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Montevideo, May 20th 2025 - 14:17 UTC

Brazil

  • Saturday, February 22nd 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    De Moraes suspends Rumble in Brazil

    An almighty judge in Brazil, De Moraes faces censorship charges in the US

    Brazilian Supreme Court Justice (STF) Alexandre De Moraes Friday suspended the social network Rumble from South America's largest country after the company remained without a legal representative past the given deadline following the resignation of the previous legal team and the network's failure to appoint a replacement.

  • Friday, February 21st 2025 - 12:00 UTC

    Brazil: Busy day for Justice De Moraes

    De Moraes issued rulings involving X, Rumble, and Bolsonaro

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice
    Alexandre De Moraes had a busy day Thursday, issuing key rulings concerning social platforms X and Rumble - both involving blogger Allan dos Santos' accounts - and former President Jair Bolsonaro.

  • Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    São Paulo: Public health emergency decreed due to dengue fever

    So far 131 deaths have been recorded nationwide in 2025. Photo: EFE

    The Brazilian State of São Paulo Wednesday declared a public emergency due to the persistence and worsening of the dengue epidemic, Health Secretary Eleuses Paiva announced from the Butantan Institute.

  • Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Lula highlights Brazil's economic improvements

    Lula also underscored the nation's continued growth, controlled inflation, and living standards improvements

    Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted Wednesday that his country's economy has outperformed expectations in the past two years when it reached 3.2% in 2023 and 3.8% in 2024 amid projections of +0.8% and +2.5% respectively.

  • Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Brazil's PGR indicts Bolsonaro and 33 others for coup attempt

    Bolsonaro carried out a “conspiratorial plot armed and executed against democratic institutions,” the prosecution argued

    Former President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted Tuesday by Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) alongside 33 other people before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for the crimes of coup d'état, violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, and criminal organization.

  • Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 09:13 UTC

    Brazil announces plans to join OPEC+

    “We should not be ashamed of being oil producers,” Silveira stressed

    Brazilian authorities announced Tuesday the South American country's decision to join the Organization of 13 Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 observer nations, commonly referred to as OPEC+. According to Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, the move would in in line with Brazil's goals and would not collide with its environmental commitments. Brazil will participate in the OPEC Cooperation Charter, a forum for discussing oil market strategies without binding obligations to follow cartel policies like production cuts.

  • Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 20:54 UTC

    Lula welcomes Portugal's President and Prime Minister in Brazil

    Rebelo de Sousa (L) started his tour in Recife, where he was granted an honorary PhD by the University of Pernambuco

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed Portugal's Heads of State and Government Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro respectively, to launch a series of bilateral vents to take place in the South American country. The Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) will also be on the agenda. The Workers' Party leader had been to Portugal in 2023.

  • Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 09:46 UTC

    Record-high temperatures hit Rio de Janeiro

    There is no rain forecast for the remainder of this week

    Rio de Janeiro City authorities Monday recorded a temperature of 44ºC, the highest on the Rio Alert System files since 2014, and with no rain forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Temperatures are thus expected to be above 40°C with moderate winds on Tuesday afternoon while dropping slightly in the coming days.

  • Monday, February 17th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Brazil: Offshore oil platform begins pre-salt operations

    This platform has state-of-the-art technology to produce more with less environmental impact, Silveira said

    Brazilian authorities announced Saturday that the Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7) offshore oil production platform, the largest in the country, began operating in the Búzios Field, in the Santos Basin, around 180 kilometers off Rio de Janeiro. The platform ship can process up to 225,000 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

  • Saturday, February 15th 2025 - 10:49 UTC

    Brazil expands target population for dengue vax amid poor response

    Brazil was the first country to apply the dengue vaccine through its public health system

    Brazilian Health Authorities widened the age range of potential recipients of the dengue vaccine as many doses were approaching their expiration date. The move seeks that every dose purchased reaches the population, it was explained. In addition, some batches of the drug could also be delivered to locations previously not covered by the immunization Unified Health System (SUS) programs.