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Ex Lula minister son arrested for bribes in 2019-09-12 07:00:00 Brazilian authorities arrested a former energy minister’s son on Tuesday for allegedly receiving 50 million reais in br

Knife used to stab Bolsonaro will go on 2019-09-12 04:44:00 The knife used to stab Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during his 2018 election campaign is to be put on display at a poli

Bolsonaro's offensive foreign policy tweets have created at 2019-09-11 05:48:00 Offending French, German, Norwegian and UN leaders along the way, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has embarked on a diplom

Numerous messages of support for French First Lady, 2019-09-11 05:46:00 World leaders have offered their support to Brigitte Macron, the wife of France's president, after a string of public insult

Brazilian markets influenced by weak data from China 2019-09-11 05:32:00 Brazilian shares broke a four-day run of gains on Tuesday, mirroring declines in global stocks after weak China data-fueled g

Latin America's two largest economies begin talks on 2019-09-11 05:29:00 Brazil and Mexico have begun talks on a free trade deal, officials announced seeking to deepen commercial ties between the tw

Brazilian officials cautiously say the worst of recession 2019-09-11 05:24:00 Brazil’s government on Tuesday slightly raised its 2019 economic growth forecast and said the worst for the economy is

August inflation in Brazil below target, with room 2019-09-10 05:50:00 Consumer price inflation in Brazil was well contained in August, as forecast, reinforcing expectations of deeper interest rat

Brazil and China closer: Bolsonaro visits Beijing in 2019-09-10 05:50:00 Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Brazil in November,

Bolsonaro announces he'll be back in office next 2019-09-10 05:47:00 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday in a video from his hospital bed that he is ready to go back to work after

Brazil central bank anticipates that there is scope 2019-08-22 14:51:00 Brazilian central bank president Roberto Campos Neto said on Wednesday that the balance of economic risks and increasingly be

Bolsonaro suggests green groups started the blaze in 2019-08-22 05:56:00 Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro

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In the USA, Brazilian Chancellor Reaffirms Sovereignty Over 2019-09-14 04:44:56RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Friday, September 13th, wh

Journalist Association Criticizes Glenn Greenwald for Calling Newspaper 2019-09-14 04:29:42RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  In a note released on Friday, September 13th, the organization also expressed its solidarity with reporters Juliana Dal

Brazilian Senator is Threatened After Taking Over Committee 2019-09-14 03:52:36RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  Senator Angelo Coronel (PSD-BA) began to receive death threats after he took over the presidency of the Parliamentary C

Brazilian Minister of Economy: “I Never Said the 2019-09-14 03:15:21RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an interview with foreign correspondents in Rio, he criticized the demands on Jair Bolsonaro's government for an immediat

Mumps Cases Grew 130 Percent in Rio in 2019-09-14 02:40:30RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of cases of mumps grew 130% from January to August of this year in the state of Rio de Janeiro compared to the sam

Rio’s City Hall Bans Handicraft Markets and Leaves 2019-09-14 02:37:53RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since June, approximately three thousand artisans are forbidden to exhibit their works in the city's markets of Rio de Janei

Telegram Corrects Flaw Enabling Other Users to see 2019-09-14 02:35:27RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Telegram messaging App has been updated to correct a privacy issue when deleting messages. According to security researcher D

Justice Overturns law Banning Motorcycle Taxi Service in 2019-09-14 02:27:55RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Court of Justice of São Paulo ruled unconstitutional a municipal law of May 2018 that banned motorcycle taxi servi

Argentina: Chamber of Deputies Approves Food Emergency Project 2019-09-14 02:24:30RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approved yesterday, September 12th, a project to extend Food Emergency until the end of 202

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Censors Movie Screening About 2019-09-14 02:22:26RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay, The post Ministry of Foreign Affairs Censors Movie Screening About Chico B

Rio’s Militias Gain Influence and Sources of Revenue 2019-09-13 05:01:00RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Far from the beaches and postcard views that have made Rio de Janeiro a tourist destination, there is a deepening malaise tak

Rio de Janeiro Records the Highest Winter Temperature 2019-09-13 04:47:04RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rio de Janeiro recorded yesterday, September 12th, the highest winter temperature, with thermometers marking 41.6

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H&M, VF Corp. Ditch Brazilian Leather Over Amazon 2019-09-08 10:35:59The Swedish fashion retailer and the company behind brands like Vans and Timberland said they're banning leather from Brazil over environmental conce

Brazil Newspaper Publishes Gay Avengers Kiss On Front 2019-09-07 23:43:55Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella battles in court to ban Avengers comic book.

How This Brazilian City Became Ground Zero For 2019-09-01 06:00:13Rampant corruption, environmental indifference and a thirst for growth helped Brazil ignore a brewing crisis in Altamira.

Brazil's Bolsonaro Vows To Stop Using Bic Pens 2019-08-31 12:05:32The Brazilian president says he's dumping the French brand in favor of one of his country's own as tensions ratchet up between the two nations.

The Entire Global Economy Is Complicit In The 2019-08-29 09:47:24Hundreds of global corporations have promised to help limit deforestation. None of them is meeting that goal.

What Is Deforestation, And How Big Of A 2019-08-29 07:32:03As the Amazon burns, other forests around the globe face similar threats.

Brazil Turns Down Amazon Fires Aid 2019-08-27 15:40:35Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is rejecting $20 million from the G-7 countries that’s aimed at helping with the inferno’s currently go

Brazil To Reject $20 Million Wildfire Aid From 2019-08-27 10:43:35As the Amazon burns, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is demanding an apology from French President Emmanuel Macron for calling him a liar.

Trump's Trade War Linked To Amazon Rainforest Destruction 2019-08-27 01:03:23As U.S. soybeans sit in silos, Brazilian farmers push to break new ground to satisfy the Chinese market.

In Brazil’s Amazon, Fire Hit ‘Like An Erupting 2019-08-26 10:20:43In the forested state hardest hit by fires, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's Orwellian messaging is taking hold.

Bolsonaro Sends Army To Fight Amazon Fires Amid 2019-08-24 12:42:40The military will "act strongly" to control the wildfires, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro promised.

Economic Storm Clouds Hover Over Trump And Global 2019-08-24 08:27:13Trump faces a tepid reception as anxiety grows over a global economic showdown and tension over trade, Iran and Russia.