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Montevideo, December 8th 2025 - 15:33 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 09:50 UTC

    Alckmin highlights the importance of the semiconductor industry

    “Semiconductors are in everyday life, from video games to the war industry,” said VP Alckmin, who is also Minister of Development, Industry, Foreign Trade, and Services

    Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin stressed Tuesday that his country should bet on the development of the local semiconductor industry while speaking favorably about the reindustrialization process undertaken by the new government since Jan. 1.

  • Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Lula wants to deepen discussion with EU on climate issue

    Von der Leyen welcomed Brazil's return to the international scene

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that his country wanted to generate a common agenda with the European Union (EU) to respond to present and future environmental challenges and the transition to renewable energies.

  • Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    British gov't lifts restrictions on Brazilian meat

    The technical visit in October last year was the first British audit mission abroad after Brexit

    British authorities have decided to lift the reinforced controls on Brazilian meat, Brasilia's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture announced Monday, according to Agencia Brasil. The measure was adopted nine months after a technical team visited the South American country.

  • Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 09:34 UTC

    Brazil's 2022/23 harvest is expected to reach 317,5 million tons with a planted area of 78,2 million hectares

    Soybeans continue to dominate the national agribusiness, with an estimated harvest of 154.6 million tons. An i0mpressive 23.1% increase compared to the previous season’s production.

    Brazil is expected to harvest a record 317.5 million tons of grains in the 2022-23 agriculture cycle, which is 44.9 million tons (16.5%) more than the previous year, according to the 10th Grain Harvest Survey by Conab, the country’s food supply and statistics agency.

  • Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:05 UTC

    Micro and small businesses behind 69% of jobs in Brazil

    Medium and large companies tend to be more labor-saving in the long run, Décio Lima explained

    According to a study conducted by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae), micro and small businesses have been behind the creation of seven out of ten formal jobs nationwide, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    Brazilian civil servants granted time off to watch women's football World Cup

    Sports Minister Ana Moser will travel to Australia to promote Brazil's candidacy to host the 2027 event

    Brazil's government will allow federal public servants to take time off work to watch the women's national football team play the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Agencia Brasil reported. The tournament takes place between July 20 and August 20. The measure is already customary for the men's squad games.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

    Mujica tells Brazilian students to look after their democracy

    Lula welcomed his dear friend Pepe Mujica at the Planalto Palace

    Former Uruguayan President José Mujica called on Brazilians to take care of their democracy during the 59th National Congress of the Students Union in Brasilia which he attended alongside incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

  • Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

    Brazil: Lula signs into law bill on housing for the poorest

    We have “to do what has to be done for the success of Brazil,” Lula said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to turn abandoned public buildings into low-income housing units as he signed into law a bill providing for the construction by 2026 of two million buildings as part of the My House My Life plan.

  • Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

    Extratropical cyclone hits southern Brazil

    In the entire state of Rio Grande do Sul, there are 234 people homeless and 236 displaced

    Brazil's southeastern State of Río Grande do Sul remains under alert because of heavy rains, windstorms, and hail caused by the passage of an extratropical cyclone, Acting Governor Gabriel Souza said Thursday.

  • Thursday, July 13th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

    Brazilian scientists given back their decorations

    Lula restored the distinctions the scientist had been stripped of or renounced under Bolsonaro

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday presented researchers, professors, authorities, and representatives of entities that have made relevant contributions to national scientific and technological development with the National Order of Scientific Merit, Agencia Brasil reported. Joining Lula was Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Luciana Santos.