In response to the Brazilian government’s announcement of a negotiation with France for purchasing 36 Rafale aircraft, the US government notified that its Congress has passed the technology transfer.
Author: Agência Brasil
Brasília – The Brazilian trade surplus from January until last week totalled US$ 20.448 million, growth of 18.7% over the same period last year (US$ 17.223 billion), according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and disclosed today (8th) in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. In the first week of
Brazilian farmers produced 134.8 million tonnes of grain. The result is second only to the previous crop, when 144.1 million tonnes were harvested.
The country is now the 56th in a group of 133 economies. Progress in the indicators of macroeconomic stability and financial market sophistication were the main contributing factors.
Minister of Finance Guido Mantega stated that the country is growing 4.5% to 5%, a figure that contrasts with the slow recovery of the world’s leading economies. He does not believe in a relapse.
The total necessary for the project is US$ 18.5 billion. Some 518 kilometres of tracks and tunnels should be built connecting the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro – Industrial output in Brazil increased in 10 out of 14 regions surveyed by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the comparison between July and June. The highest rates of growth were recorded in the states of Paraná (15.3%), Espírito Santo (8.9%), Goiás (6.0%) and Amazonas (3.6%), all of
Brasília – Two new airlines should begin operating in Brazil before the end of the year, proving that the rising number of Brazilians who use air transport continues to foster the emergence of new airlines. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), the number of passengers transported in domestic flights from January to July
The country recorded a US$ 2.8 billion surplus in dollar inflow and outflow operations. Finance and trade transactions effected up until the 28th were computed.
Brasília – Brazil will soon have a list of sanctions against the United States because of the subsidies granted to cotton farmers in the country. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has awarded Brazil the right to impose trade retaliation, acknowledging that the United States is overly protectionist. The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim,
Brasília – In order to monitor the changes that occurred in Brazilian society over the course of ten years, the 2010 Demographic Census will bring new questions to the population. New inquiries include ownership of birth certificate, marriage between people of the same gender, household computers with Internet access, international emigration and access to government
The Brazilian trade surplus was the result of US$ 13.8 billion in exports and US$ 10.8 billion in imports.
So said the Brazilian Chief of Staff, Dilma Roussef, showing market studies regarding oil exploration on the Brazilian coast. ‘This shows the strategic character of the reserves,’ she said.
The information was disclosed today by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics. Activity in July was 2.2% higher than in June. The performance was driven by durable consumer goods.
