Brazil

Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 19:10 UTC
Brazil: Deforestation in protected areas up 79% under Bolsonaro

A report by the Socioenvironmental Institute (ISA) released Wednesday has shown a 138% increase in degradation in indigenous lands and 130% in Conservation Units, (CUs) compared to three years before President Jair Bolsonaro took office.
Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Lula-Alckmin ticket more likely after dinner with anti-Bolsonarists

Former political rivals Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin Sunda had dinner and agreed to join forces to drive incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro out of the Planalto Palace in next year's elections.
Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 09:14 UTC
China approves Brazil meats' sanitary system; Beijing increases tariffs on pork imports

The reopening of the Chinese market for Brazilian beef did not stem from technical or communications issues, and the good relationship between the two countries will continue to prosper, reach the pre-pandemic level and advance further, according to Brazil's Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina.
Monday, December 20th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Mexico tightens travel requirements on South American visitors

Mexican migration authorities have decided over the past few days to reinstate a visa requirement for travelers from Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil after it was detected large numbers of those alleged tourists were seeking to go on by land and try to cross into the United States.
Saturday, December 18th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Uruguay does not sign joint declaration at Mercosur Summit

Uruguay stood out for its dissenting stance at the 59th Summit of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) Friday after President Luis Lacalle Pou refused to sign a joint declaration.
Saturday, December 18th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Police report says Bolsonaro did spread fake news regarding voting system

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was said to have had a “clear purpose” of misleading voters regarding the integrity of the country's electoral system during a Livestream on social media earlier this year, according to a police report released Friday.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
China lifts ban on Brazilian beef, but UK and EU retailers will stop purchases because of deforestation

Good and bad news for Brazil's beef exports. China finally lifted the ban on Brazilian beef and allowed the resumption of shipments to the great Asian market. But several of the main retailers in Britain and the European Union have announced the banning of Brazilian beef in their shelves because meat processors are using cattle linked to the Amazon and Pantanal deforestation.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Anvisa wants Brazilian children vaccinated against COVID-19

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Thursday recommended children be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's stance against this type of immunization.
Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 20:30 UTC
Brazil's STF upholds vaccination pass for incoming travelers

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has ratified in plenum a preliminary ruling by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso whereby migration authorities shall require foreign travelers to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before being allowed into the country.
Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Nothing to fear at Mercosur Summit Friday, Argentine ambassador says

Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli Wednesday said Friday's Mercosur Summit posed no risk of tensions between Presidents Alberto Fernández and Jair Bolsonaro, despite former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva's recent appearance at a ceremony in Buenos Aires.