DAVID WOLPERT: Sound risk management needed over Brazil’s bird flu

SA’s poultry industry is once again under pressure — this time from an avian influenza outbreak in Brazil that threatens to disrupt the supply of mechanically deboned meat (MDM), an ingredient in the country’s low-cost processed chicken products. The …

Bolivian president confirms attendance of BRICS summit in Brazil

BUENOS AIRES, July 4. /TASS/. Bolivian President Luis Arce announced that he will attend the BRICS summit to be held in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7. "At the end of this week, we will also participate in the BRICS summit in Rio de …

Chinese automakers rush to beat Brazil’s EV tariffs, but the real race is just starting

Header photo source: BYD. In late May, after about a month at sea, BYD Shenzhen, a car carrier named after the company, arrived at the Port of Suape in Brazil with more than 7,000 new vehicles. More than just the end of a long journey, its arrival signaled …

India’s apparel exports to Brazil jump 31% in Q1 2025

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leaves the home of former Argentine leader Cristina Kirchner in Buenos ...

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How Brazil’s poultry industry grows its presence abroad

Brazilian exports of poultry and pig meat, genetic material and eggs have gained significant market share globally over the past decade, and 2024 continued this trend.  At almost 5.3 million metric tons (MT), broiler meat exports by volume were 3% higher, …

Nigeria and Brazil deepen cultural ties in creative industry exchange

In a landmark moment for cultural diplomacy and cross-continental collaboration, the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria, in partnership with Filmhouse Group, welcomed a high-level Brazilian delegation to Filmhouse Cinemas – IMAX, Lekki, Lagos. The …

Putin at BRICS summit in Brazil thru videoconference

“The BRICS summit will be held on July 6 and 7 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and on Sunday the president will participate via videoconference in the main plenary session of this important event,” the spokesperson said. The upcoming BRICS summit, that will be …

Brazil’s police reinforce security for BRICS summit

As part of the plan, the Federal Police, in a joint action with the Civil Police of Rio, the Military Police of Alagoas, the Federal District, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul, conducted an operation in Rio’s Marina da Gloria. The aim was …

Brazil: Lula defends a new, fair, and inclusive development model

As host of the annual meeting of BRICS’ New Development Bank BRIC in Rio de Janeiro, chaired by Dilma Rousseff, he insisted on establishing a new international development model, different from the one that prevailed during the 20th century. He asserted …