Rio Passes Rio+20 Security Test: Daily
Rio de Janeiro has passed a test conducted on the security to be provided for foreign officials by the Federal...
May 31, 2012Topic
Ben Tavener
Brazil Forestry Code Part-Vetoed
President Rousseff has vetoed part of the controversial Forestry Code legislation which regulates how much of Brazil’s Amazon region must...
May 29, 2012
Brazil Unemployment, Wages Fall in April
Unemployment in April fell for the first time since December 2011 to percent percent, figures by the IBGE have shown....
May 29, 2012
21% Drop in Brazil Maternal Mortality: Daily
Brazil has revealed a drop of 21 percent in maternal deaths in 2011, and has credited the Rede Cegonha (Stork...
May 26, 2012
Petrobras Reveals Vast New Find: Daily
Brazilian petroleum giant Petrobras has confirmed that recently-discovered reserves of oil and gas at the Pão de Açúcar well amount...
May 25, 2012
Decision on Forestry Code Due: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff is expected to decide on Thursday if she is to veto - fully or in part -...
May 24, 2012
Rio+20 Strives for Consensus in Brazil
With Rio+20 now clear on the horizon, the race is on for members to redouble efforts to agree on an...
May 22, 2012
Brazil Airlines’ International Expansion
TAM and GOL, Brazil’s two biggest airlines, have revealed their intention for more international service submitting plans to the National...
May 22, 2012
Rousseff Position on Oil Royalties: Daily
Brazil’s deputies are divided on President Dilma Rousseff’s new stance on how states share oil royalties, following boos from mayors...
May 17, 2012