Brazil
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:22:00 GMTLula and Trump discuss organized crime and trade tariffs
Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Donald Trump of the United States held a 40-minute telephone conversation on Tuesday, focusing on boosting joint efforts to combat international organized crime and the furthe...
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:42:00 GMTBioceanic Corridor feared to be seized by traffickers
Paraguayan Senator Esperanza Martínez of the leftwing Frente Guasú party has raised concerns over a scandal involving the sale of public land at the head of the Bioceanic Corridor bridge in Carmelo Peralta. The lawmaker claim...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:30:00 GMTBrazil's Central Bank lowers inflation forecast for 2025
Brazil's Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) projections for this year have slipped from 4.45% to 4.43%, according to the latest issue of the weekly Focus Bulletin (FB) released by the Central Bank (BCB) on Monday. The I...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:10:00 GMTBrazil launches yet another Scorpene submarine
Brazil's Navy celebrated a milestone in its naval modernization program (ProSub) this week with the ceremonial launch of the Almirante Karam (S43), the fourth Scorpene-class submarine built in the country under a strategic agre...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:28:00 GMTBrazil approves locally produced dengue vaccine
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the final administrative step before the formal registration of the single-dose dengue vaccine developed by the São Paulo-based Butantan Institute for people a...
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMTLarge parts of southern Brazil under emergency due to heavy storms
The number of municipalities in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina declaring a state of emergency due to heavy rainfall and a passing cyclone increased to eleven as of Tuesday afternoon.
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:40:00 GMTBrazil's Lula granted honorary PhD in Mozambique
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was awarded an honorary PhD in political science, development, and international cooperation from the Pedagogical University of Maputo (PUM) this week. Lula is visiting the country...
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:54:00 GMTLula troubled by interpreter's poor work at G20 Summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was deeply troubled on the closing day of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa) by an interpreter's unprofessional behavior. "Only [First Lady] Janja [da Silva] may whisper...
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:59:00 GMTBrazil: STF panel upholds Bolsonaro's effective imprisonment
The First Panel of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously upheld on Monday former President Jair Bolsonaro's effective detention after tampering with the tracking device he had to wear as part of the house arrest he h...
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:56:00 GMTCOP30's final document leaves fossil fuels unmentioned
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, with the approval of a final document that has drawn both consensus and sharp criticism for its lack of ambition, particularly its silence o...