Brazil’s Petrobras Sells Pasadena Refinery to Chevron
Petrobras America Inc. (PAI), a Petrobras subsidiary, signed a purchase and sale agreement on Wednesday with Chevron USA Inc. for...
January 31, 2019
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro to Return to Work After Surgery
Two days after undergoing seven hours of surgery to remove a colostomy bag, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is expected to...
January 30, 2019
Vale to Shut Down Dams and Reduce Production in Brazil
Brazil’s mining giant announced on Tuesday that the company will eliminate ten dams similar to the one which caused the...
January 30, 2019
Five People Linked to Vale’s Dam Collapse Arrested in Brazil
Three Vale employees responsible for the licensing of the dam that broke in Brumadinho and two engineers from a partner...
January 29, 2019
Brazil’s Oil Giant Vale Loses R$71B in Market Value After Dam Break
Brazil’s iron giant, Vale, registered on Monday the largest plunge in share value in a single day in its history,...
January 29, 2019
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Undergoes New Surgery
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is undergoing surgery on Monday to remove a colostomy bag and reconstruct his intestinal tract. This...
January 28, 2019
Mining Giant Vale Fined Over R$11B for Dam Burst in Brazil
In the wake of the Brumadinho dam disaster and while firefighters are still looking for more than 300 people missing...
January 28, 2019
Vale Sounds New Alarm to Evacuate More of Devastated Brazilian Town
In the early hours of Sunday, warning sirens were once again issued by mining giant Vale around the town of...
January 27, 2019
Dam Bursts in Brazil Burying Hundreds Under Tons of Mud
A little over three years after the worst environmental disaster registered in Brazil, another dam has broken in the state...
January 26, 2019