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Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
Brazil: Volkswagen found guilty of slave-like labor exploitation

Carmaker Volkswagen was found accountable for the exploitation of labor analogous to slavery between 1974 and 1986 at the Vale do Rio Cristalino farm, also known as the Volkswagen Farm, located in Santana do Araguaia, in the Brazilian State of Pará.
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Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Lula announces sports university in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this week the creation of a sports university. He made those remarks while welcoming at the Planalto Palace a delegation of rhythmic gymnasts who won two medals at the world championships in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month.
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Friday, August 29th 2025 - 16:52 UTC
Brazil's population reaches 213.4 million

Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released a study this week showing that as of July 1, 2025, the populatiin of South America's largest country aounted to 213.4 million inhabitants, representing a 0.39% increase over the previous year.
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Friday, August 29th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Lula and Mulino advance Panama's accession to Mercosur

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Panamanian colleague José Raúl Mulino met in Brasilia to advance the Central American country's accession to the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). In addition, the two leaders instructed their teams to begin negotiations aimed at addressing the existing trade imbalance, as Brazil's exports far outweigh Panama's exports.
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Friday, August 29th 2025 - 09:52 UTC
Uruguay and Brazil sign across-the-border health agreement

Health Ministers Cristina Lustemberg of Uruguay and Alexandre Padilha of Brazil have signed an agreement to create a binational health commission to improve healthcare services in their border regions.
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Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC
Brazilian and French scientists tackle climate change in Amazon

Researchers from France and Brazil are meeting this week in Belém, in the State of Pará, to launch a new season of the Amazon Connections Seminar addressing the planet’s future from scientific, cultural, and political perspectives. The gathering will span until Aug. 29 at the Emílio Goeldi Museum in Belém, the host city of COP30, as part of the bilateral agenda held each year in two seasons—one in each country.
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Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Brazil's Senate passes bill against “adultification” of children online

Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday the so-called bill against the “adultification” of children online, providing for the protection of minors in digital environments. The initiative already had the Lower House's nod and is now ready for enactment.
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Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Bolsonaro under full-time surveillance

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes acquiesced to a suggestion from security authorities and allowed the Federal District's criminal police to monitor former President Jair Bolsonaro's home around the clock. Despite the electronic tracing anklet, the rightwing leader posed a flight risk, De Moraes was advised.
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Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 09:40 UTC
US revokes visa of Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski

The US Government of Republican President Donald Trump has revoked the visa of Brazil's Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the move “irresponsible” and “unacceptable.”
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Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 19:46 UTC
Brazil and Nigeria sign bilateral agreements

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Nigerian colleague Bola Tinubu signed a series of agreements earlier this week at the Planalto Palace during the African leader's state visit.
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