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Montevideo, February 5th 2026 - 20:30 UTC

Brazil

  • Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    De Moraes rules Bolsonaro has 24 hours to explain use of social media

    Bolsonaro displayed his electronic anklet while visiting the Lower House

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ruled Monday that former President Jair Bolsonaro and his legal team had 24 hours to explain the alleged use of social media, which would constitute noncompliance with the precautionary measures imposed by the magistrate.

  • Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Brazilian scientists launch mosquito factory to fight dengue

    Scientists breed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia strains, resulting in a kind less able to spread diseases to humans after mating with the regular population

    Brazilian researchers launched the world's largest mosquito biofactory to target the kind that spreads dengue fever and other maladies. The Paraná Institute of Molecular Biology (IBMP) and the World Mosquito Program (WMP) inaugurated Wolbito do Brasil in breeding Aedes aegypti mosquitoes inoculated with Wolbachia bacteria, which prevents the development of viruses that cause diseases.

  • Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Five progressive leaders holding key summit in Santiago

    The proposals developed at this summit will be presented at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September in New York

    The Presidents of Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia, plus Spain's Prime Minister, are to convene on Monday in Santiago to share the so-called “Democracy Forever” event, a follow-up to a 2024 initiative focused on combating extremism. This year's agenda will cover strengthening democracy and multilateralism, reducing inequalities, as well as combating disinformation and regulating emerging technologies.

  • Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Argentina raises alert level over possible presence of Iranian agents

    In addition to the Triple Frontier, authorities know they need to keep an eye on the Bolivian border given that country's ties with Iran

    Argentine authorities have upped the security measures around the so-called Triple Frontier encompassing Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçú (Brazil), and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) out of concerns over the possible entry of Iranian agents, in addition to the suspected presence of Hezbollah “sleeper cells” in the country.

  • Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro not resigning nor returning

    Eduardo Bolsonaro said he would stay in the US for three more months

    Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro stated that he does not plan to resign his seat in the Lower House, despite the leave of absence he was granted in March expiring Sunday. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro moved to the United States, alleging political persecution.

  • Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    US revokes visas of De Moraes and his family

    De Moraes' witch hunt against Bolsonaro “extends beyond Brazil's borders,” Rubio insisted

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the visas of Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and his family revoked following the magistrate's latest ruling regarding former President Jair Bolsonaro, whom he placed under house arrest with a tracking device around his ankle.

  • Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    New Covid-19 variant detected in Brazil

    Frankenstein has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “variant under monitoring”

    A new Covid-19 variant, Stratus (XFG or XFG.3), also known as “Frankenstein” due to its recombinant nature, has been identified in Brazil and is under international surveillance by the World Health Organization (WHO).

  • Friday, July 18th 2025 - 19:59 UTC

    De Moraes places Bolsonaro under house arrest after “blatant confession”

    Bolsonaro dubbed his flight risk “an exaggeration”

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making “a blatant confession of obstruction of justice.” The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle, which he said meant a “supreme humiliation.”

  • Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Embraer likens Trump's tariffs to Covid-19 slowdown

    Embraer has the potential to purchase US$21 billion in US equipment for the aircraft over the next five years, Gomes explained

    Brazillian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, the third-largest in the world behind Boeing and Airbus, estimated that the tariffs announced by the United States against Brazil could have an impact similar to that of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the company saw a 30% drop in revenue and had to reduce its workforce by around 20%.

  • Thursday, July 17th 2025 - 19:00 UTC

    Lula vetoes increase in number of Congresspeople

    Congress may still overturn the president's objection

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed a Congressional bill increasing the number of federal deputies from 513 to 531, which was published Thursday in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU).