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Foreign Money Flees Brazil After U.S. Slaps 50% Tariff on Imports
Billions of dollars suddenly left Brazil’s stock market in July 2025. This rush followed an unexpected move from the U.S. government. On July 9, former President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 50% tax on every Brazilian import to the United...
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Vinicius linked with Saudi move, Inter add Sancho to wish list - Euro Transfer News
Vinicius linked with Saudi move Ben Jacobs is reporting that Vinicius Junior could leave Real Madrid and join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli this summer. The Brazilian forward scored 22 goals and registered 19 assists for Los Blancos last season, but...

Former Brazilian President says he wants passport to meet with Trump
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro would meet with U.S. President Donald Trump if he had access to his passport, he told Reuters in an interview on Friday, following federal police searches of his home and party headquarters, APA reports....

Brazil’s top climate envoy warns that global warming won't wait for peace or politics
As wars and political upheaval dominate global attention, Brazil’s lead climate diplomat says the world must stay focused on climate change or risk letting it spiral further out of control. Louise Osborne reports for Deutsche Welle. In short:...
JULY 18 UPDATE: Lots of new Businesses Coming to West Georgia
Photo: Subaru Newnan Our pinpointed coverage area includes the cities of Bremen, Bowdon, Carrollton, Heflin, Griffin, LaGrange, Newnan, Peachtree City, Sharpsburg, Temple, and Villa Rica. Dallas, Douglasville, Hiram, and Oxford, AL are outside our...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) has locked horns with US President Donald Trump (R) on trade policy

Brazil triples rare earth exports to China in the first half of the year
Data from a report released Thursday by the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC) indicates a 7.5% decrease in Brazil’s total exports to China, amounting to $47.7 billion (approximately €41 billion) compared to the same period in 2024. However,...

Latin American currencies strengthen amid global instability
July 18 (UPI) -- Latin America's major currencies gained an average of 6% against the U.S. dollar in the first half of the year. Countries that include Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Peru saw their currencies strengthen amid global economic and...

Court orders former Brazilian president Bolsonaro to wear ankle tag
A court has ordered Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle tag and put him under curfew over fears he might abscond while standing trial. He governed Brazil from 2019 to 2022 and is accused of plotting a coup to prevent...
Brazil: NATO Threats Regarding Trade with Russia Meaningless
[Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:55:59 +0300] Brasilia - Saba: Brazil considered NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's comments regarding sanctions in response to increased trade relations with Russia "meaningless and inappropriate." Brazilian Foreign Minister...

Los Cabos Seeks Tourists Beyond Traditional American Visitors
Fiturca Los Cabos targets global tourism markets beyond the US with new flights and year‑round marketing to boost the local economy. Fiturca Los Cabos is shifting its focus beyond traditional American visitors by actively courting new traveler...

Torrevieja’s Brazil-Spain intercultural programme
Torrevieja will host a cultural exchange programme for Brazil and Spain. Photo Credit: StockSnap via Pixabay From July 21 to July 25, The University of Alicante’s campus in Torrevieja, along with the Department of Tourism in the Torrevieja Town...

How South America’s Rail Dream Could Reshape Global Trade
Imagine boarding a train on Brazil’s Atlantic coast at dawn and disembarking in Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay before dinner—without setting foot in a shipyard. South America’s proposed ambitious 2,800-mile railway could seamlessly rewrite global...

U.S. to probe Brazil’s agricultural trade practices
Published 9:02 am Friday, July 18, 2025 The U.S. Trade Representative will investigate Brazil’s agricultural trade practices and possibly establish grounds for trade sanctions. The motto on the flag translates in English as ‘Order and Progress.’...

Bybit partners with Manteca to scale its offering in Argentina and Brazil
Dubai, UAE, July 18th, 2025, Chainwire With the regional startup’s technology, the crypto giant doubles down on Latin America and launches QR and PIX payments through Bybit Pay Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading...

Business News | Visa Champions the Future of Women's Football as AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Official Global Supporter
PRNewswire Singapore, July 18: Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has announced its partnership with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ as its Official Global Supporter. This marks the first...

China is the Driving Force Behind More, Newer Renewable Energies in Latin America
Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Energy, Featured, Globalisation, Green Economy, Headlines, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations, Trade & Investment Energy The Cauchari Solar Plant in Jujuy, Argentina,...

Brazil’s President criticises US role in tariff, tech issues
Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Brazil will not tolerate foreign interference in its internal affairs, amid growing tensions with the US over new tariffs and digital regulations. Speaking to thousands of students...

Brazil’s Lula Intensifies Attacks On Trump Amid Tariff Dispute, ‘Won’t Take Orders’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reportedly said he would not take orders from a ‘gringo,’ referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, as tensions between the two leaders rise over tariffs. Last week, Trump imposed 50% tariffs on goods...

Brazilian President Rejects Trump’s Tariff Threats, Calls U.S. Move ‘Unacceptable Blackmail’
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told CNN Brasil that while Lula and Trump have not yet met, the Brazilian president remains open to dialogue. "If the circumstances are right, they will speak," Vieira said.