Brazil

• Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 01:33 UTC

  Flávio Bolsonaro mocks samba school’s demotion after Lula tribute, says the “next drop” will be him

  

  Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Liberal Party, PL), seen as a potential right-wing contender in Brazil’s October presidential election, said that after the samba school that paid tribute to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was relegated in Rio de Janeiro’s carnival standings, the “next drop” will be Lula’s — and that of the Workers’ Party (PT).

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 17:03 UTC

  Brazilian opposition announces legal action against Lula over Rio Carnival tribute

  

  Brazil’s opposition said it will file complaints with the country’s electoral courts against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arguing that a Rio Carnival tribute staged by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói amounted to illegal early campaigning funded, at least in part, with public money.

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 06:51 UTC

  Milei to travel to the first Board of Peace summit and to meet with Trump

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei will travel to the United States this week to attend the inaugural summit of President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” and hold another meeting with Trump in Washington.

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 06:00 UTC

  Lula and other Brazilian presidents at the Sambadrome: tributes, satire and scandals

  

  The tribute paid on Sunday by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — a parade that traced his life story and political rise — has revived debate over the long-standing relationship between Rio’s carnival and political power. Lula is not the first Brazilian president to be featured on the Sambadrome, but he is the first to receive such an honor while alive and in office, according to an EFE account.

• Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 20:57 UTC

  Brazil coffee exports fall 31% in January, Cecafé says

  

  Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, exported 2.78 million 60-kg bags in January, down 30.8% from the same month in 2025, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), EFE reported on Tuesday.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 08:38 UTC

  Flávio Bolsonaro steps onto global far-right stage as Brazil presidential hopeful

  

  Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has used an international tour in the Middle East to publicly cast himself as a contender for Brazil’s 2026 presidency, seeking visibility among transnational conservative networks as Brazil’s right tries to settle on a standard-bearer.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 17:37 UTC

  Tunnel under Montevideo’s historic district foils bank raid plot, raises regional crime links

  

  According to the Interior Ministry, the plot relied on a commercial premises leased in mid-2025, from which an access point was allegedly opened into the sewers to advance toward a nearby financial institution. The broader investigation began on September 11 with an anonymous tip about a suspected drug-selling point in Neptunia, in Canelones, and expanded as investigators tracked a network with logistical presence in Montevideo.

• Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 09:23 UTC

  Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Canal Meio.

• Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 01:00 UTC

  Brazilian oil and gas production record in 2025, 4,987million boe/d

  

  Brazil daily production of oil and natural gas in 2025 reached the equivalent of 4,987 million boe/d, a new record, according to the country’s Petroleum National Agency, ANP.

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 02:48 UTC

  Over 60% of Brazilians are overweight as obesity doubles in 18 years, survey shows

  

  More than six in ten Brazilians are now overweight and obesity affects roughly one in four adults, according to official health data released this week and carried by Agência Brasil. The survey estimates that 62.6% of the population had excess weight in 2024, up from 42.6% in 2006, while obesity (BMI ≥ 30) doubled from 11.8% to 25.7% over the same period.