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Brazilian soybean exports in June slow down pace and are below 2020 – Secex
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The average daily shipment of soybeans from Brazil slowed, reaching 582,000 tons by the third week of June, a...
Brazilian trade balance shows US$2.56 billion surplus in 3rd week of June
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's trade balance registered a surplus of US$2.56 billion in the third week of June, reported the Foreign Trade...
Cuba confirms new record of 1,561 new daily Covid cases (June 21)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba set a new record for daily infections on Monday after confirming 1,561 cases of covid-19, bringing the total...
Proposal by Brazil’s Ministry of Economy foresees taxation of dividends at 20%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Economy has defined a proposal to tax dividends greater than R$240,000 (US$47,000) per year at 20%.
Minister...
Federal court in Brasília acquits Lula da Silva in US$1.3 million alleged bribery case
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Court in Brasilia has acquitted former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, his former chief of staff...
Brazil’s large companies’ IPOs expected to attract more foreign investors to stock market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the critical pandemic situation, the fiscal imbalance and the difficulty in advancing reforms, foreigners are signaling that they...
Brazil’s “unhappiness index” highest in last five years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians' sense of well-being, measured by the "unhappiness index" - sum of inflation and unemployment rates - reached its...
2021 penguin season begins on Brazil’s Southern and Southeastern coasts
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has begun to welcome the first of the Magellanic penguin species (Spheniscus magellanicus), from the Falkland Islands, Argentina and...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells supporters that Lula da Silva will return to the presidency “only with fraud”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accused Bolsonaro on Sunday of "genocide", the incumbent president retaliated...
Bolsonaro says Brazil’s new Supreme Court Justice to be named only in July
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, June 21, said in a conversation with supporters that he will appoint one more...
Brazil’s VP Mourão attributes Covid-19 deaths in the country to “socioeconomic inequality”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourão attributed the high number of deaths from Covid-19 in Brazil to "socioeconomic inequality". He...
Ivermectin showed antiviral effect in Covid-19 patients – in vitro study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Antiviral options for the treatment of Covid-19 patients are limited. Ivermectin (IVM), a macrocyclic lactone with a broad antiparasitic...
PwC Interamericas expands its capabilities in seven Central American countries
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The consulting firm PwC Interaméricas is making 'substantial investments to improve audit quality and expand' its capabilities as part...
Vaccination of Brazil’s elderly prevented at least 43,000 deaths in 2021 – study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vaccination against Covid-19 could prevent the deaths of more than 43,000 Brazilians in 2021, according to a study by...