Tag: Sao Paulo

• 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.

• Friday, September 14th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil's Bolsorano recovering but his presidential campaigning is over

  

  Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian far-right frontrunner for president, on Thursday was recovering from emergency surgery with no complications, but his running mate said his return to campaigning would be further delayed.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Brazilian equities and currency slump on Tuesday on latest opinion polls

  

  Brazilian equities and currencies slumped on Tuesday after an opinion poll on the presidential election showed leftist candidates gaining ground while market-friendly centrists did not.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Bolsonaro recovering from abdominal stabbing: functions returning and he walked a few steps

  

  The health of Brazil’s far-right leading and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was markedly improved after he was stabbed last week at a campaign rally, the hospital where he is being treated said on Sunday.