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Workers' Central Union (CTA) members raising hands in support of April 30 strike (source httpwww.cta.org.ar)
Economy Apr, 12, 2019 0

Argentine Workers’ Central Union declares strike

Argentina’s Workers’ Central Union, CTA, has announced a nation-wide general strike on April 30 protesting President Mauricio Macri’s austerity policies. If the stoppage goes ahead as planned, land and air…
Foton Auman EST Truck
Automotive Apr, 12, 2019 0

Foton considers acquisition of Ford’s plant in SP

China’s Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned enterprise BAIC Group, is considering the acquisition of Ford Motor Co’s São Bernardo do Campo plant in São Paulo,…
Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) coffee container
Coffee Apr, 11, 2019 0

Brazil ships 14.2% more green coffee in March

Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) said Brazil’s green coffee exports rose 14.2% to 2.64m of 60kg bags in March, compared to the same month last year. Arabica coffee exports reached 2.47m…
Meat Apr, 11, 2019 0

Swine flu outbreak in Piauí

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture confirmed finding strains of “classical swine flu” in the municipality of Lagoa do Piauí in Piauí state this week. The case occurred on a non-commercial farm…
Oil and Gas Apr, 09, 2019 0

FUP plans to bring court case against Petrobras for selling TAG

Brazil’s oil worker federation, FUP, says it will contest the recent sale of a 90% shareholding in Transportadora Associada de Gás SA (TAG) by Petrobras in the Brazilian justice system.…
Oil and Gas Apr, 08, 2019 0

Engie SA buys 90% of TAG pipeline unit from Petrobras

A consortium led by France’s Engie SA have won a bid conducted by Petrobras to buy a 90% shareholding in Transportadora Associada de Gás SA (TAG), a major gas pipeline…
Grains Apr, 03, 2019 0

Brazil’s soybean exports may fall by up to 24% if US-China trade war ends

Brazilian agricultural consultancy ARC Mercosul estimates Brazil’s soybean exports may fall by as much as 24% year-on-year to only 64m tons in the 2018/19 season if the China US trade…
The North-South Railway auction: Federal Supreme Court (STF)
Other Logistics Apr, 02, 2019 0

Federal Supreme Court assesses validity of the North-South Railway auction

Luiz Roberto Barroso, minister of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, has acknowledged receiving a petition (nº 16.382 / 2019) from Brazil’s organization of railway experts, FerroFrente, appealing the previously…
Economy Apr, 01, 2019 0

Brazil signs six cooperation agreements with Israel

Brazil has signed six cooperation agreements with Israel according to President Jair Bolsonaro’s Twitter announcement this morning, during his 4-day visit to the country. Of the total six agreements, four…
Other Logistics Mar, 28, 2019 0

Rumo wins the North-South Railway auction

Brazil’s National Agency of Land Transport (ANTT) auctioned the heavily debated North-South Railway (FNS) project at 3pm in the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) today. Rumo Logistics was the winner…