

• Friday, April 22nd 2011 - 05:05 UTC

  Mercosur and South America, remain top priorities of Brazilian diplomacy

  

  South American countries, particularly Mercosur members remain as top priority of Brazil’s foreign policy confirmed this week President Dilma Rousseff.

• Thursday, April 21st 2011 - 06:31 UTC

  Tax revenue in Brazil surges 9.7% in March on the back of consumer demand

  

  Brazil's tax revenue surged in March on the back of consumer demand that has continued to be robust the federal tax authority said this week.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 18:31 UTC

  Brazil admits most airports won’t be ready for the 2014 World Cup

  

  A Brazilian government report indicates that it will be extremely difficult to get most Brazilian airports ready in time for the 2014 World Cup.
  Renovation work in 10 of the 13 airports which will be used during the month-long tournament will not be completed in time unless there are changes in the investment plans made by Brazil's airport authority, Brazil's Economic Research Institute said in its study.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 19:54 UTC

  BRICS calls for new global monetary system with less reliance on the dollar

  

  The BRICS group of emerging-market powers kept up the pressure for a revamped global monetary system that relies less on the US dollar and for a louder voice in international financial institutions.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 05:24 UTC

  President Rousseff invites Foxconn to develop Brazil’s electronics industry

  

  Foxconn in planning to invest as much as 12bn US dollars in Brazil, according to President Dilma Rousseff currently on an official visit to China. Taiwan-based Foxconn operates the majority of its factories in China, producing goods for firms like Apple, Hewlett Packard and Dell.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 05:00 UTC

  BRICS members discuss trade grievances with host China

  

  Chinese President Hu Jintao came under pressure from fellow BRICS members Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa to open the Chinese market to goods ranging from Indian drugs to Brazilian planes as leaders gathered on a tropical south China island for a summit.