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Montevideo, April 27th 2026 - 13:37 UTC

Brazil

  • Friday, November 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Brazil launches yet another Scorpene submarine

    The Almirante Karam will now begin her sea trials

    Brazil's Navy celebrated a milestone in its naval modernization program (ProSub) this week with the ceremonial launch of the Almirante Karam (S43), the fourth Scorpene-class submarine built in the country under a strategic agreement with France.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:28 UTC

    Brazil approves locally produced dengue vaccine

    Padilha said that the first doses could become available as early as next month

    Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the final administrative step before the formal registration of the single-dose dengue vaccine developed by the São Paulo-based Butantan Institute for people aged 12 to 59, which protects against all four virus serotypes.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Large parts of southern Brazil under emergency due to heavy storms

    Isolated landslides from accumulated rainfall in the Itajaí Valley and on the North Coast were not to be ruled out

    The number of municipalities in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina declaring a state of emergency due to heavy rainfall and a passing cyclone increased to eleven as of Tuesday afternoon.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

    Brazil's Lula granted honorary PhD in Mozambique

    “No one is better than Brazil to contribute to food security in Mozambique,” Lula noted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was awarded an honorary PhD in political science, development, and international cooperation from the Pedagogical University of Maputo (PUM) this week. Lula is visiting the country after participating in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa). The South American nation and Mozambique are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 18:54 UTC

    Lula troubled by interpreter's poor work at G20 Summit

    “Only Janja may whisper in my ear!,” Lula stressed

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was deeply troubled on the closing day of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa) by an interpreter's unprofessional behavior. “Only [First Lady] Janja [da Silva] may whisper in my ear!” he stressed.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil: STF panel upholds Bolsonaro's effective imprisonment

    Two judges endorsed De Moraes' opinion, while Dino concurred, albeit as per his own written rationale

    The First Panel of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously upheld on Monday former President Jair Bolsonaro's effective detention after tampering with the tracking device he had to wear as part of the house arrest he had been granted following his 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

    COP30's final document leaves fossil fuels unmentioned

    Corrêa do Lago acknowledged the disappointment of some attendees (Pic GETTY IMAGES)

    The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, with the approval of a final document that has drawn both consensus and sharp criticism for its lack of ambition, particularly its silence on the future of fossil fuels.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula foresees Mercosur-EU agreement will be signed on Dec. 20

    The EU and Mercosur completed negotiations on the agreement last December

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Sunday at the G20 Summit in South Africa that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) would be signed on December 20. Lula, who holds the South American bloc's rotating presidency, has made the deal a priority.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Bolsonaro cites mental disorders for tampering with tracking device

    Bolsonaro's detention was upheld on Sunday pending an STF hearing on Monday

    During a custody hearing on Sunday afternoon, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was under the effects of his psychiatric medication when he tried to remove his ankle tracking device, resulting in his house arrest's suppression and actual incarceration at a Federal Police facility.

  • Sunday, November 23rd 2025 - 04:04 UTC

    Bolsonaro taken to detention facility for posing concrete flight risk

    Bolsonaro admitted to tampering with his electronic ankle tracking device

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest serving a 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, was transferred Saturday to a detention facility after he tampered with his ankle tracking device. According to some local outlets, he had planned to seek asylum in an Argentine or US diplomatic mission.