Brazil
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:59:00 GMTCOP30 starts in Belem with a focus on accelerated global warming
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change officially kicked off in the city of Belém (Brazil), marking the first time the global climate summit has been held in the...
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:28:00 GMTAt least 6 killed as deadly tornado hits Brazilian town
Authorities in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná have declared a State of Public Disaster in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu following a catastrophic tornado that struck on Friday night, leaving six people dead ...
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:52:00 GMTTFFF reaches US$5.5 billion in funding
Brazilian authorities have confirmed that the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a financing model combining public and private investments to preserve these areas, had reached US$5.5 billion in funding following contribu...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:29:00 GMTLula says little has been done regarding Paris Agreement
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voiced concern about the climate crisis and urged world leaders to strengthen their commitment to the Paris Agreement. He made those remarks during the last thematic session of the...
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:25:00 GMTLula invites other countries to support TFFF initiative
Upon launching the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) during the Climate Summit in the Amazon city of Belém, in the State of Pará, on Thursday afternoon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited other natio...
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:48:00 GMTBrazil grows cheaper for Uruguayans, with price gaps of up to 394%
Brazil continues to offer a cheaper alternative for Uruguayan consumers, with goods costing between two and four times less in border cities. According to a report by the Economic Observatory of the Catholic University of Urugu...
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:51:00 GMTBrazil's productive sectors uneasy with Selic kept at 15%
Brazil's Central Bank's (BCB) Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) decided on Wednesday to maintain the basic Selic interest rate at 15% per annum, which drew long faces among the country's industry, commerce, and trade sectors.
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:52:00 GMTLula enacts law designating Belém as capital of Brazil during COP30
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill making Belém, in the state of Pará, the capital of the South American country for the duration of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30)...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:45:00 GMTBrazil's Lower House passes bill to tax streaming platforms
Brazil's Lower House passed on Tuesday a bill providing for the collection of taxes on streaming services submitted by the rapporteur, Congressman Doutor Luizinho (PP-RJ). Additional wording adjustments are expected to be made ...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:40:00 GMTIndigenous communities in Peru say Comando Vermelho operates there
Indigenous communities in Peru's remote Yurúa district, on the border with Brazil, are raising a serious alarm over the increasing presence of members of the Brazilian criminal organization Comando Vermelho (Red Command) opera...