Brian Winter

Brazil grows wary of Venezuela under Maduro, reduces support

November 4, 2021 at 1:34 a.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil, Latin America's biggest economy and diplomatic power, has toned down its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro because of disappointment over how he is handling...

Inspector to probe fire at Brazil World Cup stadium

August 25, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - An independent inspector will look into possible structural damage caused by an October fire at a World Cup stadium in western Brazil, following a Reuters report...

No joke: Carnival, World Cup could hit Brazil growth in 2014

August 24, 2021 at 11:18 p.m.

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A tongue-in-cheek "Brazilian 2014 Calendar" making the rounds on Facebook jokes that, because of the soccer World Cup, an unusually late Carnival, other holidays...

Exclusive: Brazil report on World Cup air traffic jams at odds with government view

August 24, 2021 at 10:58 p.m.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil insists its airports will be ready for up to 600,000 foreign visitors during next year's World Cup, but an internal report said severe overcrowding and long...

Exclusive- Brazil report on World Cup air traffic jams at odds with gov’t view

August 24, 2021 at 10:59 p.m.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil insists its airports will be ready for up to 600,000 foreign visitors during next year's World Cup, but an internal report said severe overcrowding and long...

Exclusive – Damaged Brazil stadium may be delayed till February: source

August 24, 2021 at 10:45 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A fatal construction accident at Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium may delay its opening until February, but FIFA is not worried about it being ready on...

Brazil’s Rousseff targets internet companies after NSA spying

August 24, 2021 at 8:02 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Angered by reports that the U.S. government spied on her and other Brazilians, President Dilma Rousseff is pushing new legislation that would seek to force Google,...

Analysis: Brazil’s protests: Not quite a ‘Tropical Spring’

August 24, 2021 at 4:53 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America's most politically disengaged youth populations, but does not appear to constitute...

Insight: The big money bails on Argentina – again

August 24, 2021 at 4:47 p.m.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - More than a decade after Argentina's epic financial collapse of 2001-02, many investors are rushing for the door once again. From big Chinese and Brazilian companies...

Brazil economic growth disappoints again, defying president

August 24, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's economic growth fell short of forecasts once again in the first quarter as President Dilma Rousseff's numerous stimulus packages failed to aid manufacturers while consumers,...

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