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Montevideo, October 21st 2026 - 06:21 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, October 11th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

    Israel: Pets welcome on Brazilian evacuation flights

    Bruna Valeanu was 24 years old

    Brazilian authorities will nationals of the South American country to bring along their dogs and cats as they are evacuated from war-torn Israel, Agencia Brasil reported. The pets shall not be required to produce their International Veterinary Certificate (IVC), it was also explained. Such a document is usually needed in cases of pets coming from other countries.

  • Wednesday, October 11th 2023 - 08:21 UTC

    TSE trial of Bolsonaro adjourned

    If convicted, Bolsonaro could become ineligible for eight years for the second time

    Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Tuesday adjourned the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is believed to have abused his political power ahead of last year's elections which he eventually lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 08:23 UTC

    First Brazilian Air Force rescue aircraft due in Tel Aviv Tuesday

    “We are coordinating the lists with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” Damasceno explained

    A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Airbus 330-200 transport aircraft which can accommodate up to 230 passengers was already in Rome Monday, from where it planned to fly to Tel Aviv to bring the first batch of nationals of the South American country to safety from war-torn Israel, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, October 9th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    Israel: 260 bodies found at Brazilian rave after Hamas attack

    The event took place in the Negev desert in southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip.

    Some 260 bodies were found at the site of a Brazilian music festival in southern Israel attacked by Hamas on Saturday, the Zaka search and rescue organization told local media.

  • Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:14 UTC

    False bomb threats affect flights from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires

    Both flights were carrying Argentine fans who supported Boca Juniors against Palmeiras on Thursday evening

    Argentina's Airport Security Police (PSA) Friday enacted its explosives deactivation protocol at Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport after two flights inbound from Sao Paulo's Guarulhos were said to be carrying a bomb aboard each. Two simultaneous bomb threats were received at the Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 call center, it was reported.

  • Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 07:32 UTC

    Argentina/Brazil bilateral trade continues to fall, contracting 19,5% in September

    Argentine sales to Brazil fell by 18.5% in September 2023 compared to the same month the previous year, marking the sixth consecutive month of decline

    Trade between Argentina and Brazil reached US$ 2.1 billion in September, marking a 19.5% decline compared to the US$ 2.66 billion recorded in the same month last year. This fact was brought to attention in a report by Argentina’s Chamber of Commerce and Services (CAC), which used official data from Brazil.

  • Friday, October 6th 2023 - 08:45 UTC

    Brazil and China conduct a landmark trade operation in Yuan and Reais

    This milestone operation involved the export of pulp by Eldorado Brasil, a São Paulo-based company with a presence in Shanghai, China

    For the first time a trade operation between Brazil and China was conducted in a closed-loop system using local currencies, Yuans and Reais, without any involvement of US dollars. The transactions were financed and settled in yuan, directly converted into Brazilian real, without any involvement of the US dollar.

  • Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil reports record trade surplus in September

    Brazilian exports are expected to remain stable in 2023 while imports are likely to fall by 11.5%

    Thanks to lower fuel imports and improved grain harvest results, Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services this week announced a trade surplus of $8.904 billion for September 2023, a 51.2% improvement over the same month last year, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:47 UTC

    Severe drought and warm waters killing dolphins in the Amazon river basin

    Low river levels during a severe drought have heated water in stretches to temperatures that are intolerable for the dolphins, experts believe

    More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in a tributary of Amazon river in Brazil this past week. Experts suspect the deaths may have been caused by severe drought and rising heat.

  • Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Brazil to drastically cut dairy imports from Mercosur and ease taxes to promote domestic production

    Dairy Imports from Mercosur countries more than doubled in twelve months

    Brazil is planning to curb dairy imports from Mercosur countries. In the next few days, a decree will be published that will change the rules for tax benefits for dairies, agro-industrial companies, and cooperatives that participate in the Ministry of Agriculture’s milk program PMLS. The objective is to reduce tax incentives for companies that purchase dairy products from abroad.