Brazil

• Tuesday, March 10th 2026 - 00:29 UTC

  Lula warns Brazil must be ready to defend itself amid rising global tensions

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned Monday that the country must be prepared to defend itself against potential external threats, as global geopolitical tensions intensify, during a joint appearance with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Brasília.

• Monday, March 9th 2026 - 10:56 UTC

  Women’s Day rallies in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay focused on femicide, austerity and public funding

  

  International Women’s Day rallies in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay this weekend produced a shared Southern Cone agenda: opposition to gender-based violence, demands for sustained public policies and warnings about the impact of economic strain and state cutbacks on women’s lives. In Brazil, the message centered on rising femicide; in Argentina, on a strike-backed protest against President Javier Milei’s austerity drive; and in Uruguay, on demands for more funding to enforce gender-violence laws and renewed attention to vicarious violence.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 22:50 UTC

  Brazil completes its legislative process and ratifies the EU–Mercosur deal

  

  Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday ratified the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, completing the legislative step in the South American bloc’s largest economy. The Senate approved the treaty unanimously, after the lower house cleared the text last week, according to local reporting and wire-service coverage.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 03:18 UTC

  Paraguay steps up intelligence and financial controls in the Tri-Border Area amid Middle East tensions

  

  Paraguay’s government has activated intelligence, prevention and financial-control measures in the Tri-Border Area it shares with Argentina and Brazil amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Internal Security Vice Minister Óscar Pereira.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 02:42 UTC

  Haddad says Iran conflict should not immediately hit Brazil’s economy

  

  Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran should not have an immediate impact on Brazil’s macroeconomic indicators, while cautioning that the conflict’s trajectory remains hard to predict and is being monitored “carefully” by his ministry.

• Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 02:22 UTC

  Poll shows Flávio Bolsonaro drawing level with Lula in a potential Brazil runoff

  

  Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are virtually tied in a simulated second-round vote for October’s election, according to an AtlasIntel survey conducted for Bloomberg News — the first poll to show the pair at parity in a head-to-head scenario.

• Friday, February 27th 2026 - 10:51 UTC

  European Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced the provisional application of the trade part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement, following parliamentary ratification in Argentina and Uruguay. The move activates trade commitments ahead of full conclusion of the treaty, which still requires the European Parliament’s consent.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 13:27 UTC

  Latin America’s best- and worst-rated presidents in new poll: Bukele the best, Delcy the worst

  

  El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele tops a February 2026 regional ranking of Latin American leaders’ public approval, according to a survey by Argentina-based CB Consultora Opinión Pública. Bukele posts 72.6% approval and 24.8% disapproval.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 07:49 UTC

  Brazil: Brazão brothers sentenced to 76 years for ordering Marielle Franco killing

  

  Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday convicted brothers Domingos Inácio Brazão and João Francisco Inácio Brazão — known as Chiquinho — of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes. The court imposed 76 years and three months in prison on each brother, in a unanimous ruling in one of the country’s most high-profile political violence cases.

• Wednesday, February 25th 2026 - 03:37 UTC

  Heavy rains leave at least 28 dead and dozens missing in Brazil’s Minas Gerais

  

  Heavy rains and landslides in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 28 people and left more than 40 missing, with the worst impact reported in the state of Minas Gerais, according to local authorities and rescue teams.