BRAZIL

Cuban president wishes speedy recovery to Brazilian counterpart

Published on: December 10, 2024
09:54

Havana, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel wished a speedy recovery to his Brazilian counterpart, Luis Ignacio Lula Da Silva, who underwent a surgical procedure to drain a hematoma on Monday.

Protests in Brazil demand arrests and no amnesty for coup plotters

Published on: December 10, 2024
07:43

Brasilia, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The "Brasil Popular" and "Pueblo Sin Miedo" fronts called for protests in 18 states and the Federal District under the slogan "No amnesty for coup plotters" on the occasion of International Human Rights Day.

PT president warns of attempts to change political guideline

Published on: December 9, 2024
15:37

Brasilia, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Gleisi Hoffmann, president of the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT), warned of the risks of changing guideline toward the center, which was defended by some sectors of the largest left-wing political organization in Latin America.

Cuba: Motel destino from fiery Brazil to Film Festival

Published on: December 7, 2024
08:18

Havana, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Between the sensory and the erotic unfolds "Motel Destino", will be screened today in this capital, as part of the works in the Latin American Competition of the Film Festival in a look at the diversity of great Brazil.

Cell phone ban ratified in schools in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Published on: December 6, 2024
11:07

Brasilia, Dec 6, (Prensa Latina) Governor Tarcísio de Freitas today approved the bill that bans cell phones in public and private schools in Sao Paulo, the first state in Brazil to have such legislation.

Number of people with HIV under treatment increases in Brazil

Published on: December 6, 2024
10:32

Brasilia, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) The number of people with HIV under treatment in Brazil has reached 1,419,100 an increase of 84% over the last 11 years.

Brazil confronts worrying increase in agricultural toxicity

Published on: December 2, 2024
18:11

Brasilia, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Figures related to agrochemical toxicity in the first half of the year are disturbing today in Brazil, where an over 950 percent year-on–year increase was recorded. Such is the figure reported on a preliminary survey by the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT), after gathering data from the annual map on countryside conflicts, which the organization conducted together with the Dom Tomás Balduíno Documentation Center.

Lula to finalize text of Mercosur-EU agreement in Uruguay

Published on: December 2, 2024
13:56

Brasilia, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will participate this week in the Mercosur summit in Uruguay, with a view to finalizing the text of the trade agreement with the European Union (EU), currently at a standstill.

Brazilian prosecution examines police report on coup attempt

Published on: December 2, 2024
08:36

Brasilia, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) A group of nine prosecutors will examine from today the investigation by the Federal Police (PF) who accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other persons of alleged participation in a coup attempt in Brazil.

Bolsonaro dreams of Trump’s support to return to power in Brazil

Published on: November 29, 2024
12:17

Brasilia, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Former President Jair Bolsonaro dreams of returning to power in Brazil, with a strategy that involves external support and alliances with right-wing leaders, mainly with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

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