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CARACAS -The president of Venezuelas National Electoral Council Pedro Calzadilla on Thursday announced he would resign along with seven other members, ahead of a 2024 presidential election.... | June 15, 2023

(Corrects headline and first paragraph to clarify the foundation filed a legal complaint against security forces rather than a lawsuit against Venezuela) By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES, June 14 (Reuters) - The Clooney Foundation for Justice has accused Venezuelan security forces of crimes against humanity against government opponents since 2014 in a legal complaint filed in Argentina on

Retail sales in Brazil rose for the second consecutive month in April driven by Easter sales, data from government statistics agency IBGE showed on Wednesday, but that was still not enough for them to meet market expectations. Sales increased 0.1% in the month compared with March, IBGE said in a report, boosted by supermarket shopping but slightly below consensus of 0.3% from economists polled by Reuters, as growth lost steam from the previous month. "Retail sales remain resilient, but ti...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Retail sales in Brazil rose for the second consecutive month in April driven by Easter sales, data from government statistics ag...

Shares of Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem soared on Monday after it confirmed a bid from Unipar Carbocloro for a controlling stake in the company at a premium of more than 40% over its previous closing price.

ITAJAI, Brazil (Reuters) - Last November, just hours before a social gathering for Haitian immigrants in the town of Itajai in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, event organizer Andrea Muller received a chilling message.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Azul on Tuesday launched exchange offers aimed at pushing forward bonds originally set to mature in 2024 and 2026, the latest move in a broader restructuring plan it expects to remove an overhang on its stock.

(Recasts, adds quotes from CEO Coelho at parliamentary commission in paragraph 9 and 10) SAO PAULO, June 13 (Reuters) - Top management of bankrupt Brazilian retailer Americanas slammed former executives on Tuesday, pointing to a report from legal advisers alleging they "fraudulently altered" financial statements to hide a deteriorating balance sheet ahead of the January bankruptcy filing. Later

By Steven Grattan ITAJAI, Brazil (Reuters) - Last November, just hours before a social gathering for Haitian immigrants in the town of Itajai in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, event organizer Andrea Muller received a chilling message. "Cancel the Haiti exhibition or we will commit a massacre," read the subject line of the email, seen by Reuters. "Santa Catarina is a land of

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Azul on Tuesday launched exchange offers aimed at pushing forward bonds originally set to ...