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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 06:38 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, June 12th 2024 - 19:17 UTC

    Cargo terminal at Porto Alegre's airport operational again

    Opened in 2021, Porto Alegre's International Cargo Terminal (Teca) was launched in 2021 and functions 24/7

    While passenger flights are still observing an emergency scheme, the cargo terminal at Porto Alegre's Salgado Filho International Airport (POA/SBPA) has been operational once again since Tuesday after the entire air station was shut down due to the floods hitting the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Agencia Brasil reported. According to Fraport Brasil, the company handling these operations, airport structures such as the runway and baggage conveyors, were not affected. On the other hand, passenger flights were suspended indefinitely on May 3.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 19:21 UTC

    Brazil halts sizeable rice purchase amid irregularities

    Agricultural Policy Secretary Neri Geller turned in his resignation given his son's ties with a grain trading company

    The Brazilian administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday canceled a tender whereby some 263,000 tons of rice were to be purchased abroad to make up for the crops lost in the flooded State of Rio Grande do Sul. The decision was made after signs of irregularities were detected in the bidding companies. Rio Grande do Sul accounts for 70% of Brazil's rice production.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 18:41 UTC

    Paraguay enacts “linked towns” bill for residents of border locations

    The new legislation will represent “a solution to the problems of the chaotic traffic that usually occurs in border cities,” Kronawetter pointed out

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña signed into law a bill providing for the creation of the so-called “linked towns” bordering Argentina and Brazil. The measure grants residents a preferential status in economic, labor, health, and cultural issues, it was explained.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Chinese-Brazilian proposal on Ukraine gaining momentum

    Vieira and Wang are participating in a convention of BRICS foreign ministers in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    Foreign Ministers Wang Yi of China and Mauro Vieira of Brazil discussed their countries' joint proposal for peace in Ukraine while attending a BRICS ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 08:52 UTC

    Presidents Lula and Putin review ongoing world affairs over the telephone

    Putin expressed his solidarity with the victims of the floods in Rio Grande do Sul

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday received a call from his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin to discuss ongoing world affairs including the war in Ukraine and BRICS' possible role in solving that conflict.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 09:26 UTC

    Brazil: STF signs agreement to fight fake news

    “We cannot allow a society to develop under the guise of freedom of expression where no one can trust what they see,” Barroso argued

    Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) last week signed an agreement with companies such as YouTube, Google, Microsoft, Kwai, TikTok, and Meta to tackle online disinformation, Agencia Brasil reported. The initiative seeks to promote educational and awareness-raising activities regarding the negative impacts of these practices.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

    Lula attending G7 Summit this week

    It will be Lula's eighth G7 Summit although Brazil is not a member of the group

    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be attending this week's G7 Summit in Borgo Egnazia at the invitation of Prime Minister Georgia Meloni with a mission to focus on social inclusion and climate change, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Saturday, June 8th 2024 - 10:10 UTC

    Alckmin underlines China's importance for Brazil

    The Chinese still do not drink too much coffee, Alckmin noted

    In an interview with Brazilian reporters during his Chinese trip, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin underlined the importance of the China-Brazil High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (COSBAN).

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 20:01 UTC

    VPs of China and Brazil highlight joint achievements

    Han (R) and Alckmin co-chaired the COSBAN meeting in Beijing

    Vice Presidents Han Zheng of China and Geraldo Alckmin of Brazil discussed strengthening strategic coordination while co-chairing the seventh China-Brazil High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (COSBAN) meeting in Beijing.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 14:29 UTC

    Brazilian farmers clash with government over the authorization to import rice

    CNA argues that importing rice could destabilize the domestic rice production chain, causing price instability and harming local farmers.

    Brazilian farmers and government have clashed over the recent authorization to import rice, given the extraordinary floods and consequences suffered by the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the main producer the cereal. As a result of the situation the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) has filed a lawsuit against the federal government’s decision to authorize rice imports.