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BRASILIA - Brazil recorded 32,058 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 863 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Brazil has registered more than 4.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has…

BRASILIA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian financial analysts reduced their forecast contraction in economic growth for 2020, from 5.11 to 5.05 percent, but kept next year's growth projection at 3.5 percent for the 16th week in a row, the Central Bank of Brazil said on Monday. According to the bank's…

BRASILIA — Brazil’s former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, barred from elected office due to corruption convictions, said he is open to backing any candidate who can beat far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections.“I am prepared to support any candidate who is committed to the working…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil and Argentina, Latin American nations seeking more time to commit to the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, said they intend to so as soon as possible after missing Friday’s deadline.FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO)…

(Adds comments by Brazilian official, economic and political details)BRASILIA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Brazil’s government is committed to lowering the country’s tax burden as a share of its gross domestic product, but not necessarily in absolute terms, Productivity and Competition Secretary Carlos da Costa said on Thursday.Speaking in a live…

By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadBRASILIA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he will not interfere in the market for rice, saying supply and demand should dictate the market, as domestic prices for the food staple soar.A day earlier Brazil trade body Camex eliminated import tariffs…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian drugstore chain Pague Menos raised 746.9 million reais ($136 million) in an initial public offering priced at 8.50 reais per share, according to a securities filing on Monday.The company had to lower its price range bottom, initially set at 10.22 reais, in order to find enough…

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Shenzhen’s government on Thursday identified a Brazilian meat plant owned by Aurora, the country’s third largest processor of chicken and pork, as the source of chicken wings that tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Bags of frozen chickens 'Aurora' are pictured at…

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Privatisation Secretary Salim Mattar attends the ceremony of the secondary share offering and privatisation of Petrobras Distribuidora, at Brazil's B3 Stock Exchange in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s privatization secretary Salim Mattar resigned on Tuesday, economy minister Paulo Guedes said, suggesting…

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Privatisation Secretary Salim Mattar attends the ceremony of the secondary share offering and privatisation of Petrobras Distribuidora, at Brazil's B3 Stock Exchange in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s privatization secretary Salim Mattar resigned on Tuesday, economy minister Paulo Guedes said, suggesting…