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β€œWe are oppressed in Brazil”: thousands of conservative Brazilians seek new life in Paraguay

Paraguay broke a record in 2025 by granting 40,600 residency permits to foreigners. More than half β€” 23,500 β€” went to Brazilians, far outpacing the 4,300 Argentines in second place Hundreds of Brazilians camped overnight on beach chairs, plastic benches and tarps outside an immigration center in Ciudad del Este, on the border with Brazil, to secure a spot in a Paraguayan government drive to fast-track residency applications. Some organized an improvised barbecue on a barrel while they waited. Others had traveled more than 1,500 kilometers by bus. All shared a common thread: the desire to leave Brazil for reasons they describe as political, economic and ideological, according to a report by BBC News Brasil.

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PeΓ±a promotes Paraguay as investment destination at meeting with Brazilian business leaders

We met with business leaders who already invest in Paraguay and want to expand, but also with new players who see a concrete opportunity in our country,” PeΓ±a said Paraguay's President Santiago PeΓ±a met on Sunday in Campo Grande, the capital of Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state, with business leaders from the state's Federation of Industries (FIEMS) to promote investment opportunities in his country. The meeting, organized at the association's request, brought together representatives from sectors including bioenergy, food, construction and logistics.

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Bolsonaro moved to intensive care with bronchopneumonia as family renews house arrest plea

Doctors have ruled out surgery for now and said Bolsonaro is expected to remain hospitalized for several days Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted on Friday to the intensive care unit of BrasΓ­lia’s DF Star hospital after being transferred from prison with high fever, low oxygen saturation, sweating and chills. The medical bulletin said tests confirmed bilateral bacterial bronchopneumonia and that the former president is receiving intravenous antibiotics and non-invasive clinical support.

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Brazil to expand Antarctica activities with new polar vessel Comandante Saldanha

The vessel has a displacement of 5.800 tons plus a hangar to host two helicopters, plus the landing platform. Brazil is expanding its Antarctica presence and activities with the introduction of a new polar vessel currently under construction in the county. The vessel β€œAlmirante Saldanha” is considered an operational and scientific leap for the Brazilian Navy in the context of the strategic development of the Brazilian Antarctic Program.

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Argentine lawyer held in Brazil on racial slur charges faces new uncertainty after court reversal

PΓ‘ez was filmed making racist gestures toward employees of a bar in the Ipanema neighborhood Agostina PΓ‘ez, a 29-year-old Argentine lawyer and influencer from the province of Santiago del Estero, has been held in Rio de Janeiro since January 14, when she was filmed making racist gestures toward employees of a bar in the Ipanema neighborhood. The video quickly went viral and led to three criminal complaints for racial slur, a crime that carries a penalty of two to five years in prison per offense under Brazilian law.

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Brazil's iGaming Market Turns 15 Months Old With Big Questions Still Open

Photo: Unsplash SiGMA South America closed in Sao Paulo on April 10th drawing more than 18,000 delegates and over 400 exhibitors for three days of debate about the future of online gaming across Latin America. The centrepiece discussion was unavoidable: one year on from the launch of Brazil's regulated iGaming market on January 1, 2025, what has actually been achieved and what remains unresolved?

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Experts say BR privatization weakened Brazil’s ability to contain fuel prices

Petrobras lost control of BR Distribuidora in July 2019, and the full privatization was completed two years later under then president Jair Bolsonaro According to a report by AgΓͺncia Brasil, industry specialists and oil-sector groups say what they describe as abusive fuel price increases in Brazil are not explained by international volatility alone. The report cites cases of gasoline being sold for R$9 a liter at some stations in SΓ£o Paulo and links part of the distortion to the loss of state control over the distribution chain after the privatization of BR Distribuidora.

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Lula and Sanchez seal progressive alliance in Barcelona and call for front against global far right

SΓ‘nchez responded that Spain and Brazil share Β“the same vision of the world, anchored in the defense of democracy, international cooperation, respect for international law and human rights, and peaceΒ” Brazilian President Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro SΓ‘nchez on Friday cemented a political alliance in Barcelona between the European and Latin American left against the advance of the far right on both continents. At the first bilateral Spain-Brazil summit, held at the Pedralbes Palace with military honors and the participation of roughly ten ministers from each side, both leaders displayed total alignment and signed a series of cooperation agreements.

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