Tag: Correios
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government expects to complete the privatization process of Eletrobras by January 2022, amid expectations that the provisional measure opening space for the operation may be voted in the Chamber of Deputies in...
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Friday, March 12th, that if the economic and health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic persist longer than the period covered by the new four-month round of emergency aid,...
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - General Joaquim Silva e Luna, appointed to Petrobras, will be the 17th military in charge of Brazil's state-owned companies. Luna was Defense Minister in the last year of President Michel Temer's administration and has...
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As of Monday, August 27th, all international mail arriving in Brazil through the Correios (Post Office) will be subject to the collection of a R$15 postal fee, further complicating lives...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Postal workers from several Brazilian states, including Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, have decided to remain on strike despite the labor court’s approval of the state-owned company’s plans to...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With the dwindling economy and the popularization of online communication Brazil’s Correios (Postal Service) has been losing customers. To try to increase revenues and reduce expenditures the state-owned company announced...
By Gregory Scruggs, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian postal workers were ordered by the Supreme Labor Court (TST) to return to work at midnight on Thursday, October 13th, ending a 28-day strike that severely hampered correspondence across...
By Ben Tavener, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Postal workers are to “continue and strengthen” strikes across Brazil after rejecting a renewed attempt by employers ECT (Post and Telegraph Corporation) to avert further industrial action. The strikes, which...
