Brazil

• Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  More rain forecast in southeastern Brazil as cyclone death toll rises

  

  Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) said on Wednesday that more rain was to be expected in parts of the State of Rio Grande do Sul throughout the September 7 holiday as the death toll from the recent extratropical cyclone rose to 37 (including one victim in the neighboring State of Santa Catarina), Agência Brasil reported. Rio Grande do Sul's government was to declare a state of public calamity.

• Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Lula's imprisonment “a big mistake” rules Brazil's STF

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled Wednesday that the evidence gathered in the Lava Jato case against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must be suppressed because it was obtained illegally by then-judge Sergio Moro. The STF also said that the current president's imprisonment in that case was a mistake.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  Cyclone in southern Brazil causes death, floods and destruction

  

  Some twenty-one people have been killed as a consequence of the torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone in southern Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul neighboring Uruguay and Argentina. Local authorities said it was the state's worst-ever weather disaster given the number of deaths so far and the thousands left homeless.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

  Two indigenous lands in Brazilian Amazon demarcated

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday signed the documents providing for the demarcation of two indigenous lands in the States of Acre and Amazonas, Agência Brasil reported. It was also the last step before the final regularization of the areas, it was explained.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina tightens security along Paraná Waterway

  

  Citing security concerns and possible drug trafficking, Argentine authorities have upped their controls on Paraguayan barges sailing through the Paraná River, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Extratropical cyclone kills 4 in southern Brazil

  

  At least four people were killed in Brazil's southeastern State of Rio Grande do Sul after an extratropical cyclone hit the area Monday leaving hundreds of homes without electricity, Agência Brasil reported.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:04 UTC

  Brazilian authorities rescue 225 enslaved workers

  

  Brazilian authorities have rescued 225 people who were working in slavery-like conditions in the Amazonian state of Pará, it was reported Saturday. In 2023, a total of 2,575 said workers have been saved through various law enforcement operations, which represents a 31% increase from 2021.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 07:17 UTC

  Sky Airlines announces return to Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera welcomed the return of budget carrier Sky Airlines to the country, connecting Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport with Santiago (Chile), Lima (Peru), Salvador, and Florianópolis (Brazil) with direct services, starting in 2024.

• Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazil: Lula to undergo femur surgery

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva explained Friday that he will be undergoing surgery later this month to correct his femur problems.

• Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Bidding for new bridge between Uruguay and Brazil to be launched in October

  

  Uruguayan authorities Friday announced the opening for biddings toward the construction of a bridge across the Yaguarón River onto Brazil will commence in October, while the existing Baron of Mauá bridge, built in 1930 linking Rio Branco and Jaguarão will also be remodeled.