Former President FHC Voices Reservations Over U.S. Trade Deal, Eduardo Bolsonaro
Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso supports the Brazilian government's caution in relation to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for a...
August 4, 2019Topic
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Brazil Seeking Greater Private Investment to Better Position in World Economic Forum Ranking
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government released on Wednesday, August 1st, in São Paulo, the first part of...
August 3, 2019
Environment Minister to tour Europe and the U.S. to Counter Brazil’s Bad Reputation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Environment Minister Ricardo Salles promises an international tour to counter the perception that the Brazilian...
August 3, 2019
Brazil Sees its Oil Production Shrink Over Three Months
Oil production in the country dropped 6.4 percent from May to June. According to data from the National Oil, Natural...
August 3, 2019
Unemployment in Brazil Drops to 12 Percent by End of June, Says IBGE
The unemployment rate in Brazil stood at 12 percent in the quarter ended in June 2019, a reduction of 0.7...
August 1, 2019
Brazil is Raised to the Status of “Major non-NATO Ally” by the U.S.
The Trump administration has designated Brazil a “major non-NATO ally,” making good on a pledge President Donald Trump made to...
August 1, 2019
Vivo Parent Telefônica Brasil’s Contractors Found Guilty of Slave Labor Practices
Thomson Reuters Foundation said in its latest report, that the country's leading mobile company Spain-owned Telefonica Brasil (Vivo) and three...
August 1, 2019
Brazil’s Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to Six Percent, Lowest Rate Since 1986
Brazil's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate from 6.5 to 6 percent on Wednesday, July 31st, the lowest rate...
August 1, 2019
Powerful Politician Rodrigo Maia Supports Press Freedom in Vaza Jato Case
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, recorded a video in which he defends the secrecy of journalistic...
July 31, 2019