Brazil

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 06:33 UTC

  Ukraine war: Russia praises Brazil's pro peace position but is scolded by United States

  

  Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Brasilia on Monday, where he discussed issues such as trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine with members of Lula’s administration.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:40 UTC

  Brazilian analysts 2023 expectations: stronger Real vs the Dollar and economy will grow below 1%

  

  The Brazilian Central Bank released its weekly Focus Bulletin this Monday, which brings together an estimate of the country's economy's future performance by leading financial markets analysts.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 15:52 UTC

  Ukraine rejects Lula's peace initiative to end the Kyiv/Moscow conflict

  

  Ukraine, arguing sovereignty and territorial integrity has rejected a peace plan proposed by former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, stating that they will not renounce Crimea. Lula's proposal involved the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the establishment of an autonomous region in the Donbass region.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:24 UTC

  New UAE investment in Brazil announced

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and his entourage reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates which foresees investments worth R$ 12 billion (around US$ 2.45 billion) in Bahia, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:04 UTC

  Russian FM kicks off Latin American tour in Brazil

  

  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is off on a Latin American tour during which he will visit Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba between April 17 and 21 to strengthen bilateral cooperation in political, economic, commercial, educational, and humanitarian matters, according to Moscow.

• Sunday, April 16th 2023 - 13:01 UTC

  Lower-income groups less affected by Brazil's inflation

  

  Inflation in Brazil decelerated for all income brackets in the month of March, according to a report from the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) released Friday, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Saturday, April 15th 2023 - 09:09 UTC

  China to open new opportunities for Brazil, Xi tells Lula

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva was offered a grand welcome by his Chinese colleague Xi Jinping as both leaders set out the guidelines for a partnership that will undoubtedly play a role in world events. China “will open new opportunities for Brazil,” Xi said.

• Saturday, April 15th 2023 - 08:33 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro's disenfranchisement requested

  

  Brazil's Electoral Public Prosecutor's Office requested the disenfranchisement of former President Jair Bolsonaro, it was reported. The former head of state has been charged with “abuse of power” for casting doubts about the legitimacy of the electoral system and the electronic ballot boxes in use since 1996.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Lula visits BRICS development bank and Huawei's tech center

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Thursday in Shanghai visited the headquarters of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) and Huawei's technology development center. At the NDB, Lula met with NDB President Dilma Rousseff, and delivered a speech to the staff. It was the first time that a head of state had paid a visit to the bank.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 09:35 UTC

  Only praise for Brazil and Lula from China; “The two largest developing countries in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres”

  

  The following is the editorial from the Chinese Communist Party daily Global Times on Brazilian president Lula da Silva visit to China.