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Montevideo, February 18th 2025 - 03:15 UTC

Brazil

  • Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 10:25 UTC

    Brazil: shocking slave-like labor figures released

    Most slavery-like conditions are found in rural areas but urban cases are becoming more frequent

    Numerous businessmen and politicians were singled out in a Labor Ministry report on slave-like working conditions in South America's largest country, released this week, singled out numerous businessmen and politicians. Over the last three decades, over 65,500 people have been rescued from such a situation. In 2024 alone, 1,035 inspections were carried out, resulting in 2,004 people being rescued, as the local feebleness of human rights was once again exposed.

  • Friday, January 31st 2025 - 19:09 UTC

    Worst feared as Argentine national goes missing in Brazil

    Federico Bruni's van was found on the banks of the Do Ponche River

    Brazilian Police keep looking for 32-year-old Argentine national Federico Bruni who went missing as he went on a tour in the São Bonifácio jungle. Bruni's pick-up truck and his dog have already been found.

  • Friday, January 31st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bolsonaro ready to be jailed at any time

    Bolsonaro is somehow expecting the Federal Police to ring on his doorbell at 6 am

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told Bloomberg that he was mentally prepared to be incarcerated any time soon, and was somehow expecting Federal Police (PF) officers to pick him up. “I sleep well, but I'm already prepared to hear the doorbell ring at 6 am,” announcing it is the PF. Bolsonaro has already been indicted in the alleged coup plot, the alleged vaccination card fraud, and the Saudi jewels case. In another interview last week, Bolsonaro claimed that the charges did not matter.

  • Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 08:26 UTC

    Lula and Boric discuss regional integration

    Progressive leaders in the region such as Lula and Boric are deepening their bonds amid Donald Trump's backlash after four years of Democratic rule

    Leftwing Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Wednesday discussed regional integration during a telephone conversation amid Donald Trump's return to the White House and his spree of deporting illegal migrants.

  • Wednesday, January 29th 2025 - 11:47 UTC

    Lula da Silva returns to full daily activity…and problems

    The new look of the Brazilian president (Pic FILE)

    Brazilian president Lula da Silva received medical discharge and can return to normal every day routine, including travelling and physical activities, as informed by a release from the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Brasilia.

  • Wednesday, January 29th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Taxing the “super rich” pays off for Brazil's gov't

    “We're just bringing the super-rich into the same tax bracket as the middle class,” said Barreirinhas

    Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad's policy of taxing the “super rich” yielded unprecedented returns of R$ 20.6 billion (US$ 3.32 billion) to the South American country's coffers in 2024, Federal Revenue Secretary Robinson Barreirinhas confirmed Tuesday. The strategy focuses on exclusive investment funds and offshore assets, it was explained.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Brazil launches Sustainability Pact for ports and airports

    Costa Filho also spoke about the potential merger between Gol and Azul

    Brazil's Federal Ministry of Ports and Airports launched an unprecedented sustainability policy for these facilities as well as for waterways in a move to encourage sustainable practices, promote transparency, and strengthen social inclusion.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 08:19 UTC

    Lula and Putin discuss ongoing world affairs

    Lula told Putin he would be attending the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Vladimir Putin of Russia held a telephone conversation Monday during which they discussed ongoing global affairs and reviewed the bilateral agenda. In addition, the South American leader accepted the invitation to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow in May, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Both leaders also welcomed Indonesia's joining the BRICS group as a full member.

  • Monday, January 27th 2025 - 08:39 UTC

    Itamaraty outraged by US' handcuffing of Brazilian deportees

    Irregular Brazilian immigrants had been expelled from the US in handcuffs before but this was the first time after Trump's return to the White House

    Brazil's Foreign Ministry expressed its outrage after the US Government placed handcuffs on every member of a batch of 88 irregular migrants who were to be flown back to their country last Friday. Given this “degrading treatment,” it was announced at the Itammaraty Palace, the headquarters of South America's largest country's diplomacy, that the Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was to remain attentive to the issue.

  • Saturday, January 25th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Foreign travelers contribute significantly to Brazil's economy in 2024

    Brazilian airlines are adapting to tourism's new reality in South America's largest country

    Foreign travelers brought in US$7.341 billion in revenue to Brazil last year, the South American country's Central Bank (BCB) announced on Friday, citing a report from the Ministry of Tourism. These figures represented the best results in 15 years, and an increase of 6.28% compared to the US$6.907 billion in 2023.