Brazil
Mercosur welcomes Venezuela, suspends Paraguay
MENDOZA, Argentina - The Mercosur trade bloc - which includes regional heavyweights Brazil and Argentina - will make Venezuela a full member next month, uniting South America's biggest grains and energy exporters.
Mercosur welcomes Venezuela, suspends Paraguay
MENDOZA, Argentina - The Mercosur trade bloc - which includes regional heavyweights Brazil and Argentina - will make Venezuela a full member next month, uniting South America's biggest grains and energy exporters.
Exclusive: Amazon to take on Brazil's ecommerce jungle
SAO PAULO - Amazon.com Inc is expected to set up a digital bookstore in Brazil in the fourth quarter, as it seeks to get a piece of the fast-growing online retail market in the country that inspired its name.
Rousseff still popular despite Brazil's economic lull
BRASILIA - President Dilma Rousseff is enjoying record approval ratings as Brazilians laud her efforts to lower interest rates and jumpstart the country's stalled economy, a poll showed Friday.
Louis Dreyfus plans $548 million IPO for Brazil unit
SAO PAULO - The Brazilian unit of global financial and commodities firm Louis Dreyfus Corp said on Friday it will spin off its Brazil sugar and ethanol division Biosev in an initial share offering that could raise up to $548 million for expansion plans.
Louis Dreyfus plans $548 million IPO for Biosev unit
SAO PAULO - Louis Dreyfus Commodities, the Brazilian unit of global financial and commodities firm Louis Dreyfus Corp , plans to spin off its Brazil sugar and ethanol division in an initial share offering, according to terms of the transaction unveiled on Friday.
Mercosur won't slap sanctions on Paraguay, eyes China
MENDOZA, Argentina - The Mercosur trade bloc, which includes regional heavyweights Brazil and Argentina, will not impose economic sanctions on Paraguay despite concerns over the ousting of the country's president, officials said on Thursday.
Court ruling to shift greenhouse gas fight back to Congress
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters Point Carbon) - An appeals court decision to uphold proposed federal greenhouse gas rules may shift the fight over regulating the heat-trapping emissions back to Congress, where lawmakers may step up efforts to diminish the EPA's power or renew efforts to set a price on carbon, experts said.
Ecuador plaintiffs target Chevron's assets in Brazil
QUITO - Ecuadorean plaintiffs have filed a second lawsuit outside the Andean country, this time in Brazil, in a bid to enforce an $18 billion court ruling against U.S. oil company Chevron for polluting the Amazon, their lawyers said on Wednesday.
U.S. group flags chemical levels in Coke sold abroad
- Coca-Cola Co's namesake soda sold in several countries, including Brazil and Kenya, still contains a high level of a chemical linked to cancer in animals months after it made changes to the drinks sold in California, a U.S. watchdog group said on Tuesday.
Mexico's old rulers claim presidential election win
MEXICO CITY - Mexican opposition candidate Enrique Pena Nieto's campaign team claimed victory in the country's presidential election on Sunday after exit polls showed him winning by a comfortable margin. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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