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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 22:40 UTC

Brazil

  • Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

    Brazilian Finance and Environment ministers will attend the Davos Forum

    Fernando Haddad and Marina Silva will make the round of bilateral contacts to ensure Economy and Environment in Brazil are working together

    Brazil's Minister of Finance Fernando Haddad and the Minister of Environment Marina Silva will be the official representatives to the World Economic Forum, (WEF) scheduled for January 16/20 in Davos, Switzerland and the message from the delegation to global investors is that the weekend's turmoil “belongs to the past and Brazil is ready to play its important role in international politics”.

  • Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

    Sanitary precautions upped in triple-border region

    Only 9 cases of dengue have been registered so far this year in Paraguay, against 1,244 cases of chikungunya

    Sanitary workers in the newly-created county of Fracrán in the Argentine province of Misiones have undertaken a house-by-house campaign to persuade people to get vaccinated against yellow fever, Covid-19, and measles, while residents were advised to up their precautions due to the increasing number of cases in neighboring Paraguay, where the first death due to chikungunya has been reported.

  • Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

    Bolsonaro's presidential credit card billed pet food and cosmetics

    None of the purchases were illegal, but the corporate card should be restricted to government critical items, according to Brazilian media

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been reported to have used his corporate credit card for expenses above US$ 5 million during his four years in office on items that include ice cream and pet food.

  • Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

    Brazil: Draft for Bolsonaro to change election results found at Torres' home

    The draft was released “to feed fallacious narratives against me,” Torres argued

    Brazilian investigators Thursday announced the finding of a draft at the home of former Justice Minister Anderson Torres of a decree whereby then-President Jair Bolsonaro would alter the outcome of the elections won by Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

  • Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 11:53 UTC

    Mercosur needs changes, former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica says

    China is not going to fight with Argentina and Brazil over Uruguay, Mujica also said about Lacalle's unilateral endeavors

    Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica met Argentina's head of state Alberto Fernández over a barbecue at the Olivos residence in Buenos Aires to discuss the importance of integration of Latin America, because in the guest's words “we do not exist in the world.”

  • Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 11:12 UTC

    Pro Bolsonaro leader arrested over Sunday's riots

    Bolsonaro followers claim Azevedo is a leftist infiltrator

    A woman said to be behind Sunday's events in Brasilia has been arrested by Brazil's Federal Police, it was announced Wednesday. Ana Priscila Azevedo is accused of organizing a coup attempt after parading through social media under the slogan “Power belongs to us.”

  • Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

    Brasilia bracing for fresh riots

    Cappelli ordered a full-scale deployment of security forces

    Brazilian authorities have stepped up security measures amid fears of new riots like those staged Sunday against the headquarters of the three branches of government, it was reported.

  • Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 11:05 UTC

    Brazil's Judiciary freezes bank accounts of Bolsonaro, Rocha, and Torres

    Doctors in the US were not accompanying me, Bolsonaro said

    Brazil's Judiciary issued a court order freezing former President Jair Bolsonaro's bank accounts as well as those of other people who held public offices during his administration to fund the repairs of Sunday's riots in Brasilia, it was announced after the former head of state was discharged from hospital in the US state of Florida.

  • Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

    Lula's intervention decree OK'd by Congress

    Lula also signed into law an amendment increasing penalties for racist remarks

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday welcomed Lower House Speaker Arthur Lira (PP) and Senate Acting Speaker Veneziano Vital do Rego (MDB) at the Planalto Palace for the symbolic delivery of Sunday's presidential decree ordering the federal intervention of the security areas in the Federal District, which has been ratified by Congress earlier this week.

  • Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    Beijing pushing Brazil for a quick FTA with Mercosur or individually, but consensus is elusive

    During a review of Brazil’s trade policy at the WTO, Chinese Ambassador Li Chenggang noted that Brazil concluded several free trade agreements and either renewed or started new negotiations

    An official document from Beijing states that China is ready to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with Mercosur or separately with any member of the bloc. This contentious topic most probably will be included in the bilateral agenda when President Lula da Silva visits China in the near future.