BRAZIL

Environment environmentNews 

Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’

April 19, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BOLSONARO, BRAZIL, Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Government / Politics, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Hungary, Poland, South America / Central America, US

FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during inauguration ceremony of the new Education Minister Abraham Weintraub at the Planalto

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Brazil president creates body to pardon environmental fines

April 12, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Advocacy Groups / Pressure Groups / Lobbies, Americas, BRAZIL, Climate Politics, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (TRBC), Environment, General News, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Livestock, Nature / Wildlife, Non, Pollution, Regulation, South America / Central America, Timber / Lumber, US, Western Europe

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has created a regulatory body with the power to forgive or revise environmental

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Brazil minister says he will shrink, not replace environmental agency

April 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Non, Pollution, Regulatory Corporate News Announcements, South America / Central America, US

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil intends to reduce the size of its environmental policymaking body but does not plan to have

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Brazilian prosecutors call for exit of Vale executives after deadly dam burst: report

March 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), MINING, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

FILE PHOTO: A view of a collapsed tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA, in Brumadinho, Brazil February

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Brazil to launch corruption probe into Vale dam disaster

March 1, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments American Football, Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Corruption / Bribery / Embezzlement, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Europe, Government / Politics, MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Precious Metals and Minerals (TRBC), SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s authorities will investigate miner Vale SA over possible corruption in misleading officials about the safety of

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Global commodity traders to monitor deforestation in Brazil’s savannah

February 15, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Canada, CERRADO, Climate Politics, Coal (TRBC), Company News, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), Government / Politics, Netherlands, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Six major commodities traders, including Cargill Inc and Bunge Ltd, have agreed to a common mechanism to

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Exclusive: Brazil’s Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapse

February 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company Management Issues, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EXCLUSIVE, General News, Government / Politics, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, knew last year that the dam in

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Entertainment 

Berlinale unrolls green carpet for politically charged film festival

February 6, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, BERLIN, BRAZIL, Crime, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, Germany, Government / Politics, Media and Publishing (TRBC), PREVIEW, South America / Central America, UKRAINE, US, Women

BERLIN (Reuters) – A mother fleeing her violent husband, a serial killer who preys on women and famine in 1930s

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Brazil’s Vale must change behavior after deadly dam bursts -solicitor general

February 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Financial Fraud / Securities Fraud, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Lawmaking, Major News, MINING, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, White Collar Crime / Fraud / Corporate Crime

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Vale needs to change its behavior, cooperate more with authorities and be more transparent

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Brazilian anger unabated by Vale vows after dam disaster

January 31, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Health / Medicine, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Labour / Personnel, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, Video

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Residents devastated by a mining dam burst in Brazil that may have killed more than 300

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