The expansion of the BRICS bloc, under discussion at this week's summit in Johannesburg, has attracted a diverse group of potential candidates – from Iran to Argentina – intent on starting a new inclusive process to compete with the western block. There are many issues that emerging countries complain about: According to officials of the [...]
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Thousands of supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Parliament area in Brasilia managing to enter the outer space surrounding the Palace. The area was guarded by the police but the Bolsonarists, many of whom with the Carioca flag on their shoulders, managed to break through the security cordon and several [...]
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Orders for two AW169 helicopters and one AW109 Trekker for two different private operators with deliveries in 2023 With a 45% share in the last decade, Leonardo is the world leader in the market of twin-engine helicopters for VIP / corporate transport Over 900 VIP helicopters in service today in the world, almost 25% of which are based in America [...]
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The new site, built on an area of 80.000 square meters in Itapevi, 30 km from Sao Paulo, can host up to 20 helicopters at the same time for technical assistance services. Compared to the past, the new center allows an expansion of approximately 50% of the maintenance capacity in the country with a potential further growth to support [...]
read moreLeonardo strengthens safety and rescue capacity in Brazil with six AW119Kx helicopters for Polícia Rodoviária Federal Leonardo announced today that Brazil's Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) - the Federal Traffic Police - will introduce six AW119Kx single-engine helicopters into service. The arrival in Brazil of the first of the six machines is scheduled for the beginning [...]
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Leonardo: new Support Center in Brazil to enhance technical assistance services for the helicopter fleet in South America Leonardo today announced the strengthening of its technical assistance capabilities for the South American helicopter fleet through the construction of a new Support Center in Itapevi, 30 km from San [...]
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"Codial and profitable". Thus Minister Teresa Bellanova about the meeting held this morning at Mipaaf with the new Ambassador of Brazil, Helio Vitor Ramos, recently arrived in Italy, which allowed to review the progress of agricultural and food relations, both in a bilateral key as in multilateral fora such as the G20 and FAO. [...]
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According to "Reuters", General Motors Co announced today that it is negotiating "feasible conditions" to invest 10 billion reais ($ 2,73 billion) in Brazil from 2020 to 2024, after warning last month that new investments would depend on the return to profit. Carlos Zarlenga, CEO of GM Mercosul, [...]
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A Brazilian pilot survived four days in the jungle eating biscuits and drinking water after crashing his farm aircraft. The man was rescued on November 7 in Peixoto de Azevedo, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. As reported by the Brazilian website G1, initially the information given was that the accident had occurred [...]
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A clearly conservative political earthquake hit Brazil, which in presidential consultations rewards candidate Jair Bolsonaro who receives the majority of the votes but without exceeding the threshold of 50 percent of the votes. He will therefore have to see it in the ballot with the PT candidate, Fernando Haddad, the leader who [...]
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Thanks to SACE's insurance services, the Vicenza-based SME was able to safely export its optical fiber laser cutting machinery, granting competitive deferments to the Brazilian customer and obtaining immediate liquidity With the insurance support of SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has conquered ten positions in the international ranking of the largest military companies in the world reaching the 81st place. The data was published today by the Stockholm Institute for Peace Research (SIPRI). According to the Swedish think tank, an international reference point on the subject, sales [...]
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Protests in Brazil against the government shaken by continuous scandals and called to face a profound economic crisis that aggravate the climate of social tension already present in the country are frequent. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in various cities in Brazil for a day of national mobilization that [...]
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Accredited sources and foreign services have for years been monitoring the criminal activity of small groups of criminals, even of small caliber who are allegedly in business with the Lebanese terrorist organization. The direction of everything would be Iran. Eventually Iranian Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, number two of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, managed to hold a rally in Brazil. [...]
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The 90 MW plant, located in the state of Bahia, will be able to produce around 350 GWh per year Enel has invested around 190 million US dollars in the construction of Cristalândia Enel, through its Brazilian renewable subsidiary, Enel Green Power Brasil Participações ("EGPB"), started production of the Cristalândia wind farm, which [...]
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