Brazil

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:14:00 GMT
Brazil's sanitary watchdog greenlights drug to treat Alzheimer's
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the use of the drug donanemabe to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. It works by targetin...

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:59:00 GMT
Bolsonaro gets STF notification while still in ICU
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was visibly angered Wednesday when he was served a court notification in his DF Star hospital in Brasília ICU bed, where he is recovering from intestinal surgery. The document relates ...

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:10:00 GMT
Chile gives nod to pork imports from Brazilian State of Paraná
Chile has officially recognized the Brazilian State of Paraná as a region free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, allowing imports of pork from this area, it was announced Wednesday during President Gabriel Boric F...

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:55:00 GMT
Brazil and Chile sign 13 agreements, including two key defense ones
Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano of Chile and José Mucio Monteiro of Brazil signed Tuesday two agreements: one for exchanging instructor officers between Chile’s Joint Peace Operations Training Center (Cecopac) and its Bra...

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:40:00 GMT
Paraguayan health authorities tackle tuberculosis, HIV and other diseases
Paraguay’s Health Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a joint technical mission to strengthen the country’s response to HIV and tuberculosis, focusing on eliminating HIV, mother-to-child t...

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:22:00 GMT
Lula and Boric highlight bilateral trade opportunities
Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Tuesday advocated for stronger trade relations between their countries at a Business Forum in Brasília. Lula encouraged Brazilian businesspeople t...

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:59:00 GMT
Lula and Xi to meet again next month at Sino-Celac Summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be travelling to China next month for the Summit between the Asian country and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) between May 12 and 13, it was annou...

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:55:00 GMT
Boric lands in Brazil for 4-day State visit
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed at the Brasilia Air Base Monday for a four-day state visit, during which he will meet President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia to strengthen bilateral ties, among other engage...

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:20:00 GMT
At least 14 injured in Petrobras offshore platform incident
At least 14 people were injured when a fire broke out on Petrobras' Platform PCH-1 (Cherne 1) in the Campos Basin, off the coast of Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. One worker was initially reported injured after falling into the sea, b...

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:31:00 GMT
No discharge date yet for hospitalized Bolsonaro
One week after his latest abdominal surgery, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains in the ICU at DF Star Hospital in Brasilia. He is stable with controlled blood pressure and good clinical progress, but has no set d...

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