The Mozambican rapper, Azagaia, his artistic name and by which he was best known, died this Thursday, 9, in Maputo, the country's capital, at age 38. The cause of death was not disclosed. However, a family source contacted by Forbes Lusophone Africa revealed that the musician, whose official name is Edson da Luz, was the […]
Founders of Brazilian startups drew hundreds of millions of dollars from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Thursday (9) after the bank launched a US$2.25 billion stock sale to bolster its balance sheet and mitigate the effects of falling deposits from startups struggling for cash at a time of scarcer capital for venture and technology assets. […]
The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as Brics Bank, announced on Friday (10) the transition process for the departure of current president Marcos Troyjo. The command must be assumed by Dilma Rousseff (PT), as has been indicated by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Dilma's choice, however, will only be confirmed after the […]
Paraguay will present its special attractions in religious and nature tourism at the ITB 2023 International Tourism Fair in Berlin. The challenge is consolidating multidestination offers, including Paraguay and other neighboring countries. ITB 2023 is considered the largest and most important meeting place for the global tourism industry and will be held this year for […]
Latin America has the potential to more than quintuple (by 460%) its large-scale wind and solar power capacity by 2030, from 69 gigawatts (27.6 gigawatts of solar and 41.5 gigawatts of wind) to the announced 319 GW either before or under construction. This is one of the main conclusions of the report "A Race to […]
A new lizard species has been discovered in Peru’s Otishi National Park (Parque Nacional Otishi). It is a new specimen of the genus Proctoporus, which includes species that live in the Yungas forests and high mountain pastures on the Amazon slope of the Andes. The surveys were conducted in the southern part of the park […]
Once upon a time, a high-speed train connected Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, covering the 500-kilometer distance in less than two hours. The line was to be completed for the 2014 World Cup and serve as a showcase for the power of Brazil, whose economy was growing at the speed of a locomotive. Thus […]
Chinese companies have been hiding behind mining cooperatives to extract gold in the northern regions of the La Paz Department in Bolivia. These cooperatives receive income in exchange for maintaining secrecy. Chinese companies have been getting rich off Bolivian gold without paying taxes while polluting the environment and harming locals’ health, Peruvian investigative journalism platform […]
The Uruguayan Senate stopped its agenda to pay tribute to a former Frente Amplio legislator after learning of her death. However, while the senators remembered the leader with emotion, they realized it was fake news. The new legislative period in the Senate of Uruguay began with an uncomfortable episode. While the legislators were discussing solutions […]
The Chamber's rejection of Gabriel Boric's tax reform bill left in evidence the strained relationship between the Executive and the Chilean Congress, where the President does not have a majority. "One sector is trying to prevent things from changing", said the President. Implementing a tax reform was one of the most significant promises of the […]
The Peruvian judiciary on Thursday ordered 36 months of preventive detention against former President Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) in the framework of an investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office for alleged acts of corruption committed during his administration. Supreme Judge Juan Carlos Checkley determined the measure after evaluating the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which […]
According to a joint statement released Thursday, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and his Paraguayan counterpart Julio Cesar Arriola reiterated the commitment to promote bilateral trade and deepen cooperation in security areas. The document came out during Vieira's first official visit to Paraguay as the new Brazilian foreign minister when he met with President Mario […]
Losses to Argentina's agricultural sector due to the intense drought in the country are estimated at US$14.14 billion. The total cost to the national economic activity already amounts to three points of the potential gross domestic product (GDP) estimated by the International Monetary Fund for the country in 2023, reported Thursday by the Rosario Stock […]
The state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) closed in 2022 with a net profit of more than US$2.2 billion. The company said Thursday that its production showed the highest growth in the last 25 years. The company indicated that during the past year, it also obtained a gross operating profit (adjusted Ebitda) of almost […]
According to Army High Command sources, the Brazilian Army is renegotiating the Guarani Strategic Program contract with Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) to reduce its order for 6x6 Guarani armored vehicles. The Brazilian land force intends to cut up to 600 units from the 1,500 vehicles currently requested to 900. To date, the factory that IDV […]
By Paulo Briguet Brazil began 2023 with a balance of 83,300 jobs with signed labor contracts in January, according to the Ministry of Labor figures. The result shows a drop of 50.2% compared to January last year, during the Bolsonaro government, when 167,300 jobs were generated. The federal government reports that 1.87 million hirings and […]
By Arjun Walia “The statesmen will invent cheap lies, blaming the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself the war is just and will thank God […]
The designer brand Carolina Herrera will hold the first of its presentations in global destinations in Brazil, where the Resort 2024 collection will be unveiled, announced creative director Wes Gordon on Tuesday (7). This is the first time the brand will leave New York for its shows. The Rio de Janeiro debut already has a […]
By Alexandre Garcia (Opinion) The governor of Mato Grosso is setting an example to other governors to guarantee a fundamental clause of the Constitution, the property right. The caput of Article 5 lists the rights and places life and property on the same level, even on the same line. With the Secretary of Security at […]