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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Monday it has decided to halt some key asset sales after concluding a broad re...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Monday it has decided to halt some key asset sales after concluding a broad re...

Brazils consumer prices as measured by the benchmark IPCA index rose more than expected in July, data from government statistics agency IBGE showed on Friday, but the figures are unlikely to stop...

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's consumer prices as measured by the benchmark IPCA index rose more than expected in July, data from government statistics agency

Rainforest countries form pact to demand conservation cash from rich nations | 2023-08-10 15:22:00

Fernando Villavicencio, the Ecuadorean presidential candidate gunned down in Quito on Wednesday, was no stranger to threats and intimidation from powerful figures in Ecuador. Long before he entered this year's presidential race on an anti-corruption platform, Villavicencio built a name for himself rooting out graft, backroom deals and waste in the government and major industries of his resource-rich country. Over the years, his scathing and meticulously documented corruption accusations &...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The former head of Brazil's Federal Highway Police, Silvinei Vasques, was arrested on Wednesday in a police operation to investigate interference in the 2022 presidential election run-off, a source linked to the police operation told Reuters.

By Jake Spring BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - The Amazon rainforest's eight countries held a summit in Brazil on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, with

Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid on Wednesday, in the latest example of deadly violence by Brazil's security officials after 16 people died at the hands of Sao Paulo state police earlier this week.