Brazil’s economy may have shrunk by less than 4% last year: Guedes
Brazil’s economy could grow 3.5% this year and may have shrunk last year by less than 4%, Economy Minister Paulo...
March 2, 2021Topic
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Brazil currency slide not all justified by fundamentals – Central Bank president
Brazil’s real has suffered more than other emerging currencies as investors adjust to changing liquidity conditions globally, but some of...
March 2, 2021
Brazil registers single-day record of 1,641 COVID-19 deaths (March 2nd)
Brazil on Tuesday, February 2nd, posted a single-day record for COVID-19 deaths with 1,641 people dying from the disease, according...
March 2, 2021
Brazil Senate approves bill to speed up COVID-19 vaccine purchases
Brazil’s Senate approved legislation on Tuesday, February 2nd, that will accelerate vaccine purchases for the country’s slow COVID-19 inoculation program...
March 2, 2021
Colombia, Peru may centralize purchase of gold to combat crime, environmental destruction
The governments of Colombia and Peru are studying the possibility of centralizing gold purchases, in an effort to combat illegal...
March 2, 2021
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, 2021
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
Brazil’s Economy Minister says he would rather leave than “push Brazil down the wrong path”
In a podcast, the Minister says he has Bolsonaro's trust and that a new round of aid without a fiscal...
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