News of brazil

Lula candidate wins Brazil Senate chief post

02-02-2023 14:31 Rodrigo Pacheco, who was backed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was reelected the leader of Brazil's Senate Wednesday, fending off a challenge from a rival supported by far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.

BRAZILIAN ECONOMY

Brazil holds rates and sounds the alarm on rising inflation bets

02-02-2023 00:03 Brazil’s Central Bank kept its key interest rate unchanged and expressed concern about the costs of taming rising inflation expectations that have been fuelled by tensions with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s new government.

Brazil Congress Elections

Brazil's Congress elects new authorities under tight security

01-02-2023 16:58 Brazil's Congress on Wednesday elects presidents of both chambers; Inauguration of lawmakers takes place amid reinforced security after attacks on the government buildings in Brasília.

Brazilian politics

Bolsonaro vows to remain 'active' in Brazilian politics

01-02-2023 14:41 Far-right leader promise some 400 supporters gathered in Orlando, Florida, that he will remain "active" in Brazilian politics, despite election loss to bitter rival Lula.

International Aid

Lula brushes off Germany’s appeal for Brazil to send weapons to Ukraine

31-01-2023 11:33 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva turned down German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's request to send ammunition to Ukraine as part of the international effort to help Kyiv repel the Russian invasion.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Germany vows millions for Amazon as Scholz meets Lula in Brazil

30-01-2023 22:12 Germany on Monday outlined more than US$200 million in contributions for environmental projects in Brazil as Chancellor Olaf Scholz met President Lula.

Bloomberg

Paul Krugman: Argentina, Brazil’s joint currency is terrible idea

30-01-2023 16:02 Nobel-Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said the proposed currency union between Argentina and Brazil is a “terrible idea” dreamed up by someone with a limited understanding of economics.

German Chancellor in Brazil

Lula receives Scholz on German leader's last leg of regional tour

30-01-2023 15:29 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received Olaf Scholz on Monday, with the German chancellor becoming the first Western leader to visit Brazil since 2015.

German chancellor in Buenos Aires

Fernández, Scholz meet with trade, investment, lithium on agenda

29-01-2023 10:56 Alberto Fernández and Olaf Scholz call for swift approval of stalled free-trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc; Two leaders ink agreements on lithium, investment and renewable energy.

Lithium in Latin America

Scholz visits South America in a race with China to get lithium

29-01-2023 10:37 Chancellor hoping his trip to Latin America this weekend will help Germany secure additional supplies of the lithium that German car giants need for their electric-vehicle batteries.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Fernández expects Mercosur, EU to close trade deal soon

29-01-2023 10:31 The Mercosur trade group and the European Union will reach a trade agreement soon, declares president during German chancellor's visit to Buenos Aires.

CHANCELLOR IN LATAM

Germany's Scholz eyes opportunities on Latin American tour

28-01-2023 14:31 Accompanied by a delegation of business leaders, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Argentina, then Chile, before heading to Brazil.

Bilateral relations

Lula and Fernández hail ‘new history’ as Argentina and Brazil reunite

27-01-2023 14:20 Brazil leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underlined the significance of his visit to Argentina on Monday, declaring it marked “the beginning of a new history” between the two nations.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero: ‘Argentina needs a dynamic Brazil’

27-01-2023 14:04 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero on Lula’s visit to Argentina, the revival of bilateral relations following Bolsonaro’s departure from office and the president’s re-election hopes.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

MERCOSUR TENSIONS

Lula urges sealing of EU-Mercosur trade deal before China talks

26-01-2023 00:49 Lula demands Mercosur seal a free-trade agreement with the European Union before moving onto talks with China.

Diplomacy & Trade

Lula in Uruguay: Meeting with Lacalle Pou and a wink to the opposition

25-01-2023 13:10 Brazilian president arrived in Montevideo on Wednesday to meet with Luis Lacalle Pou; Talks regarding the Mercosur trade bloc dominate, but Lula also delivers a nod to the country’s opposition by meeting major figures of the left.

CELAC SUMMIT 2023

Lacalle Pou voices discontent at CELAC summit

24-01-2023 21:35 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou delivers forceful remarks at “ideological” CELAC summit, declaring that “there are countries here that do not respect democracy or human rights.”

CELAC SUMMIT 2023

Brazil 'is back' hails Lula at Latin American leaders summit

24-01-2023 16:43 "Brazil is back in the region," declares Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Latin American and Caribbean leaders meet in Buenos Aires for CELAC summit.

CELAC SUMMIT 2023

Latin American leaders host CELAC summit with Brazil back in the fold

24-01-2023 09:23 Latin American heads of state and government meet Tuesday in Buenos Aires for a regional summit welcoming back Brazil into the fold.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Relaunching the strategic alliance between Argentina and Brazil

24-01-2023 00:17 In a special text for PERFIL, the Argentina and Brazilian presidents detail the strategic alliance which they signed Monday in Buenos Aires, defending democracy, Mercosur and economic integration.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Maduro pulls out of Argentina-CELAC trip, citing 'aggression'

24-01-2023 00:11 Venezuelan leader cancels planned trip to Buenos Aires for CELAC summit, blaming "plan drawn up within the neo-fascist right wing" that he alleges would have carried out "aggressive actions" against his delegation.

LULA IN BUENOS AIRES

Brazil, Argentina eye common unit for trade, not a single currency

23-01-2023 21:49 Brazilian finance minister says plan is to introduce a common unit to settle trading operations between the two countries without relying on the dollar.

LULA IN BUENOS AIRES

Brazil to finance Argentine importers in bid to boost trade ties

23-01-2023 21:42 Loans to Argentine companies will be given by public and private banks in Brazil and covered by guarantees from both governments.

LULA IN BUENOS AIRES

'For the first time' – Lula admits he rooted for Argentina in World Cup final

23-01-2023 17:33 Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva surprised everyone by confessing on Monday that he cheered on La Albiceleste during the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Trade Agreements

Brazil: Uruguay's agreement with China would 'destroy' Mercosur

23-01-2023 15:57 Free-trade agreement between Uruguay and China would destroy Mercosur by contradicting the bloc's integration policies, declares Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Maduro's trip to Argentina in doubt as he pulls out of Lula meeting

23-01-2023 15:13 Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pulls out of scheduled meeting with Lula in Buenos Aires, putting his planned trip to Buenos Aires for CELAC summit in doubt.

Bolsonaro Keepsakes

'I was there': Souvenirs of pro-Bolsonarista riots on sale in Brasília

23-01-2023 12:25 In Brazil's capital, key chains, mugs and magnets depicting the shocking actions of supporters of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro are available to buy – and they're selling fast.

BRAZIL LEADER IN ARGENTINA

Lula lands in Buenos Aires seeking rebuild bridges in Latin America

23-01-2023 09:56 Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says Lula's visit to Buenos Aires and attendance at CELAC summit is part of a foreign policy that will seek to "rebuild bridges" with the international community.

JOINT CURRENCY PLAN

Brazil and Argentina are discussing whether to combine currencies

23-01-2023 09:31 Argentina and Brazil are in the preliminary stages of renewing discussions on forming a common currency for financial and commercial transactions, the leaders of the two nations reveal.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Brazil's unemployment continues to fall to seven-year low

19-01-2023 12:57 Brazil's unemployment continued to fall in the three months from September to November 2022, hitting a new seven-year low of 8.1%, official figures published on Thursday showed.

Turmoil in Brazil

Aftermath of January 8: Bringing Brazil's rioters to account

18-01-2023 13:44 Brazil has faced a herculean task in processing hundreds of people detained in the country's biggest once-off roundup of suspects following violent riots in the capital on January 8. More than 1,000 will likely face charges.

Turmoil in Brazil

Brazil capital's security boosted, 39 charged over uprising

17-01-2023 10:08 Authorities formally charge 39 people with crimes against the state as security deployment in Brasilia is ramped up.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Grande irmão

14-01-2023 06:58 Lula might have rallied a hostile Congress, the Supreme Court and most people behind him in outrage against last Sunday’s barbarous assault but nobody wins.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

Inclusive is also elusive

14-01-2023 06:49 The opinion polls in the immediate wake of last weekend’s invasion of the centres of all three branches of government in Brazil show a majority reject both the mob violence and its underlying denial of Lula’s election victory, but by underwhelming margins.

FOREIGN POLICY

Brazil rejoins CELAC as Lula confirms presence at summit

13-01-2023 13:13 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has confirmed Brazil will rejoin the CELAC bloc, has confirmed that he will travel to Buenos Aires later this month.

DOMESTIC REACTION

Opposition uses Brazil crisis to point finger at Alberto Fernández

13-01-2023 01:12 Politicians on both sides of the aisle use last weekend's turmoil in Brasilia to raise the spectre of unrest in Argentina this electoral year.

Turmoil in Brazil

Lula: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help from police, military

13-01-2023 01:09 Brazilian leader alleges that rioters who sacked the presidential palace, Supreme Court and Congress last weekend likely had assistance from Bolsonaro sympathisers; Lula orders “thorough review” of all staff as Brasilia ramps up security amid new protest threats.

Turmoil in Brazil

Poll: Nearly one in five Brazilians back rioters

12-01-2023 14:55 New survey reveals that 18.4% of Brazilians approve of last Sunday's capital rampage carried out by a diverse group of rioters united in their hatred of "communism." But who exactly are the rioters and what do they want?

Turmoil in Brazil

Disinformation fuelled rage in Brazil over vote outcome

12-01-2023 06:36 Far-right rioters who stormed Brasil's Congress January 8 in support of former president Jair Bolsonaro were partly mobilized by Internet disinformation suggesting irregularities and fraud in electric ballot boxes.

turmoil in brazil

Lula slams far-right 'terrorism' as Brazil clears protest camps

09-01-2023 21:54 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemns "acts of terrorism," a day after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the Brazilian capital.

BRAZIL IN TURMOIL

Pope cites Brazil in critique of political crises in Americas

09-01-2023 21:48 Argentine pontiff cites "various countries of the Americas where political crises are laden with tensions and forms of violence that exacerbate social conflicts."

Former president

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalised with abdominal pain

09-01-2023 18:49 Bolsonaro, 67, was admitted to AdventHealth Celebration acute care hospital outside Orlando, Florida, with abdominal pain.

CHAOS IN BRASÍLIA

President Alberto Fernández assails 'coup attempt' in Brazil

09-01-2023 00:00 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner also condemns attack, attributing it to "hate speech in the media and social networks."

GLOBAL REACTION

World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasília

08-01-2023 23:44 President Alberto Fernández slams "coup attempt" by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian capital, as leaders from across the globe condemn "outrageous" attack on democracy.

CHAOS IN BRASÍLIA

Bolsonaro backers deface Congress in ugly anti-Lula stand

08-01-2023 23:32 Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on Sunday, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration.

TURMOIL IN BRAZIL

Chaos as Bolsonaro supporters storm seat of power in Brazil

08-01-2023 23:22 Police in Brasília wrestle back control seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters; Supporters of former president stormed Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in attack; Lula brands incident as a 'fascist' assault on democracy.

Incidents in Brazil

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasília in challenge to Lula

08-01-2023 22:32 Thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s top government institutions on Sunday in an insurrection just a week after the former president left office.

LOSS OF LEGEND SPARKS DEBATE

Pelé, Maradona, Messi: Who is the greatest of all time?

30-12-2022 13:20 The sad passing of Brazilian football icon Pelé and Lionel Messi’s World Cup triumph in Qatar with Argentina has reignited debate over who is the real GOAT.

CHANGE IN BRAZIL

Amid tight security, Brazil hosts 'Lulapalooza' to toast Lula inauguration

30-12-2022 12:29 Some 300,000 revellers and more than a dozen heads of state and government are expected to attend leftist icon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's swearing-extravaganza in Brasilia.

BRAZILIAN LEGEND DIES AT 82

'Rest in peace, Pelé,' – Messi, Argentina hail Brazilian great

29-12-2022 18:37 World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi leads tributes from Argentina as football icons bid Brazilian hero Pelé farewell.

News of brazil

Lula candidate wins Brazil Senate chief post

Brazil holds rates and sounds the alarm on rising inflation bets

Brazil's Congress elects new authorities under tight security

Bolsonaro vows to remain 'active' in Brazilian politics

Lula brushes off Germany’s appeal for Brazil to send weapons to Ukraine

Germany vows millions for Amazon as Scholz meets Lula in Brazil

Paul Krugman: Argentina, Brazil’s joint currency is terrible idea

Lula receives Scholz on German leader's last leg of regional tour

Fernández, Scholz meet with trade, investment, lithium on agenda

Scholz visits South America in a race with China to get lithium

Fernández expects Mercosur, EU to close trade deal soon

Germany's Scholz eyes opportunities on Latin American tour

Lula and Fernández hail ‘new history’ as Argentina and Brazil reunite

Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero: ‘Argentina needs a dynamic Brazil’

Lula urges sealing of EU-Mercosur trade deal before China talks

Lula in Uruguay: Meeting with Lacalle Pou and a wink to the opposition

Lacalle Pou voices discontent at CELAC summit

Brazil 'is back' hails Lula at Latin American leaders summit

Latin American leaders host CELAC summit with Brazil back in the fold

Relaunching the strategic alliance between Argentina and Brazil

Maduro pulls out of Argentina-CELAC trip, citing 'aggression'

Brazil, Argentina eye common unit for trade, not a single currency

Brazil to finance Argentine importers in bid to boost trade ties

'For the first time' – Lula admits he rooted for Argentina in World Cup final

Brazil: Uruguay's agreement with China would 'destroy' Mercosur

Maduro's trip to Argentina in doubt as he pulls out of Lula meeting

'I was there': Souvenirs of pro-Bolsonarista riots on sale in Brasília

Lula lands in Buenos Aires seeking rebuild bridges in Latin America

Brazil and Argentina are discussing whether to combine currencies

Brazil's unemployment continues to fall to seven-year low

Aftermath of January 8: Bringing Brazil's rioters to account

Brazil capital's security boosted, 39 charged over uprising

Grande irmão

Inclusive is also elusive

Brazil rejoins CELAC as Lula confirms presence at summit

Opposition uses Brazil crisis to point finger at Alberto Fernández

Lula: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help from police, military

Poll: Nearly one in five Brazilians back rioters

Disinformation fuelled rage in Brazil over vote outcome

Lula slams far-right 'terrorism' as Brazil clears protest camps

Pope cites Brazil in critique of political crises in Americas

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalised with abdominal pain

President Alberto Fernández assails 'coup attempt' in Brazil

World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasília

Bolsonaro backers deface Congress in ugly anti-Lula stand

Chaos as Bolsonaro supporters storm seat of power in Brazil

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasília in challenge to Lula

Pelé, Maradona, Messi: Who is the greatest of all time?

Amid tight security, Brazil hosts 'Lulapalooza' to toast Lula inauguration

'Rest in peace, Pelé,' – Messi, Argentina hail Brazilian great

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

Publisher brings LatAm's best lit to English-speaking audiences

Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy

Central Bank approves higher denomination 2,000-peso bill

Child marriage is always forced

El "cometa verde" visto desde Argentina, en su primera visita a la Tierra en 50.000 años

Impactante sismo en Turquía y Siria: se desplomaron edificios enteros y hay casi 100 muertos

“En Dominique observo parecidos con Mónica Cahen D’Anvers”, explica Eduardo Metzger

Jorge Asís: “Massa y Larreta es casi como Thompson & Williams”

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