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Montevideo, July 21st 2025 - 20:41 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 13:48 UTC

    Lula insists Ukraine should seek a peaceful solution to war with Russia

    “Those who want to talk to us now could have talked to us before the war had started,” Lula stressed

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted this week that his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky should take the South American country's advice and seek a peace negotiation with Moscow. Lula made those remarks after Zelensky dubbed the roadmap submitted jointly by Brasilia and Beijing “destructive.”

  • Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:54 UTC

    Brazilian court about to release suspect in reporters Bruno and Dom case

    “Crime scene and crime dinner are different things,” the case rapporteur argued in the murder of Phillips and Pereira

    Brasilia's Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF1) Tuesday agreed to review an appeal filed by the legal team of one of the three defendants in the much-publicized 2022 murder of native-peoples activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Indigenous Land of Vale do Javari in the Amazon, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 08:00 UTC

    Brazil/China peace plan, rejected by Kiev, considered a chance by Russia

    Brazil and China are full members and founders of the BRICS group next to Russia, India and South Africa

    Brazil has positioned itself as neutral in the Ukraine war, refusing to join sanctions or provide military aid to Kiev, while proposing a peace initiative in cooperation with China. The joint Brazil/China peace plan or at least to end hostilities, has been defined by Ukrainian president Zelensky as “destructive”.

  • Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 16:52 UTC

    Brazilian physicians worried about respiratory damage caused by widespread fires

    Facemasks do not filter smaller pollution particles and are therefore rather useless, Dalcolmo explained

    Respiratory disease specialists are concerned about people suffering the effects of long-lasting forest fires in several parts of South America's largest country and insist children and the elderly need special attention, Agencia Brasil reported. Excessive smoke in the air coupled with a dry climate has caused discomfort to many, Brazilian Society of Pneumology and Physiology (SBPT) President Margareth Dalcolmo warned.

  • Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

    São Paulo mayoral candidate hits rival with a chair during TV debate

    “It is one of the most absurd moments of Brazilian television, especially in debates,” moderator Leão Serva explained

    São Paulo's Democratic Socialist Party (PSDB) mayoral candidate José Luiz Datena hit his rival Pablo Marçal of the Partido Renovador Laborista (PRTB) with a chair Sunday during a campaign debate with video footage of the incident going viral. The attacker was carried off the stage and the victim needed medical help.

  • Monday, September 16th 2024 - 20:00 UTC

    Japan targets Brazil for its sale of seafood products

    Brazilian chef Thiago Castanho praised the incredible sweet scallops and oysters from Hokkaido

    Japan is promoting the sale of seafood in Brazil, where the largest overseas community of people of Japanese origin live, mainly in Sao Paulo. The event was held by Japan’s agriculture ministry in collaboration with other groups in Sao Paulo last week, and the goods showcased included Japanese marine products and sake.

  • Monday, September 16th 2024 - 14:51 UTC

    Brazil gripped by “climate terrorism,” says Minister Silva

    There are people acting deliberately to create chaos in Brazil, Silva stressed

    South America's largest country is going through a wave of 21st Century “terrorism” which capitalizes on the high temperatures and low humidity to set large areas on fire damaging people's health, biodiversity and destroying forests, Climate Change Minister Marina Silva sqaid Sunday, Agencia Brasil reported. The official referred to this phenomenon as “climate terrorism.”

  • Monday, September 16th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

    Thousands protest in Rio against religious discrimination

    Macaé Evaristo said that “the great challenge today in our country is to reduce inequality”

    Thousands paraded down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach to raise their voices as cases of religious intolerance were reported to be on the rise. According to local media, the demonstrators stemmed from more than a dozen faiths, mainly Afro-Brazilian ones, that have come under attack from Christian groups. Newly chosen Human Rights Minister Macaé Evaristo joined the march.

  • Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

    De Moraes collects X fines from Starlink accounts

    Having collected the fines, De Moraes lifted the freezings of the bank accounts of companies linked to tycoon Elon Musk

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ordered funds in the amount of R$ 18.3 million (around US$ 3.29 million) from the Internet Service Provider Starlink transferred to the Federal Government in payments for fines he imposed on the social media platform X for failing to comply with his ruling.

  • Friday, September 13th 2024 - 08:59 UTC

    Brazil still open to Venezuelan refugees, says Lula

    When people ”have no food or work, they seek other places to survive,” Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted this week that his country would remain open to welcoming refugees from Venezuela, Agencia Brasil reported. The head of state made those remarks during a radio interview in Manaus. He also said he hoped the neighboring country would soon “return to normalcy.”