Brazil
Cenibra may kill $2.5 bln Brazil pulp project: report
SAO PAULO - The Japanese controlled venture company Cenibra may abandon a $2.5 billion Brazilian pulp project due to uncertainty over government policy on foreign land purchases, a paper said on Saturday.
Analysis: Brazil's oil boom could see its first bust
SAO PAULO - Brazil's huge offshore oil wealth has been called a lottery jackpot, and each of the industry's contracts is another winning ticket. But even with a lucky stub in hand, some companies risk going broke before they can claim their prize.
Special report: the billionaire from Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - Eike Batista sits atop one of the world's most expansive industrial conglomerates, ranging from oil and mining to recreation and beauty care. Already the richest person in Brazil, he wants to be the richest in the world. | Video
Chevron committed to Brazil despite lawsuit: executive
- Chevron Corp will stay the course in Brazil even as that country said it has filed a massive $11 billion lawsuit related to an offshore oil spill, a top company executive said on Thursday.
Chevron, Transocean in $11 billion Brazil oil suit
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian prosecutors sued Chevron Corp, the No. 2 U.S. oil company, and top offshore oil rig operator Transocean Ltd for 20 billion reais ($10.6 billion) over their alleged roles in a November oil spill near Rio de Janeiro.
Avon needs bold change as Jung's CEO tenure ends
- Avon Products Inc's new chief executive will need to figure out how to improve operations from Russia to Brazil, look at whether direct selling works in the United States and be someone who can charm the millions of representatives who sell its cosmetics to consumers.
Brazil's Lula is beating cancer, doctors say
SAO PAULO - A 75 percent reduction in the size of a tumor in former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's throat has surprised his doctors and could put the popular showman back on the active political roster as early as March.
LAN, TAM merger clear for takeoff: source
SAO PAULO - The merger between Chilean airline LAN and Brazilian counterpart TAM is likely to win approval with restrictions from Brazil's antitrust agency Cade, a high level official in the regulator said on Monday.
Brazil's Lula is beating cancer, doctors say
SAO PAULO - Doctors in charge of throat cancer treatment for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called his response to chemotherapy "impressive" and said the tumor in his larynx had shrunk by 75 percent in size.
France pushes Syria meeting at divided U.N. council
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council agreed on Friday to France's request for a briefing on Syria's rights crackdown from the U.N. human rights chief, overcoming resistance from Russia, China and Brazil, Western envoys said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead, son hailed as heir
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, state media reported on Monday, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear program.
Winning the battle, losing the war; the US and Pakistan
After the NATO airstrikes, the political discourse within Pakistan is narrowing as religious nationalism gains ground
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