Samantha Pearson
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 00:00
Any sharp slowdown in Chinese growth could easily destabilise Latin America's economies and bring currencies such as the Brazilian real crashing down.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 00:00
The main point of the legislation, which has yet to be approved by Brazil's Senate and president Dilma Rousseff, is to give amnesty to farmers who have illegally cleared land before July 2008.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's Congress has passed a controversial forestry bill that environmentalists warn will speed up the clearing of the Amazon.
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 00:00
Cheap Chinese imports have flooded the Latin American country over the past few years.
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's policymakers are expected to raise Brazil's benchmark interest rate to 11.25 percent from 10.75 percent in an effort to combat inflation, which has hit a six-year high.
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 00:00
The money raised would be spent on radars, armored vehicles and unmanned aircraft which would mainly patrol remote border areas deep in the Amazon jungle.