Tag: Sao Paulo

• 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.

• Monday, September 3rd 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  Lula's party challenges Electoral Court ruling and keeps him as candidate

  

  Brazil's Workers Party, PT, said on Saturday that it's sticking with former president Lula da Silva as its presidential candidate even though the electoral court has thrown him off the ballot for an election just five weeks away.

• Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazilian Supreme Court confirms constitutionality of outsourcing

  

  Brazil’s Supreme Court voted 7-4 on Thursday to allow companies to outsource all types of jobs, a ruling that confirms the constitutionality of labor rules set last year under a law that was fiercely opposed by unions.

• Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:21 UTC

  Temer's record unpopularity linked directly to the performance of the economy

  

  A Datafolha survey shows that the all-time high unpopularity of Brazilian President Michel Temer (MDB) is due essentially to dissatisfaction with the overall performance of his administration, particularly regarding the economy. It also shows that the president's personal image and the loss of status caused by corruption scandals that involve him are secondary issues.

• Saturday, June 16th 2018 - 11:18 UTC

  Brazil's industries lobby, FIESP, ready to join a presidential ticket

  

  Brazilian presidential candidate Ciro Gomes has sounded out steelmaking tycoon Benjamin Steinbruch as a possible vice presidential running mate in October and allegedly he would join the ticket if invited.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 08:53 UTC

  With Lula out of the presidential race, far-right candidate Bolsonaro is the clear frontrunner

  

  Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is the clear frontrunner in Brazil’s election in October with up to 25% of voter support, followed by center-left populist Ciro Gomes with 12%, a new poll revealed on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, May 29th 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazilian cocktail: Wall Street, oil prices, truckers strike and a weak government

  

  A nationwide protest by Brazilian truckers was slow to unwind on Monday, even after the week-long demonstrations against diesel price hikes got the government to cave to their demands, causing stocks and the currency to slide.

• Friday, May 11th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Despite legal setbacks, Lula reiterates his intention to run for a third presidential term

  

  Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterated on Thursday his intention to run for a third presidential term. Lula was jailed on April 7 and is serving a sentence of 12 years and one month for corruption and money laundering.