Brazil

Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 20:29 UTC
Brazilian FM talks global peace with Russian counterpart

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira held a telephone conversation Tuesday with his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov during which they reviewed the recent terrorist attack in Moscow and the UN Security Council resolution ordering an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, among other topics. The South American diplomat offered his country's help to cool down the spiraling global tensions.
Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 11:00 UTC
Why did Bolsonaro spend two nights at Hungary's Embassy in Brasilia?

Brazil's Federal Police (PF) are investigating why former President Jair Bolsonaro spent two nights at Hungary's Embassy last month, a fact that was disclosed by The New York Times, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, March 25th 2024 - 09:48 UTC
Floods in southeastern Brazil leave at least 25 dead

Brazilian authorities reported Sunday that at least 25 people had been killed due to heavy rains affecting mostly Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo during the weekend.
Monday, March 25th 2024 - 08:58 UTC
Sitting Congressman and former Rio Police Chief among those arrested for masterminding Marielle Franco's murder

A Congressman and a former Rio de Janeiro police chief were arrested Sunday in addition to a third suspect in connection with the 2018 murder of activist Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes.
Thursday, March 21st 2024 - 22:09 UTC
Money laundering charges filed against Bolsonaro's son Jair Renan

Brasilia's Public Prosecutor's Office of the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT) has filed a complaint against Jair Renan Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, for the crimes of money laundering, ideological falsehood, and use of false documents, Agencia Brasil reported. The arraignment is a result of the Federal District Civil Police's Operation Nexus probe.
Thursday, March 21st 2024 - 09:41 UTC
Brazil's Copom further lowers Selic interest rate in line with market expectations

Brazil's Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) announced Wednesday that it was further cutting the economy's basic interest rate known as Selic by 0.5 percentage points to 10.75% per year, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 20:42 UTC
Brazil: Dengue cases so far in 2024 surpass previous yearly figures

Brazilian authorities have confirmed 1,889,206 positive cases of dengue fever so far this year, thus surpassing 2015's 1,688,688 and 2023's 1,658,816, it was reported. In addition to 630 confirmed fatalities, another 1,009 deaths are under investigation since Jan. 1 to determine whether they were caused by dengue or by another pathogen.
Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 10:46 UTC
Yerba mate producers from Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil join forces

Growers from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay Tuesday launched the South American Federation of Yerba Mate Producers “to protect and promote” their activity and work toward its “worldwide dissemination,” it was announced in Buenos Aires. The founders of the new guild highlighted mate's value as a natural and healthy food in the global market.
Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 08:31 UTC
Lula picks Rosa Weber for Mercosur Court

Former Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Chief Justice Rosa Weber has accepted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's proposal to become a member of Mercosur's Asunción-based Review Court which handles disputes among member countries, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - 18:35 UTC
Police indict Bolsonaro in vaccine certification fraud probe

Brazil's Federal Police (PF) Tuesday indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly forging his Covid-19 vaccination records. The case now goes to the Public Prosecutor's Office for a final decision on whether or not to press formal charges against the former head of state, his then aide-de-camps Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, and Congressman Gutemberg Reis as well as 14 other people listed in the investigation.