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Montevideo, April 5th 2026 - 06:25 UTC

Brazil

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:25 UTC

    Lula invites other countries to support TFFF initiative

    “We will be proud to remember that it was in the heart of the Amazon rainforest that we took this step together,” insisted Lula

    Upon launching the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) during the Climate Summit in the Amazon city of Belém, in the State of Pará, on Thursday afternoon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited other nations to support the initiative. “Forests are worth more standing than cut down. They should be included in our countries’ GDP. Ecosystem services need to be remunerated, as do the people who protect forests. International green funds are not up to the challenge,” insisted Lula.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 10:48 UTC

    Brazil grows cheaper for Uruguayans, with price gaps of up to 394%

    Economy and Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone said the government is finalizing regulations for measures approved in June to alleviate the impact on border cities

    Brazil continues to offer a cheaper alternative for Uruguayan consumers, with goods costing between two and four times less in border cities. According to a report by the Economic Observatory of the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), cited by El País, prices in the Brazilian city of Quaraí are on average 74.4% lower than in neighboring Artigas, marking a widening gap compared to previous months.

  • Thursday, November 6th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Brazil's productive sectors uneasy with Selic kept at 15%

    Brazil's industry, commerce, and trade sectors criticized the measure

    Brazil's Central Bank's (BCB) Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) decided on Wednesday to maintain the basic Selic interest rate at 15% per annum, which drew long faces among the country's industry, commerce, and trade sectors.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 20:52 UTC

    Lula enacts law designating Belém as capital of Brazil during COP30

    Lula will travel to the Celac-EU summit in Colombia before returning to Belém

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill making Belém, in the state of Pará, the capital of the South American country for the duration of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) between Nov. 11 and 21. The measure has been published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Brazil's Lower House passes bill to tax streaming platforms

    Brazilian lawmakers agreed to tax streaming platforms such as Netflix and YouTube

    Brazil's Lower House passed on Tuesday a bill providing for the collection of taxes on streaming services submitted by the rapporteur, Congressman Doutor Luizinho (PP-RJ). Additional wording adjustments are expected to be made on Wednesday.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Indigenous communities in Peru say Comando Vermelho operates there

    Comando Vermelho's ramifications all over South America are still unfathomable

    Indigenous communities in Peru's remote Yurúa district, on the border with Brazil, are raising a serious alarm over the increasing presence of members of the Brazilian criminal organization Comando Vermelho (Red Command) operating in their territory.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Prince William given the keys to the city of Rio

    “It was an honor to receive the keys to the city at the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro,” William wrote on social media

    Prince William of Wales is visiting Brazil to fulfill an environmental agenda. On Monday, while touring Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain, he received the key to the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:41 UTC

    Japan is one step closer to allowing Brazilian beef imports

    A Japanese team is due in Brazil this month to check the States of Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul, Fávaro confirmed

    The opening of the Japanese market to Brazilian beef appears imminent, as a Japanese government delegation is scheduled to visit Brazil this month to conduct a final audit of local meatpacking plants. Negotiations gained significant momentum following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Tokyo in March.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    High-speed train between Rio and Sao Paulo could revolutionize travel in Brazil

    By land, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are currently linked by bus services, taking around 6 hours each way

    Brazil's plans for a groundbreaking high-speed rail (HSR) system that promises to connect Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in an estimated 1 hour and 45 minutes could potentially revolutionize transport in South America.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:03 UTC

    BBC says legal weapons from Paraguay end up in Comando Vermelho’s hands

    Other arms suppliers to the CV allegedly include Argentine dealer Diego Dirisio and his wife

    A recent report from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) found a link between Brazil's infamous Comando Vermelho group's gun supply and Paraguay. Arms legally imported to that country end up in the possession of the outlaw group.