Brazil

  • Brazil, top chicken exporter, confirms first ever avian flu cases in wild birds

    Brazil, top chicken exporter, confirms first ever avian flu cases in wild birds: Brazil, known as the world's leading chicken exporter, has recently confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in wild birds. Although these cases mark the first-ever...

    Published On May 17th, 2023
  • Brazilian Government Declares Medical Emergency in Yanomami

    Brazil's ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country's largest indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining. A decree published by the...

    Published On January 24th, 2023
  • Brazil and Argentina to Begin Preparations for Common Currency

    Brazil and Argentina aim for greater economic integration, including the development of a common currency, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentine leader Alberto Fernandez said in a joint article they penned. They also decided to advance discussions...

    Published On January 23rd, 2023
  • Brazil Appoints Sonia Guajajara as First Minister of Ministry of Indigenous People

    Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Sônia Guajajara as the first minister of the new Ministry of Indigenous People with a mandate to oversee policies ranging from land demarcation to health care. Sônia Guajajara is widely known as...

    Published On January 13th, 2023
  • Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro to return as Brazil’s President for third time

    Brazil's electoral authority said that Luiz Incio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker's Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country's next president. With 98.8 per cent of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had...

    Published On November 1st, 2022
  • Indian Naval Ship Tarkash Reaches South Africa for IBSAMAR VII

    INS Tarkash reached Port Grequhrea which is also known as Port Elizabeth in South Africa. INS Tarkash will participate in the seventh edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime exercise among Indian, Brazilian, and South African Navies. The harbor phase...

    Published On October 13th, 2022