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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday celebrated the expected signing of the free trade agreement between the EU and four South American countries the following day at a ceremony that Lula will not attend. This is the first major trade agreement for Mercosur, which…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes a sip of coffee during a year-end press conference at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he hopes the massive free-trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European…
Visual source: X/Weather Monitor At least six people were killed, one was reported missing, and nearly 750 others injured after a powerful tornado tore through the southern Brazilian state of Parana on Friday night.The twister, with winds reaching up to 250 km/h, struck the town of Rio Bonito do Iguacu early on Saturday. It lasted…
Scientists have identified a previously unknown coronavirus in Brazilian bats, named BRZ batCoV, which carries a genetic element strikingly similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. This virus was discovered in a ‘moustached’ bat species that is widespread across Latin America, suggesting that it may have been circulating undetected for some time due to…
At least 132 people were killed in what authorities described as Brazil’s largest police operation against drug gangs, officials said on Wednesday. In Rio de Janeiro, residents lined a street with dozens of bodies recovered overnight following the raids.The bodies of the men were placed in a single row along the pavement of a square…
File photo: US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Lula da Silva (Picture credit: AP, PTI) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that he was pleasantly surprised by his first-ever encounter with US President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly, describing it as having “some chemistry” despite months of tensions…
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro departs a hospital where he received medical treatment as he returns home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP) Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last week of leading an attempted coup, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, his doctor said on Wednesday.“Two tested positive for a…
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to hospital with a police guard after falling ill while under house arrest, his son Flavio said Tuesday.Flavio wrote on X that his father experienced “a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure,” calling it “an emergency” and asking, “I ask everyone to pray that it’s…
