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  • 17/10/2012 | Argentina

    Lula calls Argentina, Brazil businessmen to build alliances

    Brazil's ex President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva blasted the "protectionist" measures of the developed l countries and called for an alliance between Argentina and Brazilian businessmen, as he highlighted that the gian neighbor "grows, but with a controlled inflation rate."

  • 15/12/2012 | Argentina

    'Gun row a warning for Brazil World Cup'

    The abandonment of last Wednesday's Copa Sudamericana final following shocking accusations police had pulled guns on players should serve as a warning for Brazil's World Cup organizers, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said today.

  • 12/01/2013 | Argentina

    Court ruling allowes tourist to purchase dollars due to lack of reais

    A court in Córdoba province ordered the Banco Nación to sell dollars to a Río Cuarto teacher, after she was authorized by AFIP tax agency to purchase Brazilian reais, but could not do so due to lack of currency.

  • 29/07/2012 | Argentina

    CFK to attend Mercosur Summit in Brasilia

    President Cristina Fernández will travel tomorrow to Brasilia to attend the Mercosur Summit in which Venezuela's entry to the regional economic bloc will be formalized.

  • 03/08/2012 | Argentina

    Car output plummets in July to 6.7%

    Car output dropped 6.7 percent and reached to 65.900 units in July compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, according to the Association of Automotive Factories (ADEFA).

  • 05/09/2012 | Argentina

    Renault suspends 1,200 employees for a day

    Carmaker Renault suspended 1,200 workers for one day due to the lack of materials imported from Brazil, although the production will be resumed on Friday.

  • 10/04/2012 | Argentina

    After meeting with De Vido, Petrobras committed to set new investments

    Planning Minister Julio De Vido called the heads of Petrobras to raise their investments in the country and warned them that the main aim is that Argentina reaches the “self-sufficiency in energy.”

  • 20/04/2012 | Argentina

    De Vido: 'The challenge for YPF and Petrobras is to work together'

    Planning Minister Julio De Vido today held a meeting with Brazil's Energy Minister and Petrobras executives to demand more investments in Argentina, after Neuquen province revoked a Petrobras concession.

  • 03/05/2012 | Argentina

    ECLAC reports foreign investment reached 3% in 2011

    The Direct Foreign Investment (DFI) in Argentina reached 7.243 billion dollars in 2011, 3 percent higher than the previous year, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

  • 19/01/2012 | Argentina

    'Reality of bilateral trade doesn't warrant Brazil's complaints,' Giorgi

    Industry Minister Débora Giorgi spoke about the balance of trade and assured that “the trade reality between Argentina and Brazil does warrant Pimentel's complaints,” and thusly rejected her Brazilian counterpart's comments, in which he referred to Argentina as "a frequent problem."

  • 01/02/2012 | Argentina

    Import restrictions come into effect as of today

    As of today the government’s new import restrictions will come into effect as part of the new legislation on the trading sector that witnesses the constant increasing power of Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno, who according to government officials could also be granted with powers to manage all exports as well.

  • 09/03/2012 | Argentina

    Central Bank head meets with regional pairs

    Central Bank head Mercedes Marcó del Pont received finance officials from within the Mercosur and other countries in the region, in order to debate regional monetary policies and the impact of the international crisis.

  • 07/11/2011 | Argentina

    Foreign Ministry candidate appointed as Ambassador to Brazil

    Foreign Ministry’s Trade and Economic Affairs secretary Luis María Kreckler, who was a strong candidate to be the Foreign Minister in the next presidential cabinet, was appointed as Argentina’s Ambassador to Brazil.

  • 26/12/2011 | Argentina

    At least 16 dead in road accidents

  • 19/01/2012 | Argentina

    De Mendiguren blasts Brazil's concerns over import restrictions

    The head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José Ignacio de Mendiguren, assured today that the complaints made by Brazil over the Argentine import restrictions are “unjustified.”

  • 03/09/2011 | Argentina

    'Leaving confrontations aside is essential for economic growth,' De Mendiguren warns

    UIA Argentine Industrial Union leader José Ignacio de Mendiguren assured that in order to move forward with economic development, “it is essential to end with national confrontations” and warned that the worst case-scenario for Argentine finances is that Brazil’s economy growth stalls.

  • 22/09/2011 | Argentina

    'We're keeping an eye on Brazil on a day to day basis,' UIA's Mendiguren says

    While appearing on the Ambito de Debate TV show, the head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José Luis de Mendiguren commented on the industrial sector’s fears over a possible devaluation of the Brazilian Real, and said that “the most dangerous thing that could happen is for Brazil’s activity levels to drop.”

  • 24/09/2011 | Argentina

    The worst case scenario for Argentina 'is that Brazil stops growing' UIA warns

    Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) head José Ignacio De Mendiguren once again warned that  despite the Brazilian’s real devaluation, the worst-case scenario for Argentina is “that Brazil's economy stops growing. In any area, the difference is of 4 to 1, so if it stops growing, foreign markets will have it harder, the internal market will shrink and we will be in trouble.

  • 29/07/2011 | Argentina

    'Argentina didn't have an Embassy in the house of its main partner'

    Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff inaugurated the new Argentine Embassy in the Brazilian Capital. Former Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was also present during the rally. Earlier, they stressed the need of expanding the commercial integration between the two nations.

  • 05/08/2011 | Argentina

    'Argentina stands firm as the world falls,' CFK

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner affirmed that Argentina was “back on its feet, with a record production rate and the best minimum wage rate throughout Latin America.” The head of State arrived to Chacabuco to celebrate the 146th anniversary of the founding of the city, and the 38th anniversary of the 'National Celebration of Corn' production.

  • 16/08/2011 | Argentina

    Rousseff congratulates CFK on Primary win

    President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner today, following the results of the primary elections on Sunday in which she led by over 50 points. According to official sources the pair are to hold a meeting prior to the G-20 summit.

  • 03/06/2011 | Argentina

    Brazil allows 11,700 Argentine cars imported in the country

    One day after the meeting between Industry Minister Débora Giorgia and her Brazilian counterpart, Fernando Pimentel, Brazil allowed 11,700 Argentine- made cars into the country that had been held at the border during the bilateral trade conflict between both nations. The cars are worth US$200 million.

  • 27/06/2011 | Argentina

    Polar temperatures hit Buenos Aires

    A polar wave of low temperatures hit Argentina today as the thermometers considerably descended in what is expected to be one of the coldest winters of the decade, announced the National Meteorological Service (SMN) last week.

  • 29/07/2011 | Argentina

    CFK, Rousseff call for further regional integration

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived in Brasilia last night from Lima, and was holding a meeting with her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff. She is scheduled to inaugurate the seat of the new Argentine Embassy.

  • 18/05/2011 | Argentina

    Gov't 'will not negotiate with Brazil if it endangers one single job position'

    The Government assured that Argentina will not be engaged in any negotiations that could effectively leave a single Argentine citizen without a job and will not allow local small or medium sized business to decrease their growth. 

  • 25/05/2011 | Argentina

    Brazil regrets not reaching a trade deal but denies crisis with Argentina

    Brazilian Industry Secretary Alessandro Teixeira said that no progress has been made regarding the trade impasse over the Brazilian importation prohibition of Argentinean cars and auto parts, but denied any crisis with Argentina.

  • 02/06/2011 | Argentina

    Argentina, Brazil agree to accelerate bilateral trade

    Argentina and Brazil agreed to abide by the 60-day retention period applied to those products affected by non-tariff trade barriers, and accelerate trade in the agricultural sector, as a way of overcoming the barriers that both countries had imposed on each other and that had threatened a trade relationship that left a US$33 billion revenue per year.

  • 12/05/2011 | Argentina

    Gov't believes Brazil's move 'affects over 50% of automotive bilateral trade'

    Industry Minister Débora Giorgi said that by applying non-automatic licenses to the automotive and autoparts sector, the Brazilian Industry and Development Ministry is acting “in an inconvenient way and without notice, affecting over 50 percent of bilateral trade.”

  • 13/05/2011 | Argentina

    Gov't makes official complaint against Brazil's trade barriers

    A deepened dispute between Argentina and Brazil continued today when the Industry Ministry made an official complaint about the nontariff trade barriers Dilma Rousseff’s administration placed on imported cars; which include Argentine cars, in a strongly worded six-sided letter.

  • 16/05/2011 | Argentina

    Brazil and Argentina to start negotiations over trade dispute

    Débora Giorgi will meet the Brazilian Ambassador Enio Cordeiro to address the bilateral trade between the two nations. The Brazilian decision to restrict the imports of Argentine automobiles is the core discussion.

  • 01/02/2011 | Argentina

    Timerman considers trade deficit with Brazil is ‘concerning’

    Foreign minister Héctor Timerman revealed today that the trade deficit Argentina has with Brazil is “concerning”, and indicated that both nations are working “to reduce it.”

  • 01/02/2011 | Argentina

    'Brazil and Argentina were united before, now the bond is even stronger,' CFK

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declared that Argentina and Brazil strengthened their relationship following agreements signed yesterday with Dilma Rousseff. She said that ‘Brazil and Argentina were united before, now the bond is even stronger’.

  • 06/04/2011 | Argentina

    Court rejects Jaime's plea to be allowed to move to Brazil temporarily

    A Federal Court rejected a request lodged by former Transportation Secretary Ricardo Jaime in which he asked to be temporarily allowed to fly to Brazil to work. Jaime is still under investigation since he is suspected of embezzlement during his time in office.

  • 12/01/2011 | Argentina

    Four Argentine children die after drowning in Brazil

    Four children between 6-11 years old have died after drowning in an artificial lake. The lake is part of a tourist park where the children were playing, and said to have entered the area looking for a place to cool off.

  • 29/01/2011 | Argentina

    CFK anticipates arrival of Brazil's Dilma Rousseff

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is closing details of her meeting with her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff who will arrive in the country tomorrow in what will be her first international trip since she took office in January.

  • 30/01/2011 | Argentina

    'Our alliance with Brazil is indestructible,' Timerman says

    Only hours away from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's first official visit to the country, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman stated that the alliance between Argentina and Brazil “is indestructible” and assured that the good relationship between both countries “is what brings stability to the region.”

  • 03/01/2011 | Argentina

    'CFK remains the best person to lead this country,' Timerman

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman once again showed his support of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s reelection and assured he stands with those who “believe that she must become our candidate in 2011.”

  • 04/01/2011 | Argentina

    Argentina, Brazil 'working to overcome trade imbalance,' Timerman

    Foreign minister Héctor Timerman declared that Argentina and Brazil are "working to overcome the trade imbalance", then confirmed that the newly appointed president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, will visit Argentina when she finishes her tour of the Persian Gulf countries.

  • 11/01/2011 | Argentina

    Timerman praises joint export commission with Brazil

    Foreign minister Héctor Timerman confirmed that the intention of recent joint export commission with Brazil, “works well for boosting qualities and strengths” in both countries and “to go to the world with a wider offer than we could offer individually”.

  • 15/12/2010 | Argentina

    Foreign tourism climbs 24.8% in October

    The number of tourists that arrived in Argentina during October gained 24.8 percent compared to the same month last year, according to a report of the Indec national statistics bureau.

  • 30/12/2010 | Argentina

    Argentina, Brazil set to 'continue integration process,' Timerman

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that once Dilma Roussef is inaugurated as the new Brazilian president, both Argentina and Brazil “will continue the integration process led by all Mercosur countries.”

  • 01/01/2011 | Argentina

    ‘Dilma understood the reasons why CFK couldn’t come,’ Timerman assures

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman took part of the swearing in ceremony of newly Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and said that the Head of State sent a message to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

  • 30/04/2012 | World

    Denmark's Noma wins World's Best Restaurant third time

    Danish restaurant Noma was crowned the world's best restaurant for the third year in a row in an annual list, beating out top eateries in Spain, Brazil, Italy, the United States and elsewhere.

  • 26/09/2012 | World

    Brazil court orders YouTube to remove anti-Islam film

    A Brazilian court banned an online anti-Islam movie that spawned violent protests across the Muslim world and gave YouTube 10 days to pull the film's trailer from its website.

  • 02/11/2012 | World

    'Piña Colada' leads best beach drink ranking

    Puerto Rico's "Piña Colada" was elected as the best beach drink of the world, followed by Brazil's Caipirinha, according to National Geographic.

  • 07/03/2012 | World

    Argentina regain FIFA's Top 10

    The football national teams of Argentina, Brazil and Netherlands escalated in the FIFA ranking published on Wednesday. It is still headed by Spain, current champion of Europe and the World.

  • 21/03/2012 | World

    China to increase soybeans import by 25%

    The Chinese State of Administration of Grains revealed that the world's top buyer of soybeans is on course to import 25 percent more in the first half of this year than the first six months of 2011, which will benefit major producers Argentina, Brazil and US.

  • 13/04/2012 | World

    Ocampo ends World Bank bid, backs Nigerian

    Former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo ended his bid to become World Bank president, leaving two candidates in an unprecedented challenge to US control of the global development institution.

  • 16/01/2012 | World

    Brazil's Embraer eyes NATO buyers for Super Tucano

    Brazil's Embraer expects to sell its Super Tucano light attack aircraft to more NATO nations after clinching an order from the United States that lifted the company into the upper echelons of global defense contractors, a top executive told report

  • 19/01/2012 | World

    Hague authorizes Malvinas' ships to change flag for Mercosur ports

    Ships from the Malvinas Islands that are barred from ports in Argentina and other Mercosur trade bloc countries can reflag as British ships at any time to avoid the ban, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told reporters in Río de Janeiro.

  • 07/02/2012 | World

    Global media echoes of CFK’s announcement over Malvinas

    Press from all over the world echoed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s announcement over the Malvinas Islands, focusing on the complaint that Argentina will file before the UN due to the alleged “militarisation” of the area.

  • 18/10/2011 | World

    Brazil's sports minister under pressure to quit

    Brazil's sports minister came under growing pressure to resign today as more evidence emerged of wrongdoing at his ministry in a corruption scandal that raises doubts abpit preparations for the next World Cup.

  • 03/11/2011 | World

    Sarkozy praises Argentina, Brazil for support of tax on financial transactions

    French president Nicolas Sarkozy assured that both Brazil and Argentina said they were in favour of taxing financial transactions, although they admitted that several countries in the regional bloc strongly oppose it. 

  • 18/11/2011 | World

    Latam art sales in US have best year since 2008

    Latin American art sales, which totalled nearly $90 million in New York in 2011, scored their best year since the 2008 financial crisis, aided by a boom in Brazilian art and demand from Asia.

  • 14/09/2011 | World

    BRICS to decide on euro support at Washington meeting

    Finance ministers of the BRICS countries will take a call on supporting the euro zone at a meeting in Washington later this month, a senior official in India's finance ministry said.

  • 21/09/2011 | World

    UN Assembly: Rousseff warns of devastating effects of economic crisis

    Speaking today at the UN General Assembly, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff warned that a full blown economic crisis could be devastating for emerging countries as well as for the world’s largest economies.

  • 11/10/2011 | World

    Russia's Putin says little role for BRICS in euro crisis

    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the crisis-hit euro zone had enough resources to resolve its own troubles without support from Russia and fellow BRICs countries.

  • 27/04/2011 | World

    Searchers find part of Air France black box off Brazil

    Deep-sea searchers picking through wreckage of an Air France plane that crashed off Brazil in 2009 have found a part that held one of the flight's data recorders, but without the memory unit that could provide crucial clues to the crash.

  • 03/06/2011 | World

    Brazil's first quarter GDP grows 1,3%

    The Brazilian government revealed today first quarter figures for the gross domestic product. Brazil's first quarter GDP grew 1.3% compared to the previous quarter – an annualized rate of over 5% – and 4.2% against the first quarter of 2010.

  • 14/06/2011 | World

    Major economies losing growth momentum, OECD says

    Major economies, with the exception of the United States, are losing momentum as the outlook for growth worsens in European and developing countries, the OECD's leading indicator for April showed today.

  • 11/01/2011 | World

    UK confirms Brazil refused to let British vessel dock in Rio

    The British government confirmed that Brazil refused to let the HMS Clyde, which was on its way to the Malvinas Islands, dock in a port in Rio de Janeiro, in a clear move by newly appointed president Dilma Rousseff to show her support for the Argentine cause.

  • 09/03/2011 | World

    Brazilian reporter goes missing, believed arrested by Gaddafi

    Brazilian newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo has reported the disappearance of its foreign correspondent in Libya and believes he has been arrested by forces loyal to Gaddafi.

  • 20/03/2011 | World

    Obama praises Brazil while Libya crisis grows

    President Barack Obama praised Brazil's rise as an emerging power, calling the South American country an equal partner of the United States as he pressed on with a trip overshadowed by a US and European air assault on Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Libya.

  • 05/02/2013 | Latin America

    Brazil nightclub fire claims new victim, death toll at 238

    A 20-year-old man died today from injuries sustained during a Jan. 27 fire at a nightclub in southern Brazil, bringing the death toll from the disaster to 238 and adding to concerns it may rise further.

  • 30/01/2013 | Latin America

    City officials probed for negligence in Brazil nightclub fire

    Prosecutors in southern Brazil, where 235 people died when a fire ravaged a nightclub in Santa Maria last weekend, are investigating whether city leaders and inspectors were negligent in allowing the club to operate.

  • 01/02/2013 | Latin America

    Death toll from Brazil nightclub fire climbs to 236

    A 20-year-old woman late Thursday succumbed to injuries from the nightclub fire in the southern Brazilian college town of Santa Maria, pushing the death toll from the disaster last weekend up to 236.

  • 04/02/2013 | Latin America

    Brazilian Congress elects leaders probed for corruption

    The lower chamber of Congress voted overwhelmingly today for Henrique Alves to become its speaker, even though he is under investigation for graft. The selection of Alves came after the Senate chose a new leader who is also accused of corruption.

  • 28/01/2013 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff announces three-day mourning

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced an all-nation three-day mourning following a night club tragedy in south Brazil’s Santa María that killed over 230 people.

  • 28/01/2013 | Latin America

    Brazil detains band, club owners after deadly nightclub fire

    Brazilian police investigating a nightclub fire that killed 231 people detained today the owners of the club and two band members whose pyrotechnics show authorities say triggered the blaze.

  • 29/01/2013 | Latin America

    Brazilian cities crack down on nightclubs after deadly fire

    Cities across Brazil are beginning to crack down on nightclubs to ensure they comply with fire regulations following a weekend blaze that killed 234 people at a club in the southern university town of Santa Maria.

  • 16/01/2013 | Latin America

    Twitter to open office in social network-crazed Brazil

    Without even setting foot in Brazil, Twitter attracted 40 million subscribers in this social network-obsessed nation.

  • 27/01/2013 | Latin America

    Nightclub fire kills more than 230 in Brazil

    A nightclub fire killed at least 233 people in southern Brazil early when a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze and fleeing partygoers stampeded toward blocked and overcrowded exits in the ensuing panic, officials said.

  • 28/01/2013 | Latin America

    Economists cut Brazil 2013 GDP growth view to 3.1%

    Economists trimmed their forecasts for Brazil's economic expansion this year for the fourth straight week to 3.10 percent, a weekly central bank survey showed today.

  • 02/01/2013 | Latin America

    Brazil posts smallest trade surplus in a decade

    Brazil posted its smallest annual trade surplus in a decade last year as a sluggish global economy curbed demand for its products despite government efforts to boost exports.

  • 04/01/2013 | Latin America

    Worst drought in decades hits north-eastern Brazil

    The north-eastern part of Brazil is suffering its worst drought in decades, threatening hydro-power supplies in an area prone to blackouts and potentially slowing economic growth in one of the country's emerging agricultural frontiers.

  • 07/01/2013 | Latin America

    Brazil's hot, dry summer may lead to energy rationing

    Brazil faces the possibility of widespread energy rationing for the first time since 2001, as a hot, dry summer has deprived hydroelectric dams of needed water while boosting power use to run air conditioners in sweltering cities.

  • 07/12/2012 | Latin America

    CFK holds bilateral meeting with Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a bilateral meeting with her Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, after participating in the Mercosur Summit held this morning in Brasilia.

  • 11/12/2012 | Latin America

    'Lula knew about vote buying scheme,' convicted bagman

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva knew about and used funds from a far-reaching vote-buying scheme to pay for personal expenses, according to testimony by a convicted former consultant to the ruling Workers' Party.

  • 29/12/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil proposes looser fiscal rules to spur growth

    Brazil's government has proposed changes to a fiscal responsibility law that set the foundation for a decade of economic prosperity in Latin America's largest economy, two local newspapers said.

  • 06/12/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela's Chavez likely to miss Brazil summit due to health

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will not attend a regional trade summit in Brazil, sources said.

  • 07/12/2012 | Latin America

    Mercosur accepts Bolivia's membership during Summit in Brasilia

  • 07/12/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil November inflation unexpectedly faster on airfares, fuel

    Brazil's inflation accelerated more than expected in November after transportation and electricity prices spiked, suggesting the central bank ran out of leeway to further cut borrowing costs.

  • 30/11/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff vetoes parts of oil royalties bill

    President Dilma Rousseff vetoed parts of a controversial oil royalties bill that pit Brazil's oil-producing states against the rest of the country in a battle over future oil wealth.

  • 03/12/2012 | Latin America

    Chávez will travel to Brazil for summit, ambassador says

    Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for a regional summit at the end of this week despite cancer-related medical treatment in Cuba, Brazil's ambassador said on today.

  • 05/12/2012 | Latin America

    Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer dies, aged 104

    Oscar Niemeyer, a towering patriarch of modern architecture who shaped the look of modern Brazil and whose inventive, curved designs left their mark on cities worldwide, died late today. He was 104.

  • 23/10/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil car washer turns up alive at own wake

    A 41-year-old car washer from northeastern Brazil shocked his family by turning up at his own wake after his family mistakenly identified a murdered local man at the morgue as him, local media reported.

  • 26/10/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil hit by new blackout, infrastructure in spotlight

    A massive blackout left as many as 53 million Brazilians in the dark late Thursday and early Friday, the latest in a string of energy shortages that have raised questions about whether Brazil's infrastructure is keeping pace with economic growth.

  • 12/11/2012 | Latin America

    Top Lula aide Dirceu gets 10 years jail for corruption

    A chief of staff to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and fellow founder of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party, was sentenced today to over 10 years in prison for running a congressional vote buying scheme almost a decade ago.

  • 03/10/2012 | Latin America

    World Bank lowers LatAm growth forecast to 3%

    Economic growth in Latin America will be lower than previously estimated due to the continuing worldwide slowdown, the World Bank said in a report.

  • 09/10/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's Supreme Court convicts Lula aides of corruption

    Brazil's Supreme Court convicted three top aides of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on charges of diverting public funds to buy political support for his leftist government when it came to power a decade ago.

  • 22/10/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil police arrest ex-chief of bankrupt Cruzeiro do Sul bank

    Police in Sao Paulo said they had arrested the former head of bankrupt Brazilian lender Banco Cruzeiro do Sul on charges of money laundering and crimes against the country's financial system and capital markets.

  • 15/08/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil unveils US$66 billion stimulus plan to boost road, railway construction

    Brazil's government unveiled measures today to lure up to 133 billion reais (US$66 billion) in private investment for new roads and railways needed to unclog the country's transportation bottlenecks.

  • 13/09/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil offers new round of tax relief to boost economy

    Brazil rolled out additional stimulus measures to bolster its sluggish economy on Thursday, extending tax breaks to more than two dozen industries and reducing the cost of acquiring capital goods in a bid to help struggling local businesses.

  • 25/09/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff bashes world CBs, fiscal policies at UN

    Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said that orthodox fiscal policy was making economic crises worse in rich nations.

  • 31/07/2012 | Latin America

    IMF: Rapid household credit growth in Brazil needs watching

    Brazil's financial system is "strong" although rapid credit growth to households is a risk that needs to be carefully monitored, the International Monetary Fund said.

  • 02/08/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's biggest corruption trial gets under way

    Seven years after a corruption scandal rattled the government of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's Supreme Court begins today a landmark trial that could mar the wildly popular leader's legacy.

  • 03/08/2012 | Latin America

    Rousseff's popularity defies Brazil slowdown

    President Dilma Rousseff continues to enjoy high popularity as Brazilian consumers remain largely unfazed by a recent economic slowdown and very optimistic about their country's future, according to a poll released.

  • 27/07/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff pledges more economic stimulus

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said today her government will unveil more measures to stimulate the economy in August and September, including investments in ports, airports, railroads and highways.

  • 30/07/2012 | Latin America

    Ecuador, Brazil to help set up Haiti new military

    Brazil and Ecuador have agreed to help Haiti set up a new army that will eventually replace the UN peacekeeping force that has protected the impoverished Caribbean nation on and off since 1994, officials say.

  • 31/07/2012 | Latin America

    'Venezuela's entry to Mercosur strengthens the region,' CFK

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured today during a press conference held at the Mercosur summit in Brasilia, that Venezuela’s entry to the bloc “strengthens the entire region.”

  • 30/06/2012 | Latin America

    'Argentina implemented measures that killed Mercosur'

    Brazilian businessman Rubens Barbosa, head of the foreign trade council of the Sao Paolo Federation of businessmen said today that in the last six months, the Argentine presidency of the bloc implemented measures that practically killed the Mercosur.

  • 16/07/2012 | Latin America

    GM union strikes at Brazil plant for 24 hours

    A Brazilian union carried out a 24-hour strike at a General Motors Co factory to protest dwindling output on an assembly line where workers fear for the future of 1,500 jobs.

  • 23/07/2012 | Latin America

    'Investors pick Brazil as Argentina lacks legal, economic security,' Sao Paulo's gov't

    The President of Investe São Paulo -the gateway for companies that intend to settle their operations in the Brazilian state- referred to the ongoing foreign investment boom in the neighbouring country is due in part to the “lack of both legal and economic security that Argentina and its government have.”

  • 25/05/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff vetoes key clauses of land law

    Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff vetoed divisive elements of a new law that relaxes the forest cover farmers must preserve on their land, taking a stand against the agricultural lobby that pushed a more lenient version through Congress.

  • 01/06/2012 | Latin America

    Lula to run for president if Dilma rules out reelection

    Brazil's ex President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva admitted during a television interview that he will be presidential candidate in the 2014 elections if current Head of State Dilma Rousseff does not run for re-election.

  • 29/06/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela to become full member of Mercosur, Paraguay suspended

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced today Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay’s decision to make Venezuela an official member of the Mercosur trade bloc. In addition, Paraguay was officially suspended, until the country’s authorities are renewed.

  • 15/05/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil, Argentina agree to solve trade differences

    The Brazilian government agreed to solve the trade barriers currently banning Argentine medication, shrimp, citrus and grape products from entering their country in less than a 120 days.

  • 16/05/2012 | Latin America

    At least 30 injured in Sao Paulo subway collision

    At least 30 people were injured today in Sao Paulo when two subway trains crashed, the Fire Department reported. Rescue efforts said in Brazil's industrial capital, said none of the injured were in serious condition.

  • 17/05/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast

    An oil spill was discovered off Brazil's coast near the country's Espirito Santo state, Brazil's Navy said  the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the country's oil production capacity.

  • 16/04/2012 | Latin America

    Over 120 hostages at Brazilian state prison

    Around 400 inmates maintain over 120 hostages in a state prison at northeast Brazil for 20 hours now. Most of the hostages are relatives of the inmates and include many women and children as well as prison guards.

  • 20/04/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil committed to strengthening investments in Argentine oil sector

    Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff met with Planning Minister Julio De Vido to debate about the decision of the Argentine government to expropriate YPF and over the investment of Petrobras in the country.

  • 10/05/2012 | Latin America

    Despite trade barriers, Brazil praises moment of 'great political convergence' with Argentina

    Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota praised the “great political convergence” between Argentina and his country and assured that any existing problems related to the bilateral trade “do not tarnish their strong reality.”

  • 08/04/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil not planning new incentives for automakers

    Brazil has no plans to offer further incentives for automakers, but the government does not rule out taking steps to boost the competitiveness of other industries, Trade and Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel said in an interview published on Sunday. 

  • 10/04/2012 | Latin America

    Bolivia says to revoke Amazon highway contract

    Bolivian President Evo Morales said today he was rescinding the contract awarded to Brazil's OAS to build a road through the Amazon forest, casting further doubt on a project that unleashed fierce anti-government protests last year.

  • 12/04/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil lifts ban on aborting brain-damaged fetuses

    Brazil's Supreme Court voted to legalize abortions of severely brain-damaged fetuses, loosening the law in the world's biggest Catholic country and a region where the spread of evangelical denominations in recent decades has maintained fierce opposition to abortion rights.

  • 03/04/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil cuts taxes, boosts financing to lift industry

    Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega unveiled today new measures to help ailing industries as Latin America's biggest economy struggles to regain momentum amid a global slowdown.

  • 03/04/2012 | Latin America

    Uruguay joins investment-grade club with S&P upgrade

    Uruguay joined the coveted club of Latin American investment-grade countries as Standard & Poor's upgraded its credit ratings, praising the government's "prudent" economic policies.

  • 04/04/2012 | Latin America

    Rousseff's popularity rises despite slowing economy

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity is at its highest level since taking office, buoyed by her handling of an economic slowdown and tough stance against corruption, a poll showed.

  • 21/03/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil charges Chevron with crimes over oil spill

    A Brazilian federal prosecutor filed criminal charges against US oil company Chevron and drill-rig operator Transocean for a November oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, the prosecutor's office said in a statement today.

  • 23/03/2012 | Latin America

    Pimentel over import controls: 'Argentina is in trouble and we must help in a mature way'

    The Brazilian government is willing to debate and solve the problems generated by the recent import controls settled by Argentina. “We’ll help in a mature way,” Brazil’s Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel stated. Rousseff’s official will discuss with Argentina this issue “within the next weeks.”

  • 31/03/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil spots new oil leak as safety worries rise

    Brazilian authorities identified a small oil leak off the shores of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, the latest in a series of spills that has raised safety concerns over the development of some of the world's largest petroleum reserves.

  • 06/03/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil GDP sluggish in 2011; recovery to be modest

    Brazil's economy grew just 2.7 percent in 2011 as soaring business costs and uncompetitive industries took the shine off of what had been one of the world's most dynamic emerging markets, and data released on Tuesday pointed to only a modest recovery ahead this year.

  • 09/03/2012 | Latin America

    Missing couple from Córdoba appears in southern Brazil

    A recently married couple from Córdoba province –missing since last weekend– turned up in Camboriú, Southern Brazil, a relative told the local press today. Adolfo Ezequiel Lorenzo (28) and María de los Angeles Zamo (27) disappeared last Sunday on their way to Rio de Janeiro.

  • 16/03/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil judge dismisses dictatorship-era charges

    A Brazilian judge dismissed the first charges ever brought against an army officer over crimes committed during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, dealing a blow to rights groups and victims' families.

  • 10/02/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil police strike spreads to Rio before carnival

    Brazil stood ready to deploy troops on the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, as a strike by the state's police force threatened to disrupt upcoming carnival festivities and raised new questions about security before the 2014 World Cup.

  • 13/02/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's industry leaders admit need to 'restore balance of trade' with Argentina

    Sao Paulo’s Industries Federation (Fiesp) assured that it would grant Argentina with a “confidence vote” and would wait until the end of February in order to evaluate the consequences of the new import barriers applied by the local Government.

  • 25/02/2012 | Latin America

    Two killed in blaze at Brazil Antarctica base

    A fire broke out at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday, killing two navy personnel and forcing the evacuation by helicopter of about 40 other people, the government said.

  • 06/02/2012 | Latin America

    Argentine company wins Brazil’s capital airport billionaire concession

    Brazil today awarded contracts for private companies to expand and operate terminals at three of the country's busiest airports, hoping concessions worth 24.5 billion reais ($14.21 billion) will improve the cramped and delay-plagued facilities amid soaring demand for air travel and preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

  • 07/02/2012 | Latin America

    Brazilian state's death toll tops 100 as police strike

    A toll of 115 murders and widespread looting, assaults and vandalism in the past week are roiling Brazil's third-biggest city. More than 3,000 federal troops were dispatched to the northeastern state of Bahia in recent days to restore order after much of the state's military police force went on strike last Tuesday to demand higher wages.

  • 09/02/2012 | Latin America

    Striking police vacate protest site in Bahia

    Hundreds of striking police officers ended their 10-day occupation of a state assembly house in Brazil's third-biggest city, easing tensions in a walkout that unleashed a bloody crime wave and threatened upcoming carnival celebrations.

  • 02/02/2012 | Latin America

    Brazilian lobbyist said meeting with Lorenzino 'was very positive'

    Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino met today with the head of the Sao Paulo Industrial Federation, Paulo Skaf, in order to discuss the government’s new import restrictions that went into effect since yesterday as concerns raise among businessmen in the neighboring country.

  • 02/02/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil: another minister quits amid corruption allegations

    In yet another political blow to President Dilma Rousseff’s government, Cities Minister Mario Negromonte handed his resignation today.

  • 05/02/2012 | Latin America

    Crime erupts during police strike in Brazil's Bahia

    A police strike in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia sparked a wave of murders and other violence in World Cup host-city Salvador, local media reported, just two weeks ahead of Carnaval celebrations that are expected to attract visitors from around the world.

  • 30/01/2012 | Latin America

    Rousseff arrives to Cuba to talk trade, ties

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrived to Havana for a two-day visit focused on trade, but nagged by Cuba's ever-present human rights issues.

  • 31/01/2012 | Latin America

    Rousseff vows to maintain economic aid to Cuba

    Brazil is willing to keep its commitment to Cuba and maintain its economic cooperation with the island, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday during a two-day visit to Cuba in which she will be focused on trade.

  • 01/02/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil to 'evaluate legality' of new local trade barriers

    The Brazilian government expressed concerns over the new Argentine trade barriers going in effect on Wednesday and informed that it would “evaluate its impact and legality” before making any decisions, Foreign Trade secretary Tatiana Prazeres said. 

  • 26/01/2012 | Latin America

    Rousseff expresses her condolences to Río tragedy’s victims

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff expressed her concern over the tragic collapse of three buildings in Río de Janeiro that left five dead and at least sixteen missing. She sent her condolences to the victims and hopes that those missing appear alive.

  • 27/01/2012 | Latin America

    Eleven bodies recovered at Rio building collapse site

    Emergency rescuers recovered from the rubble eleven bodies of victims of three buildings that collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Local media reported 26 families are still looking for their loved ones.

  • 28/01/2012 | Latin America

    Death toll in Rio buildings collapse climbs to 17

    Rescue teams recovered three more bodies between the rubble of the three buildings that collapsed in Rio de Janeiro en Wednesday and thus the total amount of victims reached 17, sources said.

  • 18/01/2012 | Latin America

    Import restrictions 'a permanent problem,' Brazilian gov't says

    Reactions from the Rousseff administration to the new blocks applied by the local Government on Brazilian imports have begun to surface, with their Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel calling them “a permanent problem.”

  • 25/01/2012 | Latin America

    Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro

    Two buildings partially collapsed after a violent explosion at downtown Río de Janeiro, next to the Teatro Municipal, one of the symbols of the City.

  • 26/01/2012 | Latin America

    Five dead, 16 missing in Río buildings collapse

    Rescuers recovered five bodies from the rubble of three buildings that collapsed in downtown Río de Janeiro, and at least sixteen people remain missing.

  • 06/01/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil meets 2011 inflation goal

    Brazil's government just met its inflation target for 2011, a surprise victory forPresident Dilma Rousseff and a central bank that struggled for most of the year with rising food and commodities prices.

  • 13/01/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil's businessmen blast Argentina's new imports regime

    Brazil’s Industry National Confederation (CNI) harshly criticized the new regime of imports approved by Argentina and warned that it could contribute to a plunge of sales to that country.

  • 18/01/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil education minister quits to run for mayor

    Brazil's education minister quit running for mayor of the country's largest city, a departure that was expected to usher in other cabinet changes by President Dilma Rousseff later this month.

  • 23/12/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil fines Chevron a further $5.4 mln for spill

    Brazil's environment inspector fined Chevron Corp 10 million reais ($5.4 million) for breaching the terms of the US oil giant's environmental license when tackling an offshore spill at a well the firm drilled in November.

  • 26/12/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil overtakes UK as the world’s sixth-largest economy, report says

    Brazil has overtaken Britain as the world's sixth largest economy, a London-based research group said today. In its latest World Economic League Table, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said Asian countries were moving up while European countries were slipping down.

  • 05/01/2012 | Latin America

    Rio de Janeiro on maximum alert as towns flood

    Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state placed emergency teams on maximum alert as heavy rains that have displaced 35,000 residents were forecast to continue, reviving fears of mudslides and flooding that killed about 900 people last year.

  • 08/12/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil scandal wave now threatens trade minister

    Brazil's trade and industry minister faced pressure today to explain his personal wealth, becoming the latest and one of the most high-profile members of President Dilma Rousseff's cabinet to be targeted by the media over alleged ethics breaches.

  • 12/12/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's Lula is beating cancer, doctors say

    Doctors in charge of throat cancer treatment for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called his response to chemotherapy "impressive" and said the tumor in his larynx had shrunk by 75 percent in size.

  • 22/12/2011 | Latin America

    Rio police seek to indict Chevron, Transocean officials for oil spill

    Federal police in Brazil today recommended the indictment of several Chevron and Transocean officials involved in an oil spill in early November for environmental crimes and withholding information in an investigation.

  • 22/11/2011 | Latin America

    Chevron fined US$28 million, faces Brazil spill backlash

    Brazil's government slapped Chevron with a US$28 million fine on Monday for causing an offshore oil spill, and the penalty could rise as the US company faces a political backlash over the accident.

  • 01/12/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil seeks to stimulate economy, consumption

    Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced today a series of measures aimed at stimulating the economy and domestic consumption, amid an international crisis mainly affecting developed nations.

  • 04/12/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil labour minister quits amid scandal

    Brazil's Labour Minister Carlos Lupi resigned in the face of mounting corruption allegations, the latest in a series of scandal-driven departures from President Dilma Rousseff's cabinet.

  • 12/11/2011 | Latin America

    Chevron halts drilling of Brazil well after spill

    US oil giant Chevron halted drilling of a well off the coast of Brazil as it was looking into the possible causes of an oil spill in the region.

  • 14/11/2011 | Latin America

    Chevron drilling caused Brazil oil spill

    Drilling by Chevron off Brazil's coast led to an oil spill near the US company's Frade project, an official with Brazilian energy regulator ANP said.

  • 17/11/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil police to probe Chevron oil spill, media reports

    Brazilian federal police have opened a probe into US oil giant Chevron over alleged pollution linked to an oil spill at its offshore Frade project, local media reported today.

  • 02/11/2011 | Latin America

    World Bank lending Brazil US$8 billion to fight poverty

    Brazil will get US$8 billion in financing from the World Bank to push its campaign to uproot extreme hardship deeper into some of the country's poorest areas, the bank said today.

  • 07/11/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil labour minister latest to feel scandal heat

    Brazil's labour minister came under pressure to quit after media allegations of corruption put him at risk of becoming the seventh member of President Dilma Rousseff's Cabinet to fall this year.

  • 12/11/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil minister trip exposes links to NGOs

    Brazilian Labor Minister Carlos Lupi had several trips paid for by a non-government organization that is under investigation for fraud, according to a magazine that has reported on an alleged bribery scam at the ministry.

  • 27/10/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil picks new sports minister after graft scandal

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff appointed a member of the Communist Party as the country's new sports minister today, a day after the previous minister quit in a corruption scandal.

  • 29/10/2011 | Latin America

    Lula Da Silva diagnosed with throat cancer

    Former Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was hospitalised at the Syrian-Lebanese hospital in Sao Paolo, where he was diagnosed with a tumor in the larynx, a hospital spokesperson said. He will receive outpatient chemotherapy treatment, said the hospital in a statement.

  • 31/10/2011 | Latin America

    Lula´s cancer treatment divides Brazilians

    By Gabriela Antunes
    As Lula starts his chemotherapy today at the state of the art hospital Sirio Libanes in Sao Paulo controversy hit Brazilian media and social networks. While Brazilians digested the news of Lula’s larynx cancer on Saturday, a debate emerged as whether he should or not be treated in a public hospital run by the State’s health system, the infamous SUS.

  • 21/10/2011 | Latin America

    Political turmoil: Brazil's Rousseff to decide on sports minister

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will decide the fate of her embattled sports minister after meeting with him to discuss the corruption allegations against him, a government source said.

  • 22/10/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil sports minister faces fresh allegations

    Brazilian media reported more corruption allegations against the country's embattled sports minister, raising the pressure on him to quit a day after he received the backing of President Dilma Rousseff.

  • 26/10/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil sports minister quits over graft

    Brazil's sports minister resigned over a corruption scandal, the country's GloboNews television station said, reviving concern over President Dilma Rousseff's unstable ruling coalition and the country's lagging preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

  • 17/10/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil´s Rousseff gov’t rattled by yet another minister scandal

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faces another corruption scandal in her cabinet over accusations the sports minister took kickbacks, raising questions about the country's credentials to host the World Cup and Olympics.

  • 18/10/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil’s Rousseff asks for ‘credible’ compromise to tackle EU debt crisis

    Brazil’s Rousseff asked today for a “credible comprise” to overcome EU debt crisis. Leaders from India, Brazil and South Africa urged the world's rich countries today to contain their financial crises and prevent the global economy from slipping into a double dip recession.

  • 20/10/2011 | Latin America

    Rousseff: won't prejudge sports minister

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she would not prejudge her embattled sports minister and wanted a thorough investigation into corruption allegations against him.

  • 29/09/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil: Armed man tries to meet Rousseff, threatens suicide

    An armed man tried to enter the Brazilian government House today and was detained by security as he threatened to kill himself at Planalto government house in Brasilia, the countries’ capital.

  • 03/10/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's oil future hinges on bill to share wealth

    Brazil's government is racing to forge a deal in Congress this week that it hopes will prevent a lengthy legal and political battle over its huge offshore oil reserves.

  • 04/10/2011 | Latin America

    EU and Brazil call for united action on debt crisis

    Brazil and the European Union must take concerted action to calm markets fearful of global contagion spreading from Europe's debt crisis, leaders from both sides said today.

  • 24/08/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil minister lashes out, crisis continues

    A Brazilian minister accused his own party of trying to destroy him and said he might not have enough support to continue in his job, raising the odds of yet another high-level departure from President Dilma Rousseff's beleaguered governmen

  • 27/08/2011 | Latin America

    Traditional tourist streetcar in Rio crashes; 5 killed

    At least five people died and other 30 were injured when the traditional streetcar – a major tourist attraction at the Santa Teresa neighborhood – tipped over in Rio de Janeiro. Local authorities informed the vehicle was completed destroyed as it crashed as it descended in the steep streets of Santa Teresa.

  • 14/09/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil tourism minister quits, fifth this year

    Brazil's tourism minister resigned over allegations of ethics violations, the office of the vice-president said, becoming the fifth minister to leave President Dilma Rousseff's government this year.

  • 17/08/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil agriculture minister resigns, fourth to go from Rousseff 's cabinet

    Brazil's agriculture minister resigned in the wake of corruption allegations involving his top advisers, the fourth minister to quit in the seven-month-old administration of President Dilma Rousseff.

  • 18/08/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff tries to contain political turmoil

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff reached out to political allies to stem a growing rebellion within her coalition after the resignation of a fourth minister pushed the government deeper into crisis.

  • 23/08/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil says believes Libya will respect contracts

    Brazil has received information the contracts of Brazilian companies will be respected by a new government in Libya despite the South American country's failure to back the rebellion, the foreign minister told reporters today

  • 09/08/2011 | Latin America

    Corruption scandal rattles Brazil's Rousseff gov’t

    Brazilian police have arrested 38 people in three states related to the nation's Tourism Ministry on allegations of corruption. Among the detainees is the ministry's second in command, Frederico Silva da Costa and former Embratur president, Mario Moises.

  • 12/08/2011 | Latin America

    Gunmen kill Brazil judge who jailed corrupt cops

    Gunmen ambushed and killed a Brazilian judge known for taking a hard line against criminals, including corrupt police officers.

  • 13/08/2011 | Latin America

    Lula blasts European countries for 'lack of political initiative'

    Former Brazilian president Lula da Dilva blasted the developed countries lack of political initiative to face the economic crisis and suggested they adopt a strategy similar to Brazil’s.

  • 04/08/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil’s Defence Minister resigns

    Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim tendered his resignation only hours after he made disparaging comments about fellow officials during an interview.

  • 06/08/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff gov't hit by another resignation

    A top official at Brazil's agriculture ministry tendered his resignation following corruption allegations, the latest blow to President Dilma Rousseff's seven-month old government.

  • 08/08/2011 | Latin America

    Rousseff: Brazil prepared to face the world’s economic crisis

    Brazilian head of state Dilma Rouseff said today the country is ready to face the world’s economic crisis and reiterated Brazil’s prognosis as the world’s fifth economy.

  • 18/07/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil president to reduce ethanol mix to fight inflation

    Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has decided to reduce the amount of ethanol mixed into domestic gasoline as part of her efforts to combat inflation, a government source told Reuters on Monday.

  • 26/07/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil’s Lula criticizes rich countries for world crisis

    Brazilian former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, criticized rich countries for their roll on the economic crisis that has been changing the world’s economic map. According to the former chief of state, the world’s biggest economic players are “unable to sort out Greece’s problems.”

  • 28/07/2011 | Latin America

    Paraguay's Lugo travels to Brazil for early medical check

    Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo traveled to Brazil today, bringing forward a routine check-up following his cancer treatment last year and cancelling a planned trip to Peru due to a severe cold.

  • 14/07/2011 | Latin America

    Venezuela's Chávez to get cancer treatment in Brazil

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for cancer treatment, a Brazilian government source told reporters, following his return home after an operation in Cuba.

  • 15/07/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil’s Rousseff launches plan to boost and protect national industry

    Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff announced last night the launching of a new plan aimed to boost and protect against international competition Brazilian pungent industry. The plan, according to Brazil’s mandate, is aimed towards the increase of local production and battles foreign protectionism.

  • 15/07/2011 | Latin America

    Chávez plans to have more cancer treatment in Cuba

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said he plans to return to Cuba for more cancer treatment, in a move that will raise further concerns about his illness that has upended the OPEC nation's politics.

  • 09/07/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil to look again at fighter jet deal early 2012

    The Brazilian government will not review multibillion-dollar bids for a fighter jet deal until the start of 2012, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told reporters today.

  • 13/07/2011 | Latin America

    Small plane crashes in Brazil killing 16 people

    An airplane crashed shortly after take-off from Brazil's northeastern city of Recife early, killing all 16 people on board, rescue and air force officials said.

  • 14/07/2011 | Latin America

    Gov't rules out restrictions in trade with Brazil

    The trade relation Argentina has with Brazil does not have restrictions and “it’s common that some differences appear” when it counts with a bilateral trade that will reach the 40 billion dollars this year, sources from the Industry Minsitry affirmed.

  • 06/07/2011 | Latin America

    Another Brazil minister quits in corruption scandal

    Brazil's transport minister became the latest top official to quit because of corruption allegations, adding to the recent struggles of President Dilma Rousseff's six-month-old government.

  • 07/07/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil to place debt in bonds

    Brazil’s government has announced it will place debt and return to the global market of bonds for the first time since Dilma Roussef was sworn in as president in January. The Treasury announced that the country will reopen its global 2021 bond, denominated in dollars, with an initial emission towards Europe and the US. A second emission could take place in Asian markets.

  • 08/07/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil-Venezuela: Rousseff offers Chávez medical help

    Brazilian President Dilma Roussef offered today Venezuela president Hugo Chávez her support over the mandate’s battle against cancer. According to the Presidential House press Secretary, Rousseff expressed her sentiments during a phone call conversation held this morning.

  • 21/06/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil identifies uncontacted Indian Tribe in Amazon Jungle

    One of Brazil's last untouched Indian tribes has been spotted in a dense region of the Amazon jungle close to the Peruvian border, the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) reported today. A couple of years ago another tribe was spotted in the same area in an Ethno-Environmental Protected Area along the Envira River.

  • 29/06/2011 | Latin America

    'Trade flow problems between Argentina, Brazil continue to exist,' Brazilian Minister

    "Trade flow problems between Argentina and Brazil continue to exist," Industry Ministry Executive Secretary Alessandro Teixera said, regarding the non automatic trade licenses conflict that flared between both countries a few months ago

  • 04/07/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff faces political turmoil

    A new corruption scandal and a top minister's remark that he is surrounded by "idiots" have further strained President Dilma Rousseff's ruling coalition and cast more doubts on her frozen legislative agenda.

  • 15/06/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil: Worker’s Party pushes for dictatorship files' opening, Rousseff steps back

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s Worker’s Party has reiterated its opposition asking the secret files from Brazil’s bloody dictatorship to be opened.

  • 16/06/2011 | Latin America

    Ban Ki-Moon in Brazil rallying for support, Cuba delays re-election

    UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon is in Brazil rallying for support for his candidacy for a second term as the head of the United Nations. The trip marks the conclusion of a South American tour that has taken him to Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay.

  • 20/06/2011 | Latin America

    Moody's ups Brazil rating, praises policy steps

    Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service upgraded Brazil's sovereign credit rating on Monday, giving a vote of confidence in the government's efforts to prevent Latin America's largest economy from overheating.

  • 09/06/2011 | Latin America

    Lula: Brazil’s Dilma had the authority and acted at the right time

    Upon commenting about the resignation of Brazilian chief of staff Antonio Palocci, in the midst of a political crisis that has shaken Brazil in the past few days, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said that Dilma “had the authority to fire the chief of staff and acted at the right time.”

  • 09/06/2011 | Latin America

    Humala: 'Peru's economy is rock solid'

    The newly elected Peruvian president said, during an interview for Venezuelan channel Telesur that the Peru’s economy is to “stay rock solid.”

  • 10/06/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff replaces congressional liaison

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff made the second key change of the week in her cabinet, her office said, a move aimed at improving strained ties with allies in Congress.

  • 07/06/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's powerful Cabinet Chief Palocci resigns amid scandal

    Brazil's powerful chief of staff, Antonio Palocci, resigned following a scandal over his finances, a move that could roil markets and deprive the left-leaning government of its most influential pro-business voic

  • 08/06/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil has new chief of staff; markets react

    As the political scene and markets recover from the resignation of Dilma’s government top official Antonio Palocci yesterday, new chief of staff, Gleisi Hoffmann is appointed starting a fresh chapter in the Rouseff’s government, reacted by a slight depreciation of the Brazilian currency.

  • 09/06/2011 | Latin America

    Italy condemns Brazil for not extraditing guerrilla

    Italy condemned Brazil for refusing to extradite a former Italian left-wing guerrilla wanted for murder, saying the "shameful" decision violated international agreements and humiliated victims of terrorism.

  • 01/06/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil clears massive Amazon dam for construction

    Brazil's environment agency gave its definitive approval today for construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, a controversial $17 billion project in the Amazon that has drawn criticism from native Indians and conservationists.

  • 02/06/2011 | Latin America

    Rousseff launches ambitious plan to eliminate poverty

    President Dilma Rousseff launched an ambitious plan today to eliminate dire poverty in Brazil within four years by lifting more than 16 million people from conditions of "misery."

  • 07/06/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil prosecutor won't investigate Dilma’s chief of staff

    Brazil's federal prosecutor shelved an investigation into the finances of President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff, saying there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

  • 28/05/2011 | Latin America

    Former Brazilian Minister stands by Argentina in bilateral trade conflict

    Former Brazilian Industry and Foreign Trade Minister Miguel Jorge decided to weight in on the bilateral trade conflict currently affecting Brazil and Argentina, and surprisingly came out in defence of the Fernández de Kirchner administration, comparing President Rousseff’s move to impose non-automatic licenses on import vehicles to “firing a cannon ball.”

  • 30/05/2011 | Latin America

    Lagarde pledges IMF reform in bid to woo Brazil

    French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde pledged to push reforms to give Brazil and other emerging economies more influence at the International Monetary Fund as she kicked off a worldwide tour to win support for her candidacy to lead the global lender.

  • 31/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil allows for additional Argentine cars imported in the country

    Argentina and Brazil gave strong signals of a more relaxed dialogue in the serious bilateral trade conflict affecting both nations sparked by their respective import blockades, in a decision that seems to prioritize the Mercosur over their different realities. 

  • 26/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil admits trade negotiation process wih Argentina 'will be slow'

    Official Brazilian sources assured that “the road back to a normalization of bilateral trade will be slow and hinges on the future meetings between both countries, since they were not able to solve their differences this week.”

  • 26/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil toughens stance on trade policies, considers adding import restrictions

    The Brazilian Government announced that it is considering additional import restrictions on top of the ones already applied to vehicles, as a measure to defend their national industry. Foreign Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel assured that Dilma Rousseff’s government had decided to implement “active measures” in order to protect their business.

  • 27/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazilian Industrialists fail to see ‘positive climate’ between Argentina, Brazil

    Robert da Fonseca, director of the Sao Paolo Industry Federation, admitted this morning that Brazilian businessmen are “worried” about the commercial conflict that Argentina and Brazil face and fail to see a 'positive climate between the two countries.'

  • 21/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil lowers the tone of trade conflict with Argentina

    Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's international advisor Marco Aurélio García lowered the tone of the trade conflict that began in Argentina and said that the relationship between both countries "is fine" despite the trade barriers that Brazil imposed on the import of Argentine cars.

  • 23/05/2011 | Latin America

    Argentina, Brazil start new approach, hope to solve bilateral trade differences

    Industry Secretary Eduardo Bianchi and his Brazilian counterpart Alessandro Teixeira began a bilateral approach in order to solve the trade conflict that sparked between the two Mercosur countries. They are scheduled to meet this Tuesday at 9 am. 

  • 24/05/2011 | Latin America

    Argentina, Brazil agree to monthly trade meetings

    Brazil and Argentina agreed to monthly meetings on commerce, Argentina said, as the neighboring countries try to soothe tensions that flared earlier this month over car imports.

  • 12/05/2011 | Latin America

    Rousseff cancels trip as health precaution

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who has been suffering from pneumonia, has cancelled a trip to Paraguay this weekend on her doctor's recommendation, her spokesman said.

  • 13/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil answers Argentina, calls for 'constructive dialogue'

    The Brazilian government tried to soften the trade conflict with Argentina and called for the initiation of a “constructive dialogue” to resume the bilateral trade negotiations. Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel published a letter in which he calls for a “dialogue” over the latest trade disputes.

  • 19/05/2011 | Latin America

    As good will gesture, Brazil releases 1,000 cars held at the border

    In what may be seen as a good will gesture from Brazil to Argentina during the current trade conflict, Rousseff’s government decided to authorize 1,000 Argentine-made cars into the country that had been held at the border.

  • 25/04/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil president 'immensely worried' about prices

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she is "immensely worried" about inflation near the top of the official target range and that the government will act to keep prices from rising further.

  • 09/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff: 'We rank seven in the world’s economy thanks to our efforts'

    Dilma Rousseff said today that Brazil is the seventh economy in the World and announced that the government is to finance scholarships abroad. “We are the world’s seventh economy and this is due to the effort and sweat of those who made this country grows,” she claimed.

  • 11/05/2011 | Latin America

    Brazilian prosecutor asks for Lula´s indictment on corruption charges

    A Brazilian federal prosecutor asked for former Brazilian president Lula da Silva’s indictment on corruption charges.The prosecutor, Manoel Pastrana, presented his case to the country’s general attorney for Lula’s involvement on what became known as the "Mensalao" scandal.

  • 07/04/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil gunman kills 12, self at Río de Janeiro school

    A Brazilian gunman killed 12 children at a Río de Janeiro school and then himself, police said, shocking the South American nation that has never seen such an incident before.

  • 11/04/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil 2011 inflation seen at 6.26%

    Economists raised their forecast for Brazil's benchmark inflation index this year to 6.26 percent from 6.02 percent previously, according to a weekly central bank survey published today.

  • 23/04/2011 | Latin America

    At least 10 die after heavy rain in south Brazil

    At least 10 people were killed in southern Brazil by landslides and other accidents caused by heavy rains, emergency workers said.

  • 24/03/2011 | Latin America

    Bovespa drops 0.4%

    The main indicator of the Brazilian stock market's average performance dropped 0.4 percent to 67,532.97 points.

  • 03/04/2011 | Latin America

    Islamic extremists currently operating in Triple Frontier area, Brazilian magazine says

    Islamic extremist groups such as Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas are illegally operating in the Triple Frontier area shared by Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, where they allegedly gather large amounts of money, recruit new militants and plan additional attacks, Brazilian magazine Veja denounced.

  • 04/04/2011 | Latin America

    Fitch upgrades Brazil on growth, spending cuts

    Fitch upgraded Brazil's credit ratings by one notch, saying the country's potential economic growth has increased while the new government of Dilma Rousseff has showed greater fiscal restraint.

  • 15/03/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil to continue nuclear energy investments despite Japan crisis

    Brazil will continue to invest in nuclear energy despite the explosions at a central Japanese nuclear plant, caused by last week’s earthquake and tsunami.

  • 17/03/2011 | Latin America

    'Brazil could be an important partner for the US,' Rousseff says

    Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said that Barak Obama's visit this weekend strongly consolidates the perception that Brazil “could be an important partner” for the United States, during a press interview.

  • 19/03/2011 | Latin America

    Obama gives modest backing for Brazil's UN ambition

    US President Barack Obama heralded Brazil's "extraordinary" rise on the world stage but stopped short of backing its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Obama said his visit was a historic opportunity to strengthen US ties with the region's largest economy.

  • 20/02/2011 | Latin America

    Argentine tourist dies in Brazil

    A 59-year old Argentine woman was killed after being hit by a car in the Jureré Internacional Beach, in Florianópolis, Brazil.

  • 22/02/2011 | Latin America

    'Governments should try to co-exist with press criticism,' Rousseff says

    Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff declared last night that governments should “try to co-exist” with criticism given by the press in wanting to show a “strong commitment” to the democratic system.

  • 02/03/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil output in January above forecast, yields rise

    Industrial output in Brazil rose in January from December despite forecasts for a drop, adding to potential pressure on the country's central bank for an aggressive interest rate hike later in the day.

  • 11/02/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil arrests 35 in swoop on Río police corruption

    At least 35 people, mostly Río de Janeiro police officers, were arrested on suspicion of colluding with drug gangs as the Brazilian city attempts to clean itself up before hosting the 2014 World Cup and the Olympic Games two years later.

  • 15/02/2011 | Latin America

    Río police chief quits amid corruption scandal

    The head of Río de Janeiro's state's civil police quit, becoming the latest victim of a drugs and corruption scandal that has convulsed the police in Brazil's second city.

  • 17/02/2011 | Latin America

    Clown Brazilian congressman messes up first vote

    A clown turned politician, who won a seat in Brazil's Congress by a landslide has stayed true to his former profession by accidentally messing up his first vote.

  • 07/02/2011 | Latin America

    US, Brazil agree to pressure China on undervalued currency

    The United States and Brazil will work together to pressure China on its undervalued currency, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated after meeting with President Dilma Rousseff, in comments that reinforced an emerging alliance between the Western Hemisphere's two biggest economies.

  • 11/02/2011 | Latin America

    Argentina-Brazil to make progress on agreements

    Economy Minister Amado Boudou is scheduled to meet today with his Brazilian counterpart Guido Mantega in Brasilia “to deepen the bilateral trade and promote joint exports,” an official communiqué reported.

  • 11/02/2011 | Latin America

    Merval edges up

    The panel of leading stocks index edged up 1.3 percent to 3,460.04 points. Argentina's country-risk meanwhile dropped 1.13 percent to 524 basis points in the JP Morgan EMBI index.

  • 02/02/2011 | Latin America

    Rousseff chooses new magistrate for Brazil's Supreme Court

    Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has delegated Judge Luis Fux to join the Federal Supreme Tribune (STF), the Supreme Court of Brazil. The decision is yet to be finalised by Senate officials.

  • 04/02/2011 | Latin America

    Merval, Bovespa drop

    The panel of leading stocks index declined 0.2 percent to 3,631.22 points. It has increased 3.1 percent so far the current year. Meanwhile, the Brazilian Bovespa dropped 2.2 percent.

  • 07/02/2011 | Latin America

    Geithner reaches out to Brazil on China issue

    While on a one-day visit to Brazil, Geithner told an audience in Sao Paulo that emerging markets such as Brazil had been buffeted in recent years by other countries with large current account surpluses and inflexible currencies.

  • 25/01/2011 | Latin America

    Obama to visit Brazil in sign of warmer ties

    US President Barack Obama plans to visit Brazil in March in a sign that ties between the two countries are substantially improving after a year of tension over Iran, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reports.

  • 28/01/2011 | Latin America

    Rousseff assures Argentina is a 'strategic actor' for Brazil's foreign policy

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff affirmed that Argentina is one of the “strategic actors” of her country’s foreign policy and anticipated that her visit to Buenos Aires will be focused in the commercial cooperation, the nuclear energy area and the coordination of multilateral organizations.

  • 01/02/2011 | Latin America

    Rousseff supporters to lead Brazil Congress

    Two allies of President Dilma Rousseff won leadership posts in Brazil's Congress, but both are seen as defenders of the status quo and unlikely to support reforms to boost business competitiveness.

  • 04/01/2011 | Latin America

    Argentine tourist murdered in Brazil

    A 48-year old radiologist from Córdoba was murdered in the Brazilian island of Florianopolis after struggling with a man who was trying to steal his car, local authorities confirmed.

  • 14/01/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil death toll rises as rescuers battle floods

    Rescue workers in Brazil braced for more rain as they struggled to reach areas cut off by massive floods and landslides that look certain to have killed more than 500 people.

  • 15/01/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil rains death toll rises, 611

    Rains that devastated a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 611 people, Brazil's Civil Defense agency said, as forecasts of more storms and fears of disease outbreaks overshadowed rescue operations.

  • 17/12/2010 | Latin America

    Argentina and Brazil outline agreement to invest in motor industry

    Argentina and Brazil agreed to put a new commercial scheme into practice in two years time for the motor industry. Investment is to be made, following the decision approved by chancellors who make up the Common Market Council of the Mercosur.

  • 20/12/2010 | Latin America

    Brazil's Lula says he might seek office again

    Brazil's outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he might run for president again some day, Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported.

  • 02/01/2011 | Latin America

    'I go back home with my head held high,' Lula says

    Before meeting with union leaders in his home in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva assured that he is returning to his hometown “with his head held high.”

  • 15/12/2010 | Latin America

    Falling trend continues for Merval and Bovespa

    The panel of local leading stocks index fell 1.49 percent to 3,332.71 points. The peso-denominated Discount bond dropped 0.9 percent.

  • 16/12/2010 | Latin America

    Merval moves up, Bovespa drops

    The Merval leading stocks index increased 1.4 percent to 3,336.72 points. The peso-denominated Discount bond dropped 1.7 percent; whereas the peso-denominated Par bond 1.4 percent; Boden 2015, 1.1 percent. The US dollar traded for $4/$3.965 pesos, while the euro dropped two cents ($5.30/$5.19). Brazil's Bovespa declined 0.8 percent to 67,306.38 points.

  • 16/12/2010 | Latin America

    Mercosur agrees plan for investment, trade growth

    South American trade bloc Mercosur launched a plan to adopt common trade, investment and immigration policies to help underpin unprecedented economic growth in the region.

  • 04/02/2013 | Sports

    Brazilian state fines builders over World Cup stadium faults

    The company in charge of preparing the Mineirao stadium for the 2014 World Cup was fined one million Brazilian reals ($502,900) today for a series of serious shortcomings which became apparent when the stadium was reopened last weekend.

  • 06/02/2013 | Sports

    Scolari suffers as Lampard seals England win

    Luiz Felipe Scolari's second coming as Brazil manager ended in a defeat as goals from Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard earned a vibrant England side a 2-1 win at Wembley today, their first over the south Americans for 23 years.

  • 07/02/2013 | Sports

    Neymar losing out from stay-at-home decision

    With 11 lucrative sponsorship contracts to his name, a legion of adoring fans and the beach on his doorstep, it is not hard to blame Neymar for his decision to stay at home in Brazil.

  • 22/01/2013 | Sports

    Ronaldinho, Julio Cesar recalled by Brazil coach Scolari

    Ronaldinho and goalkeeper Julio Cesar were recalled by Brazil as new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari named his first squad today.

  • 28/01/2013 | Sports

    FIFA warns Brazil against delays in World Cup preparations

    With just 500 days to go until the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil, soccer's world governing body FIFA warned that the hosts cannot afford any further delays in getting their venues ready.

  • 01/02/2013 | Sports

    Real playmaker Kaka left in cold after transfer deadline

    Kaka's Real Madrid future looked bleak today after a possible move in the January transfer window failed to materialise and coach Jose Mourinho again omitted the Brazil playmaker from his squad.

  • 12/12/2012 | Sports

    Former Brazil coach Dunga joins Internacional

    Dunga took charge of Porto Alegre club Internacional today, his first coaching job since leading Brazil at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

  • 13/12/2012 | Sports

    Violence mars World Cup hosts Brazil's image

    As soon as the referee blows the final whistle he is surrounded by riot police on the pitch who stop players, coaches and even reporters from getting close enough to question or criticise his performance.

  • 18/12/2012 | Sports

    Far from perfect, but Brazil set fair for World Cup

    Brazil has problems like most countries but one that appears to be rapidly disappearing is the notion that it will not be ready to host the World Cup in just over 18 months' time.

  • 01/12/2012 | Sports

    FIFA left red-faced after chaotic Confederations Cup draw

    Hosts Brazil will face Japan in the opening match of next year's Confederations Cup in Brasilia on June 15 although FIFA were left red-faced following a chaotic draw.

  • 04/12/2012 | Sports

    IOC tells Rio organizers 'time is ticking'

    Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics organizers were told today they needed to push ahead with their preparations because time was an issue, the International Olympic Committee said.

  • 05/12/2012 | Sports

    Goalless draw in Tigre-San Pablo first leg of Sudamericana final

    Tigre drew without goals with Brazil's San Pablo during the first leg of the Sudamericana Cup, held in Boca Juniors' stadium.

  • 21/11/2012 | Sports

    Brazil beat Argentina by penalties, win Americas Superclassic

  • 23/11/2012 | Sports

    Brazil national team coach Menezes fired

    Mano Menezes, the head coach of Brazil's national soccer team, has been sacked, Brazil's national football confederation said.

  • 24/11/2012 | Sports

    Hamilton on pole in Brazil, Vettel fourth

    Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole position in his last race for McLaren in Brazil while Red Bull's championship leader Sebastian Vettel qualified well ahead of Ferrari title rival Fernando Alonso.

  • 13/11/2012 | Sports

    Pelé undergoes hip replacement surgery

    Brazil legend Edson Arantes Do Nascimento "Pele" has undergone hip replacement surgery in Sao Paulo after complaining of pain in the area for some time.

  • 15/11/2012 | Sports

    Neymar blames pitch for missed penalty kick

    Neymar blamed an "unstable" pitch after the Brazil forward missed a penalty against Colombia with an effort which bore more resemblance to an American football field goal or rugby conversion.

  • 19/11/2012 | Sports

    Sabella unveils list of players to face Brazil

    Midfielders Oscar Ahumada (All Boys), Francisco Cerro and Iván Bella (Vélez Sársfield) and Pablo Pérez (Newell's) are some of the new players summoned by Argentina's national football team coach Alejandro Sabella to play on Wednesday against Brazil for the second leg of the Americas Superclassic Cup.

  • 17/10/2012 | Sports

    Experimenting Menezes closes on ideal Brazil team

    Brazil coach Mano Menezes is finally close to finding his ideal team, two years after disbanding predecessor Dunga's unpopular counter-attacking outfit and starting from scratch.

  • 18/10/2012 | Sports

    Argentina-Brazil derby to be held at Boca's stadium

    The second leg of the Américas' super-classic cup between Argentina and Brazil will be held at Boca's La Bombonera stadium on November 21, according to the South American Football Confederation (CSF).

  • 31/10/2012 | Sports

    Brazil tribunal to probe replay use in Barcos' disallowed goal

    Brazilian football's disciplinary tribunal is to investigate a complaint that match officials used information based on TV replays in their decision to disallow a goal of Palmeiras' Argentine striker Hernán Barcos in his team's lost against Internacional at the weekend.

  • 09/10/2012 | Sports

    Messi poses headache for South American rivals

    Stopping Lionel Messi is the primary concern of South American teams facing Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers. This week it is Uruguay's turn.

  • 11/10/2012 | Sports

    Kaka scores on return for six-goal Brazil

    Kaka scored on his Brazil comeback after a two-year absence and Oscar notched a brace as the 2014 World Cup hosts demolished Iraq 6-0 in a one-sided friendly in Sweden.

  • 12/10/2012 | Sports

    Brilliant Messi leads Argentina to romp past Uruguay

  • 21/09/2012 | Sports

    Rio 2016 committee fires employees for stealing data in London

    The organizing committee of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games fired 10 employees for downloading data without permission from computers at the London Games this year.

  • 27/09/2012 | Sports

    Kaka recalled by Brazil after two-year absence

    Former World Player of the Year Kaka is set to play his first match for Brazil for more than two years after being recalled for next month's friendlies.

  • 03/10/2012 | Sports

    Argentina-Brazil Americas' Superclassic match suspended after power cut

    The second leg of the Americas' Superclassic Cup between Argentina and Brazil had to be suspended after the Bicentenario Stadium in Chaco province suffered a power cut.

  • 11/09/2012 | Sports

    Brazil recall striker Luis Fabiano for Argentina friendly

    Striker Luis Fabiano has earned a Brazil recall for the first time since the 2010 World Cup after being named in the squad to play Argentina in a friendly later this month.

  • 11/09/2012 | Sports

    Venezuela win, push Paraguay nearer World Cup failure

    Striker Salomon Rondon scored twice to give Venezuela a 2-0 away win over Paraguay in the Defensores del Chaco cauldron in a World Cup qualifier.

  • 19/09/2012 | Sports

    Brazil beat Argentina 2-1 with last-gasp penalty

    Neymar converted a penalty with the final kick of the match to hand Brazil a 2-1 win over arch-rivals Argentina in a friendly international at the Serra Dourada in Goiania.

  • 05/09/2012 | Sports

    FIFA's Ranking: Brazil outside top-ten; Argentina remain 7th

    Brazil stayed outside the top ten of FIFA's highly questioned ranking system, with England, Denmark and Greece all ahead of the five-times world champions. Argentina remain seventh.

  • 07/09/2012 | Sports

    England cruise to win in Moldova

    England set off on the long road to Brazil at sprinting pace with an emphatic 5-0 defeat of Moldova in their opening World Cup qualifier.

  • 11/09/2012 | Sports

    Brazil ready for 2014 challenge, says minister

    Hosting the Olympics two years after staging the World Cup was always going to be a big task but the success of London 2012 has raised the bar even further, according to Brazil's deputy sports minister Luis Fernandes.

  • 22/08/2012 | Sports

    Adriano gets another chance at Brazil's Flamengo

    Former Inter Milan and Brazil forward Adriano has been given another chance to revive his flagging career after re-signing for Brazilian club Flamengo.

  • 24/08/2012 | Sports

    Brazil's 1970 World Cup keeper Felix, 74, dies

    Brazil's 1970 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Felix, nicknamed "Paper" for his slight frame and the way he flew through the air to make spectacular saves, died of complications from emphysema on Friday. He was 74.

  • 27/08/2012 | Sports

    Ronaldinho's solo effort illuminates stormy derby in Brazil

    Ronaldinho scored a breathtaking individual goal for Atletico Mineiro in a stormy derby against Cruzeiro that produced three red cards and was interrupted as fans hurled debris on to the pitch.

  • 11/08/2012 | Sports

    Brazil win women's volleyball gold medal

    Brazil beat United States 3-1 to win the Olympic women's volleyball gold medal today.
    Japan beat South Korea 3-0 earlier in the day, to win bronze.

  • 12/08/2012 | Sports

    Powerful Russia wins gold after come-back

    Russia beat Brazil to win the Olympic men's volleyball gold medal, fighting back from the brink of a straight-sets defeat to take the decider and seal a 3-2 victory.

  • 14/08/2012 | Sports

    Brazil plans big spending to improve medal haul in 2016

    The host nation of the next Olympics had a mixed outing in London and is hoping that a surge in spending on athletes and facilities will ensure it makes the top 10 medals table in 2016 on home soil in Rio de Janeiro.

  • 08/08/2012 | Sports

    Volleyball: Brazil bury Argentina's hopes

  • 08/08/2012 | Sports

    Argentina beat Brazil, achieve semis

  • 11/08/2012 | Sports

    Mexico stun Brazil to win football gold

    Mexico won the Olympic men's soccer title for the first time when they stunned favourites Brazil 2-1 in front of 86,162 fans at Wembley Stadium.

  • 02/08/2012 | Sports

    Brazil's golden boys have tangled past

    In their heyday, Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos were the most successful men's beach volleyball pair in the world, winning every available trophy including Olympic gold in Athens in 2004. At the London Games, they are rivals.

  • 06/08/2012 | Sports

    'Golden Generation' not able to stop 'Dream Team'

    The US men's basketball team pulled away in the second half of a bad-tempered game against Argentina and claimed a 126-97 victory to claim a top seeding in the Olympic tournament's quarter-finals.

  • 07/08/2012 | Sports

    Imperious Brazil move step nearer football gold

    Brazil's dream of winning an elusive Olympic football gold came a step closer to reality when they beat South Korea 3-0 in a one-sided semi-final at Old Trafford.

  • 31/07/2012 | Sports

    Britain stun Brazil in front of record home crowd

    Britain secured a remarkable 1-0 win over Olympic gold medal contenders Brazil at Wembley in front of the biggest crowd to watch a women's football match in the country.

  • 01/08/2012 | Sports

    Britain sink Uruguay to reach last eight

    Already-qualified title favourites Brazil and Japan were joined by hosts Britain, surprise qualifiers Egypt, Mexico, Senegal, South Korea and Honduras in the quarter-finals of the Olympic football tournament.

  • 01/08/2012 | Sports

    Brazil's north short on World Cup team bases

    Brazil named 54 towns and cities as possible bases for the teams taking part in the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday, with the vast majority of the list located in the south of the country.

  • 17/07/2012 | Sports

    Sluggish United States beat Brazil

    The US men's basketball team eased past Brazil 80-69 in an exhibition game, but their sluggish play and spotty shooting should banish any thoughts they will waltz to another Olympic gold medal in London.

  • 17/07/2012 | Sports

    Argentine league 2nd strongest in the world, IFFHS

  • 29/07/2012 | Sports

    Neymar shows the way, Brazil through to last eight

    Gold medal favourites Brazil became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals when they came from behind to beat Belarus 3-1 at Old Trafford thanks to an inspired performance from Neymar, who scored and made the two other goals.

  • 08/06/2012 | Sports

    Sabella confirms the team to face Brazil

    Argentina's national football team coach Alejandro Sabella presented the players' list that will face Brazil. Midfielder José Sosa will replace forward Sergio "Kun" Agüero.

  • 09/06/2012 | Sports

    Argentina triumphs 4-3 in friendly against Brazil

  • 05/07/2012 | Sports

    Goal line technology approved by rule makers

    Goal-line technology to confirm whether or not the ball has crossed the line was approved by world soccer's rule makers, ending a decade of debate and controversy.

  • 04/06/2012 | Sports

    Ronaldinho signs short-term deal with Atletico Mineiro

    Former Barcelona and AC Milan playmaker Ronaldinho signed a short-term contract with Brazilian top-flight club Atletico Mineiro, just four days after his acrimonious split with Flamengo.

  • 06/06/2012 | Sports

    Beer to be sold at Brazil World Cup

    Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, as the neighbouring country’s President Dilma Rousseff enshrined it in a law after the constant pressure coming from the football's world governing body FIFA.

  • 07/06/2012 | Sports

    'Argentina is much more than Messi,' Brazil’s Uvini warns

    Brazil’s centre-back Bruno Uvini has described Lionel Messi as "the best player in the world" but warned that the “Canarinha” will have to respect Alex Sabella’s team as a whole and not solely concentrate on stopping the Barcelona star in Sunday's friendly clash with Argentina in US soil.

  • 24/05/2012 | Sports

    Santos eliminate Vélez after penalties' definition

    Brazil's Santos ousted Argentina's Vélez Sársfield from the Libertadores de América Cup after a penalty definition. The second leg ended 1-0 after Kardec scored, as the aggregate score ended 1-1.

  • 30/05/2012 | Sports

    FIFA confirms six venues for Confederations Cup

    FIFA gave the Brazilian cities of Recife and Salvador a vote of confidence today, confirming them among the six chosen to host matches in next year's Confederations Cup.

  • 01/06/2012 | Sports

    'I haven't decided the team yet'

    Argentina's national football team coach Alejandro Sabella could not decide between "giving the chance to an offensive team or balance the midfield" when he was asked about the players' list that will face Ecuador for the South American Qualifiers for Brazil World Cup 2014.

  • 17/05/2012 | Sports

    Vélez beat Santos in Liniers

    Vélez Sársfield defeated holder Brazil's Santos 1-0 in the match for the quarter-finals of the Libertadores de América Cup.

  • 18/05/2012 | Sports

    Rafael replaces Alves in Brazil squad

    Manchester United right back Rafael was called up by Brazil to take the place of injured Barcelona defender Daniel Alves.

  • 21/05/2012 | Sports

    Havelange discharged from hospital after two months

    Former president Joao Havelange was discharged from hospital after a two-month stay which at one point included a spell in intensive care.

  • 04/05/2012 | Sports

    FIFA frets over pace of Brazil World Cup building work

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed concern about the slow pace of preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and said he wanted the delays to be made up as soon as possible.

  • 09/05/2012 | Sports

    Vasco da Gama oust Lanús after penalties

    Brazil's Vasco da Gama left Argentina's Lanús out of the Libertadores de América Cup after a penalty definitation that ended 5-4.

  • 17/05/2012 | Sports

    Boca defeat Fluminense in quarter-finals' first leg

    Boca Juniors, the only team that has chances to win 3 tournaments this semester, defeated Brazil's Fluminense 1-0 in the match a for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Libertadores de América Cup.

  • 12/04/2012 | Sports

    Lanús loses to Flamengo, but is already between the last 16

    Brazil's Flamengo defeated Lanús 3-0 in the last match for the Group 2 of the Libertadores de América Cup. Despite the score, the Argentine team has reached the last 16.

  • 30/04/2012 | Sports

    Olympics: Argentina's basket team rivals defined

    Argentina's national basketball team will face the US in the groups' round at the London 2012 Olympics, while Spain will play against Brazil, according to the draw held in Río de Janeiro.

  • 02/05/2012 | Sports

    Vasco da Gama defeat Lanús

    Brazil's Vasco da Gama defeated Lanús 2-1 in the match for the first leg of the Libertadores de América Cup pre-quarter finals.

  • 09/04/2012 | Sports

    Football icon Pelé joins Twitter

    Brazil’s football icon Pelé has launched his official Twitter account on Monday and reached to the 38,149 followers in an hour.

  • 10/04/2012 | Sports

    Messi, Ronaldo change national teams

    A curious campaign of a mobile phones company in India showed Lionel Messi wearing Brazil’s national football team shirt number 10, while Cristiano Ronaldo wears Argentina’s 7.

  • 12/04/2012 | Sports

    Maradona describes Pelé’s opinion over Messi as ‘stupid’

    Football icon Diego Armando Maradona blasted Brazil’s Pelé once more after assuring that his opinion over Lionel Messi, who he challenged to “beat Neymar,” is “stupid.”

  • 22/03/2012 | Sports

    Brazil puts off World Cup law again, vexes FIFA

    Brazil's Congress postponed a key World Cup bill again, a move that is likely to frustrate officials of football's governing body who say its passage is crucial to preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

  • 28/03/2012 | Sports

    FIFA puts executive board on World Cup organising body

    FIFA is putting its entire executive committee on the organising body of the World Cup after fears about the progress of preparations for Brazil in 2014.

  • 03/04/2012 | Sports

    Argentina to face Brazil in October

    Argentina’s national football team will face Brazil in October 3 in a friendly match denominated the ‘Superclassic of the Americas’ to be held at Resistencia City, according to authorities of both countries.

  • 13/03/2012 | Sports

    Blatter to meet with Brazil president

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday to clear the air following the recent spat over preparations for the 2014 World Cup, soccer's governing body said.

  • 16/03/2012 | Sports

    'We'll be ready for World Cup,' Brazil tells FIFA

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff assured FIFA chief Sepp Blatter the country would be ready to host the 2014 World Cup, easing tensions over the slow pace of preparations for the finals.

  • 19/03/2012 | Sports

    Brazil's Teixeira resigns from FIFA leadership

    Ricardo Teixeira severed his ties with soccer's international governing body, a week after he resigned as head of the Brazilian Football Confederation and organiser of the 2014 World Cup.

  • 09/03/2012 | Sports

    Blatter to meet Brazilian president Rousseff

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to clear the air after a top official's remarks about the country's slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup caused an uproar.

  • 12/03/2012 | Sports

    Former Brazil striker Adriano to leave Corinthians

    Adriano will leave Corinthians by mutual consent, the Brazilian championship club said, a move that could signal the end of the troubled striker's career.

  • 13/03/2012 | Sports

    'We have exterminated a cancer,' Romario on Teixeira resignation

    Brazilian World Cup winner Romario has expressed his delight at the resignation of Ricardo Teixeira from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), and compared the ex ruler to a malignant tumour.

  • 28/02/2012 | Sports

    Brazil floor Bosnia with late own goal

    Brazil's experimental team came through a torrid friendly against Bosnia, winning 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time own goal by Sasa Papac after several near misses from the East Europeans.

  • 02/03/2012 | Sports

    FIFA in scathing attack on Brazil's 2014 plans

    FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke made a scathing attack on Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, saying "not a lot is moving" and organisers needed "a kick up the backside".

  • 06/03/2012 | Sports

    Blatter, Brazil promise cooperation after spat

    Sepp Blatter and Brazil 's sports m inister pledged to mend relations after the FIFA president personally apologised for disparaging remarks made by a top official about the country's slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup.

  • 07/02/2012 | Sports

    Fluminense beat Arsenal at Libertadores' first match

    Brazil's Fluminense defeated Arsenal de Sarandí 1-0 in the match for the Group 4 of the Libertadores de América Cup 2012, also formed by Boca and Venezuela's Zamora.

  • 15/02/2012 | Sports

    Lanús draw Flamingo at Libertadores Cup

    Argentina's Lanús drew 1-1 with Brazil's Flamingo in the match of the Group 2 of the Libertadores Cup. Moura scored Flamingo's goal, while Carranza netted Lanús'.

  • 16/02/2012 | Sports

    Bebeto joins Brazil World Cup organizing committee

    Bebeto, the fleet-footed former striker who helped Brazil win the 1994 World Cup, was appointed to the local committee in charge of organising the 2014 tournament in the South American country.

  • 04/01/2012 | Sports

    Brazil's footballer Ronaldo diagnosed with dengue

    Retired Brazilian football legend Ronaldo tweeted today he was diagnosed with dengue fever. "Good morning to you. I have started the year with dengue," wrote the 34-year-old star soccer icon, international news agencies reported.

  • 16/01/2012 | Sports

    FIFA urges Brazil to pass World Cup bill

    Brazil had been demanding too much in negotiating the conditions for hosting the 2014 World Cup but a legal dispute should be settled within days, FIFA said.

  • 02/02/2012 | Sports

    Brazil's World Cup preparations hit by more strikes

    Construction workers' strikes at Brazil's World Cup venues continue to plague preparations for the 2014 showpiece with the northeastern city of Salvador hit by a stoppage in demand of improved wages.

  • 02/12/2011 | Sports

    Brazil could stage World Cup within 'two months'

    Brazil, plagued by delays and in-fighting in its preparations for the 2014 World Cup, could stage the event in two months' time if necessary, the country's sports minister said on Friday.

  • 05/12/2011 | Sports

    Neymar doesn't hide sympathy for Barça

    Santos forward Neymar has publicly stated that he wants Barcelona FC to beat Real Madrid in next Saturday's Spanish derby due to the Brazilian players within tha Catalonian side.

  • 06/12/2011 | Sports

    Blatter confirms goal-line technolgy for Brazil 2014

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter has revealed that goal-line technology will be introduced for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil to avoid "phantom goals."

  • 23/11/2011 | Sports

    Argentina remains tenth in FIFA's Top 10

    Argentina’s national football team remains in the tenth place in FIFA’s world ranking, which is now headed by Spain, followed by Netherlands, world champion and runner-up.

  • 26/11/2011 | Sports

    Vettel takes record pole in Brazil

    Red Bull's double world champion Sebastian Vettel chalked up a record 15th pole position of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

  • 29/11/2011 | Sports

    Ronaldo poised for leading 2014 World Cup role

    Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has been invited to take a leading 2014 World Cup role and a formal announcement is expected in the coming days, a local organising committee (LOC) source told the press.

  • 19/10/2011 | Sports

    Brazil stop rot in FIFA rankings, Argentina remain 10th

    Brazil rose two places to fifth in this month's FIFA rankings, ending a downward trend after hitting an 18-year low in September.

  • 11/11/2011 | Sports

    Bolivia frustrate Messi's Argentina again in qualifier

    Bolivia frustrated Argentina for the second time in four months when they held them 1-1 in their World Cup qualifier.

     

     

     

    Picket leader Luis D’Elía was senteced to four days in prison for assaulting a rural worker near the Obelisk on March 26th, 2008.

     

    Judge Susana Patricia Guichandut accepted prosecutor Edgardo Orfila’s request of a four day sentence for the assault on Alejandro Gahan, amid the Government’s conflict with the rural sector over a hike on grain export taxes.

     

    Gahan’s lawyer, Francisco García Santillán, had requested that D’Elía received a   month suspense prison sentence for the charges of assault.”

     

    The prosecutor and Gahan’s lawyer both requested suspense prison sentence and the minimum possible sentences on the charges imputed to D’Elía-

     

    The trial began on Wednesday morning, with D’Elía’s hearing and said that right before he hit Gahan, the rural businessman had called him “fucking nigger.”

     

    We led a demonstration in defense of our Government and of the democratic order,” he assured and opened page 293 of  book “La Presidenta” (The President) by journalist Sandra Russo, in which Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said: “In 2008 people wanted to take me administration down, particularly the Grupo Clarín.”

  • 11/11/2011 | Sports

    Suárez scores four as Uruguay crush Chile

    Uruguay striker Luis Suárez scored all four goals as the Copa America holders crushed Chile 4-0 to stay top of the South American 2014 World Cup qualifying group.

  • 28/09/2011 | Sports

    Brazil beat Argentina, win Americas' Derby Cup

  • 29/09/2011 | Sports

    Latin American football classic: Sabella admits Brazil played better

    Argentine coach for the national team Alejandro Sabella admitted today – upon returning to Buenos Aires after yesterday’s match in Belem – Brazil “played better.” Brazil defeated Argentina 2-0 in the second leg of the South American derby and won the Americas Super Classic Cup.

  • 07/10/2011 | Sports

    Higuaín hits hat-trick as Argentina thrash Chile

    Gonzalo Higuaín scored a hat-trick, while Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a competitive match for Argentina in two and a half years as the hosts crushed Chile 4-1 in their opening 2014 World Cup qualifier on Friday.

  • 08/09/2011 | Sports

    Argentina to face Puerto Rico in semi-finals

    Argentina’s national basketball team defeated Dominican Republic by 84-58 and achieved the pre-Olympics’ semi-final in which it will face Puerto Rico.

  • 20/09/2011 | Sports

    Construction workers end strike at Brazil's Mineirao

    Brazilian construction workers ended a week-long strike at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, one of the 2014 World Cup stadiums.

  • 21/09/2011 | Sports

    Argentina in the edge of FIFA's Top 10

    Argentina’s national football team dropped from the ninth to the tenth place in FIFA’s world ranking, which is now headed by Spain, who removed Netherlands from the top.

  • 24/08/2011 | Sports

    Internacional beat Independiente, win Supercup

    Independiente failed on their attempt to clinch the club's 17th international trophy as they lost 1-3 to Internacional de Porto Alegre in the second leg of the South American Supercup's final.

  • 01/09/2011 | Sports

    World Cup workers go on second strike in two weeks

    World Cup construction workers at the Maracaná went on strike for the second time in two weeks after elements of a pay accord reached to end the first stoppage were not met, they said.

  • 07/09/2011 | Sports

    Brazil stay with derby against Argentina

    Argentina’s national basketball team was defeated by Brazil by 73-71 in a new South American derby during the match for the Groups round of the Pre-Olympic tournament held in Mar del Plata city.

  • 30/07/2011 | Sports

    World champions Spain face France in World Cup

    World champions Spain will face former world champions France in their campaign to qualify for the World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014 following the gala preliminary round draw.

  • 03/08/2011 | Sports

    Argentina to meet Brazil in September friendlies

    Argentina will play Brazil in two friendlies next month, one in each country, with teams picked from the domestic leagues, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said.

  • 18/08/2011 | Sports

    Sabella presents players list, includes Riquelme, Verón

    Juan Román Riquelme and Juan Sebastián Verón were included in the list of 24 players presented by Argentina’s national football team coach Alejandro Sabella that will be training for the Superclásico de las Américas Cup that will be played against Brazil in September.

  • 20/04/2011 | Sports

    Fluminense crush Argentinos out of the Libertadores

    Brazil’s Fluminense defeated Argentinos Juniors' 4-2 leaving the Argentine team out of the pre-quarter finals of the Libertadores de América Cup. The Brazilian team and Mexico's América advance to the next round.

  • 17/06/2011 | Sports

    FIFA bans Belize over gov't interference

    FIFA has suspended Belize from international football with immediate effect because of "severe government interference."

  • 21/06/2011 | Sports

    Maradona: 'Neymar is as bad-mannered as Pelé'

    Diego Maradona blasted Neymar, the football star who plays at the Brazilian team Santos, by saying that he is “as bad-mannered person as Pelé,” after the Brazilian assured that he does not need to leave Brazil to demonstrate that he is better than Lionel Messi.

  • 18/02/2011 | Sports

    Pelé fears Brazil embarrassment over World Cup delays

    Pelé says Brazil risks embarrassment if preparations to host the 2014 World Cup do not get up to speed soon.

  • 13/04/2011 | Sports

    Maracana to get new covering, costs to rise to US$629M

    Río's famous Maracana stadium was given the go-ahead for a new US$629.3 million improvement as FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised Brazil's 2014 World Cup preparations a week after slamming them.

  • 13/04/2011 | Sports

    Cruzeiro crush Estudiantes, both achieve pre-quarter finals

    Brazil's Cruzeiro crushed Estudiantes de La Plata 3-0 during the sixth and last match of the group’s round of the Libertadores de América Cup. Both teams have achieved the pre-quarter finals.

  • 06/01/2011 | Sports

    Milan: Ronaldinho can seek return to Brazil

    Former FIFA world player of the year Ronaldinho has been granted permission to talk to Brazilian teams about a return home, his club AC Milan said.

  • 06/02/2011 | Sports

    Argentina beat Brazil in U-20 South American derby

    Argentina beat a previously undefeated Brazil 2-1 in a do-or-die duel that leaves Walter Perazzo's team one step closer to the U-20 World Cup qualification.

  • 09/02/2011 | Sports

    Fluminense-Argentinos tie in Río de Janeiro

    Brazil's Fluminense and Argentinos Juniors tied 2-2 in Río de Janeiro on the opening game of the Copa Libertadores' Group 3, and what also was Argentinos' comeback to the 'Copa' after a 25 years absence.

  • 20/09/2012 | Entertainment

    ‘I’ve lied to you,’ the bitter sweet music of Karina Buhr

    By Gabriela G. Antunes
    "Patti Smith with eyeliner," is how American MTV defines the Brazil rock 'n' roll scene's new phenomenon Karina Buhr. Seen as the heiress of legendary Brazilian rocker Rita Lee, Buhr is the newest sensation on the country’s alternative scene.

  • 18/01/2013 | Entertainment

    Brazil judge removes 'Fifty Shades of Grey' from town's shops

    A judge in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has confiscated copies of wildly-popular trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey" and other erotic books from two stores, saying proprietors must seal the novels to prevent children leafing through them.

  • 07/03/2012 | Entertainment

    ‘Rock in Río’ to land in Buenos Aires in 2013

    “Rock in Río,” one of the main international rock festivals, will take place in Buenos Aires City in 2013 and it will probably be held at the Parque de la Ciudad headquarters, according to an official statement.

  • 22/03/2012 | Entertainment

    Ticket sale for McCartney's show in Uruguay begins

    The tickets for the show that the ex Beatle Paul McCartney will give at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo will be on sale starting from tomorrow, organizers reported.

  • 24/03/2012 | Entertainment

    Criolo: from favelas to the world with love

    By Gabriela G. Antunes

    BuenosAiresHerald.com staff.

    It’s a long way to the top if you want to make yourself known in the world of music. It is an even longer way if you are a Latin American artist from a shantytown and your thing is rapping. But Criolo, Brazil’s newest phenomenal musical export, managed to get there.

  • 10/01/2013 | Economy

    Argentina losing LNG supplies to Brazil, Japan, South Korea

    Stiff competition from drought hit Brazil and energy hungry Asia is posing difficulties for Argentina in its hunt for vital supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 2013, trade sources said.

  • 16/04/2012 | Argentina

    Puricelli flys to Brazil

    Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli will travel to Brazil today to meet with his counterpart Celso Amorim, with whom he will analyze different issues on the bilateral agenda.

  • 20/02/2012 | Entertainment

    Carnival explodes in Brazil

    As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parade yesterday, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Fergie.

  • 17/07/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Paraguay leave Brazil out of Copa América

    Paraguay, who did not have a single shot on target in 120 minutes of a goalless Copa America quarter-final, sent holders Brazil crashing out 2-0 on penalties

  • 09/07/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Brazil tie Paraguay with last minute goal

    Substitute Fred struck in a last-minute equaliser to give holders Brazil a 2-2 draw with Paraguay before unfancied Venezuela upset Ecuador 1-0 to go top of Group B at the Copa América.

  • 12/07/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Brazil's Sandro injured, withdrawn from Cup

    Midfielder Sandro has been withdrawn from Brazil's Copa América squad in Argentina because of two injuries, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said.

  • 14/07/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Chile's Paredes assures Venezuela 'better than Brazil' at Copa

    Venezuela have played better than Brazil at the Copa América and will present Chile with a tough test in their quarter-final this weekend, Chilean striker Esteban Paredes said.

  • 03/07/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Holders Brazil denied penalty, held 0-0 by Venezuela

    Holders Brazil were held 0-0 by Venezuela in their opening Copa America Group B match on Sunday after being denied a possible penalty and seeing Alexandre Pato hit the bar.

  • 05/07/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Valencia injures ankle, misses next Copa match

    Ecuador's Antonio Valencia has injured the ankle which he had surgery on last year and will miss their second Copa América Group B match against Venezuela on Saturday, a team doctor said.

  • 08/07/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Paraguay must play perfect match to beat Brazil

    Paraguay captain Paulo da Silva believes they must play a "perfect match" to beat Brazil when the teams try to score the first goals in Copa América Group B at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium on Saturday.

  • 30/06/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    Groups & Fixture

    The three groups of the Copa América 2011 are formed by: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Uruguay, Peru, Chile and Mexico. Watch the complete fixture here.

  • 30/06/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    The teams

    See slideshow.

  • 30/06/2011 | In Depth - Copa América 2011

    The star players of the Cup

    Each team competing for the Copa América counts with its own star players. Watch here the list and their photos.


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