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In the last decade, average income from coffee plantations grew 38% in Brazil, says study
In the period between 2018 and 2021, Brazilian coffee plantations yielded, on average, R$21,700 (US$4,220) per hectare, which represented a growth of 38% compared...
Fifth power tower is the target of sabotage in Brazil
This Monday (16), a 5th attack on an area of power transmission line was recorded.
This is another case that happened in Rondônia state. It...
Brazilian congressman wants to open CPI against Minister of Justice Flávio Dino
Federal congressman Evair Vieira de Melo (PP-ES) proposed the creation of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate the possible responsibility of the...
Nicaragua’s government wants to turn newspaper headquarters into regime propaganda machine
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) said this Monday that it was concerned about "the new misuse, illegal and unconstitutional that the regime of...
Argentina concludes the first stage of the Antarctic campaign
The Argentine Armed Forces have concluded the first stage of the Antarctic Summer Campaign (CAV) 2022-2023, which had the north of the Antarctic peninsula...
Lula da Silva’s actions frustrate financial market expectations
Two weeks into office, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has already frustrated the expectations of economists and the financial market, assessed economist and...
Brazilian Ministry of Health revokes ordinance on abortion
The Brazilian Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, revoked an ordinance on abortion, this Monday, 16, signed in the Bolsonaro administration.
The norm foresaw the need...
Brazil: medium and high-end properties represent 30% of total housing sales
The sale of new properties in Brazil increased by 11.9% in the first ten months of 2022, when compared to the same period of...
Lula da Silva’s new ministers and the impacts on agriculture
By Kellen Severo*
The ministers appointed by President Lula made varied declarations in the first weeks of the government.
In our focus are the speeches of...
El Salvador extends stay permits for tourists
El Salvador extended the stay period for all tourists visiting the country starting this year, President Nayib Bukele said in a tweet.
"The general tourism...
Mexican Pemex produces half of the gasoline and diesel it promised for November
The state company Petróleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex, produced half of the gasoline and diesel it promised during November 2022.
The Mexican giant led by...
Country risk in Latin America: which governments have the most dangerous bonds
Sovereign bonds in Latin America improved their performance in the last quarter and, as a result, the country risk of some of the governments...
Brazilian retailer Americanas: 9 banks committed to a debt of US$3.9 billion
As soon as Brazilian retailer Americanas disclosed accounting inconsistencies in the amount of R$20 billion (US$3.9 billion), the banks were at the center of...
Absolute failure of the Kirchner model: inflation doubled since 2019 and prices rose 94.8% only in 2022
The annual variation of retail prices doubled its rate of increase in the first three years of Kirchner's administration, despite all the control programs.
The...