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Montevideo, March 13th 2026 - 07:24 UTC

Brazil

  • Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 10:01 UTC

    Brazil's economy grows 0.1% in Q3 of 2025

    It was the 17th straight quarterly expansion, the IBGE noted

    Brazil's economy expanded by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter. Year-on-year, Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) —the measure of the total value of goods and services produced in the country—rose by 1.8%. Over the past four quarters, GDP registered cumulative growth of 2.7%, according to a Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) report released this week.

  • Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 11:20 UTC

    Argentine judge rules in favor of extraditing 5 defendants convicted in Brazil's coup d'état case

    Rafecas' decision will be appealed, defense lawyers said

    Buenos Aires Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ruled Wednesday to extradite five Brazilian nationals who were convicted for their roles in the January 8, 2023, attacks on Brazil's government headquarters.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 11:16 UTC

    Brazil clinches export clearances with Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua

    The new deals fell within Brazil's strategy of diversifying exports

    Brazilian authorities have completed negotiations with the Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to expand agricultural exports to these countries after reaching an understanding on sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Lula and Trump discuss organized crime and trade tariffs

    Both leaders agreed to speak again soon to review the progress of these initiatives

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Donald Trump of the United States held a 40-minute telephone conversation on Tuesday, focusing on boosting joint efforts to combat international organized crime and the further reduction of US tariffs on Brazilian goods.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Bioceanic Corridor feared to be seized by traffickers

    The Bioceanic Corridor “is going to be the route of the narcos,” Martínez argued

    Paraguayan Senator Esperanza Martínez of the leftwing Frente Guasú party has raised concerns over a scandal involving the sale of public land at the head of the Bioceanic Corridor bridge in Carmelo Peralta. The lawmaker claimed that “narcos” were seizing the territory

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 21:30 UTC

    Brazil's Central Bank lowers inflation forecast for 2025

    Although lower than before, Brazil's inflation remains slightly above the targeted ceiling

    Brazil's Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) projections for this year have slipped from 4.45% to 4.43%, according to the latest issue of the weekly Focus Bulletin (FB) released by the Central Bank (BCB) on Monday. The IPCA is tantamount to the country's inflation index.

  • Friday, November 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Brazil launches yet another Scorpene submarine

    The Almirante Karam will now begin her sea trials

    Brazil's Navy celebrated a milestone in its naval modernization program (ProSub) this week with the ceremonial launch of the Almirante Karam (S43), the fourth Scorpene-class submarine built in the country under a strategic agreement with France.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:28 UTC

    Brazil approves locally produced dengue vaccine

    Padilha said that the first doses could become available as early as next month

    Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the final administrative step before the formal registration of the single-dose dengue vaccine developed by the São Paulo-based Butantan Institute for people aged 12 to 59, which protects against all four virus serotypes.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Large parts of southern Brazil under emergency due to heavy storms

    Isolated landslides from accumulated rainfall in the Itajaí Valley and on the North Coast were not to be ruled out

    The number of municipalities in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina declaring a state of emergency due to heavy rainfall and a passing cyclone increased to eleven as of Tuesday afternoon.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

    Brazil's Lula granted honorary PhD in Mozambique

    “No one is better than Brazil to contribute to food security in Mozambique,” Lula noted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was awarded an honorary PhD in political science, development, and international cooperation from the Pedagogical University of Maputo (PUM) this week. Lula is visiting the country after participating in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa). The South American nation and Mozambique are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations.