News of brazil

Bolsonaro extends olive branch to Biden on inauguration

Yesterdat 11:48 Bolsonaro was one of last world leaders to recognse Biden’s victory, and amplified Donald Trump's allegations that last year's US election had been rigged.

Global pandemic

Desperate search for oxygen in Brazil's crisis-hit Manaus

20-01-2021 08:20 Under an overwhelming heat, dozens of people have been waiting for 12 hours to fill oxygen tanks and try to save the lives of their loved ones in Manaus, a Brazilian city plunged into chaos by the explosion of Covid-19 cases.

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million

16-01-2021 07:37 The global death toll from Covid-19 passed two million on Friday, with the WHO urging mass vaccinations.

BLOOMBERG

Bolsonaro government’s message to Biden: Trumpism lives on in Brazil

16-01-2021 04:04 Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo wants Joe Biden to know that it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change of US leadership.

Ángel Cabrera

Brazil arrests Ángel Cabrera, fugitive golfer accused of abuse

15-01-2021 14:19 Ángel Cabrera, wanted by Interpol on domestic violence charges, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro Thursday, and will be extradited to Argentina to stand trial.

Global pandemic

UK to ban South American, Portugal arrivals over Brazil virus strain

14-01-2021 15:47 Britain bans all arrivals from South America, Panama, Cape Verde and Portugal over fears of importing a new coronavirus variant from Brazil.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Santos beat Boca to secure all-Brazil Copa Libertadores final

13-01-2021 23:40 Santos defeated Boca Juniors 3-0 to set up an all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores final after a one-sided semi-final victory in São Paulo on Wednesday.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil's Bolsonaro increasingly isolated as Trump departs

13-01-2021 23:32 When Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019 he nurtured relationships with other like-minded, far-right governments, but as the political tide turns he now finds himself and his country increasingly isolated.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Palmeiras into Libertadores final after VAR thwarts River

13-01-2021 10:19 River dominate semi-final second leg at a empty Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo, but are twice denied a legendary comeback by controversial VAR decisions.

AUTO-MANUFACTURER

Ford to close factories, end manufacturing in Brazil

11-01-2021 18:13 Carmaker Ford said Monday it would close its factories in Brazil this year as the impacts of the coronavirus epidemic hammered sales in Latin America.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Boca, Santos play out tense Copa Libertadores stalemate

06-01-2021 23:16 Xenieze and Santos out a tense 0-0 draw at an empty Bombonera stadium in their Copa Libertadores semi-final first leg tie.

BLOOMBERG

Corn up to US$5 a bushel and soybeans spike

06-01-2021 14:50 Maize climbed to US$5 a bushel and soybeans rallied for a sixth day, driving both crops to fresh six-year highs, as farmer protests and dry weather pose threat to supplies.

ECONOMY

Ship line-up swells as soy crushers extend strike

26-12-2020 10:31 Soybean crushers at export plants agreed to extend a strike over wages during the Christmas season.

RECORD-BREAKER

Messi passes Pelé as top scorer at a single club

22-12-2020 23:03 Lionel Messi beat Pelé's record of goals for a single club when he scored his 644th for Barcelona on Tuesday.

Coronavirus pandemic

Bolsonaro backs vaccine campaign despite personal opposition

17-12-2020 14:48 Brazil is negotiating the purchase of 350 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for 2021, including 210 million of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine that is largely made in Brazil by the Fiocruz institute, and 70 million of Pfizer's vaccine.

ECLAC Projection

UN slashes LatAm economic slowdown projection

16-12-2020 16:06 Executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Alicia Bárcena predicts the region will experience growth of 3.7 percent in 2021.

Mercosur

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.

OBITUARY

Former Albiceleste coach Alejandro Sabella dies from cancer aged 66

09-12-2020 09:53 Former national team coach Alejandro Sabella has died at the age of 66 from cancer, local media said on Tuesday.

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina: between Jair Bolsonaro, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping

05-12-2020 10:12 Following its dialogue with Brasilia and Washington, the Alberto Fernández administration needs to define a clear strategy with its main trade partners.

by Leandro Dario

Global pandemic

Poverty-stricken Brazilians fear looming end of Covid-19 emergency cash

02-12-2020 14:58 More than 67 million low-income workers receive Covid-19 relief payments in Brazil, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Many of them are fearing what lies ahead.

LATIN AMERICA

UN: Foreign direct investment in Latin America to fall by up to 55%

02-12-2020 13:39 Foreign direct investment in Latin America will fall by up to 55% in 2020, the UN's regional economic commission said Wednesday.

DIPLOMACY

President vows to improve ties with Brazil in call with Bolsonaro

30-11-2020 22:24 Almost a year after he first took office, President Alberto Fernández has finally spoken to Brazil leader Jair Bolsonaro.

RACE, FASHION & CULTURE

Black models increasingly visible on Brazil's catwalks

24-11-2020 08:36 Afro-Brazilian models Shirley Pitta and Gloria Maria Fonseca Siqueira had dreamed of the runway since they were girls, but in a Brazilian fashion world much whiter than the country itself, it remained a far-away fantasy until recently. In a sign of changing times in Brazil and elsewhere, the pair saw their dreams come true at this year's São Paulo Fashion Week.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Without environmental guarantees, EU-Mercosur trade deal faces uncertain future

23-11-2020 15:51 Historic free-trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur regional bloc, announced more than a year ago after more than two decades of negotiations, stuck in limbo due to environmental concerns.

Bloomberg

Coronavirus roars back in Brazil as infections top six million

22-11-2020 08:28 Last week, Brazil reported almost 68,000 new Covid-19 cases in a single day, an all-time high that eclipses the previous record by more than 20% and rivals the numbers seen in the United States, whose population is 50% bigger.

Budding bromance?

Bolsonaro beams as Putin praises his 'masculinity'

18-11-2020 18:33 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was left beaming Wednesday after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin praised his "masculinity" in a speech, triggering a flood of jokes online about a budding "bromance."

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Brazil’s Bolsonaro is Trump’s biggest orphan

09-11-2020 17:54 Bolsonaro is now Trump’s most prominent orphan in the Americas, and his politics by tantrum may ring hollow absent the hemisphere’s alpha provocateur.

by Mac Margolis

ENVIRONMENT

US formally quits Paris agreement but Biden pledges return

05-11-2020 10:47 United States leaves Paris accord, but Joe Biden vowed he would immediately return as president.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro’s son charged by prosecutors in money-laundering probe

04-11-2020 16:40 Prosecutors charge eldest son of President Jair Bolsonaro with money-laundering and embezzlement.

Global pandemic

Pandemic drives Brazil jobless rate to record 14.4%

30-10-2020 14:15 Brazil's economy lost 4.3 million jobs between July and August, bringing the total number of unemployed to 13.8 million people, the government said.

ENVIRONMENT

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

26-10-2020 07:00 Exacerbated by a historic drought, larges swathes of forest and wetlands in central South America known for their exceptional biodiversity have been ravaged by devastating fires.

5G INFRASTRUCTURE

US seeks to sway Brazil on Chinese 5G with US$1-billion deal

21-10-2020 15:56 Washington promises Brazil US$1 billion in financing toward US imports, adding a carrot to its campaign to convince the country not to use China's Huawei to develop its 5G network.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Murders surge in Brazil despite pandemic

20-10-2020 08:52 Number of murders and other violent deaths in Brazil increased 7.1% in first half of the year, despite lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

EU parks trade deal with Mercosur over environmental concerns

17-10-2020 09:56 More than 15 months ago, then-president Mauricio Macri hailed the sealing of the Mercosur bloc’s historic trade agreement with the European Union. Today, as European nations express environmental concerns, ratification isn’t even close to starting.

by Fermin Koop

Corruption scandal

Brazilian senator caught hiding money 'between buttocks'

15-10-2020 19:38 A Brazilian lawmaker has stepped down from his position representing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government and been suspended from the Senate, after police searched his house and found allegedly illegally obtained cash hidden in his underwear.

Latin America

Brazil-US turbulence ahead in case of Biden victory

11-10-2020 17:27 Diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United States are likely to become more turbulent in the event of a Joe Biden victory in November.

Pandemic postponement

Rio postpones world-famous carnival over Covid-19

25-09-2020 12:36 Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, as officials announced event's indefinite postponement for the first time in more than a century

HUMAN RIGHTS

Volkswagen pay-out to Brazil regime victims reopens debate on justice

25-09-2020 12:31 Volkswagen confirms it has signed a historic deal with the Brazilian state and federal prosecutors to pay US$6.4 million in compensation for its part in atrocities of military dictatorship.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal

23-09-2020 16:12 Brazil hits back at European reluctance to finalise EU-Mercosur trade deal, saying a French report on environmental concerns is motivated by "protectionist interests."

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro faces growing pressure to green Brazil economy

22-09-2020 08:38 As environmental problems bruise Brazil's international image, bankers, business executives and even agribusiness firms are calling for a greener economy, adding to pressure on outspoken president.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Key EU states fear Mercosur pact may hurt Amazon

21-09-2020 08:22 EU commissioner admits not all EU nations "are aligned" on trade deal with Mercosur nations, as fears historic accord could hurt the Amazon grow.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

France says opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal over deforestation concerns

18-09-2020 10:38 France opposed to free-trade deal in its current form due to "major" concerns about deforestation in the region, the government said on Friday.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Argentine sides return to action in Copa Libertadores

17-09-2020 23:52 All five of Argentina's Copa Libertadores participants were back in action in the continental competition this week, dusting off the cobwebs after the extended, seemingly endless absence forced upon them by the coronavirus pandemic.

by Dan Edwards

Lava Jato

Brazil extends 'Lava Jato' corruption probe

10-09-2020 08:59 Brazilian attorney general's office extends country's biggest-ever corruption probe, Operação Lava Jato, until January 31, granting the increasingly controversial investigation a new lease of life.

Global pandemic

Quarantine-weary Brazilians head to beaches despite warnings

07-09-2020 08:00 Brazilians packed the beaches and bars this weekend, taking advantage of a long holiday to indulge in normal life even as the Covid-19 pandemic raged on.

MERCOSUR BLOC

Lacalle Pou says EU-Mercosur deal 'advances' but not at 'expected speed'

03-09-2020 01:05 Uruguayan leader’s comments just the latest in a series indicating that momentum for the accord has slowed.

GENDER EQUALITY

Brazil announces equal pay on national football teams

03-09-2020 00:12 Brazil's football federation announced on Wednesday it will pay men and women the same amount for representing the national team, one of the few countries to make such a pledge.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Brazil hands out so much Covid cash that poverty nears a low

02-09-2020 17:45 Some 66 million people are benefitting from the most ambitious social programme ever undertaken in Brazil, a shocking shift under President Jair Bolsonaro who railed against welfare, dismissed the virus – and now finds himself newly popular.

HUMAN RIGHTS

OAS chief Almagro under fire for removal of top rights official

01-09-2020 16:05 OAS secretary general and ombudswoman at centre of bitter feud with the leadership of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR), the region’s top rights watchdog.