Brazil

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:43:00 GMT
Brazil’s Lula to undergo cataract surgery on left eye after Panama trip
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo cataract surgery on his left eye on Friday, the presidential palace said after preoperative tests were conducted on Thursday in Brasília. The 80-year-old leader retur...

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:29:00 GMT
Latin American presidents seek common ground as regional blocs weaken
Seven sitting heads of government and one president-elect from Latin America and the Caribbean shared the stage in Panama on Wednesday to call for deeper regional integration, an increasingly rare show of cross-ideological alig...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:49:00 GMT
Lula and Chile’s president-elect Kast meet for the first time in Panama ahead of ‘Latin Davos’ forum
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast held their first bilateral meeting in Panama on Tuesday, shortly after arriving for the International Economic Forum for Latin Ame...

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:00:00 GMT
India’s Adani partners with Embraer to build regional aircraft
Indian conglomerate Adani Group and Brazilian plane maker Embraer announced on Tuesday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at cooperating on the production of regional aircraft in India. The agreement call...

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:18:00 GMT
Lula urges Trump to limit “Peace Board” to Gaza in call covering governance, Venezuela and bilateral agenda
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, in a nearly hour-long conversation that blended global governance issues with the bilateral agenda. Brazilian media, ...

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:19:00 GMT
Brazil remains world leader in killings of trans people despite drop in 2025, rights groups say
Brazil again topped the global ranking for killings of trans and travesti people despite a year-on-year decline in recorded murders, according to a new annual dossier released on Monday by the National Association of Travestis ...

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:20:00 GMT
Brazil is expecting 353 million tons from the 2025/26 grains’ harvest
Brazil is heading for a new record production of its 2025/26 grains harvest, mainly soybeans, maize sorghum, sunflower, according to the latest survey by Conab, the country’s agriculture supplies company. Overall the harvest ...

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:13:00 GMT
Brazil courted by U.S., EU over critical minerals amid geopolitical competition
Brazil has positioned itself as a strategic player in the global competition for critical minerals such as graphite, nickel, and niobium, which are essential for clean energy technologies, batteries, and defense systems. Both t...

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:32:00 GMT
Lula says Trump wants to “create a new UN” as he attacks proposed Gaza Peace Council
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday that global politics is entering a critical phase in which “multilateralism is being thrown out by unilateralism,” and argued that US President Donald Trump is e...

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:26:00 GMT
Brazil revives naval industry through Petrobras-led investment drive
Petrobras, through its logistics subsidiary Transpetro, signed contracts worth R$2.8 billion (around US$570 million) on Tuesday for the construction of five gas carriers, 18 pushboats and 18 barges at shipyards in Rio Grande do...

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