Coffee prices had their best year in a decade, climbing more than 76 percent and making the bean the top-performing commodity of 2021. Can coffee brew up more gains in 2022? Like other assets over the last year, the supply chain squeeze and fierce simultaneous global demand have played notable roles in coffee’s boom. But…
Brazilian President Bolsonaro Hospitalized in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said. Bolsonaro is “doing well” and further information will be provided later in a medical bulletin, a government statement published by the Globo media outlet said. Bolsonaro returned to the financial capital…
Death Toll From Brazil Flooding Rises in Bahia’s ‘Worst Disaster’ Ever
ITABUNA, Brazil—The death toll from floods hammering northeast Brazil rose to 20 on Monday, as the governor of Bahia state declared it the worst disaster in the state’s history, and rescuers braced for more rain in the coming days. Much of Bahia, home to about 15 million people, has suffered from intermittent flooding for weeks,…
Two Dams Burst in Northeastern Brazil Following Weeks of Heavy Rains, Displacing Thousands
Two dams broke in the northeastern state of Bahia in Brazil over the weekend following weeks of heavy rains, affecting thousands of families who were forced to flee their homes. The Igua dam, which is situated on the Verruga river near the city of Vitoria da Conquista in southern Bahia, collapsed on Saturday night, forcing…
Experts Count Coffee Trees in Brazil as Prices Hit 10-year Highs
December 14, 2021
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NEW YORK/SAO PAULO—Coffee experts working for commodity trading houses are taking to the narrow, winding roads in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state as they tour the coffee belt checking 2022 crop prospects just as prices approach the highest levels in 10 years. This has been a difficult year for coffee farming in Brazil, the world’s largest…
Brazil Justice Rules Vaccine Passport Mandatory for Visitors
RIO DE JANEIRO—A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ruled Saturday that all travelers arriving in Brazil must present a vaccine passport documenting they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The decision from Luís Roberto Barroso challenges a more lenient rule announced by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has opposed mandatory immunization against the virus…
Brazil: 3 Killed During Heavy Rains and Flooding
RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s government declared a state of emergency in almost 50 cities in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais due to heavy rains that caused floods and killed at least three people. The decision, published in the official gazette on Friday night, affects 17 cities in Bahia, in the northeast of Brazil, and…
Brazil Health Ministry Website Hit by Hackers, Vaccination Data Targeted
BRASILIA—Brazil’s health ministry said its website was hit on Friday by a hacker attack that took several systems down, including one with information about the national immunization program and another used to issue digital vaccination certificates. The government put off for a week implementing new health requirements for travelers arriving in Brazil due to the…
Volunteers Try to Save Starving Buffalos on Brazil Farm Where 500 Died
BROTAS, Brazil—A group of volunteers has been trying to save hundreds of buffalos that police say were abandoned on a Brazil dairy farm, where as many as 500 have already died of hunger, according to people involved in the effort. Environmental police in the town of Brotas, some 150 miles (250 kilometer) from the capital…
Brazil, Japan Confirm First Cases of Omicron Variant, South Korea Reports First Suspected Cases
Brazil, Japan, and South Korea reported their first cases of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that causes the COVID-19 disease on Tuesday. The news come the same day as Dutch scientists confirmed the Omicron variant had been circulating in the Netherlands prior to its detection in South Africa on Nov….
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