Tag: Sao Paulo

• Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 08:37 UTC

  Bolsonaro back in Brasilia: government should get moving again

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro left hospital on Wednesday, ending a 17-day hiatus at the helm of Latin America's biggest economy during which several high-profile political issues were put on the backburner.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 10:05 UTC

  Dam burst in Brazil: Police arrests five engineers responsible for environment impact licenses

  

  Police in Brazil have arrested five people as part of an investigation into Friday's dam collapse in Brumadinho. At least 65 people died and 300 remain unaccounted for, when toxic sludge engulfed a company canteen and neighboring residential buildings.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Sao Paulo state willing to support automaker GM with tax incentives

  

  General Motors Brazil unit is in advanced talks with Sao Paulo state to receive tax incentives, the company told public officials and union representatives at a meeting on Tuesday, a few days after telling workers in a memo that it was losing money in the country.

• Friday, December 21st 2018 - 11:58 UTC

  Prosecutors waiting for Temer when he steps down accused of “institutionalized corruption”

  

  Brazil's attorney general has accused President Michele Temer of sitting at the center of “an institutionalized system of corruption” and has asked the courts to charge him with crimes as soon as he leaves office at the year's end.

• Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

  Gay couples marry before Bolsonaro takes office on January first

  

  About forty gay couples got married in downtown Sao Paulo on Saturday, tying the knot partly out of fear that the new administration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro could restrict same-sex marriage. Although his campaign did not express views against gay marriage, Bolsonaro's record of homophobic comments has caused alarm.

• Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazilian truckers block Rio/Sao Paulo highway, and ready to protest again

  

  Truckers in Brazil on Monday partially blocked the main highway between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, police said, an action that could harm the nation’s economy should the protests spread.

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian federal judge freezes proposed tie-up of Embraer with Boeing

  

  A Brazilian federal court on Thursday suspended a proposed US$ 4.75 billion tie-up between US aerospace giant Boeing and the civilian business of Brazilian plane-maker Embraer pending the government of president-elect Jair Bolsonaro taking office.

• Friday, October 12th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazilian presidential candidates call for an end to politically motivated violence

  

  The two presidential candidates who will square off in Brazil's runoff this month are calling for an end to politically motivated violence. Numerous cases of violence were reported in the week before the first round of voting on Sunday and have been ongoing since then. The second round of voting is scheduled Oct. 28.

• Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:15 UTC

  Ciro Gomes leaves hospital following minor prostate surgery

  

  Brazil presidential election candidate Ciro Gomes left hospital in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, a day after undergoing surgery on his prostate. Currently running third in opinion polls ahead of the October 7 election first round, 60-year-old Gomes underwent a minimally invasive procedure that involved the “cauterization of blood vessels,” his center-left PDT party said in a statement.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Brazil expected to import a million tons of soybeans from the US

  

  Brazil, the world's No 1 soy exporter, is expected to import around one million tons of the oilseed in coming months from its largest global competitor, the United States, as local supplies dwindle, according to Sao Paulo-based grain trader Agribrasil.