Brazil
Half of Brazil's population lack full property rights, government says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Half of Brazil's population cannot prove full legal ownership of their homes, depriving authorities in the recession-hit country of a major source of taxes and deterring local investment, a senior government official said.
Security official: Mexican cartels inspired horrors in Brazil prison carnage
BRASILIA The 30 severed heads left by a gang war at a Brazilian prison this month were inspired by the tactics of Mexican cartels and represent a sea change in the country's drug violence, a senior security official believes.
Brazil plans to privatize Sao Francisco river transfer
BRASILIA Brazil is studying private operation of the long-delayed Sao Francisco river transfer that will bring water to four states in the drought-stricken North East of the country when it is completed this year, a government official said on Friday.
Half of Brazil's population lack full property rights, government says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Half of Brazil's population cannot prove full legal ownership of their homes, depriving authorities in the recession-hit country of a major source of taxes and deterring local investment, a senior government official said.
Brazil police seek former billionaire Batista in graft probe
RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian police are seeking the arrest of fallen commodities tycoon Eike Batista as part of a vast political bribery probe, investigators said on Thursday, adding that the former billionaire appeared to have already flown to New York.
Brazil sees opportunities if Trump pursues protectionism: minister
BRASILIA Brazil has an opportunity to strengthen ties with Pacific and European nations that could be targeted if U.S. President Donald Trump pursues protectionist policies, the Brazilian trade minister said on Thursday.
Brazil plans flexible iron ore royalty rate of 2-4 percent: report
BRASILIA Brazil's government plans to introduce a bill to set a flexible royalty rate for iron ore that would be between 2 percent and 4 percent depending on international prices for the steelmaking raw material, Broadcast reported on Thursday.
U.S. judge approves Braskem $633 million fine in record corruption case
NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Thursday sentenced the Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA to pay a $632.6 million criminal fine, in connection with a corruption case that led to the largest foreign bribery settlement in U.S. history.
Brazil yellow fever outbreak kills 40
BRASILIA Public health officials in Brazil are working to stop an outbreak of yellow fever that has killed at least 40 people from becoming an epidemic and urged people in nine states on Thursday to seek vaccinations.
Brazil may issue euro-denominated debt in 2017: treasury
BRASILIA The Brazilian government will very likely issue euro-denominated debt this year and is analyzing selling paper in Asian markets in the future, Treasury chief Ana Paula Vescovi said on Wednesday.
Trump ban causes U.S. immigration chaos, draws fury of Muslims, Iran
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK President Donald Trump's most far reaching action since taking office plunged America's immigration system into chaos on Saturday, not only for refugees but for legal U.S. residents who were turned away at airports and feared being stranded outside the country. | Video
