The Brazilian state oil company Petrobras announced this Monday that it signed an agreement with the Emirati fund Mubadala to study future businesses in the field of biofuels. Petrobras said in a statement sent to the financial market that, based on the memorandum of understanding, it will evaluate its participation in an oil refining project […]
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Brazil deforested an area twice the size of Germany in 38 years
Brazil deforested in the last 38 years about 96 million hectares of native vegetation, an area equivalent to 2.5 times the size of Germanymost in the amazonaccording to a study released this Thursday by the MapBiomas platform. In the largest tropical forest on the planet alone, the area converted for some human use, such as […]
The UN expresses its “concern” at the trial on indigenous rights in Brazil
The UN expressed this Wednesday his “worry” in the face of possible reversals of rights natives in Brazil the same day that the Federal Supreme Court resumed a trial on ancestral lands. The representative for South America of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jan Jarab, criticized in a statement […]
The number of formal jobs generated by Brazil fell by 27.7% until July
Brazil generated 1.16 million new jobs formal in the first seven months of 2023, a number 27.7% lower than that of the same period of 2022, the Ministry of Labor reported this Wednesday. Despite the reduction between January and July, the total number of formal jobs created by Brazil in the last twelve months until […]
Brazilian government creates a tax for the “super-rich” and funds abroad
The government of Brazil announced on Monday a tax of 15% to 20% for the funds of the so-called “super-rich” and a bill to tax the capital of Brazilian residents abroad. Both measures were sent to Congress for evaluation, according to the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The first establishes the collection, […]
Lula defends cooperation with Africa so that they share knowledge and technology
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvadefended today in the capital of Angola the need for his country to cooperate with the African continent, sharing knowledge and technologies, instead of limiting itself to exporting products. The Brazilian head of state made these statements during a press conference after a meeting with the Brazilian […]
An Amazonian fruit has been conquering the world: what is its origin?
Pure, sweetened with guarana, fruit or granola, açaí is a fruit of Amazonian origin that in recent decades has jumped from the Brazilian table to the counters of the world. What is it and where does it grow? The tree of açaíalso called açaí or açaízeiro, is a palm tree native to the Amazon region […]
The expansion of the BRICS, the dawn of a new world order?
The group of emerging economies BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) gave the bell this week by announcing in Johannesburg the accession to the bloc of six countries, including Argentina, and left a question mark: Will this expansion mark the beginning of a new world order? ? Amid enormous expectation, the President of […]
BRICS announce “historic” incorporation of six new countries, including Argentina
The leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) announced on Thursday the “historical” admission of six new members from next year, including Argentina, at a time when the club of emerging countries seeks to gain influence on the international scene. Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates will […]
Brazil overcomes obstacles to unseat the US as the leading corn exporter
Brazil will overtake the United States this year as the world’s leading exporter of cornthanks to a bumper harvest and logistical advances such as the consolidation of export routes in the north, which are boosting the competitiveness of the South American cereal powerhouse. Corn exports through Brazil’s northern ports, which use the waterways of the […]