WTO director wants Brazil to increase global food supply
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will arrive in Brasilia this weekend for her first visit to Latin..
April 14, 2022Topic
Brazilian government
Bolsonaro appoints former army chief to head Brazil’s intelligence agency
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) appointed former Army Captain Victor Felismino Carneiro as deputy director of...
April 13, 2022
Brazil’s debt rises 27.2% during pandemic
The Brazilian public debt had a jump of 27.2% between 2019 and 2021, reaching, at the end of the period...
April 7, 2022
Brazil: About 70 parliamentarians switched parties
During the 30 days of the "party window" period, the deadline for federal or state deputies to switch political parties...
April 5, 2022
Marcos Montes to take over as Brazil’s agriculture minister; why Tereza Cristina is leaving
The Brazilian government announced Wednesday that Marcos Montes will take over as agriculture minister as incumbent
March 31, 2022
Brazil: Government aid reaches 23% of the population, but beneficiaries criticize amount
The main federal government program to transfer income to the poorest, the Auxílio Brasil ("Brazil Aid"), reaches almost a quarter
March 29, 2022
Brazil to invest in Artificial Intelligence development
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations, launched a public notice of R$80 million (US$16.7)
March 25, 2022
Brazil does not support Russian exclusion from international bodies and abstains at the ILO
The Brazilian government abstained on a resolution extending diplomatic isolation to Russia in the face of the military operation in...
March 23, 2022
Brazil’s government reduces deficit projection for 2022 due to higher revenues
This year, Brazil's government expects a smaller primary budget deficit due to higher revenues, the Economy Ministry's bimonthly revenue
March 22, 2022