The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

When a strong windstorm hit Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil, Paulo Henrique never imagined he would become the caretaker of a newborn great kiskadee.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed into effect a law to strengthen protective measures for women facing gender-based violence

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.15 (-1.01%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -3.80 (-0.90%). Sugar prices tumbled to 3-week lows on Tuesday. Weakness in the Brazilian real is weighing on sugar prices as the real (^USDBRL ) fell...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Tuesday closed up +2.55 (+0.70%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed up +10 (+0.24%). Coffee prices rose on Tuesday, recovering some of Monday's sharp losses. Below-normal precipitation in Brazil is supportive of coffee prices. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's largest arabica...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.19 (-1.28%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -4.40 (-1.04%). Sugar prices tumbled to 3-week lows today. Weakness in the Brazilian real is weighing on sugar prices as the real (^USDBRL) fell to a 1.75-month...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is up +5.80 (+1.58%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is up +44 (+1.04%). Coffee prices are moving higher today as they recover some of Monday's sharp losses. Below-normal precipitation in Brazil is supportive of coffee prices. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's...

Brazil’s “criminal economy” does not appear on any national balance sheet. Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars every year and serves as a major drag on Brazil’s economic growth and stability.

Today, we’d like to share the story of Thor, a six-year-old rescue cat from Lagoa Santa, Brazil, who recently won the title of the country’s most beautiful cat.

Bank of America expects the U.S. dollar to weaken in 2026 and is recommending investment strategies tied to Latin American currencies, particularly the Brazilian real.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Monday closed up +0.02 (+0.14%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -3.00 (-0.70%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Tuesday. Ramped-up sugar production in India is limiting the upside in sugar prices. Last Monday. The India Sugar Mill...