Brazil

Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Brazil reports record trade surplus in September

Thanks to lower fuel imports and improved grain harvest results, Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services this week announced a trade surplus of $8.904 billion for September 2023, a 51.2% improvement over the same month last year, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Severe drought and warm waters killing dolphins in the Amazon river basin

More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in a tributary of Amazon river in Brazil this past week. Experts suspect the deaths may have been caused by severe drought and rising heat.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Brazil to drastically cut dairy imports from Mercosur and ease taxes to promote domestic production

Brazil is planning to curb dairy imports from Mercosur countries. In the next few days, a decree will be published that will change the rules for tax benefits for dairies, agro-industrial companies, and cooperatives that participate in the Ministry of Agriculture’s milk program PMLS. The objective is to reduce tax incentives for companies that purchase dairy products from abroad.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 20:15 UTC
Brazil to begin dredging stretches of the Amazon fluvial network because of the drought

Several Brazilian ministries have joined efforts in a desperate attempt to impede the gigantic Amazon basin and its fluvial network from continuing to lose water, result of a scorching drought and insufficient rainfall.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Brazil: Trade surplus projections upped for 2023

Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) has improved its projections for a foreign trade surplus this year from US$ 84.7 billion to US$ 93 billion, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:23 UTC
Brazil speaking for Mercosur supports Argentina's Falklands sovereignty claims at UN debate

The United Nations Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related items on Monday, with many speakers emphasizing the need to resolve the questions of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, more than six decades after the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Falklands/Malvinas case was speared by Brazil in representation of Mercosur, while as usual the Spanish representative criticized the Gibraltar situation.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:04 UTC
Lula discharged from hospital sooner than expected

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was discharged Sunday from the hospital where he underwent hip surgery last Friday.
Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:27 UTC
Lula recovering well after hip surgery

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is well after undergoing scheduled hip replacement surgery, it was reported. His recovery will take between three and four weeks. He also seized the opportunity to have plastic surgery performed on his eyelids, a procedure known as blepharoplasty. Lula is turning 78 next month.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:33 UTC
Lula praises Biden's support to autoworkers' strike

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday praised his US colleague Joseph Biden for supporting a strike by autoworkers in Detroit, just a week after both heads of state signed an understanding regarding the role of labor unions.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:29 UTC
Bolsonaro indicted for 2014 remarks against PT congresswoman

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for incitement to rape by a Federal District Court in connection with a speech he delivered before the Lower House in December 2014, when he was a Congressman, Agencia Brasil reported in Brasilia Tuesday.