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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:04 UTC

Brazil

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 07:44 UTC

    Drought in Brazil reaching unprecedented limits

    Climate change and El Niño are among the factors contributing to this phenomenon

    According to Brazil's National Center for the Monitoring of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), South America's largest country is facing the most severe drought in its recent history. The agency also noted that more than one third of the country was affected by “extreme drought.”

  • Saturday, August 31st 2024 - 10:22 UTC

    Brazil: Lula picks Galípolo for BCB CEO post

    The nominee still needs the Senate's nod

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva picked Central Bank Monetary Policy Director Gabriel Galípolo to replace Roberto Campos Neto as CEO. The outgoing chief executive had been appointed by Lula's predecessor Jair Bolsonaro and it was no secret that he would not remain in office at the end of his term. To be confirmed for the post, Galípolo still needs the Senate's nod.

  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 21:32 UTC

    De Moraes orders X banned from Brazil

    X was expecting De Moraes' ban, the company admitted in a statement

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered the suspension of South African tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X after the company refused to comply with his order to appoint a legal representative. The US Embassy in Brasilia said it was closely monitoring the latest events.

  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

    De Moraes now freezes Starlink's accounts to collect fines on X

    ”De Moraes' colleagues on the Supreme Court are either unable or unwilling to confront him,” Musk's X argued

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Thursday froze internet supplier Starlink's accounts to guarantee the payments of the fines he imposed on the social media platform X, Agencia Brasil reported. Both X and Starlink are owned by South African-born tycoon Elon Musk, who has repeatedly dubbed the magistrate “a dictator.”

  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 08:07 UTC

    São Paulo authorities arrest 10th suspect in connection with intentional fires

    Two firefighters have been killed so far since Aug. 21

    Authorities in the Brazilian State of São Paulo announced Thursday that a total of 10 suspects had been arrested in connection with the numerous fires affecting the area and which were proven to have been man-caused, Agencia Brasil reported. Two firefighters have died as a result of the phenomenon, which has already caused losses estimated to be over R$ 1 billion (around US$ 179.7 million).

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 10:38 UTC

    De Moraes keeps targeting X in Brazil

    Ironically, De Moraes publishes his decisions through the STF's X account

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Wednesday gave tycoon Elon Musk 24 hours to appoint a legal representative for the social media platform X in the South American country or face suspension, Agencia Brasil reported. Ironically, the summons was posted through the STF's X account.

  • Wednesday, August 28th 2024 - 14:03 UTC

    Arrest of Telegram's CEO has direct impact on Latin American developments

    Elon Musk and Nicolás Maduro agreed that Durov's detention posed a threat to uncensored communications worldwide

    Last weekend's arrest in France of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov had repercussions in Latin America. The move was first regarded as an attack on freedom of speech despite the magistrates issuing the arrest warrant claiming that Durov was suspected of being involved in a series of illegal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and child pornography distribution.

  • Wednesday, August 28th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Football player Juan Izquierdo dies at age 27 after collapsing during Copa Libertadores game

    Nacional confirmed Tuesday the tragic news of Juan Manuel Izquierdo's death

    The Uruguayan football community is in mourning after the confirmation of the death of Nacional defender Juan Manuel Izquierdo at the age of 27. Izquierdo, who collapsed in the final minutes of the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 match against São Paulo, did not recover after spending five days in intensive care.

  • Wednesday, August 28th 2024 - 09:07 UTC

    Brazil remains mpox free after suspected case was ruled out

    The patient was confirmed to have chickenpox though

    A traveler landing Sunday at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport tested negative for mpox but positive for chickenpox, Agência Brasil reported Tuesday citing data from the São Paulo Health Department.

  • Tuesday, August 27th 2024 - 22:06 UTC

    Venezuelan gov't offered Sandinista fighters in case of civil war

    Lula's “was not a very clean government,” Ortega claimed. “I could say a dozen more things,” he went on.

    Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega offered his Venezuelan colleague Nicolás Maduro the help of his “Sandinista fighters” in case of civil war in the South American country, where the opposition insists on not admitting the National Electoral Council's (CNE) announcement that the incumbent had been reelected on July 28.