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Montevideo, March 13th 2026 - 11:37 UTC

Brazil

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 19:38 UTC

    Brazilian health officials urge people to update Covid-19 vaccination

    Healthy individuals aged five to 59 are advised to receive one dose per annum

    According to the latest InfoGripe Bulletin from the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), there has been an increase in cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to Covid-19 in four Brazilian states: Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, Amazonas, and Paraíba. While the overall number of severe cases remains low and is not yet significantly impacting hospitalizations, health officials are urging people to keep their vaccinations up to date.

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    All set for first day of coup trial against Bolsonaro and others

    “We have had 40 years of institutional stability,” Barroso stressed

    Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) is starting on Tuesday the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants for allegedly planning a coup d'état to overthrow Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the 2022 elections. The group is part of the core of the complaint filed by the Attorney General's Office (PGR).

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Brazil reaches all-time high in oil and gas output

    Petrobras, alone or in consortium with other companies, is responsible for 89.78% of the total oil and natural gas produced

    Brazil surpassed the barrier of 5 million barrels of oil and natural gas produced per day for the first time ever, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the regulatory agency for the oil and gas industry, announced Monday. The achievement was recorded in July this year, it was also explained.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 09:58 UTC

    Brazil’s richest earning faster

    FiscalData's findings contradicted those of the IBGE

    A study by the research group FiscalData last week found that Brazil's 0.1% richest people (about 160,000 individuals) increased their earnings fivefold faster than average Brazilians between 2017 and 2023. This group's income rose 6.9% against the 1.4% national average. Hence, they went from holding 9.1% of the country's income in 2017 to 12.5% in 2023, the survey found.

  • Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    Brazil: Volkswagen found guilty of slave-like labor exploitation

    Volkswagen will have to pay compensation and offer a public apology, among other measures

    Carmaker Volkswagen was found accountable for the exploitation of labor analogous to slavery between 1974 and 1986 at the Vale do Rio Cristalino farm, also known as the Volkswagen Farm, located in Santana do Araguaia, in the Brazilian State of Pará.

  • Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Lula announces sports university in Brazil

    The final details will be revealed next month, Lula told a group of athletes

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this week the creation of a sports university. He made those remarks while welcoming at the Planalto Palace a delegation of rhythmic gymnasts who won two medals at the world championships in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month.

  • Friday, August 29th 2025 - 16:52 UTC

    Brazil's population reaches 213.4 million

    According to the IBGE, Brazil has 30 metropolitan regions, which are home to 103.5 million people

    Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released a study this week showing that as of July 1, 2025, the populatiin of South America's largest country aounted to 213.4 million inhabitants, representing a 0.39% increase over the previous year.

  • Friday, August 29th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Lula and Mulino advance Panama's accession to Mercosur

    Both presidents pledged to work together on several fronts

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Panamanian colleague José Raúl Mulino met in Brasilia to advance the Central American country's accession to the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). In addition, the two leaders instructed their teams to begin negotiations aimed at addressing the existing trade imbalance, as Brazil's exports far outweigh Panama's exports.

  • Friday, August 29th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

    Uruguay and Brazil sign across-the-border health agreement

    Lustemberg and Padilha praised the two countries' decision

    Health Ministers Cristina Lustemberg of Uruguay and Alexandre Padilha of Brazil have signed an agreement to create a binational health commission to improve healthcare services in their border regions.

  • Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Brazilian and French scientists tackle climate change in Amazon

    Tackling climate change has strengthened ties between Brazil and France

    Researchers from France and Brazil are meeting this week in Belém, in the State of Pará, to launch a new season of the Amazon Connections Seminar addressing the planet’s future from scientific, cultural, and political perspectives. The gathering will span until Aug. 29 at the Emílio Goeldi Museum in Belém, the host city of COP30, as part of the bilateral agenda held each year in two seasons—one in each country.