BLOOMBERG Bolsonaro government’s message to Biden: Trumpism lives on in Brazil 16-01-2021 04:04 Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo wants Joe Biden to know that it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change of US leadership.
AUTO-MANUFACTURER Ford to close factories, end manufacturing in Brazil 11-01-2021 18:13 Carmaker Ford said Monday it would close its factories in Brazil this year as the impacts of the coronavirus epidemic hammered sales in Latin America.
BLOOMBERG - OPINION Brazil’s Bolsonaro is Trump’s biggest orphan 09-11-2020 17:54 Bolsonaro is now Trump’s most prominent orphan in the Americas, and his politics by tantrum may ring hollow absent the hemisphere’s alpha provocateur. by Mac Margolis
EU-MERCOSUR DEAL France says opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal over deforestation concerns 18-09-2020 10:38 France opposed to free-trade deal in its current form due to "major" concerns about deforestation in the region, the government said on Friday.
Lava Jato Brazil extends 'Lava Jato' corruption probe 10-09-2020 08:59 Brazilian attorney general's office extends country's biggest-ever corruption probe, Operação Lava Jato, until January 31, granting the increasingly controversial investigation a new lease of life.
BLOOMBERG Brazil says it’s prepared to deal with Biden 28-07-2020 22:36 Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo says Brasilia would have no problem dealing with Joe Biden, should he defeat Donald Trump in this year's US election.
Global pandemic White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil 25-05-2020 08:39 Brazil, now Latin America's hardest-hit country, has recorded more than 347,000 cases and more than 22,000 deaths from Covid-19.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Video of Cabinet meeting puts Brazil's Bolsonaro under fire 22-05-2020 23:34 A profanity-laced video showing Bolsonaro expressing frustration at his inability to get information from police and vowing to change Cabinet ministers if needed to protect his family was released Friday, May 22, 2020, at the order of a Supreme Court justice.
Coronavirus pandemic Coronavirus severs Brazilian Amazon off from rest of world 07-04-2020 16:53 Authorities in Amazonas state have restricted river traffic to essential travel, seeking to stop the spread of the virus in a region that could be particularly vulnerable to it.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's Bolsonaro holds his ground but faces tough second year 01-01-2020 09:00 Heading into his second year as president, far-right Brazilian leader has held firm to his combative culture-warrior policies while feuding with critics at home and abroad.
ARGENTINA-BRAZIL RELATIONS Daniel Scioli: I’ll de-escalate tensions with Bolsonaro 10-12-2019 10:49 Argentina's next ambassador to Brazil vows support for Lula will not ruin the relationship between the two countries, as both nations will aim for a pragmatic relationship. by Perfíl/ Rosario Ayerdi
BLOOMBERG US turns down Brazil’s OECD bid, despite having endorsed it 10-10-2019 12:27 US government decides not to endorse Brazil’s bid to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, marking a reversal after months of public support from top officials. However, Washington indicates it does support membership claims from Argentina and Romania.
LAVA JATO Bachelet denies claims her campaign took cash from disgraced Brazilian firm 18-09-2019 17:04 Bachelet told Chile's 24 Horas TV channel late Monday from Geneva that she "never had any link with OAS or any other company," in reference to allegations.
AMAZON IN FLAMES Global outrage forces Bolsonaro to act, sending Army to contain Amazon fires 23-08-2019 16:01 Under increasing international pressure to contain record numbers of fires in the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he might send the military to battle the massive blazes.
AMAZON IN FLAMES Ireland may withold EU-Mercosur deal support over Amazon fires 23-08-2019 14:03 "There is no way that Ireland will vote for the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement if Brazil does not honour its environmental commitments," says Prime Minister Leo Varadkar
OPINION Leonid Bershidsky: The EU can push Bolsonaro to save the Amazon 23-08-2019 13:59 It’s appropriate for Macron, Merkel and other European leaders to reconsider the Mercosur trade agreement in response to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s behaviour.
COPA AMERICA Argentina comfortably handles Venezuela, moves on to face Brazil 29-06-2019 08:19 Albiceleste advance to semi-finals as youngsters Martínez and Lo Celso take on the responsability of putting the ball in the net. Next up they face hosts Brazil. by Dan Edwards
Lava Jato Brazil's Moro under fire after leaked messages hint at anti-Lula conspiracy 10-06-2019 10:10 The Intercept alleges then-federal judge Sergio Moro and prosecutors involved in an investigation against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva worked together to jail former president.
BOLSONARO IN ARGENTINA Bolsonaro and Macri boost ties as election looms 08-06-2019 10:56 Outspoken Brazilian leader pays first visit to Argentina, with EU-Mercosur deal and common currency on the agenda.
COPA AMERICA Scaloni looks to compromise as names his squad for Brazil 25-05-2019 10:09 Even with the likes of Messi and Agüero onboard, this is a squad that fails to raise enthusiasm and much less hopes of the trophy in what promises to be a stern challenge in Brazil. by Dan Edwards