Tag: rio

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  Bolsonaro supports Rio to host the F1 Grand Prix starting 2021; Sao Paulo refuses to yield

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday there is a “99% chance” that Rio de Janeiro will host Formula One's Brazilian Grand Prix starting in 2021 -- the latest in a battle with Sao Paulo, the current host city.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Brazil's once richest man fined US$ 134 million for insider trading

  

  Eike Batista, once the richest man in Brazil, has been fined around US$134 million for insider trading, the securities commission said on Monday as the ex-billionaire remains under house arrest pending an appeal against a 30-year jail sentence.