Brazil
Tue, 19 May 2026 01:42:00 GMTChilean executive detained in Brazil for racist and homophobic insults to Latam flight attendant
Chilean executive Germán Naranjo Maldini has been held since Friday 15 May at the Guarulhos prison on the outskirts of São Paulo, charged with racial slur after directing racist and homophobic insults at a flight attendant of...
Sun, 17 May 2026 13:48:00 GMTBrazil leads South America's military spending and Uruguay posts one of the largest relative rises, SIPRI says
Brazil consolidated its position as South America's leading defense spender during 2025, with a military budget of approximately USD 23.9 billion and a 13% year-on-year increase, while Uruguay recorded one of the steepest relat...
Tue, 12 May 2026 23:32:00 GMTLula seeks his own security recipe to counter Brazilian right wing's tough-on-crime narrative
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday unveiled in Brasília a public security plan worth around USD 2.25 billion aimed at weakening the finances of organized crime, regaining control of prisons, curbing arms...
Tue, 12 May 2026 13:31:00 GMTBrazil's inflation accelerates to 4.39% in April driven by food and pharmaceuticals
Year-on-year inflation in Brazil accelerated to 4.39% in April, up from 4.14% in March, pressured mainly by rising prices for food and pharmaceuticals, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Tues...
Fri, 08 May 2026 05:08:00 GMTLula and Trump declare bilateral relationship reset after three-hour meeting at the White House
The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the United States, Donald Trump, held a meeting of close to three hours at the White House on Thursday in which both leaders declared an end to one of the most severe bi...
Thu, 07 May 2026 15:08:00 GMTLula arrives at the White House to mend fences with Trump after a year of tariffs and disputes
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was received on Thursday by his American counterpart Donald Trump at the White House, in his first official visit to Washington since his return to power in 2023 and the second fac...
Thu, 07 May 2026 09:31:00 GMTBrazil central bank cuts Selic interest rate 25 points to 14.50%
Brazil’s Central Bank following its two days meeting 28–29 April of the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) announced the reduction of its SELIC rate by 25 basis points to 14.50%.
Wed, 06 May 2026 12:14:00 GMTUruguay's president meets Brazilian executives in São Paulo to open 'new phase' of commercial ties
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi made a day trip to São Paulo on Tuesday to meet Brazilian business leaders interested in investing in Uruguay, in an agenda Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin described as an opportunity to "move...
Fri, 01 May 2026 06:40:00 GMTAfter 25 years of negotiation, the Mercosur-EU agreement takes effect this Friday
The association agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) enters provisionally into force on Friday May 1, after more than a quarter-century of negotiations, in what constitutes one of the world's most ambitious tr...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:25:00 GMTBrazil's fiscal deficit climbs to 9.41% of GDP amid economic slowdown and election year
Brazil's nominal public sector deficit reached 9.41% of gross domestic product in the twelve months to March 2026, nearly one percentage point higher than the previous period, according to data published on Thursday by the Cent...