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Bolsonaro to swap Petrobras CEO after tension over fuel pricing

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has decided to appoint former Defense Minister Joaquim Silva e Luna as chief executive of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, he said in a Friday, February 19th, post on Facebook. Roberto Castello Branco, the current CEO of the state-run oil firm known...

Brazil calls on US for financial support to fight Amazon deforestation

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first meeting between the Brazilian and the United States governments to discuss the environment was marked by a...

Brazilian economy shrank 4% in 2020 -GDP monitor

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The FGV's GDP Monitor shows that economic activity shrank by 4% in 2020. The data was released today, February...

São Paulo Plan extends drinking time in restaurants in the capital and 5 regions

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo state government tod, February 19th, announced that it has extended the time for alcoholic beverage consumption...

Brazil´s President: Those who wanted to play politics with the virus, the mask is off

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro today, February 19th, said that the covid-19 pandemic is still a "big problem" in the country....

The raging homicide pandemic as basis of Latin America’s nostalgia for strong leaders

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America and the Caribbean have struggled for years with an epidemic other than the coronavirus. The high homicide...

Brazil 2021 inflation forecasts revised up, central bank target in spotlight

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Inflation expectations are rising in Brazil, with a growing number of economists raising their 2021 forecasts above the central...
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Brazilian economy shrank 4% in 2020 -GDP monitor

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The FGV's GDP Monitor shows that economic activity shrank by 4% in 2020. The data was released today, February...

Brazil 2021 inflation forecasts revised up, central bank target in spotlight

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Inflation expectations are rising in Brazil, with a growing number of economists raising their 2021 forecasts above the central...

Petrobras CEO resisting pressure from Bolsonaro to resign – sources

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The chief executive of Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras is resisting pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro to resign following...

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