Brazil

Monday, January 30th 2023 - 20:11 UTC
Germany pledges some € 200 million to Brazil's ambitious environmental actions

Germany's Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze Monday announced in Brasilia the release of about € 200 million to be committed to environmental actions.
Monday, January 30th 2023 - 11:03 UTC
National Trans Visibility Day celebrated in Brazil

Members of Brazil's LGBT+ movements and of the transsexual and transvestite community celebrated National Trans Visibility Day with parades nationwide, the largest two being in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, it was reported.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Brazilian FM ratifies commitment to WTO

Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Friday told World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about the South American country's commitment to the global entity under the new administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Degradation also harmful to Amazon rainforest, study shows

One-third of the Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a combination of human activity and drought, according to a scientific report carried this week by the journal Science. The study released on Thursday yielded results much higher than previously thought and underlined that, in addition to deforestation, degradation can be just as harmful.
Friday, January 27th 2023 - 19:28 UTC
Brazil: Federal Police launches 3rd phase of Operation Lesa Pátria

Brazilian Federal Police (PF) Friday launched the third phase of Operation Lesa Pátria (lèse patria) by serving arrest and search-and-seizure warrants across five states and the Federal District, Agencia Brasil reported.
Friday, January 27th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Brazil records highest number of deaths of trans people in the world

In 2022, 131 trans and transvestite people were murdered all across Brazil, making it the country with the most deaths of people of this community for the 14th consecutive year, Agencia Brasil reported. In addition to the 131 killings, other 20 people took their own lives due to discrimination and prejudice.
Friday, January 27th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Petrobras has a new CEO; company shares drop awaiting fuels prices policy

Former Senator and energy consultant, Jean Paul Prates is Brazil's oil giant Petrobras new Chief Executive, marking a clear difference from the previous administration rapidly reflected in the Sao Paulo stock exchange where company shares dropped more than 3% on Thursday
Friday, January 27th 2023 - 09:51 UTC
Presidents Lula and Macron discuss democracy and the environment

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday discussed the future of democracy and the current environmental crisis over the telephone with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron in a conversation that lasted more than one hour, Agencia Brasil reported.
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Yanomami people crisis to be treated as genocide

Brazil's Federal Police is to investigate the sanitary crisis among the Yanomami people as a crime of genocide, Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:58 UTC
Lula in favor of Mercosur-China FTA

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Wednesday in Montevideo that he agreed to open up Mercosur and pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.