USA On Thursday he opposed the creation of a global tax on large fortunes, but Brazil welcomed the meeting of finance ministers of the G20 in Rio de Janeiro marks “the first step” to materialize the ambitious idea. The proposal to tax the super-rich is being pushed at the G20 by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio […]
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Latin America, a key export market for EU cosmetics and perfumes
Latin America It is a key export market for cosmetic and perfume products produced in countries of the European Union (EU)and is, outside of the European continent, the region with the most exports from Spain, according to the Spanish X-ray of the National Association of Perfumery and Cosmetics (Stanpa) of 2022. In this sector, the […]
Nicolás Maduro urges anyone who is scared by the warning of a “bloodbath” if he loses to drink chamomile
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurosaid on Tuesday that the warning that there will be a “bloodbath” in the Caribbean nation if it loses the presidential elections on July 28 was a “reflection” and – he added – that if anyone was scared by this statement, they should “have a chamomile tea.” “I did not […]
Spanish supermarkets at risk of links to deforestation in Brazil
Several large Spanish supermarkets “they run the risk of being linked” with the deforestation imported into the Amazon and the Cerrado of Brazil by crops of soy, a cereal that Spain imported for the manufacture of animal feed, according to a study by the international organization Mighty Earth. According to data from the environmental organization, […]
Milei heads conservative forum in Brazil, snubbing Lula and exacerbating a political dispute
Faced with the choice between a far-right convention to attack his enemies and a presidential summit to discuss regional trade policy, Argentine President Javier Milei preferred a stadium full of cheering supporters. The libertarian leader was in Brazil on Sunday, preparing to headline the national version of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), alongside former […]
Brazil establishes King Pelé Day
November 19 is no longer just another date in Brazil: Starting this year it will be the ‘King Pelé Day’a new commemorative date established in homage to what many consider the best soccer player of all time. The law creating this commemorative date was promulgated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaas published in Tuesday’s […]
Agroecology, a strategy to strengthen agricultural production in Latin America
Agroecology, thanks to crop diversification, is reinforced as a strategy to strengthen production agricultural in Latin America, according to him International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which presented its perspectives for the period 2024-2030 this Thursday. This type of agriculture is based on ecological principles, which allows farmers not to depend on a single plantation […]
The proposal for a global minimum tax for the ultra-rich advances in the G20
The economist Gabriel Zucman, one of the world’s leading experts on taxation, presented this Tuesday a report commissioned by the Brazilian Presidency of the G20 in which a proposal for a minimum global tax on the income of citizens is detailed. ultra rich. The proposal is that around 3,000 billionaires pay at least 2% of […]
Brazil repeats as the best country in energy transition in Latam; What position does Peru occupy?
Brazil is the 12th country in the world and the first in Latin America best prepared for energy transition necessary to stop climate change according to the classification periodically prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF), in which Costa Rica is the second best placed in the region, occupying the 30th global position. Brazil, which […]
Brazil still believes that an agreement between Mercosur and the EU can be closed this year
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, stated this Wednesday that the result of the elections for the European Parliament does not affect the negotiation for an agreement between the Mercosur and the European Union (EU), which could still conclude “this same year”. Scallop appeared before the Foreign Relations Commission of the Chamber […]