Brazil

• Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 19:09 UTC

  Putin congratulates Bolsonaro on Brazil's Bicentennial

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday congratulated his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on the 200th anniversary of the South American country's Declaration of Independence from Portugal.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil changes law regarding female voluntary sterilization

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed into law the bill lowering from 25 to 21 years the minimum age for voluntary sterilization, also allowing women to undergo the procedure right after giving birth, it was published Monday in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).

• Saturday, September 3rd 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro regrets attack against CFK despite personal differences

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said he regretted Thursday's assassination attempt on Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) despite his personal disliking of her.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 18:52 UTC

  Bolsonaro guilty of crimes against humanity for COVID-19 measures

  

  The Rome-based Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) found Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of crimes against humanity and Human Rights violations for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 18:39 UTC

  Guedes: Brazil's GDP to beat most optimistic projections

  

  Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said Monday that his country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would outpace the most optimistic projections by the end of 2022.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:46 UTC

  The profile of the suspect accused of trying to kill Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

  

  A suspect who has been identified as the 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando André Sabag Montiel has been arrested after pointing a gun at Cristina Kirchner's head.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Santos port concession will be extended from 35 to 50 years

  

  Following on requests from the potential bidders for Brazil's largest and most active port of Santos, the concession period of the Santos Port Authority (SPA), initially planned to be 35 years, should now increase to 50 years.

• Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 19:18 UTC

  Boric hopes LatAm would not tolerate a coup in Brazil if Bolsonaro loses

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday said he hoped Latin America would stage a “joint reaction” if a coup d'état takes place in next month's presidential elections in Brazil.

• Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 19:16 UTC

  Brazilians may not bring guns to voting stations, TSE rules

  

  In addition to last week's plenum ruling banning the use of cell phones within voting booths in next month's presidential elections even if the device is turned off, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) unanimously agreed Thursday to also ban voters from carrying firearms, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 18:44 UTC

  Petrobras cuts price of fuel for distributors

  

  Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Thursday announced it would reduce the sale price of fuel to distributors from R$ 3.53 (US$ 0.67) to R$3.28 (US$ 0.63) per liter effective Friday.