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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 00:10 UTC

Brazil

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 06:41 UTC

    Paraguay to buy Embraer military aircraft to fight organized crime

    The Paraguayan Air Force already operates six AT-27 Tucano turboprops, the training aircraft that evolved into the Super Tucano

    Paraguayan Authorities have issued the necessary paperwork to launch the purchase process of six Brazilian-built Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to be deployed in security and crime fighting, it was reported in Asunción Thursday.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 09:16 UTC

    Brazil: inflation down in June, but also economic growth; Lula waiting to remove Central Bank chair in December

    The mandate of central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto, who was appointed by Jair Bolsonaro, President Lula da Silva’s predecessor, ends in December

    Inflation in Brazil measured by the IPCA was 0,21% in June, which is positive. Still, the twelve month figure was 4,23% against 3,93% in May according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Stats, IBGE.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 07:48 UTC

    Brazilian Ambassador returning to BA next week

    Things between Brazil and Argentina are not the same as between Argentina and Spain or Bolivia, Bitelli explained

    Brazil's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Julio Bitelli Tuesday downplayed the importance of the not-so-good relationship between Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Javier Milei and insisted he would be returning to his post in the Argentine capital next week after being summoned during the weekend for consultations with Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 07:45 UTC

    Brazil has 96% of Pantanal fires under control

    “We have to keep our teams moving,” Silva insisted

    Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva said Tuesday that at least 96% of the fires in the Pantanal, Pantanal, a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area and the world's largest flooded grasslands, had been put out or were under control, Agencia Brasil reported. She made the announcement alongside fellow Ministers Simone Tebet (Budget and Planning) and Waldez Góes (Integration and Regional Development) in Corumbá, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 07:43 UTC

    Brazil bounces back from bottom tier regarding child vaccination

    “Global immunization coverage has yet to recover from the historic setback it suffered during the pandemic,” O'Brien stressed

    According to data from world health authorities released this week, Brazil is no longer among the 20 nations that vaccinate the least children, while Venezuela was included by Unicef and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the group lagging behind in terms of immunizations against measles, tetanus or diphtheria.

  • Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 20:19 UTC

    Argentina's economic fall worse than expected, IMF foresees

    The IMF tied an overall setback in Latin America and the Caribbean to Argentina's performance

    According to the latest issue of the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, Argentina's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to fall 3.5% in 2024, which represented a setback from the 2.8% predicted back in April. Regarding next year, the IMF kept the 5% growth projection unchanged.

  • Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 09:22 UTC

    Brazilian Ambassador to BA summoned by Lula and Vieira

    Bitelli's trip to Brasilia is a message from Lula to Milei

    Argentine President Javier Milei's attitude of speaking his truth at any cost is about to take its toll on the diplomatic front, as confrontations with Brazil and Bolivia flare up with a possible reshaping of the current scenario in the near future.

  • Monday, July 15th 2024 - 07:36 UTC

    Italian President lands in Brazil for 5-day visit

    Mattarella will be meeting with Lula on Monday

    Italian President Sergio Mattarella landed in Brasilia Sunday for a five-day visit to South America's largest country, Agencia Brasil reported. The first visit of an Italian head of state to Brazil in 24 years marks the 150th anniversary of immigration from the European nation. Topping the agenda of talks will be the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), as well as other topics such as climate change and energy transition.

  • Saturday, July 13th 2024 - 09:16 UTC

    IBGE finds 2% interannual growth in services

    The IBGE recorded no overall changes between April and May

    Services in South America's largest country grew 2% interannually in the first five months of 2024, according to a report released Friday by Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Over the past 12 months through May, the index rose 1.3%. The sector accounts for about 70% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The sector also grew by 2.3% last year, making it the third in a row with positive figures.

  • Friday, July 12th 2024 - 07:03 UTC

    Brazil speeds trade agreement with Palestine in the framework of Mercosur

    The latest Mercosur summit took place this week in Asunción, Paraguay when the rotating six month presidential chair went to Uruguay.

    This week Brazil deposited its instrument of ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and Palestine, which means the treaty is to come into force, between Brazil and the Palestine Administration, in thirty days. The instrument was deposited at last moment to Mercosur member Paraguay on July 3, when this country was still chair of the South American trade block. The information was released by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations. The following day the rotating presidency of Mercosur was handed to Uruguay.