Brazil

Thursday, November 6th 2025 - 10:51 UTC
Brazil's productive sectors uneasy with Selic kept at 15%

Brazil's Central Bank's (BCB) Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) decided on Wednesday to maintain the basic Selic interest rate at 15% per annum, which drew long faces among the country's industry, commerce, and trade sectors.
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Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 20:52 UTC
Lula enacts law designating Belém as capital of Brazil during COP30

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill making Belém, in the state of Pará, the capital of the South American country for the duration of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) between Nov. 11 and 21. The measure has been published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).
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Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Brazil's Lower House passes bill to tax streaming platforms

Brazil's Lower House passed on Tuesday a bill providing for the collection of taxes on streaming services submitted by the rapporteur, Congressman Doutor Luizinho (PP-RJ). Additional wording adjustments are expected to be made on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:40 UTC
Indigenous communities in Peru say Comando Vermelho operates there

Indigenous communities in Peru's remote Yurúa district, on the border with Brazil, are raising a serious alarm over the increasing presence of members of the Brazilian criminal organization Comando Vermelho (Red Command) operating in their territory.
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Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:33 UTC
Prince William given the keys to the city of Rio

Prince William of Wales is visiting Brazil to fulfill an environmental agenda. On Monday, while touring Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain, he received the key to the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes.
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Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:41 UTC
Japan is one step closer to allowing Brazilian beef imports

The opening of the Japanese market to Brazilian beef appears imminent, as a Japanese government delegation is scheduled to visit Brazil this month to conduct a final audit of local meatpacking plants. Negotiations gained significant momentum following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Tokyo in March.
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Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:29 UTC
High-speed train between Rio and Sao Paulo could revolutionize travel in Brazil

Brazil's plans for a groundbreaking high-speed rail (HSR) system that promises to connect Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in an estimated 1 hour and 45 minutes could potentially revolutionize transport in South America.
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Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:03 UTC
BBC says legal weapons from Paraguay end up in Comando Vermelho’s hands

A recent report from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) found a link between Brazil's infamous Comando Vermelho group's gun supply and Paraguay. Arms legally imported to that country end up in the possession of the outlaw group.
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Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Brazil's job creation falters interannually

According to Brazil's General Registry of Employed and Unemployed Workers (Caged) under the Labor Ministry, 213,002 formal jobs were added in September after subtracting the number of layoffs from that of hirings.
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Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Argentine-built rifle found in Rio favela gang's arsenal

An Argentine-built FAL rifle was found in the Comando Vermelho (CV) arsenal seized in two Rio de Janeiro favelas after this week's large-scale, deadly raid. In addition, the gang's brutal torture system has been exposed
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