Several American leaders on Monday backed the decision of the US president, Joe Biden, to give up seeking re-election next November, considering it to be “I respect” and as a sample of “courage”as well as sending him a message of thanks. At his daily press conference, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador described Biden’s decision […]
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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 […]
Brazil: deaths due to storms and floods in the south of the country rise to 152
The number of deaths from the storms that hit the south of Brazil and have caused floods never seen before in the region now totals 152, regional authorities reported this Thursday. According to the latest Civil Defense report, the number of missing people is now 104 and some 615,000 people are displaced due to the […]
Brazilian government announces new incentives for a green automotive industry
The government of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaannounced this Tuesday incentive measures for automotive sectionfor the development of vehicles with greater “energy efficiency” and framed in the green economy. “It is the starting point to regulate the process towards decarbonization, but also to increase competitiveness and economic activity, with the generation of […]
Lula says that the extreme right threatens democracy and mentions Milei
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvasaid on Friday that the extreme right threatens democracy in the world, and gave as an example the case of his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei. “What is at risk in the world is democracy, because of fascism, because of Nazism, because of the rabid, ignorant and brutal extreme […]
Brazil: economy grew 2.9% in 2023 and exceeds government expectations
The brazilian economy grew by 2.9% in 2023, in the first year of the president’s government Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvathus chaining three consecutive years of expansion, official sources reported this Friday. In the fourth quarter, the gross domestic product (GDP) registered stagnation compared to the third quarter, which represents the worst quarterly data in […]
Celac holds annual summit, marked by tension between Venezuela and Guyana
Leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) meet this Friday on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for their eighth annual summit, marked this time by border tensions between Venezuela and Guyana, and violence in Ecuador and Haiti. Left-wing presidents such as Brazilian Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, […]
Lula accuses Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza and makes comparison with Hitler
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaaccused Israel on Sunday of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and compared his actions to Adolf Hitler’s campaign to exterminate the Jews. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip is not a war, it is a genocide,” He declared to the press in Addis […]
Lula celebrates that Brazil’s automotive sector will have investments of US$ 8,260 million
The automotive sector Brazil will have committed investments of 41,000 million reais (about 8,260 million dollars) until 2032, stated the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. “It’s not just Volkswagen. The country’s automotive sector is announcing 41,000 million reais of investments because people believed in this country again,” he stated. Lula on a visit […]