Analysis
Chinese Honbridge Confident US$2 Billion Brazil Iron Mine Will Go Ahead
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Chinese mining company Sul Americana de Metais (SAM), a unit of China’s Honbridge Holdings, is confident it will...
Brazil Environment Agents Battle Stronger Deforestation at Start of 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Aggressive deforestation is starting earlier this year in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, environmental enforcement agents say, with government data...
Brazil’s Development Bank Pushes Its Great Downsizing and Rakes in US$5.2 Billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Bloomberg) The Brazilian state development bank (BNDES) unloaded its voting stake in oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, raking in...
Brazil Real Tumbles to Near-Record Low Despite Central Bank Signal
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (REUTERS) Brazil’s real slumped on Thursday to within sight of its all-time low against the dollar, despite the central...
Brazil’s Vale Raises Emergency Watch Level for Gongo Soco Dam After Heavy Rain
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Brazilian miner Vale SA has raised the emergency level at the Sul Inferior dam at its Gongo Soco...
Brazil to Stay Out of OPEC to Make the Most of Increased Production
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Bloomberg) Brazil expects to be among the top-five energy exporters by 2030, and is tapping private investment to boost...
Brazil’s Indigenous to Sue Bolsonaro for Saying They’re ‘Evolving’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) The main organization representing Brazil’s 300 indigenous tribes said on Friday it would sue far-right President Jair Bolsonaro...
Argentine Airline Flybondi Says It Could Fly Domestic Routes in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Argentine ultra-low cost airline Flybondi may consider starting to operate domestic flights within Brazil, a company executive said...
Brazil Government Claims Ability to Eliminate Country’s Primary Deficit by 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) The Brazilian government’s interest payment bill on the national debt could fall by R$417 (US$100) billion over the...
Will Brazil Soon Join OPEC?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (ECNS China) Jair Bolsonaro said that he would "personally like Brazil to become a member of OPEC" and that...
Brazil’s Year-to-Date Industrial Production Down 1.4 Percent from 2018
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's industrial output fell 1.4 percent in January-September against the same period of last year, statistics agency IBGE announced...
Exclusive Interview: President Bolsonaro Says Brazil Can Be Considered an “Arab Country”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Emirate News Agency) Brazil can be "considered an Arab country" thanks to a vast number of people of Arab...
CCTV Footage Shows Off-Duty Cop Thwarts Robbery at Burger Joint in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (RT) In the ensuing chaos approximately 10 shots were fired yet no injuries were reported, according to Brazilian State...
Brazil Sees United Arab Emirates as Gateway to Many Regions, Says Brazilian Ambassador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Emirates News Agency) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is seen by Brazil as a gateway to the Arab world...