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Montevideo, April 4th 2025 - 04:31 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 09:13 UTC

    Brazil announces plans to join OPEC+

    “We should not be ashamed of being oil producers,” Silveira stressed

    Brazilian authorities announced Tuesday the South American country's decision to join the Organization of 13 Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 observer nations, commonly referred to as OPEC+. According to Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, the move would in in line with Brazil's goals and would not collide with its environmental commitments. Brazil will participate in the OPEC Cooperation Charter, a forum for discussing oil market strategies without binding obligations to follow cartel policies like production cuts.

  • Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 20:54 UTC

    Lula welcomes Portugal's President and Prime Minister in Brazil

    Rebelo de Sousa (L) started his tour in Recife, where he was granted an honorary PhD by the University of Pernambuco

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed Portugal's Heads of State and Government Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro respectively, to launch a series of bilateral vents to take place in the South American country. The Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) will also be on the agenda. The Workers' Party leader had been to Portugal in 2023.

  • Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 09:46 UTC

    Record-high temperatures hit Rio de Janeiro

    There is no rain forecast for the remainder of this week

    Rio de Janeiro City authorities Monday recorded a temperature of 44ºC, the highest on the Rio Alert System files since 2014, and with no rain forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Temperatures are thus expected to be above 40°C with moderate winds on Tuesday afternoon while dropping slightly in the coming days.

  • Monday, February 17th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Brazil: Offshore oil platform begins pre-salt operations

    This platform has state-of-the-art technology to produce more with less environmental impact, Silveira said

    Brazilian authorities announced Saturday that the Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7) offshore oil production platform, the largest in the country, began operating in the Búzios Field, in the Santos Basin, around 180 kilometers off Rio de Janeiro. The platform ship can process up to 225,000 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

  • Saturday, February 15th 2025 - 10:49 UTC

    Brazil expands target population for dengue vax amid poor response

    Brazil was the first country to apply the dengue vaccine through its public health system

    Brazilian Health Authorities widened the age range of potential recipients of the dengue vaccine as many doses were approaching their expiration date. The move seeks that every dose purchased reaches the population, it was explained. In addition, some batches of the drug could also be delivered to locations previously not covered by the immunization Unified Health System (SUS) programs.

  • Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 20:17 UTC

    Brazilian scientists find enzyme that can transform waste into biofuel

    “This discovery changes the paradigm of cellulose degradation in nature,” Murakami explained

    Scientists at Brazil's National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have discovered a biocatalyst called CelOCE (Cellulose Oxidative Cleaving Enzyme) stemming from a soil bacteria, which can transform waste into biofuel. The enzyme, isolated from bacteria found in sugarcane bagasse, enhances the breakdown of cellulose, increasing glucose release by up to 21%. The study showing these findings was published Thursday in the journal Nature.

  • Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 10:20 UTC

    Alckmin to push for return of US steel import quotas

    There's no tax war, there's an understanding based on the public interest,” Alckmin underlined

    Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, defended on Wednesday the establishment of exemption quotas for steel and aluminum to be shipped to the United States, as it happened during US President Donald Trump's previous government (2017-2021).

  • Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 09:45 UTC

    Brazil shoots down clandestine aircraft carrying drugs

    The airplane was deemed hostile and acted on accordingly

    The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Wednesday shot down a plane that clandestinely entered from Venezuela carrying drugs. The measure was within legal protocols, it was explained. The aircraft was intercepted and instructed to land but failed to comply.

  • Wednesday, February 12th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil’s Finance Minister: Trump's tariffs damage global trade

    Haddad will discuss the matter deeper with representatives of Brazil's steel and aluminum sectors when he returns from his Feb.14-20 Middle East tour

    Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad stressed Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports was “counterproductive” to the global economy. “The global economy loses with this, with this retraction, with this de-globalization that is happening,” he added.

  • Tuesday, February 11th 2025 - 19:52 UTC

    Brazil: January's IPCA lowest since 1994

    The so-called Itaipu Bonus on electricity bills played a key role in achieving these figures, the IBGE explained

    Inflation last month in South America's largest country reached 0.16%, January's lowest since 1994, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) announced Tuesday. The agency also noted that the main cause for such an unprecedented feat after the introduction of the real was the so-called Itaipu Bonus, a special discount on electricity bills benefitting some 78 million consumers. The Real Plan was implemented in July of that year.