HUMAITA, BRAZIL (REUTERS) – Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have surged so far in August, government data on Friday (Aug 7) showed, outstripping the same…
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UPDATE 2-Brazil July inflation hits 4-year high, but annual rate still well below target
(Adds comment) By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Brazilian inflation in July rose for that month the most in four years, figures showed…
Brazil's Bolsonaro orders $360 million to be set aside for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued a decree on Thursday that will set aside 1.9 billion reais ($356 million) in funds to purchase…
LATAM Airlines to fire 'at least' 2,700 workers in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) – LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) will fire “at least” 2,700 workers in Brazil, including pilots, its Brazilian arm said on Saturday, as the bankrupt…
Brazil reports 45,392 new coronavirus cases, 1,088 deaths in last 24 hours
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 45,392 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as well as 1,088 deaths from the disease caused by the virus…
Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month rose 28 per cent from July 2019, satellite data…
Facebook puts global block on Brazil's Bolsonaro supporters
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) said on Saturday it has put a global block on certain accounts controlled by supporters of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro…
Brazil reopens international flights to tourists even as coronavirus deaths spike
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Brazil on Wednesday (July 29) reopened international air travel to foreign tourists, which had been banned since March, even as the…
Brazil sheds 1.2 million job in first half of year, but losses slow sharply in June
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s economy lost 1.2 million formal jobs in the first half of the year, official figures showed on Tuesday, but the losses…
Brazil's Bolsonaro asks top court to unblock supporters' profiles amid fake news probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged a Supreme Court order that blocked several of his supporters’ profiles on social networks amid an…