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Author of the article: BRASILIA — Privately owned Votorantim SA, one of Brazil’s biggest diversified industrial groups, has announced a plan with Canada Pension Plan to consolidate their energy assets in Brazil to create an integrated renewables platform, they said on Monday. The asset consolidation will be followed by a…

Luiz Cezar Pereira speaks next to his father Pedro Pereira Filho during an interview at their home in Guarulhos, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Luiz's mother, Pedro's wife, died of COVID-19 and was treated by health care company Prevent Senior, which is under investigation for allegedly forcing doctors to test…

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia and elsewhere in Brazil on October 2 to call for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro. Erika Kokay, the lawmaker who recorded these videos in Brasilia, tweeted beforehand that there was “no lack of reasons to…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content BRASILIA — Legislation aimed at reducing the size of the Brazilian state and trimming the growth of public payrolls cleared the committee stage in the lower chamber of Congress on Thursday in a…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content BRASILIA — The death of a 16-year-old who had a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 was due to a prior blood clot condition not related to the vaccine, Brazil’s health…

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Brazil’s Covid-unvaccinated President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he will attend next week’s United Nations conclave in New York. — Reuters pic BRASILIA, Sept 17 — Brazil’s Covid-unvaccinated President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he will attend next week’s United Nations conclave in New York, effectively defying city authorities who recently announced…

Brazil’s far-right president riles up hundreds of thousands of his supporters at mass rallies denouncing Supreme Court. Sao Paulo, Brazil – Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians rallied across the country on Tuesday in support of far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro and his embattled administration, while calling for the removal of…

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A restaurant industry leader warned on Sunday that Brazil's decision to ban beef exports to China could see prices here rise by 30 percent or more. Brazil, which is the biggest source of beef for the SAR, announced the ban after detecting two cases of mad cow disease at separate…