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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:39 UTC

Brazil

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

    Large amounts of cocaine found in Brazilian sharks

    Further studies are needed to determine whether the cocaine found in marine animals can have negative effects on human health

    Researchers at the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) found traces of cocaine in 13 sharks of the species Rhizoprionodon lalandii, popularly known as tubarão-bico-fino-brasileiro, cação rola rola or cação-frango, according to a study in the appearing this week in the journal Science of The Total Environment, Agencia Brasil reported Tuesday.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 22:09 UTC

    Lula criticizes Maduro's “bloodbath” threat ahead of Venezuelan Elections

    Lula has announced that his former foreign minister, Celso Amorim, will travel to Venezuela as an observer for the election.

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed alarm at Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's recent remarks suggesting potential violence if he loses the upcoming election. Speaking in an interview with international news agencies, Lula condemned Maduro’s statements, which included threats of a “bloodbath” and “civil war,” as dangerous and unacceptable.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 21:02 UTC

    Brazilian flying taxi model launched

    The estimated range is 100 kilometers, due to which it will be limited to urban transport, at least in the early stages

    A subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft manufacturers Embraer launched this weekend in Gavião Peixoto, in the State of São Paulo, the full-scale prototype of the new flying taxi, which was introduced during the 45th edition of the Farnborough Airshow in England. According to Eve, the company behind this development, the eVTOL model represents a leap in urban aerial mobility which will transform cityscapes by 2026.

  • Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 12:00 UTC

    Brazilian researchers discover new shrimp species

    Genetic testing confirmed it was in fact a new species (Pic UFPE)

    Brazilian scientists from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) have detected a new species of buffalo shrimp which they named Alpheus Coralvivo after the Living Coral Project, it was reported.

  • Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Exports of Brazilian poultry meat halted over sanitary concerns

    Newcastle disease is highly transmissible among birds but does not affect humans

    Brazilian authorities halted all shipments of poultry meat to China, Europe, and Argentina on Friday after a case of Newcastle disease was detected in the municipality of Anta Gorda in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil moves forward with food security initiative

    The key is to redirect the financial resources and knowledge to where they are most needed, Minister Dias explained

    The Brazilian government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought this week its initiative to create a global alliance to combat hunger and poverty through the promotion of food security strategies and boosting people's income to a United Nations panel in New York, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 06:41 UTC

    Paraguay to buy Embraer military aircraft to fight organized crime

    The Paraguayan Air Force already operates six AT-27 Tucano turboprops, the training aircraft that evolved into the Super Tucano

    Paraguayan Authorities have issued the necessary paperwork to launch the purchase process of six Brazilian-built Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to be deployed in security and crime fighting, it was reported in Asunción Thursday.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 09:16 UTC

    Brazil: inflation down in June, but also economic growth; Lula waiting to remove Central Bank chair in December

    The mandate of central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto, who was appointed by Jair Bolsonaro, President Lula da Silva’s predecessor, ends in December

    Inflation in Brazil measured by the IPCA was 0,21% in June, which is positive. Still, the twelve month figure was 4,23% against 3,93% in May according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Stats, IBGE.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 07:48 UTC

    Brazilian Ambassador returning to BA next week

    Things between Brazil and Argentina are not the same as between Argentina and Spain or Bolivia, Bitelli explained

    Brazil's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Julio Bitelli Tuesday downplayed the importance of the not-so-good relationship between Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Javier Milei and insisted he would be returning to his post in the Argentine capital next week after being summoned during the weekend for consultations with Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.

  • Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 07:45 UTC

    Brazil has 96% of Pantanal fires under control

    “We have to keep our teams moving,” Silva insisted

    Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva said Tuesday that at least 96% of the fires in the Pantanal, Pantanal, a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area and the world's largest flooded grasslands, had been put out or were under control, Agencia Brasil reported. She made the announcement alongside fellow Ministers Simone Tebet (Budget and Planning) and Waldez Góes (Integration and Regional Development) in Corumbá, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.