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Brazil

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 09:59 UTC

    Brazil condemns Israel's onslaught against Hezbollah in Lebanon

    The Brazilian Embassy in Beirut continues to provide assistance and guidance to the local Brazilian community, Itamaraty underlined

    Brazil's Foreign Ministry condemned “in the strongest terms” Israel's deployment into parts of Lebanese territory Monday which left 492 people dead and 1,645 wounded. Itamaraty also deplored Tel Aviv's declarations in favor of the military operations urging “Lebanese civilians to evacuate their homes in those regions” as people fleeing southern Lebanon caused traffic jams.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 13:47 UTC

    French shipping giants to buy over Brazilian port of Santos' container terminal

    Tecon Santos is the largest container terminal in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America

    Brazil's Opportunity investment group reached an understanding with French giants CMA CGM for the sale of its stake in the Brazilian Port Terminal of Santos (STBP3), it was announced late Sunday.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Recent events have exposed the limitations of multilateral bodies, Lula tells UN

    Lula is expected to open the UN General Assembly on Tuesday given Brazil's tradition of being the first country to speak

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the United Nations (UN) Sunday that the global entity lacked “ambition and boldness” to fulfill its role, Agencia Brasil reported. The South American head of state made those remarks during the so-called Summit of the Future. Lula also insisted that structural changes were needed to address the armed conflicts in the world today.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Buenos Aires holds talks with Gol regarding Aerolineas Argentinas' future

    Francos insisted pilots' union leader Biró never gets tired of hurting Argentines

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Friday with representatives from the Brazilian airline Gol to discuss the possible handover of Aerolíneas Argentinas operations amid threats of additional strikes by pilots and cabin crewmembers. Earlier this month, some 37,000 travelers were affected by the protests seeking wage increases to cope with inflation.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    X appoints legal representative in Brazil

    Lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova was chosen by Musk's company for the position

    Tycoon Elon Musk's social media network X appointed a legal representative in Brazil as requested by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes just before the deadline 9.29 pm deadline, Agencia Brasil reported. The company chose Lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova for the position.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 09:14 UTC

    Brazil: Bruno and Dom case defendant granted house arrest

    Oseney da Costa de Oliveira will have to wear a tracking anklet while staying with a relative in Manaus

    Fisherman Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, one of the three people detained in connection with the 2022 murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenist activist Bruno Pereira, was granted house arrest Friday by case rapporteur Justice Marcos Augusto de Sousa of Brasilia's Federal First Region Regional Court (TRF1), Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Friday, September 20th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

    Brazil evaluating return to summer daylight saving time

    Silveira said there was no energy risk in 2024 but it was necessary to think with an eye on 2025 and 2026

    Brazil's National Electric System Operator (ONS) suggested the federal government implement a summer daylight saving time scheme as part of its contingency plan, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. The measure is now under evaluation with a decision due in the coming days, according to Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, who also explained that even if adopted, it may not necessarily last the whole summer.

  • Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 08:00 UTC

    Brazilian central bank raises Selic rate to 10,75%, fearing inflation resurgence

    ”The pace of future adjustments of the interest rate and the total magnitude of the cycle that just started will be determined by the firm commitment of reaching the” target, said the release

    While the United States Federal Reserve decided to cut its reference interest rate arguing inflation was under control, Brazil's Central Bank decided the opposite and actually hiked 25 bases point its already high Selic benchmark from 10,50% to 10,75%.

  • Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 13:48 UTC

    Lula insists Ukraine should seek a peaceful solution to war with Russia

    “Those who want to talk to us now could have talked to us before the war had started,” Lula stressed

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted this week that his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky should take the South American country's advice and seek a peace negotiation with Moscow. Lula made those remarks after Zelensky dubbed the roadmap submitted jointly by Brasilia and Beijing “destructive.”

  • Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:54 UTC

    Brazilian court about to release suspect in reporters Bruno and Dom case

    “Crime scene and crime dinner are different things,” the case rapporteur argued in the murder of Phillips and Pereira

    Brasilia's Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF1) Tuesday agreed to review an appeal filed by the legal team of one of the three defendants in the much-publicized 2022 murder of native-peoples activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Indigenous Land of Vale do Javari in the Amazon, Agencia Brasil reported.