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Structural failure caused Mexico City subway collapse – Norwegian expert report

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The the preliminary independent expert report carried out by the Norwegian company DNV says the collapse of line 12...

No single Brazilian location leads in all good practices to encourage business activity – World Bank

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  The results of the report "Subnational Doing Business in Brazil 2021" show that currently, no single location leads in...

Northeast Brazilian state entices residents for second vaccine dose with US$2,000 raffle

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Maranhão governor Flávio Dino (PCdoB) on Tuesday, June 15, announced that the state will draw prizes to encourage the...

Brazilian climate forecast supercomputer to be disconnected for lack of funds

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The shutdown of the supercomputer at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) due to lack of public funds...

Police warn of infighting over succession to Brazil’s most powerful militia

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The death of Wellington da Silva Braga, aka Ecko, pointed out as the head of the largest militia in...

Brazil’s Franq banking services startup receives RS$20 million investment

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Banking services advisory startup Franq on Wednesday, June 16, announced it has received a R$20 (US$3.9) million investment led...

Brazilian Ultrapar confirms negotiation to sell subsidiary Oxiteno to Indorama

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's fourth-largest company Ultramar confirmed on Wednesday, June 16, that it is in exclusive negotiation with Indorama Ventures for...

Bolsonaro vetos CONDECINE tax waiver for streaming film industry

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, June 15, in a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, partially sanctioned Provisional Measure (MP)...

Wealthy nations provide 28% of GDP in Covid aid; poor countries only 2% – IMF

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday that wealthy countries provide the equivalent of...

Brazil’s homegrown Butanvac trials to begin in June; 6 countries intend to import vaccine – state governor

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - São Paulo governor João Doria (PSDB) on Monday, June 14, said that clinical trials of the Butanvac vaccine, an...

Brazil’s Petrobras prescribes Ivermectin to employees with Covid-19 – labor union

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Petroleum Workers Federation (FUP) denounced that Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) is prescribing Ivermectin for the treatment of its employees...

LDC and Amaggi join forces to create new freight forwarding company in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Commodities trading companies Louis Dreyfus (LDC) and Amaggi have teamed up to convert freight forwarding platform Carguero into an...

Brazil’s Federal Police call for Amazon illegal timber inquiries to be included in STF investigation

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Police have petitioned for all local investigations into the seizure of illegal timber in the Amazon be...

In Brazil’s Covid CPI, Amazonas state ex-secretary increases pressure on health ministry

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ex-Health Secretary of Amazonas Marcellus Campêlo said on Tuesday, June 15, in testimony to the Covid CPI (Senate investigative...

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