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Montevideo, July 5th 2025 - 04:50 UTC

Brazil

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil strong enough to weather Trump's tariffs, says Lula

    Brazil's economy “only depends on us Brazilians,” Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday underscored his country's strong international reserves (US$ 370 billion) to withstand global challenges, including Donald Trump's tariffs. He also highlighted his administration's measures to boost credit and consumption.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:05 UTC

    Nobody interested in modernizing key bridge linking Argentina and Brazil

    The bridge handles 23% of the trade between Argentina and Brazil

    Brazilian authorities canceled the auction for the São Borja-Santo Tomé International Bridge due to a lack of bidders. The project -requiring a US$ 99 million investment over 25 years- sought to modernize the 15.62-kilometer structure with upgrades like new access lanes, parking areas, and improved lighting.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters march down Paulista Avenue

    The STF is targetting “ice cream and popcorn vendors” for a coup d'état, which is “a disgrace,” Bolsonaro highlighted

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at a large demonstration Sunday in São Paulo, during which scoores of Brazilians pressed for Congress to issue a blanket pardon in favor of all those facing charges in connection with the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in Brasilia against the headquarters of the three branches of Gvernment which the Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled to be a failed coup d'état.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Brazil receives UN approval to expand northern continental shelf to 350 miles

    Known as the Equatorial Margin, the area spans 360,000 square kilometers, and has been surveyed for presentation by the Brazilian Navy and Petrobras

    The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has recognized a new area of the Atlantic Ocean’s northern seabed and subsoil as belonging to Brazil, covering dimensions equivalent to the size of Germany. Previously, this region was not under any country’s jurisdiction.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Indigenous groups ready for week-long protest in Brasilia

    The indigenous groups will also try to persuade COP30 attendees that they are part of the solution to gas emmissions

    Some 10,000 indigenous people from across Brazil are expected to stage the 21st edition of the Free Land Camp (ATL) in Brasília between April 7 and 11 to advocate for land demarcation and oppose the Temporal Framework, which restricts demarcation rights to territories occupied by 1988. Indigenous leaders reject mining proposals and highlight the harmful impacts on communities like the Yanomami.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    UK discussing sale of two RN amphibious assault ships to Brazil

    HMS Albion earned a reputation as being the Royal Navy’s Swiss army knife, due to her operational versatility (Picture: MOD)

    UK is in discussions with Brazil about the potential sale of Royal Navy warships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. Both vessels are amphibious assault ships used to land Royal Marines and equipment ashore.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    Trump's measures make dollar rise in Brazil

    Emerging markets such as Brazil were hit hard by developments in the US

    The quotation between the Brazilian real and the US dollar rose Friday to US$ 1 / R$ 5.83 after China announced retaliatory 34% surcharges against US President Donald Trump's tariffs, which fueled fears of a global recession, triggering turbulence in financial markets.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Guidelines set for Brazilian First Lady's expenses

    Janja's actions must adhere to public administration principles, the AGU determined

    Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU) issued an opinion Friday defining guidelines for the role of the president’s spouse, specifically addressing First Lady Rosângela da Silva (Janja) and her expenses.

  • Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 19:37 UTC

    Brazil's Silva highlights BRICS' potential for just ecological transition

    Silva stressed the importance of countries raising their environmental ambitions

    Brazil's Environment and Climate Change Minister Marina Silva Thursday highlighted the BRICS group's potential to lead a just global ecological transition. She made those remarks during the bloc's 11th ministerial meeting in this regard, where issues like desertification, ecosystem preservation, plastic pollution, and climate action aligned with the UN's Agenda 2030 were discussed.

  • Wednesday, April 2nd 2025 - 09:10 UTC

    Embraer announces sale of four C-390s to Sweden

    Operational since 2019, the C-390 can land on rough airstrips, combining cargo transport with medical evacuation and aerial firefighting roles

    Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced Tuesday at the LAAD Defence & Security 2025 event in Rio de Janeiro that it had clinched a US$ 710 million deal to sell four C-390 Millennium military transport units to Sweden.