Brazil is working to expand into new markets for its specialty coffees, such as middle East and the east of Asiato compensate for the drop in exports of its best grains. The export of Brazilian differentiated coffees has fallen by 14.9% since 2019, according to data from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé). Sales to […]
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Uruguayan expert sees the EU-Mercosur agreement close
The ratification of the agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur could happen in the coming days, according to Uruguayan expert Ignacio Munyo, executive director of the study center specialized in public policies CERES. This was highlighted to the press this Tuesday after the presentation of the study titled: ‘What do you need Uruguay […]
Mercosur industrialists urge their governments to end the agreement with the EU
The industrial employers of the Mercosur, block composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguayurged their governments this Monday to conclude the agreement with the European Union (EU). With the agreement “We have the opportunity to build a modern bi-regional association, aligned with the international commitments assumed by each country in terms of sustainable development”stated the […]
It is not Venezuela: which is the country that produces the most oil in Latin America?
Despite the climate crisis, the international market continues to require large quantities of crude oil, although the idea is that this trend will decrease as renewable energies take their place. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), world oil production will increase by 5.8 million barrels per day by 2028. Although at first the countries […]
Bolivian seamstresses in Brazil rebel against 17-hour days
17-hour days, no days off and payment of 1.50 reais (30 cents) per garment. These were the working conditions to which Dilma Chilaca was subjected when she arrived at Brazil. “When you have nothing, you have to keep quiet,” says. This 41-year-old Bolivian seamstress, originally from Potosí, now owns her own workshop in a humid […]
Petrobras: decision to drill near the Amazon expected in early 2024
The Brazilian protection agency environment Ibama plans to decide early next year whether the state oil company Petrobras can drill near the mouth of the Amazon River, the president of the organization, Rodrigo Agostinho, said on Wednesday. The area is part of Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, which Petrobras considers its most promising new frontier for oil […]
Milei’s victory divides Latin America and portends tensions in the region
The victory of Javier Milei has shaken Latin America and has unleashed reactions for and against that predict times of tension. As other leftist governments in the region such as Venezuela had done, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador joined the criticism of Milei on Tuesday although he ruled out a possible break with Argentina, […]
Brazilians brave the intense heat on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro
Hundreds of Brazilians braved the intense heat and this Sunday they crowded the beaches of Rio de Janeirojust one day after the city registered a thermal sensation of 47.2 degrees Celsius. The most touristic city in Brazil also suffered this Sunday with the rise in thermometers, a situation that its inhabitants try to mitigate with […]
Amazon deforestation falls 22.3% in 12 months to July
The deforestation in the Amazon Brazil’s rainforest slowed 22.3% in the 12 months to July, government data showed on Thursday, showing the smallest devastated area in the world’s largest rainforest since 2018. Around 9,001 square kilometers of the jungle were cut down between August 2022 and July of this year, according to data from the […]
Restrictions against the use of weapons in Brazil reduce Taurus profits
Taurusthe largest manufacturer of revolvers in the world, reported this Tuesday that its profits fell 72.4% until September, weighed down by the new restrictions on weapons imposed by the Government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil. The accumulated profits in the first nine months of the Brazilian manufacturer stood at 399 million reais […]