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Montevideo, March 10th 2026 - 06:02 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Products not grown in US might have zero tariffs, Lutnick hints

    “Coffee and cocoa could be other examples,” Lutnick said

    Amid the uproar surrounding the 50% tariffs on Brazilian products to be imported by the US administration of President Donald Trump, coffee producers saw some light at the end of the tunnel Tuesday when US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said in an interview with US network CNBC that some products not grown in the country could enter the United States without import tariffs.

  • Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    HSBC sells out operations in Uruguay to leading Brazilian bank

    BTG Pactual is already present in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina

    Brazilian bank BTG Pactual has acquired the Uruguayan operations of British bank HSBC for US$175 million, marking BTG Pactual's entry into Uruguay and HSBC's exit from the market as part of its global restructuring strategy. The deal, announced on Monday, includes both equity and additional capital instruments and is subject to regulatory approvals.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:58 UTC

    Brazil out of FAO's Hunger Map

    Brazil had returned to the FAO's Hunger Map in the 2018-2020 period

    Brazil was not included in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO/UN) State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI 2025) presented Monday (28) during the 2nd United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS+4) in Ethiopia.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Oropouche fever expanding beyond Amazonia

    Five people have died so far this year from the disease

    Once a malady associated with Amazonia, Oropouche has spread onto various other Brazilian States, so much so that Espírito Santo, almost 3,000 km away, became the record holder with 6,318 cases.

  • Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 11:27 UTC

    Venezuela reinstates tariffs on Brazilian products

    The measure primarily affects Roraima

    Venezuela has unilaterally reimposed import tariffs ranging from 15% to 77% on Brazilian products, a move that violates the Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE 69) signed between the two countries in 2014. The decision was made without prior notice.

  • Friday, July 25th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

    Bolsonaro convicted for remarks about Venezuelan women

    Bolsonaro's defense plans to appeal the ruling

    A court of appeals in Brasilia on Thursday reversed former President Jair Bolsonaro's lower court acquittal in the case regarding his remarks about Venezuelan teenagers, and ordered him to pay R$150,000 (US$27,165) in collective moral damages for hinting that the girls were prostitutes.

  • Thursday, July 24th 2025 - 09:32 UTC

    Brazil joins list of plaintiffs against Israel at ICJ

    The Brazilian government has consistently denounced the situation in Gaza as “genocide” (Pic OMS)

    Brazilian authorities announced Wednesday the South American country's formal decision to join South Africa's lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people.

  • Thursday, July 24th 2025 - 08:36 UTC

    Lula and Sheinbaum discuss joint developments

    Lula suggested expanding the existing trade agreement between the two countries

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico held a telephone conversation on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and economic cooperation.

  • Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 - 19:34 UTC

    Brazilian civil aviation serves increasing number of passengers

    “If we maintain this pace in the second half of the year, we will close 2025 with the best result in history,” Minister Silvio Costa Filho said

    Brazil's commercial aviation sector experienced a record-breaking first half of 2025, transporting 61.8 million passengers on domestic and international flights. This represents a 10% increase compared to the same period in 2024, the Ministry of Ports and Airports said this week in a document based on the Demand and Supply Report from the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac).

  • Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Bolsonaro denies noncompliance with De Moraes' restrictions

    Bolsonaro's legal team asked De Moraes to specify what exactly their client can and cannot do

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denied Tuesday any violation of the social media ban imposed on him by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes. The defense's statement came after the judge's ruling on Monday to give Bolsonaro 24 hours to explain his violation of the injunction, one of the measures imposed on him last week. Violation of the injunction could lead to Bolsonaro's preventive detention.