Brazil

Wednesday, July 12th 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Number of Brazilians in debt on the rise

According to the monthly Consumer Indebtedness Survey (Peic) from the Brazilian National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services, and Tourism (CNC) released Tuesday, 78.5% of the families in South America's largest economy are indebted and behind in their payments, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, July 12th 2023 - 10:16 UTC
Brazilian Justice Minister outlines Amazon Security Plan

Brazil's Justice Minister Flávio Dino Tuesday announced that the government's Amazon Security Plan foresees 34 river and land bases and will involve the presence of different police forces, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, July 11th 2023 - 09:30 UTC
Case against Bolsonaro might be reopened following STF ruling

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Gilmar Mendes decided to undo the shelving of a lawsuit against former President Jair Bolsonaro, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.
Monday, July 10th 2023 - 10:56 UTC
Petro and Lula discuss Amazon crisis

Presidents Gustavo Petro of Colombia and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil convened Saturday at the so-called Leticia Summit in the capital of southern Colombia's Amazonas department to discuss the deterioration of the Amazon rainforest and share experiences on the issue.
Monday, July 10th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
At least 14 killed as building collapses in Recife

At least 14 people were killed when an apartment building in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of the State of Pernambuco, collapsed. The structure had been closed in 2010 by the authorities but it had been occupied irregularly, according to Civil Defense
Monday, July 10th 2023 - 10:38 UTC
Brazilian States of Pernambuco and Alagoas under weather emergency

The Governors of the Brazilian States of Pernambuco and Alagoas issued separate emergency decrees during the weekend due to heavy rains affecting 12 and 29 cities respectively, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, July 8th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
IBGE finds 8.9% of Brazilians have some form of disability

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) found through its People with Disabilities module of the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Pnad Contínua) 2022 that about 18.6 million people aged two years or more (8.9% of this age group), had some form of disability, Agencia Brasil reported. Last year, 47.2% of people with disabilities were 60 years old or older, the study also detected.
Friday, July 7th 2023 - 10:38 UTC
Amazon deforestation drops 33.6% in first semester of 2023

Brazil's Real-Time Deforestation Detection System (Deter), of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), reported Thursday that deforestation in the Amazon in the first semester of 2023 had decreased by 33.6 % year on year and 41 % in the last 12 months.
Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 11:13 UTC
Brazilian syndicate flooding Europe with cocaine, in fruit shipments, busted in operation led by Europol

A number of actions have been carried out over recent months in Brazil, Spain and Portugal, with the support of Europol, to target the members of a Brazilian highly professional criminal syndicate flooding Europe with cocaine.
Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 09:53 UTC
Higher economic growth, less inflation projected in Brazil

Brazil's Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) has revised its forecasts and now foresees larger economic growth and smaller inflation this year, Agencia Brasil reported.