Besides donating masks, hand sanitizers and pillowcases to the largest public hospital in the East Zone of São Paulo, the Chamber is campaigning for new contributions.
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The Foreign Trade Chamber has expanded the list of goods with temporary import tax exemption. Mask fabric and batteries were included, among others.
To help fight coronavirus, Brazilian companies from different sectors turn their plants and expertise to the production of masks, ventilators, and medical coats and shoes.
The National Confederation of Industry (CNI) expects foreign sales to go down as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The travel, automobile and textile industries are standing still, but fertilizer and commodities keep being shipped from Brazil.
Government called for the population to consume domestically available products such as hard wheat and authorized the direct sale of flour from the mills to the population.
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum reported the cancellation the 17th bid round due to coronavirus.
New rules are in place to organize and ensure food supplies at times of crisis, emergencies and disasters through inventory control and collaboration from businesses and suppliers.
The country has suspended customs duties on lentils, chickpeas, beans, and dry beans.
United Nations Economic and Social Council estimates that the world will go through a recession in 2020 due to COVID-19, with sectors such as retail, hospitality and transport being strongly affected.
Ibrahim Alzeben, Palestine ambassador to Brazil and dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil, believes a global shift towards cooperation will come once the pandemic is over. Arab diplomats in Brasília are in touch with one another online to keep tabs on the situation.
The country’s Central Bank has put in place a string of measures to enable more access to credit and refinancing during the coronavirus crisis.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture created a group to oversee and outline strategies to cushion the impact of coronavirus on crops and supply.
Even though two facemask manufacturing facilities have reopened, output is lagging behind demand.
