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Montevideo, December 23rd 2025 - 05:48 UTC

Brazil

  • Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 20:03 UTC

    Brazil's capital records all-time low temperature

    Most anomalous climatic events are taking place as “a consequence of climate change,” an expert explained

    An unprecedented cold wave in Brazil for the month of May has been labeled a threat both to the country's thousands of homeless people and also to crops, it was reported Thursday.

  • Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

    Brazilian government lowers tariffs on eleven products to help with inflation

    Many of the products are food related to wheat, flour, corn and proteins

    The Brazilian government facing the inflationary challenge, as in most of the rest of the world, and particularly when it comes to food prices and the millions of Brazilians who survive on a daily ration, has decided to temporarily reduce tariffs on eleven products. The decree came into effect on May 12 and will continue until the end of the year.

  • Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 08:19 UTC

    Brazil: Lula ties the knot for the third time in his life

    Janja would play a key role if Lula is elected, according to Brazilian media

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday married sociologist Rosángela da Silva in Sao Paulo, under strict security measures. The celebration was attended by politicians and artists who were not allowed to bring their cell phones with them.

  • Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 22:18 UTC

    Bolsonaro files STF complaint against Justice De Moraes

    “Our democracy and our freedom are non-negotiable,” said Bolsonaro Tuesday

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a complaint against Justice Alexandre de Moraes before the very Federal Supreme Court (STF) of which the magistrate is a member for the way he has handled the case known as “digital militias” in which the head of state is under investigation for his alleged involvement in the dissemination of fake news.

  • Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

    Presidential hopeful Lula getting married

    The labor leader is planning a most luxurious wedding

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who looks poised to return to the Planalto Palace after the Oct. 2 elections, is getting married this Wednesday to Rosângela Silva.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    Brazil opens situation room to monitor acute hepatitis

    Some 47 cases of the disease have been reported nationwide

    Brazilian health authorities have established during the weekend a monitoring room to oversee the development nationwide of the worrying acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children, of which the country has already reported 47 cases under study.

  • Monday, May 16th 2022 - 18:10 UTC

    Bolsonaro insists Argentina and Chile might end up like Cuba

    Bolsonaro also stress all ministers had “carte blanche” to do whatever they saw best for the population

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday insisted on social media that he feared Argentina and Chile were following the paths of Venezuela and Cuba because although Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez were already dead, the “consequences of communism” remained.

  • Monday, May 16th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

    Argentina preparing to become a BRICS member with support from China and Brazil

    President Fernandez allegedly will be participating of a BRICS leaders summit next month invited by president Xi

    Argentina has been invited by Chinese president Xi Jinping to participate in three BRICS events taking place in the coming four weeks. The first will be a get-together of political parties, social organizations and think tanks, a second on May 20th, is a summit of foreign ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, BRICS full members, and the Argentine minister guest. Finally, on June24 a summit of the five-plus one leaders is scheduled.

  • Monday, May 16th 2022 - 01:07 UTC

    Brazilian road show in New York to attract US$ 40bn investors in transport infrastructure

    The portfolio of infrastructure projects includes the seventh round of airport concessions, with 15 airfields and total investment of more than R$ 7 billion.

    The current Brazilian government expects to have contracts worth R$ 200 billion (US$ 40billion) with the private sector investing in transport infrastructure by end of 2022. To achieve this end, the Ministry of Infrastructure works to encourage more international financing in the concession project portfolio, as highlighted by Minister Marcelo Sampaio during his roadshow this week in New York.

  • Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 08:33 UTC

    Brazil invited to abide by OECD codes of good practices

    Brazil would become the first non-OECD member to observe these international standards

    Brazilian economic authorities Friday announced they had received an invitation from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council to abide by both the Capital Movements Liberalization Code and the Intangible Current Operations Liberalization Code.