Brazil (Federative Republic)
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A Brazilian WTO head: An opportunity to make trade work?
? KINGSTON, Jamaica – The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is now set to appoint a new director general. He is Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo, Brazil's long-serving ambassador to the organisation. His appointment is good news for developing countries insofar as Carvalho de Azevêdo is from a leading developing country that has shown itself not to be averse to taking on…
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Brazilian takes helm of WTO
Geneva, Switzerland – BRAZIL'S Roberto Azevedo will take the helm of the World Trade Organization, diplomats said yesterday, confirming the Latin American giant's new status as a global power. Azevedo, currently Brazil's ambassador to the 159-nation WTO, narrowly pipped the former Mexican trade chief and heavyweight negotiator Herminio Blanco in a final round, sources familiar with the closed-door contest said,…
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Former premier re-arrested in Brazil
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos, CMC – A Brazilian court has ordered the re-arrest of former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick. The spokesman for the Governor’s Office, Neil Smith said that the Brazilian Justice Minister issued his decision to refuse Misick's appeal against a decision not to grant him political asylum. The decision was published in the Brazilian…
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Brazil’s Rousseff to make rare state visit to U.S.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff will make the first formal state visit by a Brazilian leader to the United States in nearly two decades, a diplomatic breakthrough for an emerging power that has clashed with Washington but is hungry for closer ties and recognition of its growing prestige. The trip will occur later this year, likely in October,…
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Brazil Opens Inquiry Into Claims of Wrongdoing by Ex-President
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Public Ministry, a body of independent public prosecutors, has begun an investigation into a claim connecting former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to a vast vote-buying scheme that involved the channeling of funds to the governing Workers’ Party. The inquiry, which was announced in the capital, Brasília, on Friday and comes after several months…
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U.S. rushing treatment for Brazil fire victims
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – The U.S. government is shipping emergency medical supplies to Brazil to treat survivors of a deadly nightclub fire who are suffering from exposure to cyanide gas released in the blaze, the Brazilian health ministry said yesterday. Officials say 119 people remain hospitalized after Sunday’s fire at the Kiss nightclub in southern Brazil that killed 236. Brazilian…
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Report: Brazil’s Lula to face investigation
SAO PAULO — A top Brazilian newspaper is reporting that popular former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be investigated for allegations that he knew about a massive cash-for-votes scheme, the nation's biggest corruption scandal. The Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reports Wednesday that the attorney general has ordered the formal investigation. It cited no sources. Before hours call…
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BRAZIL TO SUPPLY OECS MEMBER COUNTRIES WITH ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Persons living with HIV/AIDS in Member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will soon benefit from the supply of anti-retroviral drugs which is being provided by Brazil for the next five years. Prime Minister, the Hon Dr. Denzil Douglas, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) lead Prime Minister with responsibility for Human Resources,…
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FTAA Co-Chairs Cancel Meeting, Again
FTAA CO-CHAIRS CANCEL MEETING, AGAIN CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – A meeting of Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) Co-Chairs that was to have been convened yesterday (May 19) has been cancelled. Having been notified of this latest cancellation, Heads of Delegations were informed that a date had not been identified for a future meeting of…
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BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS PROGRAMMES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) President of Brazil, His Excellency Lula Inacio Lula da Silva has guaranteed his country's support for Technical Cooperation Programmes and capacity building of HIV/AIDS experts through exchange programmes with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. President Lula gave this assurance during a meeting with Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, at the Presidential…
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