Monday, July 11, 2022

"Brazil's Bolsonaro says deal close to buy cheaper diesel from Russia"

Ummm, what with the earlier news from the Reserve Bank of India and this, I'm starting to think the BRICS Summit late last month was more productive than the G-7 get-together. 

From Reuters, a couple hours ago:

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that a deal was close with Moscow to buy much cheaper diesel from Russia, in what would appear to be the latest tangible benefit stemming from his friendly relationship with President Vladimir Putin....

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In other news from Brazil:

Bolsonaro militant and Lula supporter shoot each other in the middle of election campaign in Brazil

A supporter of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and a supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have shot each other dead at a birthday party in the Brazilian town of Foz do Iguaçu, a town bordering Paraguay and Argentina, in the midst of the presidential election campaign....