Brazil
Brazil, Argentina seek to resolve Colombia-Venezuela border spat
BOGOTA - Brazil and Argentina's foreign ministers visited Bogota on Friday in an effort to kick-start dialogue between Colombia and Venezuela over a border crisis that has seen more than 16,000 Colombians leave their adopted home.
Brazil's president says Uber costs jobs, needs regulation
BRASILIA - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff criticized ride-sharing software Uber on Wednesday for increasing unemployment, adding to a chorus of labor concerns about the world's most valuable venture-backed start-up.
Brazil police charge former top Lula aide for four crimes
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Federal Police on Tuesday charged Jose Dirceu, former chief of staff to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with four crimes related to his alleged involvement in bribery and bid-rigging at Petrobras and other state-run companies.
Jailed Odebrecht CEO criticizes plea deals in Brazil
SAO PAULO - The jailed chief executive of Brazil's largest engineering group said on Tuesday he had no intention of signing a plea deal and criticized suspects who are collaborating with a massive corruption investigation.
BR Partners hones focus on M&A;, debt as Brazil woes mount
SAO PAULO - BR Partners, the Brazilian investment bank founded by dealmaker Ricardo Lacerda, is countering the impact of Brazil's worst recession in 25 years by carving out a greater role as a mergers and acquisitions adviser and a provider of structured finance.
Brazilian weekly says Lula lobbied for Odebrecht in Cuba
BRASILIA - A Brazilian news magazine has accused former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of acting as lobbyist in Cuba for Brazil's largest engineering firm Odebrecht, which built the container terminal at the Cuban port of Mariel.
Moody's cuts 2016 global growth forecasts
LONDON - Credit rating firm Moody's cut its 2016 global economic growth forecasts on Friday, with China and United States both trimmed and Russia and Brazil seen staying in recession.
Brazil judge says president's ex-chief of staff may have been bribed
SAO PAULO - A federal judge in Brazil overseeing a sweeping corruption investigation said on Tuesday there were signs that President Dilma Rousseff's former chief of staff had received bribes.
Brazil VP drops liaison role, remains in Rousseff government
BRASILIA - Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer has decided to drop his role as day-to-day political coordinator in Congress for President Dilma Rousseff but is not leaving her government, two sources in the administration said on Monday.
GM suspends 800 job cuts at Brazil plant, ending strike
SAO PAULO - Workers at a General Motors Co plant in Brazil ended a two-week strike on Monday after the company agreed to suspend nearly 800 job cuts, buying time in an industry where idle assembly lines have roiled labor tensions.
Migrants stream into Austria, swept west by overwhelmed Hungary
HEGYESHALOM, Hungary - Hundreds of exhausted migrants streamed into Austria on Saturday, reaching the border on buses provided by an overwhelmed Hungarian government that gave up trying to hold back crowds that had set out on foot for western Europe.
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