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The Russia sanctions waiver suspends 500% duties on Russian goods and 100% tariffs on major energy...
Rio de Janeiro news today: Douglas Ruas is governor-elect, Aena now runs Galeão airport and Carnival...
Petrobras news today: oil output rose to 2.96 million barrels a day in September and Q2...
Brazil deforestation fell enough since 2023 to avoid US$216 billion in climate damage, an FGV Ibre study says,...
Brazil's electoral court unanimously upheld on 20 October the removal of posts tying Flávio Bolsonaro to a police...
Brazil's regulator ANP moved its Gas Release hearing on Petrobras gas auctions from 21 October to 19 November...
Brazil oil exports reached US$43.01 billion from January to September, edging past soybeans, as the oil trade surplus...
A Brazilian university rector died on 16 October when wind blew roofing material onto him at Taliesin West...
Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign asked Brazil's electoral court on 20 October to cancel Lula's candidacy over WhatsApp messages sent...
Justice André Mendonça was drawn to rule on Lula's request that Brazil's electoral court publish his family's bank...
São Paulo today: mild and partly cloudy, Palmeiras host Fluminense at 9:30pm, Brazilian stocks rose 1.57% on Tuesday...