Agência Brasil Brasília – The secretary of agricultural policy in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ivan Wedekin, believes that the scenario for Brazilian exports of corn, soybeans, cotton, and meat in the 2004/2005 harvest will be positive. This is due to the rise in prices on the international market. In the case of corn, Wedekin explains,
Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Brasília – In the first week of April, which included only two business days, the Brazilian trade balance registered a US$ 108 million surplus. Exports amounted to US$ 575 million, and imports, US$ 467 million. The cumulative surplus for the year rose to US$ 6.278 billion, with US$ 20.023 billion in exports and
Agência Brasil Brasília – On Sunday (4), the American newspaper Washington Post published an article alleging that Brazil is not allowing experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the uranium enrichment plant that is under construction in Resende, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. According to the newspaper, the Brazilian refusal
A Global Monitor study in 31 countries shows that Brazil is now the sixth most entrepreneurial, with a population of 13.5 million people opening new businesses. With this in mind, the Brazilian Support Service to the Small Business (Sebrae) is expanding their Sebrae 2004 Challenge, with the intention of spreading entrepreneurship.
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – A declaration (Carta Manifesto) by 45 organizations in the Brazilian scientific community has come out in support of negotiations by the government to make the International Monetary Fund more flexible when calculating the primary surplus. The document calls for considering public spending on science and technology public investments and not
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The agreement between the Mercosur and the European Union is closer to becoming a reality, informed the Brazilian Ambassador to France, Sérgio Amaral, who said that the agreement is proceeding according to schedule. On April 15, the countries from the Mercosur and the European Union will flesh out their offers
Agência Brasil Brasília – The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, inaugurates today the Três Lagoas (Three Lakes) Thermoelectric Plant in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The plant was built with investments totaling US$ 172 million (R$ 500 million) from the Brazilian Petroleum Company, Petrobrás. Três Lagoas is the fifth Brazilian thermoelectric
Agência Brasil Brasília – On April 14, Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, and the Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Didier Opertti, will meet in the city of Jaguarão, Rio Grande do Sul, to ratify a free movement agreement on the Brazil-Uruguay border. The agreement will benefit some 700,000 people who live in an area up to 20 kilometers
