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Analysis: strong dollar and economic recovery have raised fuel prices in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over the past few months, Brazilians have been surprised with the increase in fuel prices. The combination of the...
JBS assures market that all its global facilities are operational after hacker attack
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JBS (JBSS3) said Thursday, June 3, that all of its global facilities are fully operational after a "criminal cyber...
Analysis: Copa America in Brazil becomes Bolsonaro’s trump card and smokescreen
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Copa America hasn't kicked off yet, but the Bolsonaro government is treating the last-minute hosting of the tournament...
CORSAN may become Brazil’s first privatized sanitation company
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The final model for the privatization of Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento (CORSAN) should be ready this month. The plan...
Brazilian new car market in May: Fiat broadens its lead in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Italian brand is capitalizing on the performance of the Argo, Strada and Mobi. The Caoa Chery overtakes Ford...
Brazil’s Marfrig raises stake in competitor BRF to nearly 31.66%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Marfrig Global Foods (MRFG3) meat processor has raised its equity stake in food company BRF (BRFS3) to approximately 31.66%,...
Colombia registers a double record with 28,624 infections and 545 Covid deaths (June 3)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia registered this Thursday a double record with 28,624 infections and 545 deaths due to coronavirus, in its worst...
Brazilian Healthcare giants Dasa, Rede D’Or and Fleury announce acquisitions – analysts expect more
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday night, June 1, three publicly traded Brazilian health care giants, Rede D'Or (RDOR3), Dasa Group (DASA3), and...
Brazil’s army announces it will not punish ex-health minister over rally with Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Army Commander General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira decided to dismiss the proceedings against General Eduardo Pazuello, ex-minister of Health, for his...
Rio de Janeiro’s resort town Búzios – from pirates to jet set
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The name Búzios is derived from Portuguese and refers to a shellfish that was common in the area.
Before the...
Brazil’s residential property prices up 1.59% in the year to May, below IPCA inflation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The prices of residential properties for sale in the whole of Brazil have registered an increase of 1.59% this...
Rio de Janeiro building collapse causes two deaths and four injuries (Update 2)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A girl and her father were killed. Four other people were injured when a four-story residential building collapsed on...
Bolsonaro faces high rejection and disapproval levels in Rio de Janeiro, his political cradle
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro was born in Glicério, a town in São Paulo's interior, but made his political career in...
dLocal, Uruguay’s first unicorn, goes public on the New York Stock Exchange
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The company dLocal, which specializes in payment solutions, and which became Uruguay's first unicorn in September 2020 after reaching...