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Brazil

  • Friday, April 14th 2023 - 09:14 UTC

    Taiana visits Brazilian submarine shipyard

    Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana toured a Brazilian shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, the official news service Télam reported Thursday. The state-owned facilities are specialized in submarines and were opened in 2009.

  • Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:19 UTC

    Alckmin says Brazil's trade with neighbors should come first

    “We have to start with our neighbors,” said Alckmin, who added that thence Lula's first trip as President was to Argentina and Uruguay

    Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, in charge of the South American country due to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trip to China, insisted Wednesday on the importance of increasing trade with Latin America, Xinhua reported.

  • Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

    Lula highlights BRICS Bank's social role

    The IMF is “asphyxiating” Argentina, Lula also said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday highlighted the social mission of the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as BRICS Bank, during Dilma Rousseff's inauguration as president of the financial institution in Shanghai, China.

  • Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

    School violence: Family arrested in Brazil with Nazi paraphernalia

    Despite all efforts, another episode of school violence took place this week in Goias.

    Brazilin authorities have arrested a family linked to pro-Nazi activities in the investigations on school violence undertaken after last week's episodes. A 14-year-old boy was among those apprehended.

  • Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 10:04 UTC

    Brazil recovers the Russian market for its beef exports

    On March first, Brazil, following sanitary protocol imposed an embargo on meat from animals slaughtered in the state of Pará that were more than 30 months old.

    Brazil has announced the end of the Russian embargo on Brazilian beef produced and exports in the state of Pará. Russia imposed the restrictions during March, after the confirmation of an atypical case of BSE or “mad cow” disease in Marabá, in the south of the state, in late February.

  • Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 09:05 UTC

    Brazilian inflation decelerates in March

    TVs, stereos, and computers fell in March

    Brazil's National Wide Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which measures the country's official inflation, reached 0.71% in March, decelerating in relation to February, when it was 0.84%, and reaching the lowest level since January 2021, it was announced Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 11:07 UTC

    Lula in Beijing to meet Xi Jinping; both want to prop their countries international standings

    Lula da Silva and Xi Jinping are expected to address the implications for the BRICS Group of the ongoing Ukraine conflict

    Brazilian president Lula da Silva begins today a four day official visit to China, (April 11/14), hosted by Xi Jinping at a time when both leaders have great foreign policy plans: Lula wants Brazil back in the grand chessboard and Xi is intent in trying to present his country as a global power that can rival (defy) the US.

  • Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Brazilian President announces alliance with Indonesia and Congo

    With his previous experience as president, Lula said that “we will do more in four years -proportionally more- than we did in eight years.”

    In an exclusive TV interview marking his first 100 days in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Monday (10) that he will meet in June with his colleagues from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia to launch an alliance between the countries that hold the largest rainforests on the planet, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, April 10th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

    Brazil: Operation Safe Schools targets 270 Twitter accounts

    Operation Safe School is coordinated by the Justice Ministry in partnership with State and other federal agencies

    Brazil's Justice Ministry (MJSP) requested the deletion of 270 Twitter accounts conveying hashtags related to attacks against schools nationwide, Agencia Brasil reported Sunday.

  • Monday, April 10th 2023 - 09:45 UTC

    Lula reviews cities hit by floods

    Lula said he lived through floods in his younger days and therefore he knows what the victims are going through

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday flew over 53 cities declared under emergency due to rains. The head of state also called for the speedy approval of popular housing plans to assist the victims. Joining Lula were Ministers Flávio Dino (Justice) and Paulo Pimenta (Secom).