BRAZIL

Pres. Lula announces creation of Climate Authority

Published on: September 11, 2024
18:53

Brasilia, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, announced on Wednesday the creation of the Climate Authority and a technical-scientific committee to support and coordinate the federal Government's actions.

Haiti seeks to expand defense ties with other nations

Published on: September 11, 2024
12:28

Port-au-Prince, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) Haiti today seeks to expand its defense ties with other nations, a strategy of the interim government to strengthen the fight against gangs that maintain a high level of insecurity in Haiti.

Brazil’s consumer price index falls in August

Published on: September 10, 2024
17:27

Brasilia, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which measures official inflation in Brazil, recorded a fall of 0.02 percent last August, confirmed today the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

Brazilian humanitarian mission to help put out fires in Bolivia

Published on: September 10, 2024
07:26

Brasilia, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) A mission integrated by 37 agents of the National Security Force and 25 of the Military Fire Brigade of the Federal District will combat wildfires on the border with Bolivia, Agencia Brasil confirmed on Monday.

Brazil’s forest infernos still raging on

Published on: September 9, 2024
18:41

Brasilia, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) A number of wildfires are still raging on in Brazil’s forests on Monday, despite actions by the federal Government to put them out.

Hackers attack Brazilian institutions

Published on: September 4, 2024
07:49

Brasilia, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Court, the Federal Police (PF) and the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) of Brazil came under cyberattacks since August 29th.

Magic Johnson considers in Brazil that he is an HIV survivor

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:46

Brasilia, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The legend of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the main basketball league in the United States, Earvin (Magic) Johnson Jr., considered that he is blessed for surviving the diagnosis of HIV, contracted at the peak of his career.

Brazilian Senate to vote on ineligibility of convicted politicians

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:30

Brasilia, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Senate will vote today on a bill proposing the reduction of the period of ineligibility established by the so-called Clean Record Law that evaluates the suitability of political pretenders.

Brazil rescued almost seven thousand people in slave-like conditions

Published on: September 2, 2024
10:26

Brasilia, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian authorities managed to rescue 6,761 people in conditions analogous to slavery in three years, according to the Ministry of Labor and Employment, quoted today by the R7 portal.

De Moraes gives X owner deadline to appoint representative in Brazil

Published on: August 29, 2024
09:10

Brasilia, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes has reportedly given the owner of X, South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, 24 hours to appoint a representative or the social media will be closed in Brazil.

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