Brazil

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:11:00 GMT
Operations at Fernando de Noronha airport limited out of security concerns
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) Friday imposed new restrictions on Fernando de Noronha Airport following two incidents in a week where planes got stuck on the tarmac due to pavement issues.

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:44:00 GMT
Brazil: mitigating factors for sexual crimes against women suppressed
An amendment to Brazil's Penal Code suppressing mitigating factors for crimes involving sexual violence against women came into force Friday after it was published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU), foll...

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT
Lula and Peña discuss espionage case
Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Santiago Peña of Paraguay on Thursday discussed during the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Summit in Buenos Aires the ongoing investigation into an intelligence operation c...

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:50:00 GMT
Woman shot at Brazilian consulate in Ciudad del Este
Brazilian national Cássio Mussawer Montenegro opened fire Thursday at approximately 1.30 pm against Prima Felicia Benítez de Cantuni, a 78-year-old former judge who works as a legal advisor at the Brazilian Consulate in Ciuda...

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:19:00 GMT
Lula visits CFK at her Buenos Aires apartment
Following his participation at the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit at the Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid a visit to former Argentine President Cristina FernÃ...

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:12:00 GMT
Brazil formally handed over Mercosur's rotating presidency
Argentine President Javier Milei formally transferred the pro tempore presidency of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the close of the bloc's summit in Buenos Aires.

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:54:00 GMT
Brazil's water authority finds 241 dams under safety risks
According to a dam safety report released this week by Brazil's water and sanitation authority, ANA, about the 2024–25 period, 241 of these structures need priority risk management, since their managers have not complied with...

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:43:00 GMT
Bolsonaro to rest throughout July due to health issues
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled all his public engagements for July due to recurring health issues, including constant hiccups and vomiting that make it difficult for him to speak and eat.

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:59:00 GMT
Court allows CFK to receive Lula's visit
Buenos Aires Judge Jorge Gorini Wednesday acquiesced to a request from former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's (CFK) legal team and authorized former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to visit her Thursd...

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:33:00 GMT
Group of Argentine Governors signs key environmental agreement
During the 5th World Circular Economy Summit and 1st International Climate Conference in Córdoba, governors from several Argentine provinces signed a landmark agreement ahead of COP30 (to be held in Brazil in 2025) to protect ...

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