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Montevideo, July 17th 2025 - 11:47 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

    Brazil's Senate okays quota for women on boards of directors

    Senator Leila Barros chaired the voting session, given her involvement in pushing for this bill

    Brazil's Senate Tuesday approved Bill (PL) 1.246/2021, providing for a 30% quota for women on the boards of directors of state-owned companies, including a specific portion for black women or women with disabilities. The document is now up for presidential enactment.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    July 7 becomes holiday in Rio due to BRICS event

    Dignitaries from 20 countries will convene in the former Brazilian capital

    The city of Rio de Janeiro has declared July 7 (Monday) a municipal holiday due to the BRICS Summit, which will host leaders from over 20 countries. Additionally, July 4 (Friday) has been marked as an optional workday for public offices because of related events. Although the summit formally begins on July 6, key encounters among central bank heads and finance ministers will already be taking place on July 4 and 5.

  • Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    Brazil against attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities

    Brazil underscores the urgent need for a diplomatic solution that interrupts this cycle of violence, Itamaraty said in a statement

    The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly condemned the recent military attacks by Israel and the United States on Iranian nuclear facilities, labeling them as violations of the Asian country's sovereignty and international law.

  • Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Tattooing or piercing pets becomes a federal offense in Brazil

    The penalties also apply to tattoo parlors carrying out these practices

    Starting this week, Brazilian animal owners who have their domestic pets tattooed or pierced for aesthetic purposes face between two and five years in prison, in addition to a fine, plus losing custody of the animal. The penalty also applies to anyone allowing this to happen and is aggravated if the animal dies in the process or as a result thereof.

  • Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Brazil's intelligence community wants Chief Spy sacked

    The Intelligence Officers' guild seeks to restore the Abin's credibility

    At least 17 civil servants working for the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) want General Director Luiz Fernando Corrêa dismissed after he was indicted by the Federal Police. In a note released Friday, they summoned their colleagues to convene next Monday to discuss the issue or call for a strike.

  • Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Brazil anticipating evacuation from Israel

    The Brazilian Air Force said it was ready and waiting for the green light

    Brazil's diplomatic mission in Israel is beginning to record nationals of the South American country who might sign up for an evacuation flight once Tel Aviv authorizes such an operation amid the escalating war with Iran, it was reported Friday. The Brazilian Air Force has been reported to be ready and expecting the green light.

  • Friday, June 20th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Heavy rains kill 2 in Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul

    Drier weather is expected by Saturday

    Heavy rains in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul since June 16 have caused significant damage across 90 municipalities, resulting in two deaths and one missing person.

  • Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Lula and Maduro stand behind the home-incarcerated CFK

    Lula will visit CFK next month during the Mercosur Summit, Pimenta explained

    Presidents Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil Wednesday expressed their solidarity with former Argentine head of State Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after her sentence to six years under house arrest for corruption in the so-called Vialidad scandal was upheld earlier this week.

  • Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Brazil: Selic rate upped for the seventh straight time

    The Copom's decision was unanimous

    Despite falling inflation, Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) raised the Selic interest rate on Wednesday by 0.25 percentage points to 15%, its zenith since 2006, citing ongoing economic uncertainty. The unanimous Monetary Policy Committee's (Copom) move surprised local markets, who anticipated it would stay at 14.75%.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 08:42 UTC

    Brazil sees opportunity in mRNA vaccine development

    Brazil wants to fill a void in vaccine development platforms, Padilha explained

    Brazil's Alexandre Padilha admitted Tuesday at the at the 15th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in Brasilia that his country was seeking to become a global leader in messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine production, leveraging partnerships with national institutions like the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) and the Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute. Padilha also reckoned other BRICS countries such as China would be engaged in the initiative.