Brazil

• Friday, May 12th 2023 - 09:56 UTC

  Brazil's Minerva Foods profits sustained with shipments from Uruguay and Argentina

  

  Minerva Foods, South America’s largest animal protein exporter, ended the first quarter of this year with a net income of R$ 114 million, (Some five Reais to the US dollar).The result was only 0.5% lower than in the same period of 2022, despite the temporary interruption of shipments of Brazilian beef to its leading buyer, China.

• Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Brazilian envoy meeting Ukrainian officials to devise a peace plan

  

  Ukrainian diplomat Andrij Melnik Wednesday said Brazil can “play an important role” in stopping the war with Russia ahead of his meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's envoy Celso Amorim in Kyiv.

• Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

  Brazil to begin dredging channel linking Merín and Los Patos lagoons this year

  

  Brazilian authorities have pledged to start dredging the Merín-De los Patos lagoons waterway later this year, most likely in the spring, Uruguayan Undersecretary of Transport and Public Works, Juan José Olaizola said. The initiative is part of the agreements reached by presidents Luis Lacalle Pou and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during their meeting in January in Montevideo.

• Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

  Brazilian coffee exports fall 10.3% in April

  

  According to this week's latest report from the Council of Brazilian Coffee Exporters (Cecafé)., Brazil exported some 2.7 million bags (60 kilos) of coffee last month, 10.3% less than in April of 2022, which represented US$ 604.5 million in revenues, 16.9% less than in the same month last year.

• Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 10:32 UTC

  Brazilian authorities make 157 drug-related arrests

  

  At least 157 people were arrested Wednesday in Brazil in a police raid against drug-trafficking gangs, it was reported in Rio de Janeiro. Among those taken into custody were leaders of the two largest Brazilian criminal factions -the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command (Comando Vermelho)- according to police sources cited by Xinhua.

• Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Brazil: Telegram removes postings against Fake News Bill

  

  The Telegram messaging service platform Wednesday acquiesced to a Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruling and removed all postings against the so-called Fake News bill which is already under Congressional debate, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, May 10th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Lula and Sunak discussed trade, investment, forestry and Ukraine in London

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed President Lula da Silva to Downing Street ahead of King Charles III Coronation on Saturday. The leaders discussed the great potential in the relationship between the UK and Brazil, including in health, research and development and technology.

• Wednesday, May 10th 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  Brazilian Justice Minister to take legal action against Telegram

  

  Brazil's Justice Minister Flávio Dino announced Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that legal measures will be taken against the social network Telegram after the instant messaging platform promoted the mass sending of a statement to its users against the “Fake News” Bill (PL 2630/2020).

• Wednesday, May 10th 2023 - 09:50 UTC

  Three days of mourning in Brazil over death of singer Rita Lee

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday decreed three days of mourning over the death of singer Rita Lee, who passed away at her São Paulo home at the age of 75, Agencia Brasil reported. The measure was published in an extra issue of the Diário Oficial da União (DOU - Official Gazette). Lee had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021.

• Tuesday, May 9th 2023 - 10:29 UTC

  Brazilian authorities need to tackle bias against Afro-descendants

  

  Brazilian authorities are considering tougher measures against racism following a new incident at a Carrefour supermarket, it was reported.