Russian President Sees Brazil's Biofuels Production
BRAZIL - Russian president Dimitri Medvedev met with Brazilian state-controlled oil multinational Petrobras president, Sérgio Gabrielli, in Rio de Janeiro, this week during a state...

Malaysian-Brazilian Joint Ventures Proposed
BRAZIL - The Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs the Honourable Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim has called for joint venture projects between Malaysia and Brazil to boost biofuel...

Brazil-Sweden Meeting on Energy Issues
BRAZIL - Energy including renewable energies, biofuels, and energy efficiency were on the table at a bilateral meeting chaired by Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy, Edison Lobão...

Schafer Leads US Delegation to Brazil Conference
BRAZIL — US Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer is leading the US delegation to an International Conference on Biofuels in São Paulo, Brazil from 20-21 November.

Energy Diversification and Climate Change
BRAZIL - Paul Roberts, rapporteur of the I Intergovernmental Session – Biofuels and Energy Security at the First Internatinal Biofuels Conference in São Paulo, Brazil, presented the...

Cooperation Agreements for Brazil and Canada
BRAZIL - Brazil's Minister of Science and Technology (MCT), Sergio Rezende, and Canada’s Minister of International Commerce, Stockwel Day, have signed in São Paulo a technical cooperation...

Sugarcane Expansion to be Restricted
BRAZIL - New agricultural zoning of Brazil inhibits the cultivation in sensitive ecosystems and areas for food farming. 'Biofuels should not compete with food,' said minister Dilma...

Conference on Biofuels to Discuss Ethanol
BRAZIL - To contribute to the international debate concerning the challenges and opportunities created by biofuels. Such is one of the aims of the International Conference on Biofuels:...

Bill Boost to Brazil-US Biofuels Understanding
BRAZIL - A bill designed to strengthen energy cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, approved today by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is a positive step to expands ongoing efforts...

Brazil's biodiesel mandate comes into effect
BRAZIL - All diesel sold in Brazil's 35,000 fuel stations will contain 2% biodiesel from today onwards. The B2 blend announces the start of president Lula's Pro-Biodiesel Program, which...