Central Station review – Walter Salles’s big-hearted Brazilian road movie boasts stellar performances | Film

Brazilian film-maker Walter Salles had a huge breakthrough success with this big-hearted road movie in 1998. It is a prize-garlanded and Oscar-nominated film that made a serious player of its director and... Read more »

Violence against children in Brazilian Amazon worse than elsewhere in the country — MercoPress

Violence against children in Brazilian Amazon worse than elsewhere in the country Thursday, August 14th 2025 – 21:56 UTC According to the Health Ministry, 94 violent deaths of indigenous children... Read more »

Washington Turns Up the Heat on Brazil — Echoes of Venezuela

(Analysis) In mid-August 2025, the United States widened its campaign against Brazil’s government, moving from sanctioning members of the judiciary to targeting officials in the health sector. On August 13, U.S. Secretary... Read more »

Lula announces $5.5 billion credit lifeline for Brazilian exporters

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to support local companies affected by a 50% tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on several of the country’s... Read more »

Who’s who in alleged tax fraud scheme in São Paulo | Business

The alleged tax fraud schemes involving the Fast Shop and Ultrafarma retail chains over the past four years appear to have operated, according to initial findings, through the exchange of simple files... Read more »

Contrary today, PT leader has already defended restricting the forum – 08/13/2025 – Brasilia Today – News Room USA

PT leader in the House, Lindbergh Farias (RJ), has been positioned against the end of the special forum, a theme that in the house. But in 2018, the petista defended the restriction... Read more »

Trump administration rewrites and scales back annual human rights report

The Trump administration has significantly rewritten and downscaled the US government’s annual report on global human rights abuses. The state department document, previously seen as the most comprehensive study of its kind... Read more »

BCA Advises Underweight on Brazilian Real Amid Fiscal and Political Pressures

BCA Research, a well-regarded global macroeconomic analysis firm, has recently advised investors to take an underweight position in the Brazilian Real [1]. This recommendation reflects growing concerns over Brazil’s economic fundamentals and... Read more »

Health-ISAC says Brazil’s healthcare sector is under siege from cyber threats, urges better information sharing

Health-ISAC has issued a stark warning over escalating cyberattacks on Brazil’s health sector, urging immediate improvements in information sharing to bolster defenses. The report highlights how limited intelligence exchange is leaving patient... Read more »

Colombian senator dies two months after being shot

Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News José Carlos Cueto BBC News Mundo Colombia correspondent in Bogotá Daniel Garzon Herazo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Miguel Uribe has died of injuries he sustained during a shooting on... Read more »