Brazil
Coffee industry braces for impact of Brazil tariffs: ‘Cause for concern’
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Americans consume over 1.6 million tons of coffee each year. That morning fix is set to get more expensive. The price of java is a...
The Amazon has lost an area larger than Spain in 40 years
Some 52 million hectares of natural land have been lost in the Brazilian Amazon region since 1985 – an area larger than Spain.Nationwide, the loss over the past four...
Brazil’s Lula vetoes parts of environmental ‘devastation bill’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vetoed some provisions of a bill that would have made it easier for companies to secure environmental permits, bowing to...
Brazilian opposition ends Senate protest over Bolsonaro house arrest
Opposition lawmakers in Brazil have ended their occupation of the country's parliament in Brasilia after two days of protest over former president Jair Bolsonaro's house arrest.Opposition leader Rogério Marinho...
Shoe Firms Producing in Mexico Get 90-Day Tariff Extension
As the clock ticks down to the 12:01 Aug. 1 deadline, shoe firms that produce in Mexico get a last-minute reprieve — but only for another 90 days. U.S....
Trump imposes a 50% tariff on Brazil as punishment for prosecution of ally Bolsonaro
President Trump implemented a 50% tariff on goods imported from Brazil on Wednesday, saying that the punishing levy is retaliation for the country’s trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro....
Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang violence overwhelms the troubled Caribbean country.Currently,...
Julius Baer’s first-half profit falls 35% on loan provisions, Brazil unit sale
Published Tue, Jul 22, 2025 · 03:03 PM[BERN] Swiss bank Julius Baer posted a first-half profit of 295 million francs (S$473.5 million) on Tuesday (Jul 22), down 35 per...
Compilation of clips shows dams in South Africa and Brazil, not Ethiopia’s new Nile River project
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced in July 2025 that the multi-billion-dollar Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project would be inaugurated in September 2025. Following this announcement, a post...
Brazil’s congress passes bill to overhaul environmental regulations
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism by the environmental minister who floated...
