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Montevideo, January 22nd 2026 - 10:39 UTC

Brazil

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Lula publishes strong reply to Trump's statements

    Any unilateral tariff increases will be addressed in accordance with Brazil's Economic Reciprocity Law, Lula replied

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva did not remain silent after Wednesday's letter from his US colleague Donald Trump and published an open reply on X, both in Portuguese and in English:

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Orsi's participation at BRICS Summit a success

    During the event, Orsi held bilateral talks with several international leaders

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi returned Wednesday from the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, achieving significant diplomatic successes. Notably, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended a formal invitation for Uruguay to attend the upcoming G-20 summit. Additionally, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed plans to establish an Indian embassy in Uruguay.

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Progressive leaders' Summit in Santiago announced

    The gathering at La Moneda is expected to last about four hours

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font will host a “High-Level Meeting Democracy Forever” Summit on July 21 at the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago with fellow progressive Presidents Yamandú Orsi (Uruguay), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), and Gustavo Petro (Colombia), in addition to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:20 UTC

    Brazil and China to assess railroad to Peru feasibility

    The Integration Routes project is one of four strategic axes signed between Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Xi Jinping

    Authorities from Brazil and China signed this week an agreement to start the studies for the construction of a railway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which would bring South America's largest country closer to the Asian giant trade-wise.

  • Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 08:24 UTC

    Brazil: STF conviction tally in Jan. 8 riots reaches 643 individuals

    Those not engaged directly in acts of violence had their sentences commuted and will stay out of prison

    According to a list released Monday by the Office of Brazil's Prosecutor-General, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) has convicted 643 people in connection with the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasília, which were deemed an attempted coup d'état.

  • Monday, July 7th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    BRICS Summit insists on two-state solution for Middle East crisis; Iran objects

    “The fear of a nuclear catastrophe has returned to everyday life,” Lula also pointed out

    The 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro issued Sunday a new declaration advocating for a two-state solution, one Palestinian and one Israeli, like on previous occasions.

  • Monday, July 7th 2025 - 09:30 UTC

    IMF and WB “a reversed Marshall Plan” says Lula

    “The distortions are undeniable,” Lula said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday criticized the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) because they represent “a reverse Marshall Plan, in which emerging and developing economies finance the more developed world.”

  • Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    Operations at Fernando de Noronha airport limited out of security concerns

    The Anac may adopt new measures at any time, the aviation watchdog warned

    Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) Friday imposed new restrictions on Fernando de Noronha Airport following two incidents in a week where planes got stuck on the tarmac due to pavement issues.

  • Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Brazil: mitigating factors for sexual crimes against women suppressed

    Acting President Geraldo Alckmin signed the amendment into law

    An amendment to Brazil's Penal Code suppressing mitigating factors for crimes involving sexual violence against women came into force Friday after it was published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU), following its enactment by acting President Geraldo Alckmin. The measure also reduced the statute of limitations for these cases.

  • Friday, July 4th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Lula and Peña discuss espionage case

    Both leaders also exchanged invitations for reciprocal visits

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Santiago Peña of Paraguay on Thursday discussed during the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Summit in Buenos Aires the ongoing investigation into an intelligence operation carried out during the Jair Bolsonaro years to obtain confidential information from Paraguayan officials involved in negotiations on the binational Itaipu power plant. Both leaders also exchanged invitations for reciprocal visits.