Brazil’s North-South Rail Auctioned For R$2.7 Billion
Designed to be the backbone of Brazil’s rail transportation, the North-South Railroad was auctioned off this week, for R$2.719 billion....
March 29, 2019Topic
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro to Return to Work After Surgery
Two days after undergoing seven hours of surgery to remove a colostomy bag, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is expected to...
January 30, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Announcement of Super Ministry, Mergers Cause Criticism
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Less than a week after winning Brazil’s Presidency, Jair...
October 31, 2018
Ministry of Education Commits R$10 Million to Brazilian Museum Agency
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The fire that destroyed ninety percent of the collection house...
October 2, 2018Rio Rural Provides Assistance for Sustainable Farming Methods
Rio Rural, a program initiated by the Secretariat of Agriculture announced this week that they are supporting over 45,000 small-holding...
March 28, 2018
Brazil Revokes Order to Allow Mining in Amazon Reserve
The repealed decree would have allowed for the mining exploration of a 47,000 square kilometer reserve with deposits of copper,...
September 26, 2017
Brazilian Judge Suspends Exploration of Reserve in Amazon Region
The decree which would open up indigenous reserve for the exploration of minerals by private companies was met with a...
August 31, 2017
Panama Halts All Contracts with Brazil’s Odebrecht Over Bribes
The multinational Brazilian conglomerate is accused of paying US$59 million in bribes to Panamanian officials to obtain construction contracts.
December 28, 2016
Brazil Aims to Approve Limit on Federal Spending
The Constitutional amendment calls for federal spending to be limited to a ceiling of the previous year's budget, adjusted by...
October 10, 2016