Brazil

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...

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:34:00 GMT
UK/Brazil Strategic Partnership 2026/2030, reaffirming 200 years of diplomatic relations
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Brazil Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira signed the UK–Brazil Strategic Partnership 2026 to 2030 on 26 March 2026, at Cernay-la-Ville.

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:21:00 GMT
Brazil unveils first supersonic fighter jet manufactured on its soil, a milestone for Latin America
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer unveiled on Wednesday the first F-39E Gripen fighter jet manufactured in Brazil, a milestone the country's presidency called "unprecedented in Latin America." It is the first of 15 supers...

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:01:00 GMT
Bolsonaro leaves hospital, gets 90-day house arrest within 27-year prison sentence
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro returned to his home in Brasilia on Friday after being discharged from hospital following a two-week stay for acute bilateral pneumonia. Bolsonaro, 71, will serve at least 90 days of hi...

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:23:00 GMT
Lula warns he will not allow others to seize Brazil's critical minerals
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he will not allow other countries to take the nation's rare earths and critical minerals, in remarks widely interpreted as a direct warning to the United States ami...

home