Government Brazilian raised its forecast for economic growth in 2023 from the 1.61% initially forecast to 1.90%, due to the good indicators recorded in the first quarter, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said Thursday. “The first quarter was good. relatively good. It would be better if it had grown more, but it relatively surprised economists.” said […]
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Venezuela and Brazil set up a work table to review cooperation agreements
The government of Venezuela and a delegation from the Agency Brazilian of Cooperation, which is located in Caracas, set up a work table on Thursday to review and update current cooperation agreements, reported the vice minister for Latin America, Rander Peña. The official pointed out in his Twitter account that the installation was carried out […]
Retail sales in Brazil far exceed market expectations
retail sales of Brazil They pummeled market estimates in March, growing above the highest forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists, data from government statistics agency IBGE showed on Wednesday. Retail sales rose 0.8% in the month compared to February, well beating the consensus for a 0.8% drop in a Reuters poll of 13 economists, […]
Petrobras studies investments in energy transition abroad, says executive
Petrobras It will seek to diversify its portfolio to reduce its exposure to the oil sector, and is studying investments in energy transition projects also abroad, the executive director of Energy Transition and Sustainability, Maurício Tolmasquim, said on Wednesday. The oil company has already started talks with companies abroad but still “There is nothing concreteTolmasquim […]
Minister of Brazil announces sending the Escazú Agreement to Parliament for ratification
The Minister of Human Rights of the BrazilSílvio Luiz de Almeida, announced this Thursday that the Government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sent the Escazu Agreement to the Brazilian Congress for its ratification, after his participation in a Mercosur meeting held in Buenos Aires. “The fact that the president (Lula) sent the message for […]
Lula invites South American leaders to a meeting in Brasilia on May 30
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited the other South American heads of state to a meeting to be held in Brasilia on May 30 to promote regional integration, official sources reported Thursday. The objective of the meeting is to promote dialogue between all the countries of the region, with a view to reactivating […]
Deforestation effect: Amazon city collapses due to advance of huge craters
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A few steps from the precipice, Deusimar Batista hangs out his clothes under the sun. There was nothing left around his garden: the neighboring house and the street that passed through the gate of his property were swallowed up by the earth. “Cars, bicycles passed through here… Later, it remained like this, this havoc”explains this […]
Americanas closed 27 stores since filing for bankruptcy in Brazil
Americanas, the Brazilian retail giant, has closed 27 of its stores as part of the restructuring process it has launched since it filed for bankruptcy last January, the company reported Wednesday. The number represents 1.4% of the total Americanas physical establishments, which stood at 1,882 in December 2022, according to the group’s figures. Between January […]
Brazil accuses Google of “misleading and abusive” campaign against bill on ‘fake news’
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The Brazilian government accused Google this Tuesday of “misleading and abusive advertising” against a bill to combat online misinformation, and ordered the American tech giant to stay out of the debate or display its positions as publicity. The dispute came as lawmakers in Brazil’s lower house were preparing to vote on a so-called “fake news”, […]
A freshwater wave challenges surfers in the Brazilian Amazon
He surf in the brazilian amazon It begins with the practitioners inside the river, waist-deep brown water, and applause that begins the challenge: riding the “Pororoca”, one of the most admired and feared waves in the world. The Pororoca, which means “big bang” In the Tupi Guarani indigenous language, it is a phenomenon that occurs […]