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Governor of Rio state, Sérgio Cabral, appears to be losing popularity fast as questions over his close links with some of Brazil's wealthiest businessmen and confrontational stance... 2011-08-01

Relations between Peru and Brazil are likely to improve significantly over the next few years, as recently inaugurated President Ollanta Humala and his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma... 2011-07-29

Police personnel in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state killed eight suspected drug dealers during a raid in Engenho da Rainha favela in late June. The military police said the drug traffickers... 2011-06-30

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's closest aide and key ally with legislators, chief of staff Antonio Palocci, resigned in early June following a scandal involving a large amount... 2011-06-30

The Brazilian government has announced that it is to sell its majority stakes in three major domestic airports - in Brasilia, São Paulo and Campinas - in order to generate increasing... 2011-06-01

In line with our long-held bullish outlook for the Brazilian telecoms industry,

We believe that relations between the US and Brazil will take a turn for the better following President Obama's trip to the country in March.

One of the key investor themes in Latin America in recent years has been the rapid expansion of the middle class. The associated increase in purchasing power in Brazil has created huge... 2011-03-25

As with other major Latin American economies, higher oil prices are a double-edged sword for Brazil, on the one hand potentially boosting export revenue but on the other risking increased... 2011-03-02

Brazil has insisted that it will not accept the lifting of Honduras's suspension from the Organisation of American States (OAS) until deposed former President Manuel Zelaya is allowed... 2011-03-02