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Montevideo, December 9th 2025 - 00:25 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

    Brazil's Lula granted honorary PhD in Mozambique

    “No one is better than Brazil to contribute to food security in Mozambique,” Lula noted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was awarded an honorary PhD in political science, development, and international cooperation from the Pedagogical University of Maputo (PUM) this week. Lula is visiting the country after participating in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa). The South American nation and Mozambique are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 18:54 UTC

    Lula troubled by interpreter's poor work at G20 Summit

    “Only Janja may whisper in my ear!,” Lula stressed

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was deeply troubled on the closing day of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa) by an interpreter's unprofessional behavior. “Only [First Lady] Janja [da Silva] may whisper in my ear!” he stressed.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil: STF panel upholds Bolsonaro's effective imprisonment

    Two judges endorsed De Moraes' opinion, while Dino concurred, albeit as per his own written rationale

    The First Panel of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously upheld on Monday former President Jair Bolsonaro's effective detention after tampering with the tracking device he had to wear as part of the house arrest he had been granted following his 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

    COP30's final document leaves fossil fuels unmentioned

    Corrêa do Lago acknowledged the disappointment of some attendees (Pic GETTY IMAGES)

    The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, with the approval of a final document that has drawn both consensus and sharp criticism for its lack of ambition, particularly its silence on the future of fossil fuels.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula foresees Mercosur-EU agreement will be signed on Dec. 20

    The EU and Mercosur completed negotiations on the agreement last December

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Sunday at the G20 Summit in South Africa that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) would be signed on December 20. Lula, who holds the South American bloc's rotating presidency, has made the deal a priority.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Bolsonaro cites mental disorders for tampering with tracking device

    Bolsonaro's detention was upheld on Sunday pending an STF hearing on Monday

    During a custody hearing on Sunday afternoon, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was under the effects of his psychiatric medication when he tried to remove his ankle tracking device, resulting in his house arrest's suppression and actual incarceration at a Federal Police facility.

  • Sunday, November 23rd 2025 - 04:04 UTC

    Bolsonaro taken to detention facility for posing concrete flight risk

    Bolsonaro admitted to tampering with his electronic ankle tracking device

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest serving a 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, was transferred Saturday to a detention facility after he tampered with his ankle tracking device. According to some local outlets, he had planned to seek asylum in an Argentine or US diplomatic mission.

  • Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 08:00 UTC

    No consensus yet at COP30

    COP30 has already delivered three landmark declarations, but no joint final statement as of Friday

    As the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) reached its scheduled closing time of 11:50 PM on Friday, negotiations for the final document, known as the Belém Package, had not concluded. Talks were expected to extend into the early hours of Saturday.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 19:05 UTC

    COP30 chairman calls for consensus - extension due to fire not unlikely

    “We know how difficult it is to reach consensus,” Corrêa do Lago reckoned

    André Corrêa do Lago called on countries to reach a consensus for the common good of the planet on the scheduled closing day of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, the capital of the Brazilian State of Pará. The event's Chairman insisted on Friday that it was time for international cooperation to prevail.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Trump removes 40% tariffs from 212 Brazilian items

    Trump and Lula have smoothed over relations

    US President Donald Trump has removed a 40% tariff on more than 200 Brazilian agricultural and livestock products, including beef, vegetables, coffee, cocoa, and some ammonia-based fertilizers. The decision follows negotiations with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.