Brazil

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 19:24 UTC

  Major Brazilian airline pilots, flight attendants announce daily stoppage

  

  Brazilian airline pilots and flight attendants have announced a large-scale indefinite strike for next Monday which will paralyze for 2 hours the country's major carriers and their operations at the main air terminals, the National Union of Aeronauts (SNA) announced.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:03 UTC

  Brazil's STF orders 103 searches targetting Bolsonaro followers

  

  Investigators were instructed to carry out 103 searches and four arrest warrants by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) in the case of the “anti-democratic acts” that allegedly pursued a coup d'état against President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:13 UTC

  Study shows inflation slowing down in Brazil

  

  According to a study released Wednesday, Brazil's inflation in November was below that of October for all income groups.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:07 UTC

  Lula's inauguration to be attended by 17 heads of state

  

  Brazil's Foreign Ministry Wednesday confirmed that 17 heads of state will be attending Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third presidential inauguration on Jan. 1, 2023.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazilian authorities still looking for Brasilia rioters

  

  Brazilian authorities investigating Monday's riots in Brasilia in support of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro said the culprits will be identified and prosecuted.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  China takes 52,5 million tons of Brazilian soy in eleven months of 2022

  

  In the eleven months of 2022, China imported 52.464 million tons of soybeans from Brazil, according to data from the latest Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), a department of the Ministry of Economy.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Lula, Alckmin given their diplomas by TSE

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Monday gave Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin their credentials as President- and Vice President-elect, thus making their Oct. 30 win official.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Pelé recovering slowly but no hospital discharge in sight

  

  Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, has been reported to be improving but doctors are yet to mention when he will be released from the hospital where he is undergoing cancer treatment.

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Brazil: Cachaça exports hit record figures in 2022

  

  Exports of Brazil's traditional alcoholic beverage cachaça have bounced back following a drop due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, it was reported. A rum made of sugar cane juice and one of the key ingredients of caipirinha, cachaça is currently sold to 72 countries.

• Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 11:13 UTC

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to President-elect Lula da Silva.

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week reiterated his congratulations following President-elect Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s election in October, and both leaders agreed on the importance of promoting democratic values.