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Montevideo, April 27th 2026 - 16:27 UTC

Brazil

  • Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Severe storms cause havoc in São Paulo

    Several cancellations and diversions were reported at Guarulhos, arguably the busiest airport in South America

    Millions were left without power, and air traffic around the airports of Congonhas and Guarulhos became chaotic after a massive blackout hit São Paulo for more than 24 hours following a severe extratropical cyclone that swept through the metropolitan area.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Brazil: Selic rate kept at 15% for the fourth consecutive time

    The Selic rate has stayed unchanged for the past four months

    The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided on Wednesday to keep the economy's base interest rate known as Selic at 15% per annum, in accordiance with market expectations, given the current declining inflation and economic slowdown.

  • Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 21:58 UTC

    Southern Brazil hit by extratropical cyclone

    The poor weather is feared to extend through Wednesday in neighboring Uruguay

    Heavy rainfall triggered by an extratropical cyclone battering Southern Brazil caused widespread flooding on Tuesday, turning streets into rivers and hillsides into waterfalls across Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça, and Biguaçu.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Poll shows Lula would easily beat Bolsonaro's son in runoff

    Lula's opposition would rather pick someone not from the Bolsonaro family, such as Flávio, Datafolha found

    A Datafolha poll released this weekend showed that incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would beat Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, -a son of the incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro- by at least 15 percentage points in a potential runoff: 51% to 36%.

  • 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.