Новости за 21.02.2024

Oil and gas giant Petrobras has lost an appeal at Carf, Brazil’s tax appeals court, which upheld BRL 9.1 billion (nearly USD 1.8 billion) in tax claims related to ship chartering activities. The amount relates to two cases that began trial in October.  The tax in question is called Cide and is levied on remittances […]

With neither Brazil nor Paraguay able to reach a deal over the tariffs for electricity produced by the Itaipu Dam — the massive hydroelectric complex shared by both countries — the dam’s board managed to free up its budget until the end of March. The dispute over tariffs, ongoing since the end of last year, […]

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Brazil's president created a diplomatic uproar for his latest comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict, but why would Lula take such a strong anti-Israel stance?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he had a “very good meeting” with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the presidential palace. Mr. Blinken visited Brasília ahead of the G20 ministerial summit in Rio de Janeiro, which starts this afternoon. He also paid a visit to the U.S. Embassy before departing […]

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