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Brazil's Alckmin firms presidential bid with centrist coalition
Business-friendly Brazilian presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin got the strongest boost yet to his incipient campaign as a coalition of five centrist parties agreed to back h...
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Brazil's Alckmin firms presidential bid with centrist support
Business-friendly Brazilian presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin got the strongest boost yet to his campaign after a centrist coalition agreed to back him and chose their pote...
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Brazil's 'Dr. Butt' plastic surgeon arrested after patient death: police
A plastic surgeon known as "Dr. Bumbum" or "Dr. Butt" on social media because of his buttock-enhancement operations was arrested on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, four days after o...
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Brazil oil regulator rules out norms for fuel pricing frequency
Brazil's oil regulator ANP said on Thursday it would not establish a minimum frequency for fuel price adjustments, after a nationwide truckers' protest over rising diesel prices...
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Volkswagen to furlough 1,000 workers in Brazil as sales slow: union
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) will furlough about 1,000 workers at its largest factory in Brazil, union representatives said on Thursday, due to...
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Italy's Enel keen to acquire more than three power distributors in Brazil: report
Italy's Enel SpA eyes more three electricity distributors in Brazil after acquiring a major stake in power company Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA, Chief ...
BRAZIL
Swiss finance minister says franc 'overvalued' but liveable
Switzerland's Finance Minister Ueli Maurer said in an interview on Wednesday that the Swiss franc was overvalued relative to the euro, but added that the country and its compani...
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Brazil M&A seen slowing in run-up to presidential election
Bankers and lawyers expect the pipeline of big deals in Brazil to shrink in coming months as financial and strategic acquirers avoid taking risks due to market volatility during...
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