Battisti Captured in Bolivia After Fleeing Brazil in December
After more than forty years as a fugitive, thirteen of those living in Brazil, Italy’s Cesare Battisti, was captured in...
January 14, 2019Topic
Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Gives Go Ahead for Boeing-Embraer Deal
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the federal government will not oppose the merger agreement between Brazil’s Embraer and...
January 11, 2019
President Bolsonaro Announces Brazil Leaving Global Migration Pact
Less than a month after adhering to the United Nations’ Global Pact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Brazil’s new...
January 9, 2019
Opinion: Brazil’s Worldview – Past is Prologue?
After reading Ernesto Araújo’s public address upon his installation as Brazil’s Foreign Minister the Curmudgeon is worried that the Bolsonaro...
January 7, 2019
Brazil’s Left-Wing Parties to Boycott Presidential Inauguration
% As Brazilians prepare for the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro, one of its most controversial presidents, left-wing parties PT and...
December 31, 2018
U.S. Dollar and Stock Market Close 2018 with Appreciation in Brazil
After a year of political and economic uncertainties in Brazil, the stock market and the dollar closed 2018 with appreciation....
December 31, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Lamentable Lame Duck Presidency
Brazil’s last quarter 2018 saw the election of Jair Bolsonaro, who began immediately to act as if he were already...
December 27, 2018
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Vows to Withdraw Country from Migration Pact
President-elect Jair Bolsonaro stated on Tuesday that he will revoke the Global Pact for Migration, signed last week by Brazil’s...
December 19, 2018
Brazil’s Minister Warns of Trade Disruption with Arab Countries and China
Outgoing Agriculture Minister, Blairo Maggi, warned that geopolitical interferences could lead to a possible trade disruption between Brazilian agro-producers and...
December 17, 2018