Brazil
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:00:00 GMTLula vetoes increase in number of Congresspeople
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed a Congressional bill increasing the number of federal deputies from 513 to 531, which was published Thursday in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU).
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:49:00 GMTBrazil eager to avert higher US tariffs
Brazil is actively working to avert the implementation of 50% tariffs on its products by the United States, set to take effect on August 1 as announced by President Donald Trump. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, along with other...
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:03:00 GMTArgentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to set up joint intelligence base on Triple Frontier
Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina have agreed to establish a new intelligence base in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, within the region known as the Triple Frontier on the border with Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, and Ciudad del Este, Parag...
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:09:00 GMTLula signs decree regulating Trade Reciprocity Law
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed the decree regulating the Trade Reciprocity Law, Chief of Staff Rui Costa confirmed in a statement from the Planalto Palace. The measure is to be published in a re...
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:02:00 GMTBolsonaro's conviction requested by PGR
Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) on Monday filed a request before Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants belonging to the so-called ...
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:03:00 GMTBolivia ups measles vaccination with Brazilian donation
Bolivian health authorities expanded the age target for the nationwide measles vaccination campaign following an outbreak of the disease and the receipt of some 600,000 doses donated by the Brazilian Government. Ambassador Amé...
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:59:00 GMTBrazil's inflation reported to be above target in first semester of 2025
Inflation figures released last week in Brazil showed the country had pierced the target ceiling for the first time since the National Monetary Council changed early this year the way the accumulated increase is calculated. Wit...
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:50:00 GMTPeruaçu Caves in Brazil recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Peruaçu Caves in Brazil's Minas Gerais State have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized for their "exceptional natural beauty," geological significance, and rich prehistoric rock art.
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:33:00 GMTFlávio Bolsonaro agrees US tariffs are unfair, says solution is broad amnesty
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has acknowledged that the 50% tariffs imposed by the US Republican Government of Donald Trump on Brazilian exports were "unfair" to his country's prod...
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:21:00 GMTBrazil resuming local production of insulin after 20 years
Brazil's Health Ministry took delivery on Friday of the first batch of insulin produced through the Partnerships for Productive Development (PDP) program. The initiative is part of the National Strategy for the Development of t...