Brazil

• Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Mercosur summit ready to kick off at Puerto Iguazu

  

  Presidents of all four Mercosur members (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay) will convene Monday in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine northeastern province of Misiones for the 62nd bloc summit, also attended by dignitaries of the bloc's associate members.

• Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:53 UTC

  Brazil/Argentina bilateral trade better, but still lacks the dynamism of past years

  

  Trade relations between Brazil and Argentina are improving with an overall volume of US$12.5 billion in the first five months of this year. Brazil exported US$7.5 billion worth of goods and imported US$ 5 billion from Argentina, according to the Comexstat portal of the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Services.

• Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:29 UTC

  Brazil's STF overturns “legitimate defense of honor” rationale

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Friday reached a decisive majority against the “legitimate defense of honor” argument filed by numerous counselors in femicides, it was reported. This rationale was particularly frequent in cases tried by a jury.

• Friday, June 30th 2023 - 16:15 UTC

  Brazilian Justice disqualifies Jair Bolsonaro for eight years due to abuse of power

  

  Brazilian magistrate Carmen Lúcia Antunes from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of abuse of power. This decision adds to the majority opinion in favor of stripping Bolsonaro of all his political rights for a period of eight years, effectively barring him from running for any elected office or holding positions in the public administration.

• Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

  Bolsonaro now 3-1 down at TSE

  

  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was one vote short of disenfranchisement when the Superior Electoral Court adjourned Thursday's session with a score of 3-1 with three magistrates still to vote when the trial for abuse of power resumes Friday, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro downplays magnitude of Jan. 8 riots

  

  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday downplayed the magnitude of the Jan. 8 events in Brasilia when some of his followers tried to seize the headquarters of all three branches of government and compared the situation with recent events in Russia.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Brazil's population over 203 million, 2022 census shows

  

  Brazil's population in 2022 was determined to be 203,062,512 people, the Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) announced Wednesday after the results of last year's census were published. The new figures showed an increase of 12.3 million since the 2010 census, Agencia Brasil noted.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 08:19 UTC

  Brazil declares a record harvest of soy beans, 156 million tons in 2023

  

  The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove) reported that the soybean harvest in Brazil, already completed in 2023, exceeded expectations, leading to an upward revision in export forecasts for soybean grain, meal, and oil this year. Soy remains Brazil’s primary export product.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 08:14 UTC

  Lula government promoting Brazilian agriculture with US$ 76 billion financial support

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva has increased subsidized farm loans as part of a national agriculture funding plan as he aims to strengthen ties with the sector, which has been driving the economic activity of the country.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 02:32 UTC

  Brazil fertilizer consumption picking up as farmers replenish stocks and global prices drop 40%

  

  Consultants and banks estimate that fertilizer consumption in Brazil will increase this year, with projections suggesting a range of 2.5% to 10% growth in deliveries. This increase is driven by producers’ need to replenish the volumes used in their crops as input prices have fallen.