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Angered by a law that provides for the removal of books with pornographic content from school libraries and classrooms, a father in the US state of Utah has made an unexpected request to the board that evaluates the banned works. He wants to ban the Bible from schools, claiming it is “one of the most … Read more

By Luisa Purchio One of the main flags of the governor of the state of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, is the privatization of Sabesp, raised with conviction at the end of last year, even before he took office on January 1. Although considered the “crown jewel” of the state’s privatizations, Freire’s mission will not … Read more

By Marcos Tosi This year, when Brazil is expected to surpass the 300 million tonnes mark for the first time, a logistic bottleneck will be accentuated, reaching an equally historical level: 120 million tonnes will not have storage space. This is more than the entire crop of Argentina, which faces a third consecutive year of … Read more

The percentage of Brazilians who believe the country’s economic situation will worsen in the coming months has increased. According to a Datafolha survey released over the weekend, those predicting turbulent months jumped from 20% of those interviewed in December to 26%. The portion of the population counting on the improvement of the economic scenario decreased … Read more

On the last weekend of March, the European Union’s (EU) High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, participated in the Ibero-American Summit in the Dominican Republic. In an interview with EFE, he considered that Latin America is being “underestimated, undervalued.” For the diplomat, the region “could be the new Persian Gulf […] in a world … Read more

Brazil expects the arrival of up to 160 official delegations from all continents, which will be present at LAAD Defence & Security 2023, a fair that will hold its 13th edition from April 11 to 14 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The event will gather the main Brazilian and international companies to exhibit … Read more

By Alexandre Garcia* (Opinion) The federal government is doing everything possible to repeal legislation that was made and driven by the fight against corruption discovered in the Lava Jato. For example, the Law of State-Owned Companies. They almost finished with Petrobras. Well, now the PT is presiding over Petrobras again, and Petrobras is almost bankrupt … Read more

Russia will place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus near its allies’ borders with NATO countries, the Russian envoy to Minsk said, in a move aimed at increasing tensions with the West. The Russian ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, said Sunday night that the weapons would be moved to the country’s western border as part of … Read more

Finland’s main conservative party has won a close parliamentary election. With all votes counted this Sunday (2), the center-right National Coalition Party (NCP) came in first with 20.8 percent. They were followed by the right-wing populist party, The Finns, with 20.1 percent, while the Social Democrats of Prime Minister Sanna Marin got 19.9 percent. With … Read more

Mexico received 3.74 million international tourists by air during the first two months of the year, an increase of 23.4 percent compared to the same period last year and 9.7 percent more than what was recorded in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, informed this Sunday the head of the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur), Miguel Torruco. … Read more

Luís Roberto Barroso, considered one of the most aggressive and controversial Justices of the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), rejected accusations of judicial activism leveled at the Supreme Court, attributing the charges to “ignorance.” In a speech during the Brazil Conference at Harvard & MIT, in Boston, in the United States, the magistrate called the thesis … Read more

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced on Saturday that his government decided to authorize possessing and carrying civilian weapons for personal defense as part of the measures against increased crime in the country. “We have a common enemy: delinquency, drug trafficking, and organized crime. We are going to fight them with three new urgent … Read more

The Argentine government reaffirmed yesterday, Sunday, the objective of recovering the whole exercise of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) on the 41st anniversary of the beginning of the war with the United Kingdom over that territory in the South Atlantic. The Argentine President, Alberto Fernández, led the ceremony for the “Day of the … Read more

Belo Horizonte is a big city. With 2.5 million inhabitants, it is larger than the German capital, Berlin. Its metropolitan area, with 6 million, leaves behind other American centers such as Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Caracas. It is the same size as Santiago de Chile. Despite this fact, this city does not manage to … Read more

Apr 02, 2023 9:57 15 min read Earlier this month, Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES) held a seminar on sustainable development with the help of think tanks and interest groups representing the industrial sector. More than anything, it was an opportunity for the bank’s chairman, Aloizio Mercadante, to come out guns blazing in his quest … Read more

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist), is scheduled to travel to China on Monday (10). Lula’s trip was scheduled for last week but had to be postponed due to pneumonia. Lula should disembark in Shanghai and proceed to Beijing, where he will meet with dictator Xi Jinping. Lula’s return is scheduled for … Read more

Peru’s accumulated inflation amounted to 2.1 percent in the first quarter of 2023 after the Consumer Price Index at the national level registered 1.19 percent in March, informed today, Saturday, the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). Meanwhile, annual inflation, corresponding to the last 12 months, showed a variation of 8.67 percent for the … Read more

On Saturday, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced that he appointed Gustavo Manrique as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, replacing Juan Carlos Holguin, who resigned during the day. “I highlight the work done by Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín and regret his resignation. On Monday, @GustavoManriq_M will be sworn in to assume … Read more

Brazil has registered an increase in the number of dengue cases in 2023. According to the Ministry of Health, the number of cases increased by 53% between January and March compared to the same period last year. There are already about 400,000 cases investigated in the Brazilian territory, according to the Ministry. In addition, 117 … Read more

By Pedro Henrique Alves (Opinion) This week I involuntarily got involved in a political debate. With all my might, I tried to avoid it. Still, a young woman stirred my conservative vein by calling me a “fascist project” because I advocated that transsexuals should be banned from sports that do not match their biological sexualities. … Read more

Apr 01, 2023 11:45 4 min read (Updated: Apr 01, 2023 11:47) 🔔 The dashboard: Brazil’s benchmark stock index Ibovespa went up by 2.38 percent this week. Meanwhile, the Brazilian Real gained 3.5 percent against the U.S. Dollar. Biggest gains: Raízen (bioenergy): +18.26 percent. Biggest drops: MRV (construction): -10.14 percent. Three months into Lula administration, … Read more

Besides being the biggest meat exporter in the world, Brazilian producers also sell live animals to other countries. Morocco, in Northwest Africa, is the latest destination in the list of countries that import live cattle from Brazil. The first cargo arrived in the African country on Sunday. Almost 3 thousand heads of cattle landed at … Read more

On the day after the presentation of the new fiscal anchor, the main index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), the Ibovespa, ended the session this Friday, 31, with a significant drop of 1.7%, at 101,000 points. The leading players in the financial market are still evaluating whether the government will commit to reducing the … Read more

Top Republican leaders have united in support of Donald Trump after a grand jury in New York indicted the former president, who remains the party’s top nominee for the 2024 presidential election. Most of the party’s renowned politicians have come out to defend the former boss. Even presidential names such as former Vice President Mike … Read more

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) has a 38% approval rating after 3 months, according to a Datafolha survey released this Saturday (1). According to the survey, the disapproval percentage is 29%, leaving the head of the Executive technically tied with the 30% registered in the same period of the first year of … Read more

Apr 01, 2023 8:31 6 min read A group of pro-Bolsonaro lawmakers has been pushing for a congressional inquiry to investigate the January 8 riots — when hordes of far-right Bolsonaro supporters stormed and ransacked the buildings housing all three branches of government. But they seem to have forgotten about a similar committee that already … Read more

By Diógenes Freire With 142 seats in the House of Representatives, the MDB, PSD, Republicans, Podemos, and PSC parties have formalized the largest bloc in the House. The bloc surpasses the intention of the president of the House, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), to unite his party and União Brasil, which would result in a coalition of … Read more

By Diógenes Freire The controversial Supreme Court Justice blamed the “far right” in the US for creating an environment in which social networks are used to counter official versions espoused by the “traditional press.” While speaking on “the STF and the defense of democracy” at an event at the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation (FHC Foundation) … Read more

Peru remained the world’s leading exporter of blueberries in 2022 after shipping US$1.362 billion, the South American nation’s Exporters Association (ADEX) reported Friday. According to the CIEN-ADEX Global Economy and Business Research Center report, Peruvian shipments last year surpassed even those of the United States, Spain, Canada, the Netherlands, and Morocco, thus maintaining the “privileged … Read more

Mexico’s economy will grow up to 3.0 percent in 2024, the same pace it will observe in 2023, supported by its domestic demand, as the government’s Ministry of Finance estimated on Friday. In the 2024 Economic Pre-Criteria, the agency indicated that high employment levels, public investment in strategic infrastructure, and the relocation effect of companies … Read more

On Thursday (30), the Chilean Fisheries and Aquaculture Agency (Sernapesca) in the Biobío region confirmed that more than 70 sea lions have died off the coast of Isla Santa María and that this “could be due to avian flu.” According to Chilean media, residents of the island territory, located 27 kilometers from Coronel, just over … Read more

Last week, after months of waiting, the Colombian Aviation Authority (Aerocivil) finally approved the integration of Viva Air and Avianca. However, this decision did not have the expected result. After the low-cost airline decided in February to cease operations, and because the approval is subject to several conditions, the one-time main stakeholder had to reconsider … Read more

Fertility in Uruguay has dropped drastically in the last six years, with around 49,000 births in 2015 and just over 32,000 in 2022. What lies behind this shocking decline is revealed in the scientific study “La gran caída. El descenso de la fecundidad uruguaya a niveles ultra-bajos (2016-2021),” presented last Tuesday by researchers from the … Read more

The spring meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council concludes in Jamaica on Friday (31). The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is pleased to see the growing number of countries calling for a moratorium or precautionary pause on deep-sea mining plans. At the same time, WWF is concerned about continued pressure from other … Read more

The director of the Angolan Industrial and Technological Innovation Institute of Angola (IDIIA), Filomena de Oliveira, stated that there is still a deficit in production organization and the use of products in Angola’s industrial sector. The statements were made this week to Forbes Lusophone Africa on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the 5th … Read more

Odebrecht and Bento Pedroso Construções, a member of the Brazilian group, have won a US$1.168 billion contract to build the Luena-Saurimo section of the Benguela Railway in Angola, according to a presidential decree. In the decree, the Angolan President authorizes the expenditure of US$1.168 million and formalizes simplified contracting (by direct award) by material criteria … Read more

The dollar in Uruguay currently costs 13.2% more than it did at the end of 2021. A few weeks ago, the Minister of Economy asked economic agents to demand more dollars so that the exchange rate does not appreciate. But the situation is not only worrying the Government but also the private sector, and the … Read more

By James Attwood Chile posted its lowest monthly copper production in six years. The top-producing nation extended a streak of unexpectedly weak figures contributing to a global market adjustment. The country accounts for a quarter of the world’s mined copper. Chile accounts for 25% of the world’s mined copper (Photoi internet reproduction) According to data … Read more

INDEC released the official statistics of poverty in Argentina this Thursday during the second semester of 2022. According to the report, the scourge of insufficient income increased by three percentage points compared to the first semester, with 11.5 million Argentines below the poverty line. Among the three largest cities in the country, Rosario had the … Read more

By Tomás Carrió Visiting Argentina during Easter Week can be a very attractive experience. In addition to the country’s diverse tourist, cultural and gastronomic offers, the exchange rate has been very favorable in recent years due to the persistent devaluation of the Argentine peso. But to make the most of every dollar, it is necessary … Read more

By Fátima Romero “A third-class British colony” is what the Duke of Windsor – former King Edward VIII – called the Bahamas, who was in the archipelago from 1940 to 1945 while serving as Governor General of the island. Today, the Bahamas is the quintessential traveler’s dream vacation. Tourism development is such that the country … Read more

By Vildana Hajric and Isabelle Lee* Bitcoin is back as the best-performing asset in the first quarter after a quick exit from its “cryptowinter.” With gains of around 70%, the most significant digital token is finishing its best quarter since March 2021, when it surged 103%, according to data from Bloomberg. In contrast, the S&P … Read more

The provincial Chamber of Mendoza (western Argentina) approved a declaration considering the Mapuches as “non-Argentine native peoples”. The challenged community claims that the initiative is aimed at appropriating ancestral territories granted to them by the federal government. The bill, sponsored by the governor of Mendoza, Rodolfo Suárez, considers that “the Mapuches should not be considered Argentine … Read more

Mar 31, 2023 16:51 2 min read (Updated: Mar 31, 2023 16:52) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday requested Congress to drop a bill that would allow mining in indigenous lands. The previous administration of Jair Bolsonaro drafted the legislation. Mr. Bolsonaro has long advocated lifting controls on mining operations in Brazil, especially … Read more

Bolivian health authorities recorded a case of yellow fever on the border with Brazil. This happens 19 years after the last documented contagion in the country and amid a dengue fever epidemic, reported the director of the Departmental Health Service (Sedes) of the department of Santa Cruz (east), Carlos Hurtado. “The epidemiological surveillance system has … Read more

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo met with US Central Intelligence Agency deputy director David Cohen, nicknamed the “sanctions guru.” According to the US embassy, the official’s visit addressed “shared strategies for combating global threats”. The CIA deputy director made a surprise visit to Paraguay to meet with President Abdo just a few hours before the South … Read more

The impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso could bring the Government of Ecuador to vice president Alfredo Borrero, a renowned neurosurgeon who jumped into politics at the hand of the current president. With few public appearances, Borrero emphasizes his loyalty to Lasso and rejects attempts of “destabilization”. A doctor by profession, the 65-year-old vice president … Read more

Italy’s data privacy regulator has banned ChatGPT over alleged privacy violations relating to the chatbot’s collection and storage of personal data. With immediate effect, the Guarantor for the protection of personal data has ordered the temporary limitation of the processing of data of Italian users by ChatGPT parent firm OpenAI until it complies with EU … Read more

In contrast to recent layoffs in technology companies, the sector remains heated, and tech jobs remain in high demand. IT professionals are some of the most requested by the Brazilian and global markets, and they can choose where and how they want to work. And most of them (75%) are willing to leave the Brazilian … Read more

The monthly report released by the Department of Rural Economy (Deral) of the Agriculture and Supply Secretariat of Paraná reinforced the record expected for soybean production in the 2022/2023 harvest. Paraná should produce 22.18 million tonnes of soybean in 5.76 million hectares. The volume is 82% higher than in the 2021/2022 cycle. The productivity is … Read more

On Thursday, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued a partial admissibility ruling to initiate the impeachment trial against center-right President Guillermo Lasso. The opposition in Congress is united to push for the President’s impeachment, stripping him of his immunity and removing him from the Executive Branch on charges of embezzlement (misappropriation of funds). Some steps remain until … Read more

Hundreds of trans protesters stormed the Kentucky State Capitol to protest a law banning gender changes in children under 18, including a ban on doctors prescribing hormone treatments or genital surgery leading to castration. SB150 was originally passed by Republican lawmakers last month but vetoed by Democratic Governor Andy Beshear. Today, however, Republicans won the … Read more

By Giovana Pignati* On Wednesday (29), the Central Bank of Brazil (BC) informed that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the People’s Bank of China (PBC) to enable a financial instrument that allows transactions made in yuan to be converted into real, without the need to use the US dollar as an intermediary. … Read more

Mar 31, 2023 14:15 2 min read (Updated: Mar 31, 2023 14:33) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has rescheduled his trip to China for April 11, the presidential press office tells The Brazilian Report. The trip will last until April 14 and will include visits to both Beijing and Shanghai. Further details have yet … Read more

Mar 31, 2023 14:23 3 min read Between 2014 and 2018, Sergio Moro went from being an obscure federal judge to perhaps the most influential Brazilian of the 2010s. He led Operation Car Wash, a massive anti-corruption investigation that shattered the legitimacy of Brazil’s political establishment, nearly destroyed some of the country’s largest construction conglomerates, … Read more

One of the war fronts of the National Liberation Army (ELN) has communicated that it is not convinced by the “neoliberal” peace process being negotiated with the Colombian government. It considers that the state model does not change and blames Congress for overturning all social reforms. ELN’s Omar Gómez western war front has issued a … Read more

The singer Matheus, of the duo with Zé Henrique, died in the early morning of last Wednesday (29) at 43. The São Paulo Secretary of Public Safety (SSP) informed that the young musician was the victim of a hit-and-run accident on highway Dom Pedro I in the Contendas neighborhood of the city of Valinhos. According … Read more

By Nehomar Hernández* Former president Jair Bolsonaro is already back in Brazil. On Thursday, as he set foot in his country again after a three-month stay in the United States, he was greeted with chants of “The captain is back” by a group of Liberal Party (PL) supporters during an event at Brasilia’s Juscelino Kubitschek … Read more

The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Cattle Raising (CNA) warns that taxes on agriculture can rise 875% with the tax reform proposals (PEC 45 and PEC 110). The Canal Rural website released the information on Wednesday (29). According to CNA, among other negative consequences for the sector are the increase in production costs and the … Read more

Mar 31, 2023 12:51 2 min read In a securities filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Brazilian oil giant Petrobras admitted that its dividend payment policy is “subject to change.” “If we decide on a strategic plan that requires a greater volume of investments, or amend our strategic plan to  do so, the … Read more

By Fábio Galão Since the end of last year, Bakhmut, a city in Donetsk oblast, has been at the main stage of the war sparked by Russia against Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already said that the fall of Bakhmut would be a major blow to Kyiv’s resistance, as it would pave the way … Read more

The balance of the network accounts was disclosed in an internal statement to employees and published by the portal UOL on Tuesday (28). Last year, the broadcaster lost R$41 million (US$8 million). In 2021, the accounts were also negative: R$121 million (US$23.8 million). Among other points, the executives highlighted in the statement that Globo’s expenses … Read more

Turkey’s parliament ratified on Thursday (30) Finland’s entry into NATO, putting an end to months of blockade by Ankara to this expansion of the Atlantic alliance. The corresponding document was approved with votes in favor of 276 representatives. Nothing prevented Finland from joining since Turkey was the only country of the 30 members that had … Read more

Mar 31, 2023 11:59 6 min read Colombian President Gustavo Petro wanted to do it all in 2023. Despite lacking his own congressional majority, he began the year by announcing that he would push through reforms in some of the most important areas of any country, including bills to redraw Colombia’s health and pension systems, … Read more

By Silvio Ribas House Speaker Arthur Lira (PP-AL) has experienced the first decline in his considerable clout in just one week. Lira’s failure to keep his promises to parliamentarians resulted in forming the Chamber’s largest party bloc, with 142 representatives, from the MDB, PSD, Podemos, Republicans, and PSC parties. The bloc formation, which took place … Read more

Non-immigrant visas that do not require a petition – that is, the support or “sponsorship” of companies or individuals – such as tourist visas (B1/B2), will become more expensive starting May 30, the US State Department announced on Tuesday (28). The fee for issuing the document will go from US$160 to US$185, an increase of … Read more

Mar 31, 2023 11:11 2 min read (Updated: Mar 31, 2023 11:12) The Brazilian unemployment rate increased to 8.6 percent in the rolling quarter ending in February. Some 9.2 million working-age Brazilians are without a job, up 200,000 from the previous rolling quarter but down 2.6 percent from a year ago.  In January, the Brazilian … Read more

Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza, and Brasilia are the country’s most “dirty-mouth” capitals, according to a survey conducted by the language learning platform Preply. São Luís, in Maranhão, would be the least mouthy. The study reached this conclusion last month after collecting 1,639 interviews with Brazilians living in 15 metropolises in November. The first stage of … Read more

By Roberto Caiafa After the end of the keel laying ceremony of the first Tamandaré class frigate, Infodefensa.com interviewed Admirals Arthur Fernando Bettega Corrêa and Celso Mizutani Koga, Director General of Naval Material and Director of Program Management of the Brazilian Navy, respectively. On occasion, the naval authorities discussed: the doctrinal impact that the ships … Read more

Mar 31, 2023 10:10 2 min read The Ecuadorian Constitutional Court this week allowed impeachment hearings to proceed on embezzlement accusations against President Guillermo Lasso, but blocked two charges of extortion. The decision is a bad omen for the conservative leader, who lacks a majority in the country’s National Assembly. A congressional committee this month … Read more

(Opinion) Objectively existing and easily verifiable facts from the official State Department, UN, and G20 websites leave no doubt that Lula’s reported refusal to sign the “Declaration of the Summit for Democracy” is based on two false pretexts. Not only that, but his refusal to sign this declaration was an attention-grabbing stunt intended to deceptively … Read more

By Nick Giambruno (Opinion) Did you know central banks bought more gold last year than any year in the past 55 years—since 1967? Though most don’t realize it, 1967 was a significant year in financial history, mainly due to the events at the London Gold Pool. The London Gold Pool was an agreement among central … Read more

Cristyan Costa The return of former president Jair Bolsonaro to Brazil on Thursday, March 30, was not only a matter for the press. Politicians from the left expressed the return of the opposition leader to the Lula government. The national president of the PT, Gleisi Hoffmann, published a video addressed to the “genocidal”. After talking … Read more

By Pablo Valadares The House of Representatives approved on Thursday (March 30) the PLV (Bill of Conversion) 6, derived from Provisional Measure 1150 of 2022, which will facilitate the deforestation of the Atlantic Forest. The text was approved in a symbolic vote and will now be analyzed by the Senate. Only PDT, PSB, and the … Read more

By Sérgio Lima Petrobras admitted a possible change in the dividend distribution policy in a document sent to the SEC, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday (29 March). According to the state-owned company, changes in the composition of its Board of Directors and Executive Board may result in “changes or termination” of the … Read more

By Remon Buul India and Russia are discussing the possibility of launching a transaction container shipping line and processing facilities along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), said Aleksey Chekunkov, Russia’s Far East Development Minister East and Arctic. The Arctic route, linking Southeast Asia to Europe, will drastically reduce transport times compared to traditional routes through … Read more

The Fernández Government announced yesterday, Thursday, the implementation of a different exchange rate scheme for the agricultural sector to strengthen the country’s international reserves during the second quarter. “The measure will consist of a 30-day differential exchange rate for the soybean complex and a 90-day differential exchange rate for exports of goods from regional economies … Read more

Brazil’s Central Government accounts – National Treasury, Social Security, and the Central Bank – registered a primary deficit of R$40.989 (US$8) billion, more than double the R$20.367 billion deficit recorded in February 2022. This is the worst result for February since the beginning of the historical series in 1997. The result Subscribe to our Premium … Read more

By Anderson Gonçalves After spending 89 days traveling in the United States, former President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Brazil on Thursday morning (30). And as soon as he arrived, he already met with leaders of his party, the PL, to draw up the first political plans. To the press, Bolsonaro said he saw no reason … Read more

Uruguayan experts lowered the country’s economic growth forecast for this year to 1.80 percent from the 2.45 percent predicted last month, the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) informed today, Thursday. According to the average of the entity’s expectations survey, the worsening of these came after last week the BCU disclosed that the Gross Domestic Product … Read more

Unemployment in Chile rose to 8.4 percent in the mobile quarter between December 2022 and February 2023, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported yesterday, Thursday. The figure reported meant an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to the previous mobile quarter and a rise of 0.9 percentage points in twelve months. INE’s National Employment Survey … Read more

Heavy rains in the northern Brazilian state of Acre already affect more than 40,000 people, with more than 3,800 displaced in the capital Rio Branco, the Civil Defense reported Thursday. The Acre River reached the 17.22-meter mark Thursday morning, the highest level since the historic flood of 2015 when it reached 18.40 meters. The river’s … Read more

The poverty rate in Argentina stood at 39.2 percent at the end of 2022, covering 11.5 million people, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported yesterday, Thursday. The figure presented by the state entity through a technical report came from the Permanent Household Survey (EPH), in which 31 urban agglomerates and 9.9 million … Read more

The number of deaths caused by the landslide of great magnitude that occurred last March 26 in the Alausí canton, in the province of Chimborazo, in the central Andean region of Ecuador, rose to 19, as informed yesterday, Thursday, the Prosecutor General’s Office (FGE). “19 deaths confirmed after the landslide occurred on Sunday in Alausí. … Read more

Mar 30, 2023 19:36 2 min read Denmark’s Vestas has signed an agreement with Brazil’s Casa dos Ventos to supply 291 onshore turbines for two wind farms in northeastern Brazil. It is the company’s biggest onshore order in Latin America and worldwide, worth BRL 9 billion (USD 1.77 billion). The deal was finalized by Vestas … Read more

Between this Thursday (29) and Sunday (2), the 19th edition of the São Paulo International Art Festival (SP-Arte) takes the Biennial Pavilion, at Ibirapuera Park, with impressive numbers. There are 168 exhibitors, 45 of them from design, a segment that grew 30% concerning last year’s edition. With a mix of established artists, designers, and young … Read more

A team from the US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has been in Paraguay for several days. They are epidemiologists from the Division of Vector Diseases, invited by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare to support the response to the current chikungunya epidemic in the landlocked South American country. The first … Read more

When the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, traveled to Brazil a few weeks ago, green hydrogen was particularly interesting in the German media. According to the German government, it is the key to switching the energy supply from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas to renewable … Read more

By Adnardo Barros Cape Verdean hotels received a record 835,945 tourists in 2022, almost 31% of which were from the UK, and more than four million overnight stays, according to data announced by the country’s National Institute of Statistics (INE). According to the report of Guest Movement in Cape Verde in 2022, the number of … Read more

“This decision is supported by the maintenance of the outlook for single-digit inflation in the medium term, despite the materialization and worsening of some risks,” the Monetary Policy Committee (CPMO) said in a statement. Among the risks are “the occurrence of natural disasters and increased pressure on public spending.” Inflation accelerated from 9.78% to 10.3% … Read more

The head of the Angolan executive, who inaugurated the 5th edition of Expo-Industry, in Luanda, stressed that since 2018, the growth rate of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the manufacturing industry recorded an accumulated 7.7%. He highlighted 2022 with a growth in the order of 6%, exceeding the projection provided in the General State … Read more

Guinean Minister of Public Service Cirilo Djaló spoke, representing the holder of the Education portfolio, at the opening of a seminar to present a feasibility study on introducing national languages and Creole in the Guinean education system. The country’s Guinean government and the UNESCO delegation jointly organize the seminar. As former Minister of Education, Cirilo … Read more

Guinea-Bissau’s chief diplomat Suzi Barbosa said this week that the country has “opened a window” to the world with the launch of the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “We have opened a window of Guinea-Bissau to the world. That’s what we intended three years ago.” “As an emigrant, that was my concern: … Read more

Mar 30, 2023 16:52 2 min read The new year brought no new momentum for the industrial sector, new data showed today, as factory output was down 0.3 percent in January. Over the past 12 months, the sector shrunk by 0.2 percent. After a 1.3 percent monthly growth spike in October 2022, the sector has … Read more

Mar 30, 2023 16:41 5 min read Friday, March 31, marks the 59th anniversary of the 1964 military-led coup that ushered in 21 years of dictatorship in Brazil. During the four years that former Army Captain Jair Bolsonaro was Brazil’s president, the date was treated as a reason for celebration. Upon taking office as president … Read more

The 5th edition of the expo-industry started this Wednesday (29) in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Luanda-Bengo, with 238 exhibitors’ participation in an initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade organized by Eventos Arena. The fair is a privileged space for the Angolan industry to show the world what it has available and the … Read more

By Cristyan Costa A group of 5,500 lawyers, members of the Brazilian Right Lawyers Movement, published a manifesto against the appointment of Cristiano Zanin as Justice of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). Revista Oeste obtained the 124-page document. “The appointment to the STF collides with Zanin’s ineluctable proximity to the president of the country, subtracting … Read more

By Adnardo Barros The savings deposits of Cape Verdeans in banks reached a record €82 million in 2022, a growth of 10% in one year, according to statistical data from the Bank of Cape Verde (BCV). According to the Cape Verdean central bank’s track record, savings deposits in Cape Verdean banks were valued at €60.6 … Read more

By J.R. Guzzo* (Opinion) The Minister of Finance has just said that the Central Bank (BC) “has to help the government”. This is wrong, and this is one more reason why nothing relevant has worked out in the first three months of the Lula government; the general idea of the thing is fundamentally wrong. The … Read more