Brazil

Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Brazil: Trade surplus projections upped for 2023

Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) has improved its projections for a foreign trade surplus this year from US$ 84.7 billion to US$ 93 billion, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:23 UTC
Brazil speaking for Mercosur supports Argentina's Falklands sovereignty claims at UN debate

The United Nations Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related items on Monday, with many speakers emphasizing the need to resolve the questions of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, more than six decades after the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Falklands/Malvinas case was speared by Brazil in representation of Mercosur, while as usual the Spanish representative criticized the Gibraltar situation.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:04 UTC
Lula discharged from hospital sooner than expected

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was discharged Sunday from the hospital where he underwent hip surgery last Friday.
Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:27 UTC
Lula recovering well after hip surgery

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is well after undergoing scheduled hip replacement surgery, it was reported. His recovery will take between three and four weeks. He also seized the opportunity to have plastic surgery performed on his eyelids, a procedure known as blepharoplasty. Lula is turning 78 next month.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:33 UTC
Lula praises Biden's support to autoworkers' strike

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday praised his US colleague Joseph Biden for supporting a strike by autoworkers in Detroit, just a week after both heads of state signed an understanding regarding the role of labor unions.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:29 UTC
Bolsonaro indicted for 2014 remarks against PT congresswoman

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for incitement to rape by a Federal District Court in connection with a speech he delivered before the Lower House in December 2014, when he was a Congressman, Agencia Brasil reported in Brasilia Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:55 UTC
New container line linking EU main ports with Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina

ONE (Ocean Network Express) and Cosco Shipping are starting the new LUX container service. This route connects Europe and the Mediterranean with the east coast of South America with weekly stopovers.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:39 UTC
China opens its market to Colombia beef; Brazil concerned as export meat prices have fallen considerably

Brazilian meatpacker Minerva said on Monday it had received a notification from Colombia’s government saying that China has approved a sanitary protocol in order to open its market for Colombian beef exports.
Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 09:44 UTC
Post stamp commemorating 200 years of ties between Argentina and Brazil launched

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero presided over the ceremony in Buenos Aires Monday marking the launching of a postage stamp commemorating two centuries of diplomatic ties between Argentina and Brazil.
Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 09:02 UTC
Lula says Vietnam interested in a trade deal with Mercosur

President Lula da Silva welcomed on Monday, in Brasilia, Vietnam prime minister Pham Minh Chinh and said the Asian country was interested in a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc. Lula, who currently chairs the group, said he wants to bring Mercosur members closer to Asian countries and highlighted there is room for trade with Vietnam to grow..