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Montevideo, October 23rd 2025 - 19:06 UTC

Brazil

  • Monday, May 19th 2025 - 18:47 UTC

    US Embassy in Asunción offers sizeable reward for info regarding Hezbollah's activities in the area

    Masliyah thanked Paraguay for designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hezbollah, and Hamas as terrorist organizations

    The United States' Embassy in Asunción announced Monday that a reward of up to US$ 10 million was available to anyone supplying information on Hezbollah's financial networks in the Tri-Border (Paraguay-Brazil-Argentina) area.

  • Monday, May 19th 2025 - 07:56 UTC

    Leon XIV formally starts his papacy with mass at St Peter's Square

    The new Pope holds dual US-Peruvian citizenship

    Pope Leo XIV was inaugurated Sunday in a mass attended by some 100,000 people in St. Peter's Square. The 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost, formerly a cardinal and missionary in Peru, received the fisherman’s ring and pallium, symbolizing his role as a “fisher of men.” Prevost holds dual US and Peruvian citizenship. These countries were represented by Vice President JD Vance and President Dina Boluarte, respectively. Among the 150 countries sending dignitaries were Brazil and Paraguay.

  • Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil halts chicken exports due to bird flu outbreak

    Brazil hopes to resume shipments to China in less than 60 days, Fávaro explained

    Following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil suspended chicken meat exports to China, the European Union, and Argentina, adhering to sanitary protocols. China, Brazil’s largest chicken buyer (importing over 561,000 tons in 2024), imposed a 60-day import ban, while the EU and Argentina also halted imports until Brazil is declared virus-free.

  • Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:04 UTC

    Brazil: Avian influenza case confirmed in Porto Alegre

    Brazil has been monitoring avian flu since the 2000s

    Brazil's Agriculture and Livestock Ministry confirmed Friday the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm in Montenegro, in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Friday, May 16th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Brazilian Football Confederation chief sacked... Again

    The son of former President José Sarney was appointed at the helm of the CBF on an interim basis

    A Rio de Janeiro court ordered Thursday the dismissal of Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) President Ednaldo Rodrigues, claiming his appointment to the position was null since it involved a suspected forged signature by former CBF president Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima, who has been deemed mentally incapable at the time of signing.

  • Friday, May 16th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    Brazil: MapBiomas reports 32.4% decline in deforestation

    In 2024, the Cerrado was the Brazilian biome with the largest deforested area for the second year running

    Brazil saw a 32.4% decline in deforestation, with five out of six biomes experiencing reductions, MapBiomas -a network of NGOs, universities, and technology companies- reported this week. The Atlantic forest remained virtually stable -a 2% increase- while the Pantanal, Pampa, Cerrado, Amazon, and Caatinga all saw decreases.

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 20:32 UTC

    China lifts visa requirements for nationals of various South American countries

    The measure will be implemented starting June 1 for one year on a trial basis

    China will implement a visa-free policy for citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, on a trial basis, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian confirmed Thursday.

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 18:30 UTC

    Lula lands in Montevideo for Mujica's memorial

    Lula met with Topolansky, Orsi, and Boric in front of Mujica's casket. Photo: Frente Amplio

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva landed in Montevideo Thursday for the memorial of former Uruguayan head of State José Pepe Mujica at the Legislative Palace. The Brazilian leader, flying straight from China, where he attended a series of multinational engagements, met with Mujica's widow and former Vice President Lucía Topolansky, current Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi, and Chile's Gabriel Boric Font, who also participated in the Asian gatherings.

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula urges Putin to attend peace talks in Istanbul

    Lula called Putin during a stopover in Moscow

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva telephoned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The South American leader made the call during a stopover in Moscow en route back from China to his country.

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Bolivian court bans Evo Morales from running again for president

    Indefinite reelection is not a human right, the TCP also ruled

    Bolivia's Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) ruled Wednesday that former president Evo Morales cannot seek reelection after two terms in office, regardless of whether continuous or discontinuous. The decision rendering such an endeavor unconstitutional came after a long session to be published in the Plurinational Constitutional Gazette.