Brazil

• Trump Is Making a Power Play in Latin America. China Is Already There. - China built a dominant strategic position in the region as the leading lender and trading partner. It is watching President Trump’s next moves closely.
• Brazil surpassing US as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze - By Ana Mano and Peter Hobson BARRETOS, Brazil, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world's top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country
• China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry - BEIJING/SAO PAULO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China will impose an added 55% tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels from key suppliers including Brazil, Australia and the U. in a move to protect its domestic cattle industry.
• Harvard professor leaves US after arrest with pellet gun near synagogue, said he was hunting rats - A Harvard visiting law professor from Brazil who told police he was shooting at rats when he fired a pellet gun near a synagogue during Yom Kippur has left the United States after his visa was revoked, federal officials and his lawyer confi
• Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War - Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
• Brazil Just Closed A Major Crypto Loophole—And Stablecoin Users Should Pay Attention - Brazil’s central bank just tightened the screws on cryptocurrency trading with new regulations that could reshape how millions of Latin Americans use digital assets—particularly stablecoins that have become a popular workaround for traditio