Lula defeats Bolsonaro to become Brazil’s president

LuizInacio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent JairBolsonaro Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics. With 99.9% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da

FBCCI to enhance trade ties with Brazil

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) is keen to develop trade relations with Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America. As part of this initiative, the country's apex trade body has signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the Rio de Janeiro Chamber of Commerce and Industry

18 dead in Brazilian police raid on Rio favelas

 At least 18 people were killed on Thursday during a police raid targeting a crime group at the Almao favelas in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police reported. Among the dead were a 50-year-old woman, who was hit by a stray bullet during the raid, and a police officer,

Chief of Brazilian cotton growers assoc meets BGMEA President

President of Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (ABRAPA) Julio Cesar Busato paid a courtesy call on BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at the latter’s office in Gulshan on June 15, a press release said Thursday. BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim, Vice President (Finance) Khandoker Rafiqul  Islam, Director of International Relations at ABRAPA Marcelo

Cotton Brazil holds sellers mission in Bangladesh

Cotton Brazil, an international market development programme for certified Brazilian cotton by the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (ABRAPA), held its Sellers Mission event in Bangladesh on Tuesday. Aimed at promoting sustainability while also demonstrating Brazil as a reliable partner of high-quality and traceable cotton, the event agenda focused on Cotton Brazil’s