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Montevideo, July 1st 2025 - 21:31 UTC

Brazil

  • Thursday, July 14th 2016 - 07:35 UTC

    Lula says a six-vote swing is needed to beat Rousseff's impeachment in August

    “Dilma depends on only six votes,” Lula told a radio station in Pernambuco state. The Senate must vote by 54 votes out of 81 for the impeachment to pass

    Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff could still wriggle out of a looming impeachment vote, her ally and predecessor Lula da Silva said. Speaking with Radio Jornal, Brazil's most prominent leftist leader said Rousseff's case is not hopeless, despite months of mounting pressure on her to be removed from office.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2016 - 05:11 UTC

    Mercosur asks Venezuela for 'democratic and human rights gestures' before transferring the group's chair

    “Let political prisoners free, show a commitment to democratic values and human rights, otherwise there will be no consensus”, Loizaga said in Asunción

    Mercosur members are requesting from Venezuela concrete gestures in favor of democracy and human rights if they are to consider the transfer of the group's pro tempore chair from Uruguay to Caracas, pointed out Paraguayan foreign minister Eladio Loizaga a day after the group was unable to reach a consensus on the issue that has become particularly controversial when not frustrating.

  • Tuesday, July 12th 2016 - 08:03 UTC

    Neighbors Stand Up to Venezuela

    “You can be elected democratically but lose legitimacy over time through your actions,” Eladio Loizaga Caballero, the foreign minister of Paraguay said

    By New York Times Editorial Board

    This summer, Venezuela was poised to assume the rotating presidency of Mercosur, a trade bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. But at the urging of Paraguay, Mercosur heads of state are considering blocking Venezuela, at least temporarily, citing the erosion of democracy there.

  • Tuesday, July 12th 2016 - 06:36 UTC

    Mercosur ever so divided plans a new meeting to decide on Venezuela´s presidency of the group

    Host minister Nin Novoa said that the group would take a two-day recess and meet again next Thursday following consultations

    Mercosur four founding members meeting in Montevideo have been unable to reach a consensus on whether to transfer, for the next six months, the group's pro tempore presidency to Venezuela and decided on a new round of talks next Thursday. Uruguay insists in complying with the charter and calendar, but Paraguay and Brazil question the current government of Venezuela's credentials for the job, and Argentina has an ambiguous position.

  • Monday, July 11th 2016 - 06:07 UTC

    Brazilian army take to the streets in a display of force in anticipation of the Olympic Games

    Armored vehicles and trucks carrying troops were accompanied by soldiers decked out in camouflage gear and matching helmets, with rifles slung over their shoulders.

    Brazilian soldiers were on the streets last Saturday, checking out spots around the city that will get intense security when the Rio de Janeiro Olympics open in under four weeks. Armored vehicles and trucks carrying troops were accompanied by soldiers decked out in camouflage gear and matching helmets, with rifles slung over their shoulders. The soldiers covered the city, from Copacabana Beach to the central train station and the renovated port area.

  • Monday, July 11th 2016 - 05:12 UTC

    Raw sewage and super-bacteria off Rio beaches threaten Olympic water competitions

    City officials blame illegal dumping for the contamination, but a significant portion of Rio’s raw sewage goes untreated before it’s dumped into the ocean.

    A group of Brazilian scientists has just discovered a drug-resistant super-bacteria growing off some of Rio de Janeiro’s beaches, with less than a month to go until the 2016 Olympic Games officially commence, which will be hosted by the city from August 5.

  • Monday, July 11th 2016 - 05:08 UTC

    Meirelles budget lower deficit objective prevails in the Temer administration

    “It was not an easy process to come up with this target,” Meirelles told reporters. “It will require a tremendous effort from our end to achieve the goal.”

    Brazil set a smaller 2017 primary deficit target than initially envisioned, in an attempt to show greater austerity after an increase in spending raised doubts about the government's fiscal discipline. The central government primary deficit target was set at 139 billion Reais (US$41.32 billion) for 2017, a figure well below the 160 billion Reais it initially considered.

  • Monday, July 11th 2016 - 05:04 UTC

    Brazil's six-month inflation remains above same period last year and central bank target

    Despite a slower tendency in June, half year inflation, 8.84%, is above the 6.17% of the first half of last year

    Inflation in Brazil fell in June by 0.35% to an annual rate of 8.84%, but remains almost double the government target, official figures showed. This was an improvement from May, when inflation hit 9.32%, temporarily reversing a three-month falling trend.

  • Saturday, July 9th 2016 - 09:29 UTC

    Ex Guantanamo Diyab could be in Brazil, but he “is not infringing the law or on the run”

    Diyab is believe to be in the Uruguay-Brazil border twin cities which has a long resident Middle East population

    Jihad Ahmad Diyab, the ex Guantanamo Syrian inmate which was liberated and given refuge in Uruguay, and apparently recently crossed the border to neighboring Brazil “has not infringed any law” and is “not on the run”, according to Christian Mirza who acts as a link between the Uruguayan government and the ex Guantanamo prisoners accepted by Uruguay at the end of 2014.

  • Friday, July 8th 2016 - 09:35 UTC

    Brazil's speaker of the Lower House resigns “to help stabilize the chamber”

    “Only my resignation can help stabilize the chamber,” said Cunha, on the verge of tears and his voice cracking, said at a press conference.

    Brazil suspended speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress resigned from his post on Thursday, saying the move was aimed at bringing stability to that legislative chamber. Eduardo Cunha still retains his seat in the Chamber of Deputies, although he could lose it as part of an internal legislative process.