Brazil

• Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  EU and Mercosur reach historic agreement creating a 780 million people market

  

  The European Union and Mercosur reached on Friday a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement. The EU is the first major partner to strike a trade pact with Mercosur, a bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay.

• Friday, June 28th 2019 - 12:10 UTC

  Bolsonaro's support rapidly eroding shows Ibope opinion poll

  

  More than half of Brazilians say they lack confidence in President Jair Bolsonaro, whose support has steadily eroded since winning a commanding victory in October’s election, according to an opinion poll released on Thursday.

• Friday, June 28th 2019 - 07:38 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Germany has much to learn from Brazil on deforestation; NGOs ask EU to halt Mercosur talks

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday Germany has “a lot to learn” from Brazil when it comes to the environment, hitting back at criticism over deforestation in the Amazon. Bolsonaro made the remarks in Japan on the eve of the G20 summit, where German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she would seek “straight talk” with the Brazilian leader over destruction of the rainforest.

• Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 15:12 UTC

  Argentina foils arms trafficking gang operating in Paraguay and Brazil

  

  Argentina foiled an international gang dedicated to arms trafficking following raids in several provinces and eight months of committed criminal intelligence, according to Security minister Patricia Bullrich.

• Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 15:11 UTC

  Crew member of Brazilian presidential aircraft caught with 39 kg of cocaine in Spain

  

  Spanish police have arrested a member of the Brazilian Air Force who carried three bags full of cocaine on a military plane to Seville hours before President Jair Bolsonaro’s was scheduled to take a stopover there, police and officials said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Lula's appeal to be freed delayed until at least August

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed until August its decision on an appeal by imprisoned former President Lula da Silva who argued he should be freed because leaked private messages showed that the judge who convicted him was not impartial.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro revokes a bill to loosen gun control laws

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday reversed a move to loosen gun control laws by presidential decree, in a strategic retreat after lawmakers pushed back on one of the far-right leader’s key campaign promises.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Relief for Facebook legal problems in Brazil: fine reduced to US$ 5 million

  

  Facebook Inc’s fine for withholding WhatsApp messages from a drug-trafficking investigation in Brazil should be reduced to 23 million reais (US$ 5 million), a Brazilian federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Lula's habeas corpus request postponed with no date set

  

  The Brazilian Supreme Court postponed on Monday the voting for the habeas corpus request of Brazil's former president Lula da Silva. Supreme Court Judge Carmen Lucia took off the review for the habeas corpus from the schedule for Tuesday, and a new date has not been set.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  Bolsonaro to meet President Xi for the first time next Friday in Osaka

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who criticized China last year for “buying” up his country, will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time on the sidelines of this week's G20 meeting in Japan, his office said on Monday.