Brazil

• Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:36 UTC

  At least 22 dead in Rio favela latest shooting

  

  Brazilian police confirmed Tuesday afternoon that at least 22 people were killed during a raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela, in Penha, in northern Rio de Janeiro.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:31 UTC

  Bolsonaro angry at YPFB for selling Argentina the gas that was for Brazil

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained that Bolivia's state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petróliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) funneled 30% of the gas that was to be sold to Brazil and sent it to Argentina as a part of an “orchestrated plan” against him and added Petrobras was behind it.

• Tuesday, May 24th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Brazil sacks Petrobras CEO yet again

  

  Brazil's Government has replaced yet again the chairman of the state-run oil company Petrobras in which private investors also have a share.

• Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Paraguayan mayor dies after days in ICU following attack by hitmen

  

  The Paraguayan Department of Amambay has declared three days of mourning following the death of José Carlos Acevedo, mayor of the city of Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC), and brother of Amambay's Governor Ronald Acevedo, who signed the decree.

• Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 08:38 UTC

  Bolsonaro, Musk make joint announcement in Sao Paulo

  

  Billionaire Elon Musk and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have agreed to start a strategic partnership ahead of this year's Oct. 2 elections, it was reported.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Yakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil

  

  Two people have died in Uruguay under circumstances that were not a direct result of Tuesday's subtropical cyclone, Yakecan, but which authorities are still investigating after several houses were destroyed and trees were downed, it was reported.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:16 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists monitoring vote counting necessary for Brazilians

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again voiced his objections against the country's electronic voting system ahead of the Oct. 2 elections where he will seek another term in office despite every poll heralding he would lose to former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

• Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 21:13 UTC

  Brazil's Lower House passes homeschooling bill onto Senate

  

  Brazil's Lower House Thursday passed a bill setting forth the conditions for homeschooling, a trend that has been growing globally following the COVID-19 lockdowns.

• Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 20:03 UTC

  Brazil's capital records all-time low temperature

  

  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

  

  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.