US fines Brazil’s Petrobras $853m for bribery

US and Brazilian authorities have fined Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras more than $853 million for paying…

Port of Rotterdam Authority to invest in Brazil

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will participate in the Port of Pecém in the state of…

Brazil: Oil magnate jailed 30 years for corruption

Eike Batista, the former mining and oil magnate who was once Brazil’s richest man, was convicted…

Brazil slashes diesel price over truckers’ strike

Brazil’s President, Michel Temer, under pressure from a week-long national truckers’ strike ceded to protesters’ demands…

Antwerp sets up maritime training institute in Brazil

The port of Antwerp is to make its know-how and expertise available to further professionalise the…

Livestock carrier escapes Brazil’s live animal export ban

A Brazilian federal court late on Sunday lifted an injunction blocking the shipment of around 25,000 cattle from…

Petrobras owes Brazil billions, unlikely to pay in 2018, says Minister

Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA owes the government billions of dollars tied to offshore…

Petrobras gets $200m in recovered corruption funds

Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras on Thursday received some $200 million in recovered funds from the…

Brazil Customs strike heats up in fourth week

A strike action by the Receita Federal Customs in Brazil has intensified as it enters its…

Brazil approves Maersk Line’s acquisition of Hamburg Süd

By Jite Eriabie Brazil’s regulatory authority Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade) has approved without restrictions…

Brazil to crack down on ships sold into ‘toxic’ scrap trade

Brazilian regulators are planning to strengthen rules to prevent exporters such as Petrobras and Vale SA…

Death tolls rise to 41 in two Brazil boat wrecks

The death toll from two separate ferry wrecks in Brazil surged on Thursday, with a total…