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Montevideo, April 4th 2025 - 21:11 UTC

Brazil

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 08:19 UTC

    Lula and Putin discuss ongoing world affairs

    Lula told Putin he would be attending the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Vladimir Putin of Russia held a telephone conversation Monday during which they discussed ongoing global affairs and reviewed the bilateral agenda. In addition, the South American leader accepted the invitation to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow in May, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Both leaders also welcomed Indonesia's joining the BRICS group as a full member.

  • Monday, January 27th 2025 - 08:39 UTC

    Itamaraty outraged by US' handcuffing of Brazilian deportees

    Irregular Brazilian immigrants had been expelled from the US in handcuffs before but this was the first time after Trump's return to the White House

    Brazil's Foreign Ministry expressed its outrage after the US Government placed handcuffs on every member of a batch of 88 irregular migrants who were to be flown back to their country last Friday. Given this “degrading treatment,” it was announced at the Itammaraty Palace, the headquarters of South America's largest country's diplomacy, that the Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was to remain attentive to the issue.

  • Saturday, January 25th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Foreign travelers contribute significantly to Brazil's economy in 2024

    Brazilian airlines are adapting to tourism's new reality in South America's largest country

    Foreign travelers brought in US$7.341 billion in revenue to Brazil last year, the South American country's Central Bank (BCB) announced on Friday, citing a report from the Ministry of Tourism. These figures represented the best results in 15 years, and an increase of 6.28% compared to the US$6.907 billion in 2023.

  • Friday, January 24th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Lula and Scheinbaum discuss regional matters over the phone

    Lula invited Sheinbaum over to Brazil to further boost the excellent ties between the two countries

    Progressive Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico discussed Thursday during a telephone conversation the relevance of cultivating “productive relations” with the United States, now once again under the Republican Donald Trump.

  • Thursday, January 23rd 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    Brazil: Dollar plunges to lowest level since November

    Brazil's economy was a mirror of announcements by the new Trump administration in Washington

    The US dollar fell Wednesday below R$ 6 following Donald Trump's second inauguration this week in Washington DC, thus reaching its lowest level since November. Meanwhile, the stock market fell for the first time after three straight rises. The commercial dollar closed Wednesday at R$ 5.946 after hitting R$ 5.91 around 2 pm. So far this year, the US dollar went down by 3.79%.

  • Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 09:30 UTC

    Brazilian Central Bank report foresees 5.08% inflation for this year

    The Brazilian real is expected to grow against the US dollar in the coming years, the Focus Bulletin said

    The Focus Bulletin released earlier this week by Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) projected a 5.08% inflation for this year in South America's largest country. The new prediction represented a slight twitch from last week's 5% National Consumer Price Index (IPCA). Meanwhile, Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - the sum of goods and services produced in the country - is expected to grow by 2.04% in 2025, a slight improvement from 2.02% the week before.

  • Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 09:25 UTC

    Brazilian authorities to encourage use of DIY HIV tests

    A positive outcome is not a conclusive diagnosis and further testing is required, it was explained

    Brazilian agencies encouraged manufacturers to pack their do-it-yourself HIV self-test kits more discreetly to encourage people to use them at home and avoid crowding healthcare facilities, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Friday, January 17th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Floods hit southern Brazil's State of Santa Catarina

    In just a few hours, more than half the volume expected for the entire month of January fell, Mello pointed out

    The beach resort of Camboriú in the southern Brazilian State of Santa Catarina has been declared under emergency Thursday following heavy rains that flooded that place and others such as Florianópolis.

  • Thursday, January 16th 2025 - 22:03 UTC

    Bolsonaro denied passport to attend Trump's inauguration

    Once again De Moraes ruled against returning Bolsonaro his passport

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes deemed former President Jair Bolsonaro a flight risk and refused to return his passport, which the retired Army captain needed to attend Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington DC on Jan. 20. Bolsonaro is under investigation in various cases and had been ordered to surrender his travel document.

  • Thursday, January 16th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    Azul and Gol announce merger to create aviation giant

    The new company would serve more than 200 destinations in Brazil and abroad but the process is at least one year away

    Brazilian airlines Azul and Gol announced Wednesday after trading closed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) that they had signed a memorandum of intent to finalize a merger whereby one of the largest airlines in Latin America would be created. If the plan goes through, the resulting airline would have a 60% share in Latin America's largest country, thus challenging Latam's hegemony.