SAO PAULO – Brazil’s agriculture minister, Tereza Cristina Dias, said on Wednesday the country will soon launch a national fertilizer plan to stimulate investments in potash and phosphorus mines. In…
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank said it is prepared to act in the exchange market in case of disproportionate contamination on prices, highlighting it is paying close…
– Brazil hospital chain Rede D’or SA acquired insurer Sulamerica Seguros in a share swap deal, according to a report on Wednesday from local newspaper O Globo. The report said…
BRASILIA – Brazil’s government sees private investments of 78 billion reais ($15 billion) in infrastructure this year, up 95% from 2021, the economy ministry forecast, supporting its expectations that economic…
SAO PAULO – Brazilian meatpacker BRF SA said on Tuesday that Marfrig Global Foods SA proposed appointing its controlling shareholder Marcos Molina as BRF’s chairman and Santander Brasil’s Chairman Sergio…
By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO – U.S. grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co said on Tuesday it has carried out the largest soybean shipment in the history of the Ponta da Montanha…
– Brazilian wholesaler Assai posted on Monday fourth-quarter net income of 527 million reais ($103.26 million), beating estimates as store openings accelerated.Net income rose 76% from a year earlier, above…
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said on Monday consumer prices continue to trend higher as core inflation speeds up despite aggressive monetary tightening…
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO – A unit of Norwegian plant nutrition company Yara International ASA has acquired for an undisclosed sum a 14% stake in Brazilian online farm products…
BRASILIA – Brazilian central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said markets are showing less concern about the possible victory of ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in this year’s presidential…
– CoverGirl cosmetics maker Coty Inc said on Tuesday it would withdraw from the planned initial public offering of its Brazilian unit, blaming adverse financial market conditions in the South…
SAO PAULO – Volvo’s Brazilian unit announced on Wednesday that it will invest 1.5 billion reais ($283.36 million) in the country by 2025, after reporting record truck sales last year.…
NEW YORK – Latin American stocks outperformed their peers and the developed world in January and some regional currencies are among the strongest against the dollar so far in 2022,…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised against travel to a dozen destinations, including Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, Ecuador, Kosovo, Philippines and Paraguay. The…
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES – Brazil’s central bank is set to deliver a third consecutive 150 basis point rate rise on Wednesday in a bid to minimize risks of…
By Karl Plume – Global commodities merchant Glencore Plc took a major step this week to becoming a greater force in the international food chain with a deal to buy…
BRASILIA -Brazil’s outstanding public debt is expected to increase this year to a range between 6 trillion reais and 6.4 trillion reais, a rise of up to 14% on last…
– Alphabet Inc’s Google is slated to hire 200 engineers in Brazil this year, as it seeks to bolster its privacy, security, and anti-abusive content technologies, Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, its director…
Police charged Brazilian soccer player William Ribeiro with attempted murder for attacking a referee during a match on Monday, CNN reported. William Ribeiro kicked a referee, Rodrigo Crivellaro, in the…
Footage from the early 1970’s of Brazil carving its Trans-Amazon highway through the jungle, inaugurating a river port in Santarem, and inaugurating an agricultural town for Amazon colonists. Footage courtesy…
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Jersey Sports Zone – JSZ reports St. Benedict’s Prep – 2 Lawrenceville – 0 | USA’s No. 1 Ranked Soccer Team. St. Benedict’s Prep made the trip from Newark to…