Brazil
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:30:00 GMTBrazil clinches deal to sell Japan animal fat products
Eager to find alternatives for Brazilian exports after the 50% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, authorities in the South American country announced this week an arrangement with Japan for the export of poultry, por...
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:55:00 GMTWorld Cup South American playoffs: 4 teams score 3-0 wins
Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia all scored 3-0 wins on Thursday in the penultimate round of the South American Football Confederation's (Conmebol) 2026 World Cup qualifying round.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:07:00 GMTBrazil and Paraguay join forces against syphilis
Brazilian experts joined Tuesday a working meeting in Asunción between local representatives of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Paraguay's National Program for the Control of HIV/AIDS and STIs (Pronasida), and ...
Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:38:00 GMTBrazilian health officials urge people to update Covid-19 vaccination
According to the latest InfoGripe Bulletin from the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), there has been an increase in cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to Covid-19 in four Brazilian state...
Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:26:00 GMTAll set for first day of coup trial against Bolsonaro and others
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) is starting on Tuesday the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants for allegedly planning a coup d'état to overthrow Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the 202...
Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:24:00 GMTBrazil reaches all-time high in oil and gas output
Brazil surpassed the barrier of 5 million barrels of oil and natural gas produced per day for the first time ever, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the regulatory agency for the oil and gas indu...
Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:58:00 GMTBrazil’s richest earning faster
A study by the research group FiscalData last week found that Brazil's 0.1% richest people (about 160,000 individuals) increased their earnings fivefold faster than average Brazilians between 2017 and 2023. This group's income ...
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:11:00 GMTBrazil: Volkswagen found guilty of slave-like labor exploitation
Carmaker Volkswagen was found accountable for the exploitation of labor analogous to slavery between 1974 and 1986 at the Vale do Rio Cristalino farm, also known as the Volkswagen Farm, located in Santana do Araguaia, in the Br...
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:02:00 GMTLula announces sports university in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this week the creation of a sports university. He made those remarks while welcoming at the Planalto Palace a delegation of rhythmic gymnasts who won two medals at the wo...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:52:00 GMTBrazil's population reaches 213.4 million
Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released a study this week showing that as of July 1, 2025, the populatiin of South America's largest country aounted to 213.4 million inhabitants, representing a 0.39% inc...