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Montevideo, December 4th 2025 - 18:17 UTC

Brazil

  • Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 10:36 UTC

    Brazil this year is increasing purchase of fertilizers from Russia

    As PhosAgro sells fertilizers on the spot market and the overall picture of exports by the end of the year will depend on solvent demand. The company’s output plan for 2023 is 11.3 million tons

    PhosAgro boosted exports of fertilizers by 8% in the first four months of this year compared with the same period in 2022, according to a report from GlobalFer, which specializes in the industry's info.

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 16:08 UTC

    3,000 cattle die of hypothermia in Brazil, claim Matto Grosso do sul Veterinarians

    Temperatures in the most affected areas ranged from 6 to 9 degrees Celsius, according to local press reports

    Some 3,000 head of cattle died from hypothermia in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul farming state in recent days, according to a statement posted on the website of local veterinary services on Wednesday.

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 15:57 UTC

    Sigh of relief as Brazil leaves bank rate unchanged at 13,75%

    The bank said it expects the economy to slow over the rest of this year and removed language saying it won't hesitate to raise rates again if necessary

    Brazil's Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged but softened its tone regarding further efforts to slow inflation. The bank's monetary policy committee, Copom, left the key Selic rate at 13.75%, where it has stood since August after a series of consistent rate hikes aimed at slowing inflation.

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 11:04 UTC

    Shooter at latest Brazil high school massacre found dead in his cell

    A second suspect remains under arrest, authorities confirmed

    The 21-year-old shooter who killed two teenagers at a high school in the Brazilian State of Parana earlier this week “was found dead in his cell Tuesday night,” authorities said. “The circumstances” of his death are under investigation, Parana's Public Security Secretariat also explained.

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 11:02 UTC

    Brazilian Gov't picks Bolsonaro's last FM for Ottawa embassy

    França was Bolsonaro's Foreign Minister from April 2021 to December 2022

    With the endorsement of Acting President Geraldo Alckmin, Brazil's Government Wednesday sent the name of former Foreign Minister Carlos França to the Senate to be appointed ambassador to Canada, it was published in the Diário Oficial da União (DOU - Official Gazette).

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 10:52 UTC

    Brazilian Senate approves Zanin for STF post

    Zanin, 47, will be able to serve on the Court until the mandatory retirement age of 75

    With 58 votes in favor and 18 against, Brazil's Senate Wednesday approved the appointment of former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's lawyer Cristiano Zanin to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to fill the vacancy left by Ricardo Lewandowski, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Lula has busy agenda in Rome

    Lula arrived in Rome on Tuesday

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Argentine-born Pope Francis exchanged views for over an hour Wednesday on “the socio-political situation of the region” and discussed ”the promotion of peace (...) the fight against poverty and inequality, the respect for indigenous populations and the protection of the environment”, according to a communiqué.

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:51 UTC

    Rio Grande do Sul death toll updated to 16 due to extratropical cyclone

    “We stand firm to overcome this very sensitive moment,” Leite said

    Civil Defense from the State of Rio Grande do Sul Tuesday updated the number of casualties from last week's extratropical cyclone to 16 as more bodies were found. The State government has set up a team to search for the missing and to help those left homeless.

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 04:35 UTC

    Brazil sells 11 Embraer E-175 to Alaska Airlines and partially finances the operation

    Brazil's Development Bank (BNDES) is financing R$1.3 billion for the export of eleven Embraer E-175 commercial jets to Alaska Airlines, US fifth largest airline

    The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has granted financing of R$1.3 billion for the export of eleven Embraer E-175 commercial jets to Alaska Airlines, the fifth largest airline in the USA. The funding will cover a portion of Alaska’s investment in the aircraft purchase. Disbursements will be made in Brazilian Reais in Brazil, directly to Embraer.

  • Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    Teenager killed in another high-school shooting in Brazil

    “This mode of violence has implanted itself in Brazil,” Dino explained

    A 16-year-old female pupil was killed Monday at the Professor Helena Kolody School in the city of Cambé in the Brazilian State of Paraná when a former student walked into the premises carrying a gun, Agencia Brasil reported citing local authorities.