Brazil

• Saturday, May 4th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

  Porto Alegre Airport shut down until further notice due to storms

  

  In a move to preserve the safety of workers and passengers alike, the Salgado Filho Airport serving the city of Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul, has announced it would be suspending all operations until further notice, Agencia Brasil reported. The Gaúcho State is going through a heavy storm and subsequent floods that have already left nearly 40 people dead and the number is expected to grow given the number of persons still unaccounted for.

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• Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 21:16 UTC

  Lula pledges federal assistance to flood-ridden Rio Grande do Sul State

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite that the federal administration would spare no effort assisting the southeastern State get through the current heavy storms that have left at least 32 casualties, Agencia Brasil reported. The number of confirmed fatalities is expected to be higher as dozens of people were still unaccounted for.

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• Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Heavy storms: Rio Grande do Sul's number of fatalities updated to 29

  

  The number of fatalities in Southeastern Brazil was updated to 29 on Thursday after at least 203 cities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul were hit by heavy storms, which are also forecast to move on to neighboring Santa Catarina over the next few days. Some 60 people are still missing, it was also reported. A hydroelectric dam broke near Bento Gonçalves, raising the alert status.

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• Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Dengue fever causes over 2,000 deaths so far this year in Brazil

  

  Dengue fever has killed over 2,000 people in Brazil while almost 4.2 million cases of the malady have been confirmed this year in South America's largest country. The incidence rate of the disease is 2,056.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

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• Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Petrobras hits new environmental achievement

  

  Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company announced this week a 41% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions between 2015 and 2023, Agencia Brasil reported. The result was “exceptional,” said Petrobras' Energy Transition and Sustainability Director Maurício Tolmasquim.

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• Wednesday, May 1st 2024 - 19:23 UTC

  Brazil: Unemployment reaches 7.9% in Q1

  

  The Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) released by Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) this week showed that 8.6 million people (or 7.9% of the population) were unemployed in South America's largest country in the first quarter of 2024, which represented a 0.5 percentage-point increase from the previous measurement ending in December.

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• Wednesday, May 1st 2024 - 14:27 UTC

  Brazil: Heavy storms kill at least 5 in Rio Grande do Sul

  

  At least five people were killed and 18 others went missing on Tuesday as heavy rains hit some 77 municipalities in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul bordering Uruguay and Argentina. A total of 3,742 people were reported to have been affected, while 95 lost their homes and 6 were injured. Almost 300 people needed to be evacuated and taken to shelters.

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• Tuesday, April 30th 2024 - 11:16 UTC

  In 23 years bilateral trade between Latin America and China soared 35 times

  

  Trade between China and Latin American countries surpassed US$ 480 billion in 2023, compared to a mere US$ 14 billion back in 2000, based on data from the Customs Administration of the People’s Republic of China (AGA) and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC.

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• Tuesday, April 30th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazil's TSE fines Lula's team for speaking evil of Bolsonaro in 2022

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Monday imposed a R$ 250,000 (US$ 48,843.4) fine on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his team for boosting propaganda against his rival Jair Bolsonaro during the 2022 campaign.

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• Monday, April 29th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

  Embraer announces investment for new plant

  

  Brazilian Aircraft manufacturer Embraer, arguably the world's third-largest, plans to invest R$ 2 billion (about US$ 390 million) in a new plant this year, it was announced last week before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The manufacturer hired 1,500 new workers last year for a 19,000 labor force it had before the pandemic.

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