Brazil

Sports Desk (EFE).- Goalkeeper Lorena’s hands saved a shot from Jorelyn Carabali on Saturday, and with a 4-5 lead in the penalty shootout, the Brazilian women’s national team won their ninth Copa America title after a 4-4 draw in a thrilling extra time. The Colombians and Brazilians tied 3-3 in...

By Carlos A. Moreno Rio de Janeiro (EFE).- The additional 50% tariff that the United States will impose on Brazilian imports starting Aug. 6 will only affect 35.9% of sales, meaning it will have a much lower impact than initially expected. Thanks to the nearly 700 exceptions that the US...

Washington (EFE).- The United States imposed financial sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who recently ordered precautionary measures against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), including an ankle monitor, a social media ban, and a nighttime curfew. The US Treasury Department said the sanctions fall under the...

Brasília, (EFE). – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro led a rally of hundreds of motorcyclists on Tuesday in Brasília. It was his first mass event since the Supreme Court imposed a series of precautionary measures as part of his trial for an attempted coup, including a ban on using social...

Brasília (EFE).- The conflict between Brazil and the United States worsened on Saturday after the Donald Trump administration sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court justices. Meanwhile, former president Jair Bolsonaro spent the weekend under house arrest. The far-right leader, who is on trial at the Supreme Court for plotting a coup, has...

By Ailén Desirée Montes Santos, Brazil, Jul 16 (EFE).- In the Port of Santos, the largest commercial dock in Latin America, the imminent entry into force of the 50% tariff announced by the president of the United States Donald Trump is seen with «great concern.» Trump’s announcement has put Brazil’s...

Brasília, July 10 (EFE). – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Thursday that he will attempt to negotiate with the United States to reverse the 50% tariff announced by United States President Donald Trump, but if he fails, Brazil will impose the same tariff on US imports....

Los Angeles, US, (EFE). – United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil in retaliation for the legal proceedings against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) and the legal process against social media companies. “The way that Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro,...

By Carlos Meneses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7 (EFE). – The BRICS leaders’ summit ended tumultuously on Monday in Rio de Janeiro following threats from United States President Donald Trump, to which the group responded emphatically by asserting its autonomy. «It is not right for a country the size...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 6 (EFE). – BRICS countries overcame their disagreements and reached a consensus on Sunday at the leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro to endorse the proposal to reform the UN Security Council. The Brazilian proposal for emerging countries to have permanent seats on the council...

São Paulo (EFE).- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces a possible 40-year prison sentence for allegedly plotting a coup, called for “justice” and national “pacification” on Sunday during a protest in São Paulo that drew significantly fewer supporters than earlier demonstrations. Speaking to a crowd of roughly 12,400 people...

Brasília, (EFE).- Mauro Cid, a former aide to Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), confirmed Monday before the Supreme Court that the far-right leader discussed with military commanders ways to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election to remain in power. Cid, who is cooperating with the Federal Police in...