Brazil

Monday, August 18th 2025 - 21:38 UTC
Lula and Noboa discuss trade beyond ideological discrepancies

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday welcomed his Ecuadorean colleague Daniel Noboa at the Planalto Palace for a meeting during which both leaders set aside their ideological discrepancies and focused on strengthening trade and cooperation, particularly after Washington's tariffs.
Monday, August 18th 2025 - 08:51 UTC
Brazil donating 20 Urutus armored vehicles to Paraguay

Brazil is donating 20 EE-11 Urutu armored vehicles to the Paraguayan Army to help modernize its military and strengthen regional defense cooperation. The donation will increase Paraguay's fleet of Urutu vehicles from 12 to 32.
Monday, August 18th 2025 - 08:30 UTC
Bad weather expected in southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina

Weather forecasters in southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina foresee stormy conditions early this week due to an extratropical cyclone expected to bring severe havoc to the region.
Monday, August 18th 2025 - 07:55 UTC
Chinese automaker GWM opens first factory in South America

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) officially launched its first manufacturing facility in the Americas, located in Brazil, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva present at the ceremony. The plant is set to function as a regional export hub for Latin America.
Monday, August 18th 2025 - 05:24 UTC
Record harvest of corn and soybeans in Brazil, more area sown and good weather

The 2024/25 corn crop in Brazil was estimated at a record 137.0 million tons by the National Supply Company (Conab) on Thursday; an increase of about 5 million tons compared to last month’s forecast.
Friday, August 15th 2025 - 09:23 UTC
Bolsonaro seeks acquittal in coup plot trial, denies evidence against him

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has submitted his final statement to the Supreme Court, requesting acquittal on five charges that could add up to 43 years in prison. “There is no evidence of the coup imagined by the prosecution,” his defense argued, denying any link to the alleged plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 21:56 UTC
Violence against children in Brazilian Amazon worse than elsewhere in the country

A report released Thursday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety (FBSP) showed that Children and adolescents in the Legal Amazon were exposed to different types of violence with relevant particularities compared to the rest of the South American country.
Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 10:14 UTC
Fachin chosen to head Brazil's STF

Edson Fachin was chosen on Wednesday to serve as Chief Justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) for the next two years, starting on Sept. 29. Justice Alexandre De Moraes will become Deputy Chief Justice.
Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 10:58 UTC
Lula sending bill to Congress to regulate social media

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that he would be sending a bill to Congress, providing for the regulation of social media. “We are going to regulate because it is necessary to establish minimum standards of behavior and procedure for the operation of a digital network,” he told Band News.
Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
Explosion in southern Brazil leaves 9 dead

At least nine people were reported dead Tuesday after an explosion at the Enaex Brasil explosives factory in Quatro Barras, a municipality in the southern State of Paraná, near Curitiba. In addition, seven people were injured.