Retired Philippine Army Major Gen. Mario Fontanilla Chan is the new Philippine ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. Retired Army Major Gen. Mario Chan (right) takes his oath as the new Philippine ambassador-designate to Brazil before Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security...
BRASÃLIA, Brazil – Despite a slow start plagued by much controversy that still haunts President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's coronavirus vaccination campaign is now one of the fastest-paced and farthest-reaching in the world. A woman receives a jab of the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine from a...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) Argentine subsidiary, TecPlata, is connecting the ports of Brazil and Asia via a new feeder service. image002 (1) Specifically, Tecplata, which operates at the Port of La Plata, is collaborating with Brazil's Sta. Fe Port Administrative...
Ahead of this year’s 5 th Bilateral and Consultation Mechanism (BCM) between the Philippines and Brazil, Manila is eyeing the entry of high-end Filipino products to Brasilia as part of its overall strategy to significantly improve the trade and investments as well as tourism cooperation with the...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) Rio Brasil is expanding its logistics support services in the country to include the operation of an eco-friendly railway. IRB Logística will assume operations of Floriano Intermodal Terminal on 1 July Hence, ICTSI's Brazilian subsidiary is...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s subsidiary, ICTSI Rio Brasil, and local logistics solutions provider,Tora Group, launched a new service for consolidated import cargos bound for Betim, Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's largest cities. Designed to cater to all industry segments, the...
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 450,000 on Tuesday, as delays plague the hard-hit country's vaccine rollout and epidemiologists warned a brutal new surge of the virus could be coming. (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 25, 2021 a worker wearing a protective suit and carrying an...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro led a motorbike rally through Rio de Janeiro on Sunday as throngs gathered amid the coronavirus pandemic to cheer him on. The far-right leader was accompanied by a substantial security detail at the head of several thousand...
Following the evening gown competition, the 69th Miss Universe announced the top 5 candidates who have the chance to become the next Miss Universe. They are: Mexico, India, Brazil, Dominican Republic, and Peru Mexico India Peru Dominican Republic Brazil After the question-and-answer portion, Miss...
Four months into a COVID-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare. Around 33 million people -- 15 percent of the population -- have received at least one...
President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday the novel coronavirus may have been made in a laboratory to wage "biological warfare," in the latest comments likely to strain Brazil's relations with China. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (EVARISTO SA / AFP) "It's a new virus. Nobody knows whether it was...
An 18-year-old attacker armed with a samurai-style sword burst into a daycare center in Brazil Tuesday and killed three children and two staff, local police said, leaving the small southern town in shock. Photo released by Brazilian newspaper Impresa do Povo showing people and local authorities at...
