Dilma Rousseff

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is betting the economy will shift into higher gear in the second half of the year as business confidence improves and stimulus measures take hold, a senior member of the administration told Reuters. The...

RIO DE JANEIRO — After 2 1/2 years of renovations, Rio's legendary Maracana soccer stadium reopened to much fanfare in late April. Brazilian legends including Ronaldo played in a test match before an audience composed mostly of the workers who...

By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, April 28 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, venue for next year's World Cup final and the spiritual home of Brazilian football, has re-opened with an exhibition match despite not being fully finished. Only...

By Caroline Stauffer and Silvio Cascione SALTO, Brazil, May 3 (Reuters) - Brazil, an up-and-coming agricultural superpower with abundant fertile land, is struggling to provide consistently affordable food for its population. To understand how,...

SALTO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil, an up-and-coming agricultural superpower with abundant fertile land, is struggling to provide consistently affordable food for its population. To understand how, consider the tomato. Prices of the red fruit shot up...

By Brian Winter BUENOS AIRES, April 29 (Reuters) - When a million angry Argentines flooded the streets earlier this month to protest her government, President Cristina Fernandez decided to post a message on Twitter. And another. And then another. "Yes,...

* Grupo Unasur pide respetar resultado de comicios presidenciales * Saluda decisión de órgano electoral de auditar votos * Urge deponer violencia y pide diálogo tras violentas protestas (Agrega detalles) Por Marco Aquino y Patricia Vélez LIMA, 19...

* Vale mantiene concesión e intenta vender proyecto * Proyecto de potasa Río Colorado estaba avaluado en 6.000 mln dlrs * Vale invirtió 2.500 mln dlrs en emprendimiento argentino * Suspendió proyecto por condiciones económicas desfavorables...

Por Sabrina Lorenzi RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - La minera brasileña Vale logró el viernes un acuerdo para abandonar el proyecto de potasa Río Colorado en Argentina, luego de un complicado proceso que incluyó órdenes de la justicia y del gobierno...

(Agrega citas) Por Guido Nejamkis y Juliana Castilla BUENOS AIRES, 25 abr (Reuters) - La presidenta de Brasil, Dilma Rousseff, dijo el jueves que confía en que el gigante minero de su país Vale alcanzará un acuerdo con autoridades de Argentina, donde...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Shortly before Venezuela's presidential election, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recorded a video supporting Nicolas Maduro, saying he had "stood out brilliantly in the struggle" for a more democratic...

* Modesta actuación de Petrobras abriría espacio a extranjeros * Petrobras tiene otras prioridades, entre ellas una mayor producción * Licitación tras undécima ronda, con subsal, le exigirá más recursos * Ronda tiene 64 empresas extranjeras y...