Brazil

• Friday, August 29th 2025 - 16:52 UTC

  Brazil's population reaches 213.4 million

  

  Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released a study this week showing that as of July 1, 2025, the populatiin of South America's largest country aounted to 213.4 million inhabitants, representing a 0.39% increase over the previous year.

• Friday, August 29th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

  Lula and Mulino advance Panama's accession to Mercosur

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Panamanian colleague José Raúl Mulino met in Brasilia to advance the Central American country's accession to the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). In addition, the two leaders instructed their teams to begin negotiations aimed at addressing the existing trade imbalance, as Brazil's exports far outweigh Panama's exports.

• Friday, August 29th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

  Uruguay and Brazil sign across-the-border health agreement

  

  Health Ministers Cristina Lustemberg of Uruguay and Alexandre Padilha of Brazil have signed an agreement to create a binational health commission to improve healthcare services in their border regions.

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

  Brazilian and French scientists tackle climate change in Amazon

  

  Researchers from France and Brazil are meeting this week in Belém, in the State of Pará, to launch a new season of the Amazon Connections Seminar addressing the planet’s future from scientific, cultural, and political perspectives. The gathering will span until Aug. 29 at the Emílio Goeldi Museum in Belém, the host city of COP30, as part of the bilateral agenda held each year in two seasons—one in each country.

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Brazil's Senate passes bill against “adultification” of children online

  

  Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday the so-called bill against the “adultification” of children online, providing for the protection of minors in digital environments. The initiative already had the Lower House's nod and is now ready for enactment.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro under full-time surveillance

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes acquiesced to a suggestion from security authorities and allowed the Federal District's criminal police to monitor former President Jair Bolsonaro's home around the clock. Despite the electronic tracing anklet, the rightwing leader posed a flight risk, De Moraes was advised.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

  US revokes visa of Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski

  

  The US Government of Republican President Donald Trump has revoked the visa of Brazil's Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the move “irresponsible” and “unacceptable.”

• Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 19:46 UTC

  Brazil and Nigeria sign bilateral agreements

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Nigerian colleague Bola Tinubu signed a series of agreements earlier this week at the Planalto Palace during the African leader's state visit.

• Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 12:41 UTC

  Brazil and Israel downgrade diplomatic ties

  

  Brazil and Israel have downgraded their diplomatic relations after a prolonged crisis.

• Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

  Brazil and Canada to resume talks for FTA with Mercosur

  

  Brazilian authorities, exercising the pro tempore presidency of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), and representatives from Canada are to resume talks about a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that was initiated in 2018 but suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.