At least 36 people are homeless after a landslide in Ubá (MG), in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, on Wednesday afternoon (25). The ravine slipped into a private condominium in the Olaria neighborhood. According to the local Civil Defense, three houses were totally destroyed, and three others were seriously damaged. According to […]
The Lula da Silva government is expected to present, in the coming weeks, a proposal for the creation of a permanent National Guard. The objective is to act in special operations, such as in indigenous lands, and to protect federal buildings in Brasília, in the Federal District (DF). The initiative replaces the National Force. "President […]
Foreign investment in Brazil's productive sector almost doubled in 2022, reaching the highest absolute value (in dollars) in the last ten years. In comparison with the size of the Brazilian economy, the contributions reached the highest level in 22 years. According to the report on the foreign sector published this Thursday (26) by the Central […]
Football and betting are two popular pastimes in Brazil, and Brazilian football teams are known for their exciting skill and talent. football in Brazil also has a long tradition of gambling and betting on matches and their results. In this article, we will tell you how to bet on football matches in Brazil from the […]
Iranian Navy warships will arrive in Brazil in the next few days. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the passage through Rio de Janeiro is part of a mission being conducted to the Panama Canal. Iranian Navy Commander Shahram Irani said plans are underway to send naval forces to the Panama Canal as Iranian […]
President Lula da Silva's fiscal plan proposes increasing spending without compensating for new resources. Only one year of the government of the new President Lula da Silva threatens to undermine the fiscal effort of Jair Bolsonaro's administration. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Brazil will deepen all fiscal imbalances by 2023, putting extreme pressure […]
Preliminary reports estimate that manufacturing activity in Argentina would have plummeted between 0.3% and 0.6% in the last month of 2022, consolidating the dangerous recessive trend unleashed in August. The shortage of foreign currency due to the currency ceiling is the main factor responsible for the crisis. The recovery proclaimed by President
The Argentine Minister of Economy, the lawyer Sergio Massa, determined a new tax increase on small traders, and this is the second tax increase in less than 30 days of the year. The AFIP (Federal Administration of Public Revenues) was instructed to apply the Value Added Tax (VAT) with a reduced rate of 8% on […]
The Chavist-controlled National Assembly approved on Tuesday in the first discussion a law that will allow it to exercise a greater degree of control over non-governmental organizations operating in Venezuela. The Law for the Control, Regulation, Performance and Financing of NGOs reproduces to a certain extent the onslaught that dictator Daniel Ortega has been waging […]
The Ibovespa closed this Wednesday, the 25th, at a high. It is the second trading session in the week with the appreciation of the main indicator of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3). According to the Infomoney website, today's quotation closed at just over 114,000 points. "There is a foreign flow. The Bank of America spoke […]
According to data available on the website of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Venezuela and Cuba still owe US$529 million to Brazil for loans contracted during the Worker's Party (PT) governments. The amount corresponds to 25% of the total amount lent to the two countries. Although the amount was covered by […]
On Wednesday (25), speaking at a ceremony to award the "Más Verde" medal, in Montevideo, Brazilian President Lula da Silva said that the members of the São Paulo Forum will "work very seriously with the perspective of unifying the political-ideological thought, in practical things, in Latin America. About an hour earlier, speaking alongside Uruguayan President
On meeting with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lula da Silva promised to help the regime "solve its problems." Besides announcing works in Argentina, Lula's visit to the neighboring country was marked by the resumption of diplomatic relations with regimes such as Venezuela and Cuba. "The blockade against Cuba, which has lasted […]
By Kai Schultz and Vrishti Beniwal – Bloomberg India’s economic transformation has been happening at a rapid pace. Global manufacturers are looking beyond China, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi striving to seize the moment. The government is spending close to 20% of its budget this fiscal year on capital investments, the largest volume in […]
By Jonas Schreiber A group of 11 attorneys from different countries and a judge from Portugal opened a criminal investigation in February 2022. All available evidence of crimes against Humanity has been presented to a Grand Jury, in this case, civilians. As a result, the Institute for International Criminal Investigation (IICI) calls every public citizen to […]
Brazilian Azul Airlines has announced that it will now allow dogs and cats weighing up to 10 kg - the weight should refer to the sum of the pet and its crate - to be transported in the cabin starting February 1. Currently, only animals in their containers that weigh up to 7 kg can […]
The Paulista Museum, better known as Ipiranga Museum, inaugurates another exhibition space this Wednesday (25th), destined for temporary exhibitions. To mark São Paulo's anniversary, celebrated yesterday, and the new space's inauguration, the museum is opening the exhibition Memories of Independence. The new exhibit of the Ipiranga . . . To read the full NEWS and […]
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) will receive, in the coming weeks, proposals from the radical wing of the Workers Party (PT, progressive-globalist) regarding the possibilities of extinction, through legal provisions, of the Special Operations Command (COpEsp) of the Brazilian Army and the Marine Special Operations Battalion (BtlOpEspFuzNav), the Tonelero. PT movements identify that . […]
Bolivia’s total external and internal public debt is at 46 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and is among the lowest in the world, informed today the Bolivian Minister of Economy and Public Finance, Marcelo Montenegro. He explained to journalists that the increase in debt in some countries has already reached more than 300 percent […]
The presidents of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, and Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, reaffirmed today, Wednesday, the mutual objective of deepening the ties between both countries and the relevance of working to achieve greater integration of Latin America and the Caribbean. In a meeting at the San Martín Palace, the ceremonial headquarters of the Argentine Foreign Ministry, Fernández […]
Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's STF (Federal Supreme Court) fined Telegram on Wednesday (Jan. 25) R$1.2 million (US$230,000) for not blocking the account of federal deputy-elect Nikolas Ferreira (PL, conservative). Here is the full text of the decision. The penalty was applied due to partial noncompliance with . . . To read the full […]
By Guilherme Grandi* (Opinion) Brazil's entry as a full member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is not a priority for the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist), judging by statements from government officials. I am joining the "rich countries club," which has consistently appeared among the main objectives […]
The humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami villages, in Roraima, has been associated by members of the Lula da Silva government with the previous government's disregard for indigenous policies. Some newspapers have already spoken of indigenous "genocide", and an investigation has been opened for the Federal Police to find those responsible. President Lula announced that he […]
