Rio de Janeiro – Production of grain, leguminous and oleaginous plants in Brazil in 2009 should be 8.1% lower than the record-breaking crop of 2008, and should total 134.1 million tonnes, i.e., 8,500 tonnes less than the projection disclosed in September. Due to the weather conditions that affected the South Region, the Brazilian Institute for
Author: Agência Brasil
Brasília – The government of Brazil has postponed to the 14th of November its definition of the Brazilian proposal to be taken to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Copenhagen, in December. The government wants more time to detail the measures to be taken by sectors like agriculture and ironworks to lower national emissions
Brasília – The Brazilian trade surplus grew 7.5% for the year-to-date through October 31st, totalling US$ 22.599 billion. Figures announced today (3rd) by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade show that exports from January to October were equivalent to US$ 125.879 billion and imports, to US$ 103.280 billion. During the period, exports
José Goldenberg, nuclear physicist and former minister of Education, stated that the pre-salt discovery will take 10 years to yield results to Brazil, and will enable the country to produce a surplus.
According to a research by the National Confederation of Transport, the country needs this volume to recover roads in bad conditions. Most are in the North.
If mechanisms for lower carbon emissions through deforestation are inserted in a global agreement to replace Kyoto Protocol, Brazil may have revenues of up to US$ 16 billion.
Sandra Carvalho, a lawyer, sociologist and director of non-governmental organization Global Justice, won the Annual Human Rights Award granted by Human Rights First (HRF), for her social action.
The investment of foreigners in shares in Brazil totalled US$ 8.7 billion. The value, from early this year to last week, is the highest since 1947, according to the Central Bank.
The higher volume of biodiesel, forecasted for 2013, should be compulsory in 2010. The measure, announced by president Lula, should expand biodiesel production in the country by 2.4 billion litres.
The volume of foreigners investing in Brazilian treasury bonds was record in September. They had 7.15% of the total, or 95.96 billion Brazilian reals.
The average production of the Brazilian state-owned oil company was 2 million barrels a day in September. The volume represents growth of 5.6% over the same period last year.
In 2010, a television channel for Brazilians abroad will begin broadcasting. The initiative is of state-owned company Empresa Brasil de Comunicação, and Africa should be the first to have access.
Brasília – Brazil was elected today (15th) by the United Nations General Assembly as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. The term will last two years – from January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2011. In all, 182 ballots were cast by 183 voting countries. This is the tenth time that Brazil is
The Bank of Brazil has collected US$ 1.5 billion abroad. The operation was promoted on Tuesday (13th).
