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Montevideo, May 8th 2024 - 22:01 UTC

Brazil

  • Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 23:43 UTC

    Brazil: Travelers from US, Australia, and Canada will need a visa starting next week

    The requirement has been reinstated out of reciprocity since Brazilians need to go through the same process to enter those countries

    Holders of US, Australian, and Canadian passports will be required a tourist visa to enter Brazil by air, land, or sea, effective next Wednesday (April 10), Agencia Brasil reported. Under Decree 11.875/2024, the initial Jan. 10 deadline was extended for three months to avoid the negative consequences for Brazil's tourism industry during peak season.

  • Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Dengue kills over 1,000 people in Brazil so far this year

    In all of 2023, 1,079 deaths caused by dengue were recorded in Brazil

    Dengue fever has killed over 1,000 Brazilians so far this year while other 1,531 deaths are under investigation, federal authorities admitted Wednesday. The Health Ministry's Arbovirus Panel said 1,020 deaths from the disease have been recorded whereas the total number of casualties from the same ailment in 2023 amounted to 1,079. The country has recorded some 2.6 million infections, Agencia Brasil also reported.

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 19:25 UTC

    Brazilian industry slides for second straight month

    February's results were influenced by a calendar effect, Macedo explained

    According to the Monthly Industrial Survey released Wednesday by Brazil's Rio de Janeiro-based Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), industrial production in South America's largest country fell 0.3% in February, which represented its second straight monthly decline after January's -1.5%, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, April 2nd 2024 - 20:07 UTC

    Bolsonaro lawsuit against Lula dismissed

    Lula (R) cannot be targeted for his statements as president, the judge ruled

    A court in Brasilia on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by former President Jair Bolsonaro and his wife Michelle, demanding that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva retract his statements that furniture was missing from the Alvorada Palace when he returned there last January. The Bolsonaros had also requested R$20,000 (US$3,953) in damages.

  • Monday, April 1st 2024 - 19:54 UTC

    Brazilian VP down with Covid-19

    Alckmin was said to be doing well after showing mild symptoms of the malady

    Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin stayed at home Monday after being diagnosed with Covid-19, Agencia Brasil reported. Alckin is also Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services.

  • Saturday, March 30th 2024 - 11:33 UTC

    Datafloha: About 55% of Brazilians think Bolsonaro tried to stage a coup d'état

    Bolsonaro was denied his passport by De Moraes to travel to Israel in May

    According to a Datafolha survey released Friday by Folha de S.Paulo, 55% of Brazilians believe former President Jair Bolsonaro wanted to stage a coup d'état whereas 39% of those interviewed thought the retired Army captain never had such intentions. In addition, 7% of respondents were unable to answer that question.

  • Saturday, March 30th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    Unusual criticism from Lula da Silva and Petro on Venezuela's presidential race controversy

    There have been several countries that have censured what happened with the exclusion of the two opposition leaders. But this time it has drawn attention that the governments of Colombia and Brazil

    Renowned South American political figures Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, and Gustavo Petro, head of state of Colombia, have taken an unusual stance against Venezuela's government, criticizing its refusal to allow opposition candidate Corina Yoris to register for the upcoming presidential elections.

  • Friday, March 29th 2024 - 19:03 UTC

    Dengue epidemic over in Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro health authorities will now focus on influenza, Soranz said

    Rio de Janeiro City authorities Friday announced that the dengue fever epidemic in the country's former capital was over, Agencia Brasil reported. The worst part of the outbreak was recorded between Feb. 18 and 24.

  • Friday, March 29th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

    PAHO: Historic dengue outbreak to hit mainly Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay

    Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina account for 92% of Latin America's dengue cases and 87% of deaths

    According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Latin America is looking ahead at the worst dengue season in history, mainly due to the global increase in temperatures and extreme weather. The worst scenario is likely to occur in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.

  • Thursday, March 28th 2024 - 19:32 UTC

    Brazil's newest sub christened before Lula and Macron

    The Brazilian submarines are bigger than the original French Scorpene model from which they derive

    Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil Thursday visited the Itaguaí Naval Complex, the facilities in the State of Rio de Janeiro where the Tonelero (S-42) submarine -a joint undertaking between the two countries- was christened by First Lady Rosângela Lula da Silva.