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Montevideo, July 6th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

Brazil

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 19:25 UTC

    Brazil: Rousseff granted amnesty and awarded reparations

    In the 1970s, Rousseff spent three years in detention under the military dictatorship

    Former President Dilma Rousseff has been found eligible by Brazil’s Amnesty Commission, which also issued an apology for her persecution and torture during the military dictatorship (1964–1985). She will receive R$ 100,000 (US$ 17,700) in reparations for her dismissal from the Economics and Statistics Foundation (FEE) in Rio Grande do Sul state in 1977.

  • Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 19:00 UTC

    US sanctions against De Moraes not to be ruled out

    “There is a strong possibility that it will happen,” Rubio told the US Congress

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted he was considering the possibility of sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act for alleged human rights violations. The magistrate is targeting former President Jair Bolsonaro for the alleged Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt, together with many of his aides and followers.

  • Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Brazil accounted for most of the world's forest fires last year

    A changing climate can hinder forests' natural recovery from fires

    Brazil topped the world last year in forest fires, accounting for 42% of the global loss of primary tropical forests. The extreme heat of the year, exacerbated by climate change and El Niño, intensified fires, which destroyed more forest than agribusiness activities for the first time. The worst drought ever recorded contributed to a sixfold increase in fire-related deforestation compared to 2023.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Lula says Brazil is in debt to African nations

    ”We can not only produce the food and things that people need, but also raise awareness in the rest of the world,” Lula said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recognized his country's historical debt to Africa, proposing to repay it through solidarity, technological exchange, and agricultural support. Speaking at the 2nd Brazil–Africa Dialogue on Food Security in Brasília, he highlighted Brazil’s expertise in food production as a tool to combat hunger and poverty.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:05 UTC

    Brazil’s command of soy markets tested by record crops and Argentina  

    Conab believes a record soybean harvest and strong Chinese demand are expected to drive growth of the country’s soybean and by-product exports in the 2024/25 season

    Despite a record grains and oil seeds harvest, Brazil’s soybean trading has slowed significantly, because of the mismatch between buyers’ prices and suppliers’ expectations, points out Globo Rural, an agribusiness site.

  • Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Other countries stop buying chicken meat from Brazil

    “It is temporary, until the reality of the problem in Brazil is known,” explained Virginia Russi from the Uruguayan Agriculture and Livestock Ministry

    Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay have joined China, the European Union, and Argentina in temporarily suspending chicken imports from Brazil due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detected on a commercial farm in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s third-largest chicken-producing state.

  • Monday, May 19th 2025 - 19:05 UTC

    Bird flu: Brazil could resume chicken exports in 28 days, says Minister Fávaro

    If in 28 days there are no more cases, we can once again be bird-flu free, Fávaro explained

    Brazil could resume chicken meat exports in 28 days if no new cases of avian influenza are reported, Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro told reporters Monday. He also pointed out that strict containment measures were in place following last week's outbreak.

  • Monday, May 19th 2025 - 18:47 UTC

    US Embassy in Asunción offers sizeable reward for info regarding Hezbollah's activities in the area

    Masliyah thanked Paraguay for designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hezbollah, and Hamas as terrorist organizations

    The United States' Embassy in Asunción announced Monday that a reward of up to US$ 10 million was available to anyone supplying information on Hezbollah's financial networks in the Tri-Border (Paraguay-Brazil-Argentina) area.

  • Monday, May 19th 2025 - 07:56 UTC

    Leon XIV formally starts his papacy with mass at St Peter's Square

    The new Pope holds dual US-Peruvian citizenship

    Pope Leo XIV was inaugurated Sunday in a mass attended by some 100,000 people in St. Peter's Square. The 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost, formerly a cardinal and missionary in Peru, received the fisherman’s ring and pallium, symbolizing his role as a “fisher of men.” Prevost holds dual US and Peruvian citizenship. These countries were represented by Vice President JD Vance and President Dina Boluarte, respectively. Among the 150 countries sending dignitaries were Brazil and Paraguay.

  • Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil halts chicken exports due to bird flu outbreak

    Brazil hopes to resume shipments to China in less than 60 days, Fávaro explained

    Following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil suspended chicken meat exports to China, the European Union, and Argentina, adhering to sanitary protocols. China, Brazil’s largest chicken buyer (importing over 561,000 tons in 2024), imposed a 60-day import ban, while the EU and Argentina also halted imports until Brazil is declared virus-free.