Tag: Lula da Silva

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

  Brazil ratifies in Germany its commitment to sustainable agriculture and respect for the environment

  

  The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, arrived iis in Berlin to participate in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). In his first official trip abroad as the head of the ministry, he intends to launch a concerted effort to change the image of Brazilian agribusiness and restore ties with important importers, mainly from Europe.

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:30 UTC

  EU and Brazil address the 2007 strategic partnership and bilateral relations

  

  Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin currently acting as President while Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in Argentina for the CELAC meeting, met in Brasilia with the Executive Vice-president of the European Commission Frans Timmermans to address deepening of bilateral relations, in the framework of the 2007 strategic partnership existent between the European Union and Latin America's largest economy .

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:56 UTC

  Uruguay's FTA with China would endanger Mercosur, Vieira says

  

  Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told Folha de Sao Paulo that a possible free trade agreement between Uruguay and China would endanger the future of the South American Common Market (Mercosur). In Vieira's view, such a move would contradict the bloc's integration policies.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:43 UTC

  Presidents Fernández and Lula launch new stage in Argentina-Brazil ties

  

  Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil met Monday morning at Casa Rosada in what is regarded as the relaunching of bilateral ties after the Jair Bolsonaro years.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 09:57 UTC

  Lula da Silva overshadowing Mercosur diplomacy and trade agreements

  

  A free trade agreement between Uruguay and China would destroy Mercosur since it contradicts the block's integration policies, according to Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said in a Sunday interview with Folha de Sao Paulo, a leading daily of the country's financial capital.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 09:47 UTC

  Brazil: Health emergency declared in Yanomami territory

  

  Brazilian authorities declared a public health emergency in the territories where the native Yanomami community resides in Roraima and set up the Center of Operations for Emergencies in Public Health (COE - Yanomami) reporting directly to the Indigenous Health Department (SESAI).

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 08:18 UTC

  Lula lands in BA to sign bilateral deals and attend Celac Summit

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva landed Sunday shortly after 9 pm Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to hold a series of state meetings with local authorities on Monday and attend the VII summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) on Tuesday.

• Sunday, January 22nd 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  Lula sacks Army chief over reluctance to sanction Bolsonarist officers

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Saturday dismissed Army Chief-of-Staff General Julio César de Arruda over his alleged reluctance to apply disciplinary measures against officers loyal to Jair Bolsonaro who were involved by action or omission in the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:47 UTC

  Lula's trip to Argentina to include Antarctica deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's trip to Argentina next week will include the signing of a treaty for scientific and logistical cooperation between the two countries' Antarctic stations, Agencia Brasil reported. A gas pipeline will also be on the agenda with President Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, January 20th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Lula announces German Chancellor due in Brazil this month

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Thursday in an interview with GloboNews that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz should arrive in Brasilia on Jan. 30 together with members of the European country's cabinet and a group of executives representing large German companies, Agencia Brasil reported.