Brazil
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:28:00 GMTLula needs additional surgery for head bleeding
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva needs to go through an additional head surgical procedure on Thursday to prevent further blooding. He had been operated on earlier this week to relieve persistent headaches due to ...
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:13:00 GMTBrazil hits new record in coffee exports
South America's largest country exported an all-time high amount of 46.3 million bags of coffee last month, Agencia Brasil reported citing data from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) made available this week.
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:46:00 GMTBrazil's inflation slows down, IBGE announces
The Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) in South America's largest country stood at 0.39% in November, according to the Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) survey released Tuesday, Agencia Brasil reported. The n...
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:01:00 GMTBrazil becomes world’s leading cotton producer and exporter, ahead of US
Brazil has become the world’s leading producer and exporter of cotton, the preeminence of United States. Brazil’s s cotton planted area reached a record 1.97 million hectares, driven by favorable prices and reduced producti...
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:23:00 GMTLula goes through head surgery to ease pain
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday underwent head surgery to drain a hematoma and relieve his persistent headache. He was said to be in good condition and recuperating at Sao Paulo's Hospital Sírio-Libanês' ...
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:17:00 GMTState of water shortage declared in five major rivers in Brazil
Brazilian authorities Monday decreed a "state of water shortage" in the basins of five major rivers nationwide. The critical situation affects some 2,264 million km², it was explained. It was the first time in over 100 gauging...
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:39:00 GMTBrazil, UK partnership to decarbonize industries explained
After Brazil and the United Kingdom agreed during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, last month to join forces in decarbonizing industries in both countries in a move to protect the environment, Agência Brasil delved this weekend into...
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:59:00 GMTFTA to represent 5.1% increase in Brazil's commerce with EU
A Brazilian expert foresees that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) will represent a 5.1% increase in commerce with the bloc that is already South America's ...
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:11:00 GMTMercosur Summit: Lula decorates Mujica too
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday decorated former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica (2010-2015) with the National Order of the Southern Cross on the sidelines of the two-day Mercosur Summit in Montevi...
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMTRelief in Brazil, EU negotiators agree to delay anti-deforestation bill until end of 2025
The implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation bill has been postponed until the end of 2025, following a provisional political agreement this week, between the European Parliament and the European Council.