Brazil

• Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 09:11 UTC

  Brazil representing Argentine interests in Caracas

  

  Brazil's diplomatic mission in Caracas will be representing Argentina's interests starting Thursday at 9 am local time after the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro expelled Buenos Aires' delegation given President Javier Milei's decision not to recognize the results of the elections announced last Sunday whereby the incumbent head of state would have been chosen for the 2025-2031 term.

• Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 09:07 UTC

  Brazil's Copom keeps Selic unchanged

  

  Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) unanimously agreed Wednesday to keep the Selic basic interest rate at 10.5% per year, Agencia Brasil reported. The measure followed through on June's decision to stop the downward cycle that spanned from August last year until March this year, during which the Selic was lowered by 0.5 percentage points at each meeting until in May it was 0.25 percentage points.

• Wednesday, July 31st 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Lula and Biden discuss Venezuelan elections and put pressure on Maduro

  

  Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Joseph Biden of the United States Tuesday discussed the Venezuelan crisis during a telephone conversation, Agencia Brasil reported. The South American leader insisted on the importance of the minutes of each voting station being released and Biden concurred.

• Tuesday, July 30th 2024 - 09:23 UTC

  Lula would negotiate with Gustavo Petro to demand transparency in Venezuela's Elections

  

  In response to the controversial presidential elections in Venezuela, which declared Nicolás Maduro the winner with 50.20% of the vote without transparency, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is negotiating a joint statement with Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. This statement would demand a transparent recount of the votes to ensure legitimacy and accuracy in the electoral process.

• Monday, July 29th 2024 - 22:03 UTC

  Lula's gov't not congratulating Maduro for now

  

  While many governments in the region said they were doubting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's reelection on Sunday, the Brazilian administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty and said it would wait for the release of all the minutes before congratulations are in order, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:00 UTC

  Authorities seize backpack with explosives on Uruguay-Brazil border

  

  A backpack containing an explosive device was picked up by authorities on the line between the cities of Rivera in Uruguay and Santana do Livramento in Brazil, it was reported Sunday.

• Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses Park a World Heritage Site, UNESCO rules

  

  The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday declared Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park a World Natural Heritage Site, making it the South American country's eighth such place, Agencia Brasil reported. The announcement was made during the UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi, India. The application dossier had been submitted in 2018.

• Friday, July 26th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

  Maduro's “bloodbath” message turns leftwing governments against him

  

  Leftwing governments in South America seem to have turned their backs on Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro after he forecasted last week that his country would be heading for a bloodbath if he failed to win Sunday's presidential elections.

• Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:17 UTC

  First two Oropuche fever casualties reported in Brazil

  

  Brazilian health authorities Thursday reported the first two Oropouche fever deaths in the country and the world. The victims were two women from Bahia, aged under 30, with no comorbidities, it was also explained. The malady is said to cause symptoms similar to those of severe dengue fever.

• Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:04 UTC

  New UK government visit to South America: joins fight against hunger and poverty

  

  UK’s Minister for International Development Anneliese Dodds is in Rio de Janeiro representing the UK at the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting – on the first visit by a member of the new government to South America.