After Brazil, MercadoPago also offers Bitcoin and Ethereum in Chile. Chile is thus the third country in Latin America to receive crypto services from MercadoPago, the payment app from MercadoLibre. The new feature will immediately allow the purchase, sale, and custody of the market's two leading cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Chileans can buy […]
Spanish airline Air Europa has expanded its frequency to Paraguay starting this week. The airline, based in Llucmajor, Mallorca, and at Madrid-Barajas Airport, now offers a daily flight between Madrid and Asunción. This is the first time the landlocked South American country will be connected to Europe with a non-stop daily flight, Air Europa said […]
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has spent nearly three months in the United States. During that time, his supporters had stormed several buildings in the government district in Brasilia, demanding the overthrow of Lula da Silva. Now they are expected to give their leader a hero's welcome. Bolsonaro has told his closest confidants that he […]
By Esteban Duarte and Marcelo Rochabrun Colombia and Peru are considering returning to a World Bank program that issues bonds to cover natural disaster claims after the plan faced a nearly two-year hiatus. The countries are among those looking to take advantage of renewed investor interest in the bank’s catastrophe bonds (debt offerings in which […]
Russia and Nicaragua signed an agreement on cooperation in the non-energy use of peaceful nuclear technologies. The ceremony, held in the Russian capital Moscow, was broadcast by Rossiya 24 TV. Head of the Rosatom nuclear energy corporation Alexei Likhachov, who signed on behalf of Russia, declared that the country’s non-energy technologies “are as unique as […]
Mayor of Lima Rafael Lopez Aliaga presented a project to construct the first artificial beach in the Peruvian capital and said it would be ready for the first days of May 2023. The purpose of the Huiracocha or Wiracocha artificial beach project is to provide the population of the eastern zone of Lima, which does […]
By Sergio Pintado Paraguay seeks to renegotiate the clause that obliges it to sell the energy it does not consume from the Itaipu dam at lower market prices to Brazil. In a dialogue with Sputnik, Senate candidate Ricardo Canese said that allowing Asunción to sell energy from Itaipu to other countries would benefit the region […]
The Brazilian city that was a model for public transportation in more than 170 countries reaches a crucial moment and outlines initiatives on modernizing urban mobility according to users' needs and available technologies. Curitiba, the capital of Paraná, showed the world the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), a system in which buses have exclusive lanes and […]
By Fernando Jaspe* Tax benefits for automakers installed in Brazil's North, Northeast, and Center-West regions cost the federal coffers about R$5 billion per year and, contrary to what was promised, do not promote regional development. In effect for over two decades, the billionaire tax waiver - paid for by the remaining Brazilian taxpayers - has […]
Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira asked on Wednesday (29) that President of Petrobras Jean Paul Prates reassess the divestment strategies of the state company that were suspended for 90 days. A preliminary analysis of the Board of Directors of the state-owned company in effect until then decided that five assets with pre-signed […]
By Claudio Dantas (Opinion) The main reason for Jair Bolsonaro's early return to Brazil is the former president's resistance to letting Michelle Bolsonaro tour the country alone - the caravan can pave the way for an eventual presidential run in 2026. It's unclear whether Bolsonaro's concern is about any risk to the woman's safety or […]
A study by the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) and the Federal Institute of Mato Grosso (IFMT) foresees cattle weighing through a cell phone application. The project starts to be developed in April this year, with the collection of information on beef cattle properties. Based on a photo of the animal taken by the […]
Dilma Rousseff was sworn in on Tuesday (28) as the President of the New Development Bank (NDB), the Bank of the BRICS. The ceremony took place at the institution's headquarters in Shanghai, China. Accompanied by executives on this first day, she has yet to make any statements in her new position. The former President of […]
The Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo (Sabesp) will present this week a new program to clean up the Tietê River in São Paulo. The information was released on Tuesday, 28, during the fourth quarter results teleconference of the state-owned company. The river clean-up is an "old" promise from the company. The […]
The Three Powers Square will be closed with barriers on Thursday (30). The day marks the return of Jair Bolsonaro to Brazil. The former president is expected to arrive in Brasilia early in the morning. The Federal District government's decision was made on Tuesday (28) in a meeting attended by vice-governor Celina Leão. There was […]
Judge Maria Paula Gouvêa Galhardo of the 4th Court of the Public Treasury of Rio de Janeiro dismissed an action of improbity against former governor Sérgio Cabral, accused of favoring a construction company by receiving R$1 million (US$190,000) in bribes. Based on the denunciation of Ricardo Pernambuco, Ricardo Pernambuco Júnior, and Tania Maria Silva Fontenelle, […]
Brazilian Minister of Justice Flávio Dino defended regulating freedom of expression in Brazil to "set the boundary between use and abuse." The statement came during a public hearing at the Supreme Court (STF) on Tuesday, 28. "Freedom of expression is not at risk when it is regulated; on the contrary, to defend freedom of expression […]
The Civil Police of São Paulo has registered seven occurrence reports involving teenagers' plans to attack the school environment. According to the Secretariat of Public Safety (SSP), the cases happened between Monday (27) and yesterday. The suspicion, according to the police, is that the wide dissemination of images of the attack that took place at […]
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed on Tuesday (28) that the government set at 1.97% per month the ceiling of the consigned loan interest for retirees and pensioners of the INSS (National Social Security Institute). The suggestion occurred during a meeting this morning at the Alvorada Palace. Now, the percentage defined by Lula must […]
Supreme Court (STF) Justice Ricardo Lewandowski has personally advised President Lula of his decision to bring forward his retirement just after the Easter holiday. The information was published on Wednesday (29) by g1. By law, he can stay until May 11, when he turns 75, but he will send the letter formalizing the request for […]
