Tag: Brazil
Brazil’s Finance Minister confirms studies on eliminating public transport fares
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad confirmed on Tuesday that the government is conducting studies, at…
Brazil’s Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in ‘friendly’ phone call
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged US President Donald Trump to lift punitive trade tariffs in…
Lula urges Trump to scrap US tariffs and sanctions against Brazilian officials
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has urged Donald Trump to scrap tariffs on his country’s imports…
COP30 urged to link climate justice with reparations for historical crimes
By Catarina Demony(Reuters) -Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups have urged COP30, the global climate summit to…
Brazil’s tourism minister resigns amid political tensions
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's Tourism Minister Celso Sabino submitted his resignation to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,…
Famed ‘sponge cities’ Chinese architect dead in Brazil plane crash
Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, known for his so-called nature-mimicking "sponge cities," has died in a small plane…
A friendly Trump-Lula encounter could pave the way for a thaw in US-Brazil relations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva used his speech at the United Nations…
Brazil’s Eduardo Bolsonaro charged in case linked to father’s coup attempt
Brazil’s prosecutor general has charged federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion in a case linked to the one…
Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro charged with coercion
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's Prosecutor General charged federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion, according to a statement on…
‘No amnesty!’ Brazilians protest against bid to pardon Bolsonaro
Tens of thousands of Brazilians protested Sunday against "shameless" lawmakers seeking an amnesty that could benefit former president…
Brazil joins South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ
Brazil has formally joined the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that…
Brazil protests US visa limitations for health minister at UN assembly
SAO PAULO (AP) — The United States government issued a visa for a Brazilian official to attend the…