Brazil
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:10:00 GMTHaddad insists on taxing super rich to fight social inequality
Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad reinforced his stance regarding global taxation of the super-rich to finance the fight against the climate crisis and to fight social inequality. He outlined his position in a letter at...
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:31:00 GMTBrazil's STF rules against banning gender studies at schools
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) declared unconstitutional on Wednesday local laws banning subjects regarding gender identity and sexual orientation in the municipalities of Tubarão in Santa Catarina, and the Pernambucan t...
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:59:00 GMTBrazil wants sustainable fuels quadrupled
Brazil launched on Tuesday an initiative called the "Belém Commitment for Sustainable Fuels" -or "Belém 4x"- to quadruple production and use of sustainable fuels by 2035. The motion has been supported by India, Italy, and Jap...
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:11:00 GMTLula meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and First Lady Janja da Silva met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday. During the encounter, they reviewed religious issues, as well as the situation in the South American c...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 07:48:00 GMTTrump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soybean superpower, says The Economist
They say no one wins a trade war. Certainly, there are fewer bigger losers than soybean farmers in the United States. Since May China, by far their biggest customer, has refused to buy a single bushel in retaliation for Donald ...
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 07:30:00 GMTBrazil: Law enforcement mission leaves 7 Comando Vermelho suspects dead
A mission carried out on Friday by the Military and Civil Police in Rio de Janeiro against the city's largest criminal organization, the Comando Vermelho, resulted in at least seven deaths and 19 arrests.
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:19:00 GMTPutin admits Russia downed Azerbaijan Airlines Brazilian-built jet
Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly admitted on Thursday that his country's air defenses were responsible for the Dec. 25, 2024, downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) Brazilian-manufactured Embraer 190 jet, which kille...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:14:00 GMTBrazil finds other markets for its exports amid US restrictions
Although Brazil's exports to the United States fell 20.3% yoy in September, growth in sales to other markets ensured record results, the South American country's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services announced ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:29:00 GMTBrazil's soybean shipments to China make up for Beijing's purchases from US
After China suspended purchases of soybeans from the United States between June and August, due to President Donald Trump's tariff war, other suppliers, such as Brazil and Argentina, have found a new niche, according to a surve...
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 21:38:00 GMTLula asks Trump to end high tariffs on Brazilian products
Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Donald Trump of the United States held a videoconference on Monday for 30 minutes, during which the South American leader requested the removal of the 50% tariffs imposed on B...