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Brazil Floods
Forecasts warn of more Rio Grande do Sul flood risks
Meteorological monitoring company MetSul on Monday forecast that strong rainfall in Brazil’s southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul will lead to further rises in the levels of the GuaĂba River in the state’s capital Porto Alegre. Analyst Estael Sias predicts new floods in the ArquipĂ©lago neighborhood by this week, although “much less severe” than those […]
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Brazil Floods
Water supply in Porto Alegre back to 100 percentÂ
More than a month after the start of the floods that devastated the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state capital Porto Alegre finally has all six of its water treatment plants working again. With a pause in rainfall and the GuaĂba River receding (after reaching five meters high in Porto Alegre), the […]
3 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Brazil Floods
Climate change made floods in South twice as likely, study states
The World Weather Attribution group, which brings together leading climate scientists from different countries, points out in a new study that human-induced climate change has not only doubled the chances of extreme floods in Rio Grande do Sul, but will also double the current risk again in 20 to 30 years, if carbon emissions are […]
4 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Brazil Floods
Brazil floods: engineers and voters point the finger at politicians
An impeachment request and technical assessments accused the mayor of Porto Alegre of negligence in maintaining the city's anti-flood systems
1 month ago • Isabela Cruz
Brazil Floods
After catastrophic floods, Brazil’s South has snow warning
Brazil’s National Meteorological Institute (Inmet) has issued an alert for snow showers in parts of the country’s southernmost states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Nine municipalities across the two states are forecast to see roughly 5 centimeters of snow this evening, and authorities warn of a mild risk of accidents. Much of […]
1 month ago • Euan Marshall
Politics
Congress takes aim at Brazilian health insurers
11 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
Disputes in Europe stir up Brazilian far right
2 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
Brazil’s solicitor general wants to fight electoral disinformation
2 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
No fighting: Brazil’s House wants stronger response to brawling members
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
A powerful tool to fight corruption could be made all but extinct
3 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Brazil announces port auction for August
Brazil’s Ports and Airports Ministry announced on Friday that a public auction for the operation of five port terminals will be held on August 21. The terminals up for bidding include three in the northeastern city of Recife, one in Rio de Janeiro and one in the southern city of Rio Grande. The port auction […]
2 days ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Justice Moraes orders X to cough up in Lira “rapist” case
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ordered X, formerly known as Twitter, to pay the remainder of a BRL 700,000 (USD 126,000) fine imposed for failing to delete, within two hours, tweets calling House Speaker Arthur Lira a “rapist.” X’s lawyers in Brazil reportedly argued that they complied with the court order in […]
3 days ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
New decree changes Brazil’s inflation target system
The Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration finally published a decree establishing a continuous time frame for inflation targets. The change had been telegraphed a year ago by the National Monetary Council (CMN), which is responsible for defining the country’s annual targets. Starting in 2025, the current calendar year format will be replaced by a […]
4 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
Communications minister to be sacked if facing charges
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday promised to fire Communications Minister Juscelino Filho if federal prosecutors press charges against him for corruption. “[I told him] if the prosecutor charges you, you know you have to change position,” Lula said during an interview with the news website Uol. “To me, everybody is innocent until […]
4 days ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Brazilian fed named Interpol head
Executive Committee of Interpol on Tuesday proposed Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza as a candidate to be the next secretary-general of the world’s largest global police organization. Mr. Urquiza, a Federal Police officer, currently serves as one of Interpol’s three vice presidents. He also holds the position of director for international cooperation at Brazil’s Federal Police. If […]
5 days ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Market Roundup: Creative industry opened 7.7 million jobs in Brazil
2 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
The cautionary tale of Brazil’s recent IPOs
3 days ago • Alexia Massoud
Economy
Brazilian Central Bank suggests rate cuts not in sight
5 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Market Roundup: David v. Goliath battle in Brazil’s free energy market
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Brazil’s payments market war enters a new phase
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Brazilian banks harness AI for personalized services amid tightening regulations
3 days ago • Angelica Mari
Tech
Tech Roundup: A fund to foster the Amazon bioeconomy
7 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Temu unfazed by Brazil’s cross-border sale taxes
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil to tackle legal backlog with GPT-4
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Connecting indigenous peoples to reforestation projects
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Society
Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes marijuana. But the issue is nuanced
3 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Society
Yanomami crisis continues under Lula; Funai seeks help
1 week ago • Cedê Silva
Society
12 iconic films to celebrate Brazil’s National Cinema Day
2 weeks ago • Alexia Massoud
Society
Prison furlough: Brazil debates how to rehabilitate prisoners
4 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Society
The World Cup is coming back to Brazil, which has new political goals for it
1 month ago • Isabela Cruz
Environment
Fire fears and uncertainty as Pantanal school evacuates kids
5 days ago • Euan Marshall
Environment
Humpback whales make a majestic comeback on Brazil’s shores
1 week ago • Constance Malleret
Environment
Brazil’s Amazon could be in for severe drought double-header
2 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Environment
China can put pressure on Brazil’s lax Cerrado protections
3 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Environment
Brazilian insurers propose mandatory natural disaster coverage
4 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Latin America
Coup attempt epitomizes political crisis in Bolivia
4 days ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega is going after his own brother
6 days ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
Oil, sanctions, blackouts: Venezuela’s energy transition is complex
6 days ago • Margaret López
Latin America
Will Sheinbaum undo Mexico’s energy liberalization?
1 week ago • David Feliba
Latin America
Milei wins a battle, but is far from winning the war
2 weeks ago • Ignacio Portes
Opinion
Is Brazil’s Central Bank throwing shade at Lula on social media?
5 days ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Opinion
The race for AI regulation in Brazil
6 days ago • Marcela Mattiuzzo and Isabella Aragão
Opinion
Lula needs to pay more attention to domestic policies
2 weeks ago • Andre Pagliarini
Opinion
Brazil’s speaker disregards House rules in a dangerous way
2 weeks ago • Beatriz Rey
Opinion
The big personalities blocking regional cooperation in Latin America
3 weeks ago • Gabriel Cohen