Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Workers' Party on Thursday officially launched the presidential candidacy of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the upcoming October election, after he was nominated by party delegates.

The event in Sao Paulo was hosted by the Federation of Hope Brazil, consisting of the Workers' Party, the Communist Party of Brazil and the Green Party. Former Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin was nominated as the vice presidential candidate.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Environmental criminals in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed public forests equal the size of El Salvador over the past six years, yet the Federal Police — the Brazilian version of the FBI — carried out only seven operations aimed at this massive loss, according to a new study.

BRASILIA, July 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he knows how the war between Russia and Ukraine could be "resolved" and that he will pitch his suggestions to Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, with whom he is set to have a phone meeting next week.

"I'll tell him my opinion, what I think. The solution to this. I know how it could be resolved. But I won't tell anyone," Bolsonaro told reporters while on a visit to the northeastern state of Maranhao.

BRASILIA, July 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that a deal was close with Moscow to buy much cheaper diesel from Russia, in what would appear to be the latest tangible benefit stemming from his friendly relationship with President Vladimir Putin.

Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain, gave no further details. Neither Bolsonaro's office, nor Brazil's Mining and Energy Ministry immediately responded to requests for comment.

BRASILIA, Jul 10 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil forecasted a grain output of 272.5 million tonnes for the 2021-2022 agricultural season, with favourable weather conditions expected, for the second harvest.

The figure represents a 6.7 percent increase over the previous season, state-run National Supply Company announced.

Cultivated area is expected to increase by four million hectares compared to the 2020-2021 season, the report said.

SAO PAULO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has been coping well with the economic challenges caused by inflation, and the current problems faced by the population "are fleeting," President Jair Bolsonaro said here on Saturday, defending his government's economic measures.

The Brazilian president also highlighted how his government had created an emergency aid program and a program that paid workers from companies that had suspended contracts or reduced wages during the most critical period of the pandemic in 2020.

08 July 2022; MEMO: Yesterday, the Brazilian Parliament Congress held a special session for Palestine to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people against the continuous aggression of the Israeli occupation. The session came following an invitation by a number of deputies who support the Palestinian cause, such as Camilo Capiberibe, Alexandre Padilha and Márcio Jerry, in partnership with the Brazil-Palestine Institution (IBRASPAL).

05 July 2022; MEMO: Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, said funds originating from the Arab world are nearly $20 billion – with half coming from the South American nation's recent participation at the Expo Dubai, Anadolu News Agency reports.

SAO PAULO, July 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that the total investments of Arab funds in Brazil are approaching US$20 billion, half of that money stemming from the country’s recent participation at the Expo Dubai event.

BRASILIA, July 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) reached an agreement with the Montevideo-based Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur) to act as an external observer of the Oct 2 presidential elections.

The deal provides for representatives of Parlasur to observe compliance with electoral rules, the stages of the electoral process, and impartiality in the organization of the election.