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WhatsApp blocked in Brazil, TIM drops SMS charges

2016-05-03 08:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) A judge in the Brazilian state of Sergipe on 2 May ordered the five main mobile operators to block access to Facebook's WhatsApp for 72 hours, reports Reuters. The decision affects WhatsApp's more than 100 million users in the country. The reason for the order is not known due to legal secrecy in an ongoing case in the Sergipe state court. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company is "disappointed at the decision" after doing the utmost to cooperate with Brazilian tribunals. Mobile operator TIM Brasil responded to the ban on WhatsApp by offering customers free SMS. In a statement on its Facebook page, TIM said it would not charge for SMS while WhatsApp is blocked.

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Concentrates in Brazil

2016-05-03 02:00:00| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com

Unlike it did for most non-alcoholic drinks categories, weak economic conditions positively impacted the market of concentrates - mainly powder - in 2015.

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Brazil Looks to China to Expand Pork Business

2016-05-02 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

BRAZIL - The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), is promoting a major initiative with Chinese market importers at the start of May in Shanghai.

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Pig Production Costs Now Falling in Brazil After Record Highs

2016-04-29 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

BRAZIL - For the first time in 2016, swine and poultry production costs are falling, according to statistics from Brazil's Embrapa Intelligence Center.

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