Brazil
Musk’s X back online to some Brazil users after suspension lifted
SOCIAL media giant X was available to some Brazilian users on Wednesday (Oct 9), one day after the country’s Supreme Court cleared billionaire Elon Musk’s platform to resume service...
Musk’s X seeks Brazil comeback, retreats on ‘censorship’ feud
IN A major climbdown, Elon Musk’s X told Brazil’s Supreme Court it had complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to lift a...
World coffee, sugar prices surge as drought-hit Brazil awaits rains
WORLD coffee and sugar prices surged to new highs on Thursday (Sep 26) as investors remained focussed on drought-hit Brazil, the top grower of both commodities, with weather forecasts...
World coffee, sugar prices surge as drought-hit Brazil awaits rains
WORLD coffee and sugar prices surged to new highs on Thursday (Sep 26) as investors remained focussed on drought-hit Brazil, the top grower of both commodities, with weather forecasts...
Update makes X available again to many in Brazil
SOCIAL-MEDIA platform X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday (Sep 18) as an update to its communications network circumvented a block order by the country’s Supreme...
Starbucks’ new Brazil operator targets 1,000 locations in aggressive expansion
BRAZILIAN restaurant operator Zamp is looking to expand Starbucks’ presence in the country to 1,000 locations – a nearly ten-fold increase from today. Zamp, which is backed by Mubadala...
Brazil judge seizes US$3 million from Musk to pay X fines
Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Friday (Sep 13) that a judge has ordered the transfer of some US$3 million from Elon Musk’s companies to pay fines incurred by his...
Elon Musk’s Starlink backs down, vows to block X in Brazil
Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink reversed course and said it would comply with an order by Brazil’s top court to block access to X, the billionaire’s social network,...
