Outgoing Petrobras CEO calls bio jet fuel key for de-carbonizing
The chief executive of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, said biofuels, especially those for the aviation industry,...
March 2, 2021Topic
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Thirteen die in collision of truck, crowded SUV near U.S.-Mexico border
At least 13 people were killed on Tuesday, March 2nd, when a tractor-trailer slammed into a Ford Expedition crammed with...
March 2, 2021
Hesitant Brazil left out of first round of COVAX vaccine deliveries
Brazil was left out of the first batch of vaccines delivered by Covax, the global alliance created to guarantee the...
March 2, 2021
Brazil’s oil production up 5.4% between December and January
Brazilian oil production reached an average daily production of 2.87 million barrels in January this year, according to data released...
March 2, 2021
Industrialized product prices in Brazil soar 3.36% in January
The Producer Price Index (PPI), which gauges the price variation of industrialized products at the factory gate, registered inflation of...
March 2, 2021
Mercado Libre to invest R$10 billion in Brazil in 2021
Mercado Livre announced on Monday, March 1st, that it will invest R$10 (US$1.75) billion in Brazil in 2021 to make...
March 2, 2021
Will Brazil see a 75 basis-point Selic hike in March?
Brazil traders have begun to bet the central bank may deliver the most aggressive interest rate hike since 2010 as...
March 2, 2021
Chile resumes in-person classes after a year’s absence
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera inaugurated the 2021 school year on Monday, after more than a year without in-person classes in...
March 2, 2021
Brazil’s financial market maintains economic growth forecast at 3.29% in 2021
Brazilian financial analysts maintained their 2021 economic growth forecast at 3.29 percent of expansion in gross domestic product (GDP), after...
March 2, 2021