Brazil moves closer to ending six-day workweek schedule

After postponing the appointment of a rapporteur and practically halting progress on the government’s bill to end Brazil’s six-day-on, one-day-off workweek system for a month, Lower House Speaker Hugo Motta eventually reached... Read more »

Silent shift gains national scale: LEO satellite network could move R$ 89 billion in the Brazilian GDP by 2035 and accelerate digital inclusion in isolated regions, transforming infrastructure, productivity, and technological access on a large scale.

Study projects that LEO technology and satellite broadband can boost GDP, expand digital inclusion, and connect isolated regions. The expansion of connectivity in Brazil may be entering a new phase. A report... Read more »

Neymar now expected to make Brazil’s final 26-man squad for 2026 World Cup after Carlo Ancelotti reportedly changes stance due to one key reason

Neymar’s future with Brazil appears to have taken a major turn ahead of the 2026 World Cup, with growing reports suggesting Carlo Ancelotti is now preparing to include the Santos star in his final 26-man... Read more »

Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years | Brazil

Brazil’s Atlantic forest, the country’s most threatened biome, last year recorded its lowest level of deforestation since monitoring began 40 years ago, a new report shows. The forest is Brazil’s most populous... Read more »

OPEC Raises Brazil Oil Forecast to 4.7M Barrels a Day for 2026

Key Facts —The headline: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries raised its forecast for Brazilian liquid-fuel production in 2026 by 270,000 barrels per day to an average of 4.7 million bpd,... Read more »

Brazil’s instant payment system PIX under US scrutiny

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is a politically divided country, but there’s one thing that those on all sides of the political spectrum love: PIX, the country’s instant payment system that allows... Read more »

China’s fishing fleet raises concerns off Argentina

On a balmy January night, an Argentine coast guard ship’s radio picked up garbled Mandarin broadcast from nearby boats.  They were among some 200 Chinese fishing vessels that spend months at a... Read more »

ZTE Hosts 2026 Broadband User Congress in São Paulo, under the Theme “Monetize Your Intelligent Broadband”

SÃO PAULO, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, successfully hosted its Broadband User Congress, themed “Monetize Your Intelligent... Read more »

The symbolic animal of the sertão has entered Brasília’s radar: Congress discusses the slaughter of donkeys, the export of hides to China, and a project that could change everything.

Published on 11/05/2026 at 19:43 Public hearing scheduled for May 14th in the Chamber of Deputies will discuss sanitary, environmental, economic, and legal impacts related to the slaughter of donkeys and the... Read more »

Bolsonaro appointee takes over Brazil’s election court

Supreme Court Justice Kassio Nunes Marques will take over as president of Brazil’s top electoral authority (TSE) on Tuesday, pledging to protect the country’s electronic voting system from attacks and to ensure... Read more »