Brazil Struggles to Reduce Child Labor
Brazil will not achieve targets for the eradication of “worst forms” of child labor in the country by 2015, according...
June 4, 2013Topic
Economy
U.S. Vice President Biden Visits Brazil
The Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, is in Brazil this week, as part of a South American...
May 28, 2013
Brazil to Cancel US$900M in African Debt
In the latest in a raft of measures to strengthen economic ties between Brazil and Africa, Brazil will write off...
May 28, 2013
Caixa Boss Admits Bolsa Blunder: Daily
Caixa boss Jorge Hereda admitted the early release of Bolsa Família payments, which caused much panic, was intentional and meant...
May 28, 2013
US Dollar Strengthens Against Real: Daily
The Brazilian Real has lost its value, following a period of consistently increasing against the dollar.
May 27, 2013
Rumor Sparks Mass Withdrawals: Daily
A rumor that the Bolsa Família anti-poverty program was set to close has led to hundreds of thousands of families...
May 21, 2013
Senate Passes Ports Regulation Bill: Daily
The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill, MP 595, that changes rules governing how the country’s ports are regulated, in...
May 17, 2013
Brazil Ports Not Operating 24hrs: Daily
Some of Brazil ports are still not operating twenty-four hours a day, despite the introduction of the Porto 24 horas...
May 14, 2013
Brazil Firearm Sales to U.S. Up 187.5%
The U.S. purchased nearly 7.9 million, or eighty percent, of the 9.9 million exported Brazilian firearms in the past forty...
April 30, 2013