Brazil

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:58:00 GMT
Southern Brazil hit by extratropical cyclone
Heavy rainfall triggered by an extratropical cyclone battering Southern Brazil caused widespread flooding on Tuesday, turning streets into rivers and hillsides into waterfalls across Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça, and Bi...

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:55:00 GMT
Poll shows Lula would easily beat Bolsonaro's son in runoff
A Datafolha poll released this weekend showed that incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would beat Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, -a son of the incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro- by at least 15 percentage point...

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:01:00 GMT
Brazil's economy grows 0.1% in Q3 of 2025
Brazil's economy expanded by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter. Year-on-year, Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) —the measure of the total value of goods and services produced in the coun...

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:20:00 GMT
Argentine judge rules in favor of extraditing 5 defendants convicted in Brazil's coup d'état case
Buenos Aires Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ruled Wednesday to extradite five Brazilian nationals who were convicted for their roles in the January 8, 2023, attacks on Brazil's government headquarters.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:16:00 GMT
Brazil clinches export clearances with Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua
Brazilian authorities have completed negotiations with the Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to expand agricultural exports to these countries after reaching an understanding on sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:59:00 GMT
Lula 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 GMT
Bioceanic 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 GMT
Brazil'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 GMT
Brazil 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 GMT
Brazil 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...

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