Brazil

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:49:00 GMT
Lula and Sanchez seal progressive alliance in Barcelona and call for front against global far right
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday cemented a political alliance in Barcelona between the European and Latin American left against the advance of the far right on ...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:08:00 GMT
“We are oppressed in Brazil”: thousands of conservative Brazilians seek new life in Paraguay
Hundreds of Brazilians camped overnight on beach chairs, plastic benches and tarps outside an immigration center in Ciudad del Este, on the border with Brazil, to secure a spot in a Paraguayan government drive to fast-track res...

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:34:00 GMT
Brazil coffee exports fall 21% in Q1 despite record crop forecast
Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, shipped 8.4 million 60-kilogram bags between January and March 2026, a volume 21.2% below the same period in 2025, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) repor...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:26:00 GMT
Brazil's inflation rises to 4.14% in March driven by higher fuel and food costs
Annual inflation in Brazil accelerated to 4.14% in March, pushed higher by rising fuel and food prices, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Friday. The figure reverses the slowdown recorded in...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:13:00 GMT
FAO food commodities prices up in March; concern with energy and fertilizer costs
World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released by the Food ...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:08:00 GMT
Brazilian judge suspends 12% crude oil export tax for five international oil companies
A federal judge in Rio de Janeiro issued a preliminary injunction suspending the 12% crude oil export tax for five international companies operating in Brazil: Shell, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Repsol Sinopec and Petrogal. The rul...

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:59:00 GMT
São Paulo stock exchange reverses losses and closes higher on US-Iran negotiation signals
The São Paulo stock exchange reversed its losses in the final minutes of trading and closed Tuesday with a slight gain of 0.05%, lifted by President Donald Trump's statement that he is in "heated negotiations" with Iran just h...

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMT
Father of Argentine lawyer detained for racism in Brazil repeats same gestures at bar
Mariano Páez, father of lawyer and influencer Agostina Páez, was filmed imitating monkey gestures at a bar in Santiago del Estero — the same racist gesticulations that led to his daughter's indictment for racial slur in Bra...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:01:00 GMT
Brazil hit hardest as Latin America adjusts to Trump tariffs after one year
One year after the Trump administration launched its tariff offensive against more than 180 countries, Latin America presents a mixed picture: some economies lost competitiveness in the U.S. market, while others redirected expo...

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:22:00 GMT
Argentine lawyer held in Brazil on racial slur charges faces new uncertainty after court reversal
Agostina Páez, a 29-year-old Argentine lawyer and influencer from the province of Santiago del Estero, has been held in Rio de Janeiro since January 14, when she was filmed making racist gestures toward employees of a bar in t...

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