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Brazil

  • Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:37 UTC

    Brazilian gov't creates advising group to fight hate speech

    Heading the pro-bono group will be former Congresswoman Manuela D'Avila

    The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday created a task force to fight hate speech. The announcement came after the organization Safernet reported a 67.7% increase in hate crime nationwide on social media last year.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 10:07 UTC

    São Paulo mudslides: death toll reaches 48

    Residents of Barra do Sahy said they did not receive any warning about the risk of landslides

    Authorities in the Brazilian state of São Paulo Wednesday said that the death toll from last weekend's heavy rains and subsequent mudslides had reached 48 as relief teams are still looking for the 40 people still missing, particularly in the mountain of mud formed by the mudslides in the beach resort of Barra do Sahy.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:58 UTC

    Brazilian President supports regulation of digital platforms

    “We cannot allow the integrity of our democracies to be affected by the decisions of a few players who today control the platforms,” Lula underlined

    In a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for an end to hate speech and stressed that “what happened on January 8 in Brasilia was the culmination of an operation that used lies as ammunition.” Hence, he advocated the regulation of digital platforms to address the dissemination of lies and misinformation in the virtual environment.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:40 UTC

    Uruguay importing over 50% of its electricity

    Importing electricity from neighboring countries is cheaper than producing it at diesel-powered plants

    A report released Tuesday by Uruguay's Electricity Market Administration (ADME) showed that energy imported from Argentina and Brazil made up over 50% of the South American country's supply.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:20 UTC

    Brazilian beef sales to China suspended due to case of mad cow

    “All measures are being taken immediately,” Minister Carlos Favaro stressed

    Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture announced Wednesday that even though it poses no threat to human consumers, beef exports to China are to be halted effective Thursday after a case of the mad-cow disease has been confirmed in the State of Pará, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:38 UTC

    Brazil's rains: Fishermen bring jerry cans of water to neutralize black market trade

    Faucet water comes out brown, full of dirt from the landslides.

    Residents of Boiçucanga, a neighborhood heavily affected by the weekend's storm in São Sebastião, on São Paulo's northern coast, have been without drinking water for four days, due to which the local fishermen's association made arrangements to help those in need, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:34 UTC

    Brazil receives first shipment of Swedish fighter parts from Saab

    Saab used to ship complete, tested, and airworthy aircraft

    Brazil has taken delivery of the first shipment of parts of Swedish Gripen F-39E fighters to be assembled at Embraer's Defesa & Segurança's facilities in Gavião Peixoto, in the state of São Paulo. Hence, the aircraft with serial number 6032 will be the first to be entirely assembled in the South American country.

  • Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 07:41 UTC

    Brazil still looking for mudslides survivors

    “You will again have a nest to take care of your families,” Lula told evacuees in São Sebastião

    Brazilian authorities were still looking for survivors after heavy storms hit the state of São Paulo, leaving at least 40 people dead and just as many missing, in addition to over 2,500 displaced, it was reported Monday.

  • Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Heavy rains in northern S. Paulo leave at least 36 dead

    President Lula is to visit the area on Monday

    At least 36 people have been reported dead in the Brazilian State of São Paulo as heavy rains caused floods and mudslides. The number of fatalities is expected to rise, it was reported. A highway linking Rio de Janeiro to the port city of Santos was blocked by landslides and floodwaters. In addition to the dead, 228 people are displaced and 338 are homeless, it was reported.

  • Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

    Brazil's Finance Minister to discuss climate change one-on-one

    Haddad believes Brazil can again play an important role in the current world scenario

    As he prepares to leave for Bangalore, India, this week to attend a G20 conference of economy ministers ahead of the summit of heads of government and state, Brazil's Fernando Haddad insisted that the largest South American country intends to be active again in the solution of global crises, Agencia Brasil reported. The Finance Minister also said he believed socio-environmental sustainability should be a topic in all his bilateral meetings.