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Montevideo, February 15th 2026 - 03:19 UTC

Brazil

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 15:00 UTC

    India’s Adani partners with Embraer to build regional aircraft

    Aerospace specialists note that the announcement comes amid growing competition for orders from regional airlines and fleet-renewal campaigns across Asia

    Indian conglomerate Adani Group and Brazilian plane maker Embraer announced on Tuesday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at cooperating on the production of regional aircraft in India. The agreement calls for establishing a domestic supply chain and a final assembly line for Embraer’s E2 family of jets, which seat between 70 and 146 passengers, as well as developing maintenance services and pilot-training programmes. It also leaves the door open to potential local manufacturing of Embraer’s C-390 military transport aircraft.

  • Monday, January 26th 2026 - 23:18 UTC

    Lula urges Trump to limit “Peace Board” to Gaza in call covering governance, Venezuela and bilateral agenda

    The exchange comes as Washington advances an international framework linked to Gaza’s postwar administration

    Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, in a nearly hour-long conversation that blended global governance issues with the bilateral agenda. Brazilian media, citing Planalto Palace sources, reported that Lula argued Trump’s proposed “Peace Board” should be restricted exclusively to the future governance of the Gaza Strip and should also contemplate the creation of a Palestinian state—an approach those sources said Trump does not share.

  • Monday, January 26th 2026 - 13:19 UTC

    Brazil remains world leader in killings of trans people despite drop in 2025, rights groups say

    On geographic distribution, the report identified Ceará and Minas Gerais as the states with the highest number of killings in 2025, with eight each

    Brazil again topped the global ranking for killings of trans and travesti people despite a year-on-year decline in recorded murders, according to a new annual dossier released on Monday by the National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals (Antra). The report counted 80 killings in 2025, down from 122 in 2024 — a drop of about 34% that still leaves Brazil in first place for nearly 18 years, the group said.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 15:20 UTC

    Brazil is expecting 353 million tons from the 2025/26 grains’ harvest

    Overall production is 0.3% higher than in 2024/25, but the planted area has increased 2.1 million tons to 89.3 million tons

    Brazil is heading for a new record production of its 2025/26 grains harvest, mainly soybeans, maize sorghum, sunflower, according to the latest survey by Conab, the country’s agriculture supplies company. Overall the harvest is expected to reach 353.1 million tons, 0.3% higher than the previous farm year, while the area sown has reached 83.9 million hectares, 2.1 million higher than in 2024/25.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 14:13 UTC

    Brazil courted by U.S., EU over critical minerals amid geopolitical competition

    International analysts note that Brazil could emerge as a major supplier outside the traditional dominance of China

    Brazil has positioned itself as a strategic player in the global competition for critical minerals such as graphite, nickel, and niobium, which are essential for clean energy technologies, batteries, and defense systems. Both the United States and the European Union have stepped up diplomatic and commercial engagement with Brasília to secure supply deals and cooperation in value chains considered vital for the energy transition and industrial security.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 02:32 UTC

    Lula says Trump wants to “create a new UN” as he attacks proposed Gaza Peace Council

    Lula spoke at the closing session of the 14th National Meeting of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) in Salvador, Bahia

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday that global politics is entering a critical phase in which “multilateralism is being thrown out by unilateralism,” and argued that US President Donald Trump is effectively proposing “to create a new UN in which he alone is the owner,” referring to Washington’s plan to set up a Peace Council tied to the administration of Gaza.

  • Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 00:26 UTC

    Brazil revives naval industry through Petrobras-led investment drive

    The ceremony was attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, as well as ministers, parliamentarians, and other authorities

    Petrobras, through its logistics subsidiary Transpetro, signed contracts worth R$2.8 billion (around US$570 million) on Tuesday for the construction of five gas carriers, 18 pushboats and 18 barges at shipyards in Rio Grande do Sul, Amazonas and Santa Catarina, as part of a government-backed effort to revive Brazil’s shipbuilding industry and reduce reliance on chartered vessels.

  • Monday, January 19th 2026 - 11:18 UTC

    Rio’s Carnival Kicks Off with 462 Street Parades and 6 Million Expected Attendees

    The official program runs from January 17 to February 22

    The street Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s largest public cultural celebrations, begins this weekend with 462 scheduled street parades (blocos) and an expected attendance of around six million people, Brazilian state media Agência Brasil reported.

  • Monday, January 19th 2026 - 11:01 UTC

    Orsi on Lula’s absence at EU-Mercosur signing: “Any absence does not leave a good impression”

    Despite his absence, the signing was hailed as a historic moment in EU-Mercosur relations and a significant step for regional economic integration

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi expressed disapproval over the absence of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the signing of the landmark free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur bloc, held in Asunción on January 17.

  • Sunday, January 18th 2026 - 23:20 UTC

    With Milei present and Lula absent, Mercosur and EU sign landmark deal in Asunción

    Milei called the deal “the most important achievement in Mercosur’s history” and said Argentina would continue to pursue additional trade initiatives beyond the EU agreement

    The European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc signed their long-negotiated association and free trade agreement on Saturday in Paraguay, with Argentina’s President Javier Milei attending the ceremony and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva absent, represented instead by his foreign minister.