Brazil

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 11:47 UTC

  Brazil: Ciro Gomes' party to vote for Lula in runoff

  

  Brazil's Democratic Workers' Party (PDT), whose presidential candidate Ciro Gomes ended up fourth with 3% of the votes last Sunday, announced Tuesday that it will be supporting former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 runoff.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

  

  It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Former Judge and Minister Moro and key governors support Bolsonaro's reelection

  

  Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro will receive the endorsement of the governors of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro in addition to that of former judge and minister Sergio Moro for the Oct. 30 runoff against Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party, it was announced Tuesday.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Rio de Janeiro records yet another monkeypox fatality

  

  State Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro Monday confirmed the second local death of a monkeypox patient. It was a 31-year-old man who had been hospitalized for over a month.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazilian-developed COVID-19 vax to begin human testing

  

  A drug against Covid-19 developed at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) will begin testing with a group of 432 volunteers, it was announced Monday.

• Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 18:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro's PL candidates record shocking victories nationwide

  

  In addition to questioning what most pollsters had forecast for the presidential elections, Jair Bolsonaro's political alliance achieved encouraging results Sunday as the Liberal Party snatched 99 seats in Congress (23 more than it already has).

• Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:59 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro makes it to the runoff against Lula despite some polls

  

  Former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the leftwing Workers' Party (PT) edged the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) in Sunday's elections by 48.42% against 43.21% of the votes, which shows a divided country after weeks of violent incidents related to the electoral campaign.

• Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:17 UTC

  Neymar backs Bolsonaro over Lula

  

  Brazilian football star Neymar has supported incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for Sunday's elections, which earned him heavy criticism from his country's media, where opposition candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva looks poised to return to the Planalto Palace.

• Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  Rio de Janeiro says meningitis cases on the rise

  

  Health authorities in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro have announced the number of cases of meningitis recorded so far in 2022 already exceeds those detected all throughout 2021.

• Friday, September 30th 2022 - 23:48 UTC

  Lula and Bolsonaro trade accusations in last TV debate

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (PT) and the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro (PL) Thursday engaged in bitter arguments during the last TV debate ahead of Sunday's elections.