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September
- Sanctioning Support Network of Brazilian Judge Alexandre de Moraes US Dept. of State 22 Sep 2025 -- Today, the United States is sanctioning enablers of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, to include Moraes' wife, Viviane Barci de Moraes, and their holding company, the Lex Institute. Moraes was designated on July 30 for serious human rights abuse. He has used his position to weaponize courts, authorize arbitrary pre-trial detentions, and suppress freedom of expression.
- Treasury Sanctions Support Network of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice US Treasury 22 Sep 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning the Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos LTDA (Lex Institute) for its support to Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes (de Moraes). De Moraes was designated by OFAC on July 30, 2025, for using his position to authorize arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppress freedom of expression in Brazil. Also designated today is Viviane Barci de Moraes (Viviane), de Moraes' wife, who serves as the head of the Lex Institute.
- Brazil: press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas at the joint press conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Sep 2025
- Minister for Defence receives Commander of the Brazilian Air Force Government Offices of Sweden 16 Sep 2025
- Statement by Spain and 15 other countries on the flotilla to Gaza Spain MFA 16 Sep 2025 -- The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Ireland, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, Oman, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain and Türkiye express their concern about the security of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civil society initiative in which citizens of their countries are participating.
- Lula hails Bolsonaro 'historic' verdict, tells Trump Brazil's democracy not negotiable Press TV 15 Sep 2025 -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has expressed satisfaction over the "historic" verdict handed to former president Jair Bolsonaro, telling US President Donald Trump the country's democracy is not negotiable.
- Brazilian president defies U.S. over Bolsonaro verdict, says Brazil not "banana republic" People's Daily 13 Sep 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday rejected U.S. pressure over the conviction of former President Jair Bolsonaro, saying Brazil "is not a banana republic" that bows to foreign interference.
- Chairman Mast Issues Statement on Conviction of Former President Bolsonaro U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs 12 Sep 2025
- Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to over 27 years for coup plot Press TV 12 Sep 2025 -- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being convicted of plotting to remain in power following his 2022 election defeat.
- BRICS Leaders Discuss Procedure to Counter Unilateral Trade Measures Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- The leaders of the BRICS countries discussed the procedure for countering unilateral measures in the sphere of trade at an extraordinary online summit on Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's office said in a statement.
- BRICS Leaders Discuss Economic Cooperation in Current Global Situation - Kremlin Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- Leaders of the BRICS member states discussed cooperation in trade, economic and other areas, taking into account the current situation in the global economy, at the extraordinary online summit on Monday, the Kremlin said.
- Xi Shares Brazil's Position on Ukrainian Crisis Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said during the extraordinary online BRICS summit on Monday that he shares Brazil's position on the Ukrainian crisis.
- Brazil Facing Tariff Wars, Economic Pressure From United States - Kremlin Spokesman Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- Brazil is facing tariff wars from the United States, which is taking very tough measures of economic pressure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Sputnik at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
- Top Chinese diplomat meets chief advisor to Brazilian president Global Times 05 Sep 2025 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Thursday met with Celso Amorim, chief advisor to the president of Brazil, who is in China to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
August
- Wang Yi Has a Phone Call with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira PRC MofA 29 Aug 2025 -- On August 28, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira at the latter's request.
- Brazil Strikes Back: Lula to Impose Retaliatory Measures Against US Sputnik 29 Aug 2025 -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has launched formal consultations to apply the Economic Reciprocity Law after the US imposed a 50% tariff hike on Brazilian exports.
- Brazil rejects new Israeli ambassador; Tel Aviv declares Lula 'persona non grata' Press TV 26 Aug 2025 -- A diplomatic rift has widened between Israel and Brazil after the Latin American country declined to accept Tel Aviv's nominee for ambassador, after which the occupying regime downgraded diplomatic relations and declared that President Lula da Silva is "persona non grata."
- The First Japan-Brazil Foreign Affairs and Defense Dialogue Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 19 Aug 2025
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil Mauro Vieira Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Aug 2025
- Telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva President of Russia 18 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Visa Revocations and Restrictions on Brazilian Government Officials and Former PAHO Officials Involved in the Cuban Regime's Labor Export Scheme US Dept. of State 13 Aug 2025 -- Today, the Department of State took steps to revoke visas and impose visa restrictions on several Brazilian government officials, former Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officials, and their family members for their complicity with the Cuban regime's labor export scheme in the Mais Médicos program.
- Xi Jinping Has a Phone Call with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva PRC MofA 12 Aug 2025 -- On August 12, President Xi Jinping had a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the latter's request.
- Xi says China, Brazil can set example of unity, self-reliance in Global South PRC MND 12 Aug 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is ready to work with Brazil to set an example of unity and self-reliance among major countries in the Global South, and jointly build a more just world and a more sustainable planet.
- Telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva President of Russia 09 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Modi, Lula speak on phone amid growing tariff pressure from the US Global Times 08 Aug 2025 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke on the phone on Thursday amid growing tariff pressure from the US government.
- PM Narendra Modi receives a telephone call from the President of Brazil (August 07, 2025) India MEA 08 Aug 2025 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a telephone call today (August 07, 2025) from the President of Brazil, His Excellency, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- Modi and Lula discuss Trump's tariffs amid strained trade relations with US Press TV 08 Aug 2025 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have spoken by phone regarding various issues, including the tariffs recently imposed by the United States on goods from both nations.
- India, Brazil continue to resist against US tariffs Global Times 07 Aug 2025 -- Facing US tariffs, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he will not compromise the interests of the country's farmers, while Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he saw no room for direct talks now with US President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Thursday.
- Brazil requests WTO consultation to challenge U.S. tariffs People's Daily 07 Aug 2025 -- Brazil has appealed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to challenge steep tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Brazilian exports to the United States, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
- Brazil's Lula rejects direct tariff talks with Trump: media report Global Times 07 Aug 2025 -- As US tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50 percent on Wednesday, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters in an interview that he saw no room for direct talks now with US President Donald Trump, which would otherwise likely be a "humiliation."
- Lula: Brazil won't forget US 'helped stage a coup' Press TV 04 Aug 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says his country will not forget that the United States "helped stage a coup" in Brazil, condemning Washington's attempt to exert political pressure and impose economic punishment.
- Brazil's Lula vows to prepare response to Trump's tariffs Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has affirmed his government's readiness to respond appropriately to the 50% tariffs imposed by the White House on certain Brazilian goods since August 1.
- Global trade in chaos as Trump imposes steep tariffs on 92 countries Press TV 01 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on exports from 92 countries, including Canada, Switzerland, Brazil, and India, ahead of his self-imposed August 1 deadline that is expected to reignite global trade tensions.
July
- US reaches flurry of tariff deals with India, South Korea and Brazil, sparking wide range of criticism Global Times 31 Jul 2025 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday local time unleashed a flurry of tariff-related moves, including revisions to previously proposed duties on copper imports and products from Brazil and South Korea, as well as the termination of a tariff exemption for low-value shipments from abroad, according to media reports. The latest moves, which had sparked a wide range of criticism in those countries, disregard World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and undermine the stability and institutional foundation of international trade, some observers said.
- Top Senate Democrats Sound Alarm on Treasury Misusing Sanctions Program Meant to Address Serious Human Rights Abuse to Instead Help Trump's Political Allies US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 31 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement:
- Shaheen, Kaine, Schumer, Wyden Announce Intent to Challenge Trump's Tariffs on Brazil US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 31 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), announced their intent to file privileged legislation to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs on goods from Brazil in response to steps Brazil is taking to hold friend of Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accountable for attempting a coup. The additional tariffs announced by Trump will put the total Trump tariffs on Brazilian exports at 50 percent, raising costs for Americans on basic household goods.
- Lula Slams US Sanctions Against Brazilian Judge as 'Unacceptable Interference' Sputnik 31 Jul 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has lashed out at US sanctions against Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as interference in the country's justice system.
- Treasury Sanctions Alexandre de Moraes US Treasury 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes (de Moraes), who has used his position to authorize arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppress freedom of expression.
- Sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Serious Human Rights Abuse US Dept. of State 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, the United States is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for serious human rights abuse, including arbitrary detention involving flagrant denials of fair trial guarantees and violations of the freedom of expression.
- ADDRESSING THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL The White House 30 Jul 2025
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States from the Government of Brazil The White House 30 Jul 2025
- Brazil to sanction Israel over genocide in Gaza: Foreign Minister Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Brazil says it has decided to impose a whole host of sanctions on the Israeli regime affecting the country's diplomatic, commercial, and military ties with Tel Aviv over the latter's October 2023-present war of genocide on the Gaza Strip.
- 'Unilateral practices serve no one's interests': Chinese FM on US tariff threat against Brazil Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- Asked to comment on the US' threat of 50 percent tariffs against Brazil on August 1, a move seen as "setting example" to others in Latin America and BRICS, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Monday stressed that tariff wars have no winners, and unilateral practices serve no one's interests.
- Shaheen and Kaine Lead Colleagues in Urging Trump to End Threats of Tariffs on Brazil US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 25 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led their colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing serious concerns regarding his threats to start a trade war with Brazil—which would raise costs for American families—unless Brazil's Supreme Court ends the prosecution of longtime Trump friend and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
- Brazil pursues talks with U.S. but braces for potential Trump tariffs People's Daily 22 Jul 2025 -- Brazil will negotiate with the United States over President Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian imports starting Aug. 1, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said Monday.
- China opposes illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction, says FM spokesperson in response to NATO sanction threat Global Times 16 Jul 2025 -- "China believes dialogue and negotiation are the only viable solution to the Ukraine crisis. We categorically oppose all illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction," said Chinese FM spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday, in response to a Reuters report that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business with Russia.
- Brazil's Lula warns of retaliation after Trump threatens with 50% tariff Press TV 11 Jul 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on the United States to treat Brazil with respect and warned of possible retaliatory measures if President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods.
- Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump's Proposed 50 Percent Tariff on Brazil as Retaliation for Bolsonaro's Prosecution US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 10 Jul 2025 -- "Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Brazil as retaliation for the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is charged with attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva:"
- Transcript of Special briefing by MEA on Prime Minister's State visit to Brazil (July 08, 2025) India MEA 08 Jul 2025
- Brazil's president slams Israeli regime over 'genocide' in Gaza Press TV 06 Jul 2025 -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has slammed the Israeli regime over the ongoing "genocide" of innocent Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
June
- Transcript of Special Briefing by MEA on PM's visit to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia India MEA 30 Jun 2025
- BRICS member states condemn Israeli-American aggression against Iran Press TV 25 Jun 2025 -- The BRICS member states have strongly condemned the Israeli-American aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying they violated the UN Charter through illegal and unprovoked attacks.
- BRICS Joint Statement on the Escalation of the Security Situation in the Middle East Following the Military Strikes on the Territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jun 2025
- Prime Minister Carney meets with President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Prime Minister of Canada 17 Jun 2025
- Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Prime Minister of Canada 11 Jun 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- Brazil's president slams Israel for carrying out 'premeditated genocide' in Gaza Press TV 05 Jun 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned Israel for carrying out "premeditated genocide" in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying what is happening in the Palestinian territory is not a war but sheer "genocide" perpetrated by the occupying regime against Palestinians.
- U.S. sanctions against Brazil's top judge "unacceptable": Lula People's Daily 04 Jun 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday condemned as "unacceptable" the U.S. visa restriction against Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
May
- Brazilian oil unions demand energy embargo on Israel over Gaza genocide Press TV 31 May 2025 -- Two of Brazil's major oil trade union federations have urged President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to enforce an energy embargo on Israel in response to its atrocious military campaign against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Brazil says it supports Iran's enrichment right IRNA 29 May 2025 -- Chief Advisor to the Brazilian President on International Affairs, Celso Amorim, says his country supports Iran's right to utilize peaceful nuclear energy and enrichment.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Special Advisor to the President of Brazil for Foreign Policy Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 May 2025
- Putin Thanks Brazil, China's Leaders for Desire to Help Resolve Ukraine Conflict Sputnik 14 May 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a phone call during a technical stop of a Brazilian government plane in Moscow on its way from China.
- Wang Yi Meets with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Chief Advisor to the Presidency Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim PRC MofA 13 May 2025 -- On May 12, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Chief Advisor to the Presidency Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim in Beijing.
- Telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva President of Russia 14 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva while the Brazilian special flight made a technical stop in Moscow on its way from China.
- Xi holds talks with Brazilian president People's Daily 14 May 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Tuesday.
- When China and Brazil join hands, Global South will gain respect the world has never seen before：Brazilian president Global Times 12 May 2025 -- The relationship between China and Brazil will be unbreakable, for both sides need each other; and as long as the two countries join hands, the Global South will gain unprecedented respect in the world, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said at China-Brazil Business Forum in Beijing on Monday, noting that the potential of the China-Brazil relationship is limitless.
- Meeting with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva President of Russia 09 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Federative Republic of BrazilLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is taking part in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
April
- Iran's top security official arrives in Brazil to hold talks with fellow BRICS members Press TV 30 Apr 2025 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian has arrived in Brazil to hold talks with the Islamic Republic's fellow members in the BRICS group of emerging economies.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil Mauro Vieira Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
- BRICS members express grave concern over US 'reciprocal tariffs,' call for joint defense of multilateral trade system Global Times 12 Apr 2025 -- BRICS members engaged in in-depth discussions regarding the US "reciprocal tariffs" policy, expressed serious concerns over the trade tensions triggered by the US measures, and jointly called for opposition to unilateralism and trade protectionism during the second meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues, which was held via video conference from Thursday to Friday, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Saturday.
- Brazilian president says U.S. trade policy "won't work," accuses Trump of trying to dictate global rules People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticized the new tariff regime of the United States, saying Washington's attempt to reshape global trade under U.S. President Donald Trump "won't work" and violates the principles of multilateralism.
- Brazil must fully address violations of the dictatorship to guarantee human rights and democracy OHCHR 07 Apr 2025 -- To truly guarantee human rights and democracy, Brazil must fully address the violations of the dictatorship, a UN expert said today.
- Brazil's Congress passes trade reciprocity bill amid Trump's new levies People's Daily 04 Apr 2025 -- Brazil's Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that allows the government to impose reciprocal trade and environmental measures against foreign restrictions, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new 10 percent tariff on all Brazilian imports.
- Brazil says "reciprocal tariffs" violates U.S. commitments to WTO People's Daily 03 Apr 2025 -- The Brazilian government on Wednesday criticized the United States for imposing an additional 10 percent tariff on all Brazilian exports, saying that the move violates Washington's commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
March
- Group of Friends for Peace urges constructive peace talks as Ukraine crisis approaching 'turning point' Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- The Group of Friends for Peace, which was set up by China and Brazil, together with some countries of the Global South, to promote the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, said that recent developments suggest the conflict might be approaching "a turning point," and urged all parties and stakeholders to embrace this opportunity and engage constructively in peace talks.
- Canada-Brazil Defence Cooperation Agreement Enters into Force Canada 03 Mar 2025 -- On February 28, the Canada-Brazil Defence Cooperation Agreement went into force, following the official ratification by both Governments. This agreement enhances the strong defence ties between Canada and Brazil and solidifies continued cooperation to support regional peace and security.
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