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		<title>Kremlin criticizes West for not condemning Kyiv&#8217;s attack on school; 21 children died in Lugansk</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/26/kremlin-criticizes-west-for-not-condemning-kyivs-attack-on-school-21-children-died-in-lugansk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marco Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brasil de fato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Peskov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donetsk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kherson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kremlin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leonid Pasechnik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lugansk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moscow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starobelsk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vladimir putin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yana Lantrapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zaporizhzhia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rescue teams completed search operations last Saturday (23) at the site of the bombing by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a student dormitory in Starobelsk, in the Luhansk region. According to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the bodies of 21 victims were found. &#8220;Search operations in Starobilsk, at the site [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/26/kremlin-criticizes-west-for-not-condemning-kyivs-attack-on-school-21-children-died-in-lugansk/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>BdF new documentary series &#8216;Terreiros Urbanos&#8217; investigates African-based religions in Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/26/bdf-new-documentary-series-terreiros-urbanos-investigates-african-based-religions-in-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Luís Indriunas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brasil de fato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candomblé]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=976111</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Official launch of the documentary series “Terreiros Urbanos”
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/26/bdf-new-documentary-series-terreiros-urbanos-investigates-african-based-religions-in-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;War in Iran means the end of the Zionist project and the definitive decline of US hegemony,&#8217; says Daniel Jadue</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/25/war-in-iran-means-the-end-of-the-zionist-project-and-the-definitive-decline-of-us-hegemony-says-daniel-jadue/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marco Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brasil de fato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irã]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=944293</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Daniel Jadue is part of the large Palestinian community living in Chile. There are around 500,000 people, including those born in Palestine and their descendants—the vast majority of whom are Christian—forming the largest diaspora of this stateless nation outside the Middle East. They have even set up a football team, Club Palestino (1920), which has [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/25/war-in-iran-means-the-end-of-the-zionist-project-and-the-definitive-decline-of-us-hegemony-says-daniel-jadue/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The far right came to power in Chile due to the failure of what was supposed to be the most left-wing government since Allende, claims Daniel Jadue</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/19/the-far-right-came-to-power-in-chile-due-to-the-failure-of-what-was-supposed-to-be-the-most-left-wing-government-since-allende-claims-daniel-jadue/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marco Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chile]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=941634</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On the 11th, Jose Antonio Kast, a far-right politician and supporter of Pinochet, took office as President of Chile, succeeding Gabriel Boric (2022–2026). Known as the “Chilean Bolsonaro,” Kast defeated the left-wing candidate, Jeannette Jara, bringing extremism back to the country’s government after 35 years. For Daniel Jadue, a member of the Communist Party of [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/19/the-far-right-came-to-power-in-chile-due-to-the-failure-of-what-was-supposed-to-be-the-most-left-wing-government-since-allende-claims-daniel-jadue/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Damage caused to the Israeli regime is irreversible, I believe we are seeing the beginning of its end, says Iranian analyst</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/13/damage-caused-to-the-israeli-regime-is-irreversible-i-believe-we-are-seeing-the-beginning-of-its-end-says-iranian-analyst/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marco Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irã]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=939362</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Never before in history has a country managed to cause as much damage to US bases around the world, or cause as much destruction in the territory that Israel illegally occupies in Palestine, as Iran has in the last 13 days. According to presenter and former British MP George Galloway, some of his anonymous sources [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/13/damage-caused-to-the-israeli-regime-is-irreversible-i-believe-we-are-seeing-the-beginning-of-its-end-says-iranian-analyst/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>We are showing the world that nations can defeat imperialist powers, says Iranian professor</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/10/we-are-showing-the-world-that-nations-can-defeat-imperialist-powers-says-iranian-professor/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marco Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=937303</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[With no ceasefire agreement in sight, the war waged by the US and Israel against Iran has entered its second week, and some actions seem to herald an escalation in the conflict. On the one hand, the Israeli attack on an oil refinery in Tehran spread a thick black cloud full of highly toxic chemicals [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/03/10/we-are-showing-the-world-that-nations-can-defeat-imperialist-powers-says-iranian-professor/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;An attack on Iran is an attack on the Brics and the multipolar world&#8217;, says political analyst</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/11/an-attack-on-iran-is-an-attack-on-the-brics-and-the-multipolar-world-says-political-analyst/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marco Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=925928</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Shortly after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Deputy and former President of the National Assembly, Cilia Flores, in the first days of the year, the White House directed its “regime change” machine towards another energy power, Iran. About to celebrate its 47th anniversary, the Islamic Revolution has always been a thorn in [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/11/an-attack-on-iran-is-an-attack-on-the-brics-and-the-multipolar-world-says-political-analyst/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Popular movements gather in Colombia for 2nd international agrarian reform conference</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/11/popular-movements-gather-in-colombia-for-2nd-international-agrarian-reform-conference/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colômbia]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=925654</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Between February 24 and 28, representatives of grassroots movements and Indigenous peoples from around the world will gather in Cartagena, Colombia, for the 2nd International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (CIRADR+20). Delegates from more than 70 countries are expected to attend. The event comes two decades after the first edition, held in Porto [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/11/popular-movements-gather-in-colombia-for-2nd-international-agrarian-reform-conference/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Landless Workers&#8217; Movement promotes large-scale agroecology as a solution for Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/10/landless-workers-movement-promotes-large-scale-agroecology-as-a-solution-for-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas Krupacz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=925214</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Scaling up agroecology was one of the central themes discussed at the 14th National Meeting of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST), held in January in Salvador, Bahia. According to the movement, agroecology is not only a viable model for producing healthy food and tackling hunger, but also a pathway to confronting the global environmental and [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/10/landless-workers-movement-promotes-large-scale-agroecology-as-a-solution-for-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S.-backed prime minister takes power in Haiti without broad popular legitimacy</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/10/u-s-backed-prime-minister-takes-power-in-haiti-without-broad-popular-legitimacy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Durão Coelho]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haiti]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=925091</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Following direct pressure from the United States, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé assumed control of Haiti’s executive branch last Saturday (7). Progressive sectors within the country, however, argue that Aimé, who currently serves as prime minister, is aligned with foreign interests and the Haitian elite, and shows little willingness to address his limited legitimacy among the population. [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/10/u-s-backed-prime-minister-takes-power-in-haiti-without-broad-popular-legitimacy/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Regulation of delivery apps bill criticised over labor rights and ignores key workers demands</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/09/regulation-of-delivery-apps-bill-draws-criticism-over-labor-rights-and-ignores-key-workers-demands/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Santiago]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congresso]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=924766</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Regulation of app-based delivery work has advanced in Brazil’s National Congress, but the proposal currently under discussion has drawn significant criticism from workers and social movements. Couriers say the draft legislation fails to address key demands such as fair minimum rates, expanded insurance coverage, algorithmic transparency, and labor protections. The proposal has also sparked controversy [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/09/regulation-of-delivery-apps-bill-draws-criticism-over-labor-rights-and-ignores-key-workers-demands/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Too much land without people, too many people with no land’: Agrarian reform and MST inspires São Paulo samba school</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/09/much-land-without-people-many-people-with-no-land-agrarian-reform-and-mst-becomes-theme-of-sao-paulo-samba-school/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=924724</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[This Saturday (7), Radio BdF opens its 2026 season with the coverage of Carnival. In this edition, viewers will learn how agrarian reform will take center stage at the Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo during the elite samba school parade. Leading the discussion is Acadêmicos do Tatuapé, whose samba theme — “Plant to harvest and [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/09/much-land-without-people-many-people-with-no-land-agrarian-reform-and-mst-becomes-theme-of-sao-paulo-samba-school/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New association aims to support victims of pesticide contamination in Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/06/new-association-aims-to-support-victims-of-pesticide-contamination-in-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=924072</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[During the National Meeting of Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST) in Salvador, Bahia, this January, the Permanent Campaign Against Pesticides and For Life conducted a nationwide mapping initiative with agrarian reform settlers to identify areas affected by agrochemicals. The effort aimed to document methods of contamination, including aerial spraying by drones and aircraft, ground-level [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/06/new-association-aims-to-support-victims-of-pesticide-contamination-in-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazilian popular movements set 2026 agenda: workweek reform, wealth tax and free public transit</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/06/brazilian-popular-movements-set-2026-agenda-workweek-reform-wealth-tax-and-free-public-transit/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=924082</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A national assembly bringing together major grassroots movements, trade unions and left-wing organizations met Wednesday (4) in São Paulo to define a joint calendar of mobilizations for 2026 and assess Brazil’s current political landscape. The event was organized by the national coordination of Frente Brasil Popular (Popular Brazil Front), a coalition of progressive movements. Participants [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/06/brazilian-popular-movements-set-2026-agenda-workweek-reform-wealth-tax-and-free-public-transit/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘We will not look the other way’: Brazil launches coordinated national strategy to fight femicide</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/05/we-will-not-look-the-other-way-brazil-launches-coordinated-national-strategy-to-fight-femicide/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[janja]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=923504</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s federal government, National Congress and judiciary launched on Wednesday (4) the National Pact Brazil Against Femicide, a joint initiative designed to prevent the killing of women and girls and strengthen coordinated responses to gender-based violence. The ceremony took place at the presidential Planalto Palace in Brasília and included Supreme Federal Court (STF) president Edson [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/05/we-will-not-look-the-other-way-brazil-launches-coordinated-national-strategy-to-fight-femicide/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘United States seeks to carry out genocide against the Cuban people,’ says Cuba’s ambassador to Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/05/united-states-seeks-to-carry-out-genocide-against-the-cuban-people-says-cubas-ambassador-to-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[américa latina]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=923473</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Since returning to office in January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have intensified Washington’s hostile policies toward Cuba, a confrontation that dates back to the aftermath of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. The longstanding unilateral economic blockade against the island, repeatedly condemned by an overwhelming majority of United Nations member [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/05/united-states-seeks-to-carry-out-genocide-against-the-cuban-people-says-cubas-ambassador-to-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amid U.S. pressure, Cuba’s foreign minister visits Vietnam to deepen strategic cooperation</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/04/amid-u-s-pressure-cubas-foreign-minister-visits-vietnam-to-deepen-strategic-cooperation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriel Vera Lopes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=922782</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Amid escalating pressure from Washington, Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla met on Tuesday (3) with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong in Hanoi, during an official visit aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation between the two socialist countries. Rodríguez traveled to Vietnam as a special envoy of the Cuban government and the Communist Party of Cuba. During [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/04/amid-u-s-pressure-cubas-foreign-minister-visits-vietnam-to-deepen-strategic-cooperation/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Friar Sérgio Görgen, ‘prophet of peasant resistance’ who united faith and social struggle, dies at 70</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/03/friar-sergio-gorgen-prophet-of-peasant-resistance-who-united-faith-and-social-struggle-dies-at-70/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joão pedro stedile]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=922321</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Friar Sérgio Görgen, a Franciscan friar and one of the most influential figures in Brazil’s peasant and land rights movements, died this Tuesday (3) at the age of 70, following a heart attack. He passed away at his home in the Conquista da Fronteira settlement, in the rural municipality of Hulha Negra, in southern Brazil. [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/03/friar-sergio-gorgen-prophet-of-peasant-resistance-who-united-faith-and-social-struggle-dies-at-70/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Xi Jinping warns against ‘unilateral bullying’ and defends multilateralism in meeting with Uruguay’s Yamandú Orsi</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/03/xi-jinping-warns-against-unilateral-bullying-and-defends-multilateralism-in-meeting-with-uruguays-yamandu-orsi/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mauro Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=922292</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (3) warned of the rise of “unilateral bullying practices” in international affairs during a meeting with Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi, who is on a state visit to China. The remarks come amid heightened global geopolitical tensions and reinforce Beijing’s long-standing defense of a multipolar international order. Speaking at the [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/03/xi-jinping-warns-against-unilateral-bullying-and-defends-multilateralism-in-meeting-with-uruguays-yamandu-orsi/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazilian NGO launches AI to monitor anti-LGBT+ hate and holds tech giants accountable</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/03/brazilian-ngo-launches-ai-to-monitor-anti-lgbt-hate-and-holds-tech-giants-accountable/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriela Carvalho]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big techs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=922183</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A coordinated far-right hate campaign, amplified by social media algorithms, led the Brazilian NGO Código Não Binário to develop an artificial intelligence tool to detect anti-LGBT+ hate speech, and to take major tech companies to court over digital violence. The organization filed a public civil action, a legal instrument under Brazilian law used to defend [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/03/brazilian-ngo-launches-ai-to-monitor-anti-lgbt-hate-and-holds-tech-giants-accountable/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China and Russia strengthen alliance amid U.S. military escalation</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/02/china-and-russia-strengthen-alliance-amid-u-s-military-escalation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Falci]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BRICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=921908</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In Beijing on Sunday (1), Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed strengthening political coordination between Moscow and Beijing amid rising international tensions. The meeting was convened at the direct request of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Senior diplomatic and security advisers from both countries took part in [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/02/china-and-russia-strengthen-alliance-amid-u-s-military-escalation/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In Salvador, Brazil’s largest Iemanjá celebration blends faith, culture, and resistance</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/02/in-salvador-brazils-largest-iemanja-celebration-blends-faith-culture-and-resistance/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iemanjá]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=921895</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Celebrated across several Brazilian cities on Monday (2), Iemanjá Day marks acts of devotion to the orixá of the waters and the sea, as well as mobilizations against religious racism and in defense of the right to practice Afro-Brazilian religions. In Salvador, the traditional Iemanjá festival was officially listed as Cultural Heritage in 2020 by [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/02/in-salvador-brazils-largest-iemanja-celebration-blends-faith-culture-and-resistance/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Brazil to the world: Maria Bethânia and Caetano Veloso win Grammy for best global music album</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/02/from-brazil-to-the-world-maria-bethania-and-caetano-veloso-win-grammy-for-best-global-music-album/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grammy]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=921810</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazilian artists Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards for Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo, a live album recorded during the siblings’ joint tour across several Brazilian states in 2024. With the win, Maria Bethânia became the first Brazilian woman to receive a [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/02/from-brazil-to-the-world-maria-bethania-and-caetano-veloso-win-grammy-for-best-global-music-album/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Investigations into top military leadership mark a new phase in China’s anti-corruption campaign</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/30/investigations-into-top-military-leadership-mark-a-new-phase-in-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mauro Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xi jinping]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=921272</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The launch of investigations into two senior military officials last Saturday (24) drew widespread attention from international media, particularly because the main figure under scrutiny is not only a vice chair of the Central Military Commission, chaired by President Xi Jinping, but also a member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo. The second official under [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/30/investigations-into-top-military-leadership-mark-a-new-phase-in-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil advances agrarian reform with expropriation of seven unproductive lands</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/30/brazil-advances-agrarian-reform-with-expropriation-of-seven-unproductive-lands/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Santiago]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=921160</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s federal government has signed seven decrees authorizing the expropriation of unproductive farmland to advance agrarian reform, enforcing the constitutional principle that land must fulfill a social function. The areas had been occupied by the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) as part of long-standing demands for land redistribution. The measures were signed by President Luiz Inácio [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/30/brazil-advances-agrarian-reform-with-expropriation-of-seven-unproductive-lands/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Landless Workers’ Movement steps up solidarity with Venezuela after U.S. military aggression</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/30/landless-workers-movement-steps-up-solidarity-with-venezuela-after-u-s-military-aggression/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=921065</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) has intensified solidarity actions with Venezuela since January 3, when the South American country was subjected to a U.S. military assault and its president, Nicolás Maduro, along with First Lady and National Assembly member Cilia Flores, were kidnapped by the administration of Donald Trump. In the coming weeks, more than [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/30/landless-workers-movement-steps-up-solidarity-with-venezuela-after-u-s-military-aggression/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s health agency expands rules for medical cannabis; selected associations are now allowed to cultivate</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/29/brazils-health-agency-expands-rules-for-medical-cannabis-selected-associations-are-now-allowed-to-cultivate/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beatriz Drague Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=920615</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In a session held on Wednesday (28), the Collegiate Board of Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved decisive regulatory changes for the country’s medical cannabis sector, complying with a ruling by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). Anvisa approved a resolution that, among other advances, allows compounding pharmacies to dispense cannabidiol-based products through individualized [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/29/brazils-health-agency-expands-rules-for-medical-cannabis-selected-associations-are-now-allowed-to-cultivate/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Despite U.S. and European sanctions, Xinjiang posts economic growth above China’s national average</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/29/despite-u-s-and-european-sanctions-xinjiang-posts-economic-growth-above-chinas-national-average/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mauro Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xinjiang]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=920536</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region recorded economic growth of 5.5% in 2025, above the national average, despite sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union since 2020 on key sectors such as cotton and tomato industries. The data were presented on Tuesday (27) by Xinjiang governor Erkin Tuniyaz during the annual session of [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/29/despite-u-s-and-european-sanctions-xinjiang-posts-economic-growth-above-chinas-national-average/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China condemns possible expansion of blockade against Cuba and pledges joint action: ‘Cuba is not alone’</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/28/china-condemns-possible-expansion-of-blockade-against-cuba-and-pledges-joint-action-cuba-is-not-alone/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Falci]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cuba]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=920092</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In a strong show of support for Cuba, the Chinese government on Tuesday (27) condemned the sanctions imposed on the island by the United States, denouncing violations of international law and attempts to undermine Cuba’s sovereignty. China also voiced concern over a possible expansion of the measures and reaffirmed its support for the country. “Cuba [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/28/china-condemns-possible-expansion-of-blockade-against-cuba-and-pledges-joint-action-cuba-is-not-alone/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In Brazil, 57% of slave labor cases occur in activities that devastate the environment</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/28/in-brazil-57-of-slave-labor-cases-occur-in-activities-that-devastate-the-environment/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pará]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=919932</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In June 2025, three men were rescued from a farm in São Félix do Xingu, in the Brazilian state of Pará, where they were being subjected to conditions analogous to slavery. Hired to clear forest land to open pasture, they were threatened, denied access to drinking water and basic safety equipment, and forced to sleep [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/28/in-brazil-57-of-slave-labor-cases-occur-in-activities-that-devastate-the-environment/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brasil de Fato: communicating to reshape the world</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/27/brasil-de-fato-communicating-to-reshape-the-world/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina Fideles]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=919364</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Celebrating another year of BdF is an affirmation of choice. For 23 years, this communication project has not been built on an abstract notion of journalism, but on the collective practice of those who understand communication as part of political struggle and the creation of consciousness. It is from this perspective that we connect our [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/27/brasil-de-fato-communicating-to-reshape-the-world/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lula condemns U.S. aggression against Venezuela and genocide in Gaza at Landless Workers’ Movement rally</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/26/lula-condemns-u-s-aggression-against-venezuela-and-genocide-in-gaza-at-landless-workers-movement-event/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=919117</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party) took part last Friday (23) in the closing rally of the Landless Workers’ Movement’s (MST) 14th National Meeting, held in Salvador, in the northeastern state of Bahia. In his speech, Lula condemned U.S. military aggression against Venezuela and denounced the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/26/lula-condemns-u-s-aggression-against-venezuela-and-genocide-in-gaza-at-landless-workers-movement-event/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Landless Workers’ Movement presses Lula on agrarian reform: ‘We are not satisfied with what is happening’</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/26/landless-workers-movement-presses-lula-on-agrarian-reform-we-are-not-satisfied-with-what-is-happening/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=918963</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[“We are not satisfied with the way agrarian reform is advancing, with the slowness, the delays, the lack of resources, and the pace at which new families are being settled.” The assessment comes from Márcio Santos, a member of the national coordination of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST), and reflects the prevailing sentiment among grassroots [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/26/landless-workers-movement-presses-lula-on-agrarian-reform-we-are-not-satisfied-with-what-is-happening/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s Landless Workers’ Movement launches AI tool to support agrarian reform</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/brazils-landless-workers-movement-launches-ai-tool-to-support-agrarian-reform/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katia Marko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=918088</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A new technological tool aims to transform agricultural production in Brazil by combining cutting-edge computing with the traditional knowledge of popular movements. The platform, called Iaraa, is an artificial intelligence system launched at the 14th National Meeting of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) in Salvador, Bahia. The AI is being developed by the International Association [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/brazils-landless-workers-movement-launches-ai-tool-to-support-agrarian-reform/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In phone call, Lula and Xi Jinping discuss cooperation and defense of the UN amid ‘turbulent times’</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/in-phone-call-lula-and-xi-jinping-discuss-cooperation-and-defense-of-the-un-amid-turbulent-times/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mauro Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BRICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xi jinping]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=918063</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil is willing to work closely with China to safeguard the authority of the United Nations, strengthen Brics cooperation, and uphold regional and global peace and stability, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday (23). Lula called the Chinese president in the morning, Beijing time. “Brazil and China [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/in-phone-call-lula-and-xi-jinping-discuss-cooperation-and-defense-of-the-un-amid-turbulent-times/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Global South needs productive employment</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/the-global-south-needs-productive-employment/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vijay Prashad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vijay prashad]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=920670</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of&#160;Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On India’s 79th&#160;Independence Day, in August 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi devoted his&#160;speech&#160;to Viksit Bharat 2047 (Developed India 2047) and announced a National Manufacturing Mission. The mission, he said, must &#8220;reduce import dependence and strengthen economic resilience&#8221; in sectors ranging from aerospace to artificial [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/the-global-south-needs-productive-employment/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lula discusses Gaza reconstruction with Palestinian leader as Brazil weighs Trump invitation</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/lula-discusses-gaza-reconstruction-with-palestinian-leader-as-brazil-weighs-trump-invitation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=917822</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on Thursday (22) with National Palestinian Authority (ANP) President Mahmoud Abbas. During the conversation, the leaders discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave that has been largely devastated by Israeli military operations over recent years, with more than 68,000 people killed. [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/lula-discusses-gaza-reconstruction-with-palestinian-leader-as-brazil-weighs-trump-invitation/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Greenland is not a prize</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/greenland-is-not-a-prize/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vijay Prashad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vijay prashad]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=917777</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of&#160;Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Every few years, the centre of the imperialist Global North – the United States – forgets its manners. It is one thing to be rude to Iran or Venezuela, but it is another thing entirely to be rude to Denmark. The North Atlantic has [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/23/greenland-is-not-a-prize/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘We are exploited by the same imperialists,’ says Burkina Faso activist on Latin America and Africa</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/we-are-exploited-by-the-same-imperialists-says-burkina-faso-activist-on-latin-america-and-africa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beatriz Drague Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[américa latina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burkina faso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=917245</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Ouedraogo Sampa Wendé, a member of the International Thomas Sankara Memorial Committee, expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people during a gathering of the Landless Workers&#8217;Movement (MST), held this week in Salvador, in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia. According to Wendé, on January 17 the people of Burkina Faso mobilized to reject what he described as [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/we-are-exploited-by-the-same-imperialists-says-burkina-faso-activist-on-latin-america-and-africa/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China approves US$80 million in emergency aid to Cuba and donates 60,000 tons of rice</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/china-approves-us80-million-in-emergency-aid-to-cuba-and-donates-60000-tons-of-rice/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriel Vera Lopes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cuba]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=917187</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Amid growing hostility from Washington toward Cuba, President Xi Jinping of China has authorized the delivery of emergency aid to the Caribbean island, including US$80 million in financial assistance and a donation of 60,000 tons of rice. The decision was conveyed to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel by China’s ambassador in Havana, Hua Xin, during a [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/china-approves-us80-million-in-emergency-aid-to-cuba-and-donates-60000-tons-of-rice/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s &#8216;The Secret Agent&#8217; and Wagner Moura earn four Oscar nominations</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/brazils-the-secret-agent-and-wagner-moura-earn-four-oscar-nominations/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oscars]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=917127</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil is once again represented at the Academy Awards, this time with The Secret Agent (2025), which received nominations in four categories. The Brazilian feature is competing for Oscars for Best Picture, Best Casting, and Best International Feature Film. Wagner Moura was also nominated and is in the race for Best Actor. The awards ceremony [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/brazils-the-secret-agent-and-wagner-moura-earn-four-oscar-nominations/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s Landless Workers&#8217; Movement marks 42 years with strong slate for this year’s elections</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/brazils-landless-workers-movement-marks-42-years-with-strong-slate-for-this-years-elections/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landless workers movement]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=917062</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) will field 18 candidates for federal and state legislatures through Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) in this year’s elections, as the movement marks 42 years of existence. According to Ceres Hadich, a member of the movement’s national leadership, the MST has always played an active role in electoral processes by shaping [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/brazils-landless-workers-movement-marks-42-years-with-strong-slate-for-this-years-elections/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Battle of Okinawa to the new Cold War</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/from-the-battle-of-okinawa-to-the-new-cold-war/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Atul Chandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[okinawa]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=917018</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[We descended into Chibichiri Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but a warning. The cave is low enough that you have to bend forward as you walk. The air is damp, the light disappears quickly, and the air becomes suffocatingly warm. In April 1945, [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/22/from-the-battle-of-okinawa-to-the-new-cold-war/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Movements opposing U.S.-Japan militarization in Okinawa raise alarms amid Japan’s new government</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/21/movements-opposing-u-s-militarization-in-okinawa-raise-alarms-amid-japans-new-government/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mauro Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united states]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=916665</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Okinawa in an archipelago in southern Japan that represents no more than 0.6% of the country&#8217;s total territory. However, these islands hold nearly 70% of the U.S. military facilities in Japanese land. The heavy military presence since the end of World War II affects the daily lives of locals, who for decades now have to [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/21/movements-opposing-u-s-militarization-in-okinawa-raise-alarms-amid-japans-new-government/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Thousands of Indian farmers start a long march to press for land rights</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/21/thousands-of-indian-farmers-start-a-long-march-to-press-for-land-rights/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Rahman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers' rights]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=916285</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Thousands of farmers began a long march to the district headquarters in Palghar in India’s Western province of Maharashtra last Monday (19), demanding fulfillment of long-pending demands, including the right to land. Carrying banners and red flags, the marchers walked from Charoti to Manore on the first day, and from Manore to Palghar on the [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/21/thousands-of-indian-farmers-start-a-long-march-to-press-for-land-rights/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Six billionaires control social media while only three hold nearly 90% of global artificial intelligence</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/20/six-billionaires-control-social-media-while-only-three-hold-nearly-90-of-global-artificial-intelligence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Chagas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big techs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=915960</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The technologies that connect billions of people around the world are, in reality, in the hands of a tiny group of the ultra-rich. According to a new Oxfam report released last Sunday (19) during the World Economic Forum, six billionaires control nine of the world’s ten largest social media platforms, while three billionaires concentrate nearly [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/20/six-billionaires-control-social-media-while-only-three-hold-nearly-90-of-global-artificial-intelligence/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chinese universities overtake Harvard and dominate global ranking</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/20/chinese-universities-overtake-harvard-and-dominate-global-ranking/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victor Farinelli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=915870</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands released its latest global university ranking in recent days, placing two Chinese universities in the top two positions, ahead of Harvard University, which ranked third. In the latest edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking, first place went to Zhejiang University, located [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/20/chinese-universities-overtake-harvard-and-dominate-global-ranking/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A revolution that never sleeps: popular night watches spread across Burkina Faso to protect Ibrahim Traoré</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/19/a-revolution-that-never-sleeps-popular-night-watches-spread-across-burkina-faso-to-protect-ibrahim-traore/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pedro Stropasolas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burkina faso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ibrahim traoré]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=915522</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Burkina Faso has once again entered a period of heightened political tension at the start of 2026 after the government reported a new coup attempt. According to the country’s security minister, Mahamadou Sana, the plot involved assassinating President Ibrahim Traoré and eliminating senior officials in order to destabilize the government and trigger foreign military intervention [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/19/a-revolution-that-never-sleeps-popular-night-watches-spread-across-burkina-faso-to-protect-ibrahim-traore/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In New York Times op-ed, Lula condemns U.S. attack on Venezuela</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/19/in-new-york-times-op-ed-lula-condemns-u-s-attack-on-venezuela/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=915471</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The United States’ bombings on Venezuelan territory and the kidnapping of its president on January 3 represent yet another regrettable chapter in the ongoing erosion of international law and the multilateral order established after the Second World War. The assessment comes from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in an opinion article published this [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/19/in-new-york-times-op-ed-lula-condemns-u-s-attack-on-venezuela/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Privatized states: billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than the general population</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/19/privatized-states-billionaires-are-4000-times-more-likely-to-hold-political-office-than-the-general-population/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Chagas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=915447</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The presence of billionaires in politics is not new, but in recent years it has become a consolidated power strategy driven by increasingly wealthy and exclusive economic groups. According to a new Oxfam report, billionaires today are 4,000 times more likely to hold public office than the general population, a result of a system designed [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/19/privatized-states-billionaires-are-4000-times-more-likely-to-hold-political-office-than-the-general-population/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TV Brasil Internacional to air ten BdF documentaries starting Sunday (18)</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/16/tv-brasil-internacional-to-air-ten-bdf-documentaries-starting-sunday-18/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brasil de fato]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=914955</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[TV Brasil Internacional will begin airing ten documentaries produced by BdF this Sunday (18). The films will be broadcast weekly, every Sunday, at two time slots: 8:00 pm and 2:30 am (Brasília time). The programming is available online, via the network’s app, and is transmitted to 12 countries through digital satellite, via SAT C3. Among [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/16/tv-brasil-internacional-to-air-ten-bdf-documentaries-starting-sunday-18/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hyper-imperialism on hyper-drive</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/16/hyper-imperialism-on-hyper-drive/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vijay Prashad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vijay prashad]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=914691</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of&#160;Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In 2024, our institute published two important texts – the&#160;study&#160;Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New&#160;Stage and&#160;dossier&#160;no. 72,&#160;The Churning of the World Order. Taken together, they offer five key observations: The concept of&#160;hyper-imperialism&#160;is central for our work. What we are seeing now is hyper-imperialism on hyper-drive. [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/16/hyper-imperialism-on-hyper-drive/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Justice Moraes orders Jair Bolsonaro&#8217;s transfer to Papudinha prision</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/15/justice-moraes-orders-jair-bolsonaros-transfer-to-papudinha-prision/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Santiago]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bolsonaro]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=914520</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered on Thursday (15) the transfer of Jair Bolsonaro to the 19th Military Police Battalion, known as Papudinha, one of the units within the Papuda Penitentiary Complex in Brasília (DF), which houses inmates with special prerogatives. Convicted for his role in the coup plot and sentenced to [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/15/justice-moraes-orders-jair-bolsonaros-transfer-to-papudinha-prision/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘We are living in an era of imperial fascism,’ says Brazilian writer Milton Hatoum</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/14/we-are-living-in-an-era-of-imperial-fascism-says-brazilian-writer-milton-hatoum/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Carolina Vasconcelos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=913801</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[After two years of the genocide of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip, carried out by Israel with the support of the United States, and in the absence of meaningful responses from international institutions and major powers, “everything becomes possible,” says Brazilian writer Milton Hatoum. For Hatoum, a member of the Brazilian Academy of [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/14/we-are-living-in-an-era-of-imperial-fascism-says-brazilian-writer-milton-hatoum/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU–Mercosur deal is ‘neocolonial’ and harmful to Mercosur, says former IMF director</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/14/eu-mercosur-deal-is-neocolonial-and-harmful-to-mercosur-says-former-imf-director/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Felipe Mendes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercosul]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=913762</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Promoted and celebrated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union may not be beneficial for Brazil, according to economist Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., former vice president of the Brics New Development Bank and former executive director at the International Monetary Fund representing Brazil and ten other [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/14/eu-mercosur-deal-is-neocolonial-and-harmful-to-mercosur-says-former-imf-director/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>After U.S. tariff impositions, China says it will maintain firm support for Iran</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/after-u-s-tariff-impositions-china-says-it-will-maintain-firm-support-for-iran/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Falci]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BRICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tariffs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=913384</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Amid escalating pressure from the United States against Iran, the Chinese government said on Tuesday (13) that it will firmly push back against tariffs imposed by Washington on countries that continue to trade with Tehran. The U.S. measure puts a 25% tariff on any transaction involving Iran, targeting nations that maintain commercial ties with the [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/after-u-s-tariff-impositions-china-says-it-will-maintain-firm-support-for-iran/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s health agency Anvisa approves long-acting HIV prevention drug with six-month injection</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/brazils-health-agency-anvisa-approves-long-acting-hiv-prevention-drug-with-six-month-injection/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alana Gandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anvisa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=913298</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), the federal body responsible for regulating medicines, vaccines, and health products, approved on Monday (12) the use of Sunlenca (lenacapavir) for the prevention of HIV-1 as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The drug shows high efficacy against the virus and, in addition to an oral tablet, is available as a subcutaneous [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/brazils-health-agency-anvisa-approves-long-acting-hiv-prevention-drug-with-six-month-injection/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Racial gap in Brazil’s diplomacy: Black diplomats hold only 4.9% of top posts</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/racial-gap-in-brazils-diplomacy-black-diplomats-hold-only-4-9-of-top-posts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Chagas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racial gap]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=913221</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Although Black people make up 55.5% of Brazil’s population, according to the 2022 Census, they account for only 15.7% of the country’s diplomatic corps. At the top of the hierarchy, racial inequality is even more pronounced: among leadership posts abroad – including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions – just 4.9% were headed by Black diplomats [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/racial-gap-in-brazils-diplomacy-black-diplomats-hold-only-4-9-of-top-posts/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cubans and Venezuelans killed by the US honored in Caracas</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/12/cubans-and-venezuelans-killed-by-the-us-honored-in-caracas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriel Vera Lopes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cuba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=912792</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On the evening of January 8, an official ceremony was held in tribute to the Cuban and Venezuelan fighters who fell in defense of Venezuela. The solemn medal ceremony was presided over by interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and took place at the Eclectic Monument of the Bolivarian National Guard Military Academy. During the [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/12/cubans-and-venezuelans-killed-by-the-us-honored-in-caracas/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Venezuela receives 40 tons of medical supplies from Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/12/venezuela-receives-40-tons-of-medical-supplies-from-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=912778</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The first shipment of medical supplies donated by Brazil to Venezuela arrived in the country last Saturday (10). The cargo totals 40 tons and is expected to meet the needs of Venezuela’s National Hemodialysis and Nephrology Program within the country’s public health system. During the U.S. attack on Caracas, which ended with the kidnapping of [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/12/venezuela-receives-40-tons-of-medical-supplies-from-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;The Secret Agent&#8217; makes history at Golden Globes with two awards</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/12/the-secret-agent-makes-history-at-golden-globes-with-two-awards/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Karina de Carvalho]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden globes]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=912752</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazilian cinema experienced a historic night this Sunday (11) at the Golden Globes, held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles (USA). The film The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, won two of the ceremony’s main categories: Best non-English Film and Best Actor in a Drama Film, awarded to Wagner Moura. Despite the impressive [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/12/the-secret-agent-makes-history-at-golden-globes-with-two-awards/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chavismo at its most dramatic hour</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/09/chavismo-at-its-most-dramatic-hour/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Breno Altman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chavismo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=912364</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The assault on Fort Tiuna on 3 January, amid a massive operation ordered by Donald Trump, establishes a new and dangerous balance of forces for the Bolivarian Revolution. More than a further step in the escalation that began in September last year, it represents a direct blow to the command of the state by turning [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/09/chavismo-at-its-most-dramatic-hour/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU approves trade deal with Mercosur; agreement still awaits European Council sign-off</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/09/eu-approves-trade-deal-with-mercosur-agreement-still-awaits-european-council-sign-off/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercosul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade deal]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=912217</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[European Union countries gave preliminary approval to a trade agreement with Mercosur on Friday (9). The decision still needs to be formalized in writing, but it already opens the way for the signing of a treaty that has been under negotiation for more than 25 years. Later on Friday, the Council of the European Union [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/09/eu-approves-trade-deal-with-mercosur-agreement-still-awaits-european-council-sign-off/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From January 8 to Venezuela: Trump’s offensive reignites alarms over coups and sovereignty in Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/09/from-january-8-to-venezuela-trumps-offensive-reignites-alarms-over-coups-and-sovereignty-in-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[latin america]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=912157</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The recent U.S. military assault on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, along with First Lady and National Assembly deputy Cilia Flores, has sparked intense debate over the fragility of global norms and international law. Coming amid the third anniversary of Brazil’s January 8, 2023 coup attempt and on the eve [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/09/from-january-8-to-venezuela-trumps-offensive-reignites-alarms-over-coups-and-sovereignty-in-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Big tech companies may seek to influence Brazil’s 2026 elections, political scientist warns</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/08/big-tech-companies-may-seek-to-influence-brazils-2026-elections-political-scientist-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Felipe Mendes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big techs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=911693</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s 2026 electoral process is likely to face strong interference from major technology corporations, commonly referred to as big tech. The warning comes from political scientist Rudá Ricci, who argues that global tech giants will place strategic focus on Brazil, as well as Colombia, which begins its presidential election cycle in May for a term [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/08/big-tech-companies-may-seek-to-influence-brazils-2026-elections-political-scientist-warns/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How many international laws can the United States break against Venezuela and still get away with it?</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/08/how-many-international-laws-can-the-united-states-break-against-venezuela-and-still-get-away-with-it/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vijay Prashad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vijay prashad]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=911563</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of&#160;Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In the early hours of 3 January, the United States sent its military forces into Venezuela to kidnap President Nicolás Maduro Moros and Cilia Flores, a deputy in the National Assembly,&#160;bombing&#160;civilian and military sites across Caracas. The United States&#160;indicted&#160;both Maduro and Flores, who are [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/08/how-many-international-laws-can-the-united-states-break-against-venezuela-and-still-get-away-with-it/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s coup attempt anniversary: Lula blocks bill that could reduce Bolsonaro’s sentence</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/08/brazils-coup-attempt-anniversary-lula-blocks-bill-that-could-reduce-bolsonaros-sentence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=911541</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday (8) issued a full veto of the so-called Dosimetry Bill, approved by Brazil’s Congress late last year. The veto was signed during a ceremony marking three years since the attempted coup of January 8, 2023, held at Palácio do Planalto. “The coup attempt reminds us that democracy [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/08/brazils-coup-attempt-anniversary-lula-blocks-bill-that-could-reduce-bolsonaros-sentence/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China calls for international cooperation to defend Venezuela’s sovereignty and regional peace</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/07/china-calls-for-international-cooperation-to-defend-venezuelas-sovereignty-and-regional-peace/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Falci]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BRICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=911020</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[China delivered one of its strongest recent interventions at the United Nations Security Council by condemning the United States’ military action against Venezuela and demanding the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were forcibly detained. During the emergency session, China’s ambassador to the UN, Fu Cong, said the operation [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/07/china-calls-for-international-cooperation-to-defend-venezuelas-sovereignty-and-regional-peace/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s agribusiness giants quit Soy Moratorium, raising deforestation risks in the Amazon</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/07/brazils-agribusiness-giants-quit-soy-moratorium-raising-deforestation-risks-in-the-amazon/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazônia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=910889</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s Vegetable Oil Industry Association (Abiove) announced on Monday (5) that it is withdrawing from the Soy Moratorium, a landmark agreement aimed at protecting the Amazon rainforest and reinforcing Brazil’s Forest Code. With the decision, major agribusiness corporations such as Bunge, Cargill, and Amaggi are relinquishing their commitment not to purchase soy grown on land [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/07/brazils-agribusiness-giants-quit-soy-moratorium-raising-deforestation-risks-in-the-amazon/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Venezuela’s Revolution still stands: debunking Trump’s psyop</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/06/venezuelas-revolution-still-stands-debunking-trumps-psyop/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolo de Los Santos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicolas maduro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=910571</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The events of the past 72 hours represent a qualitative escalation in the 25 years of regime change operations by the U.S. government against the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. The United States’ execution of “Operation Absolute Resolve”, a targeted bombing raid and the illegal abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, has created a moment of profound [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/06/venezuelas-revolution-still-stands-debunking-trumps-psyop/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil to send medical supplies to dialysis center destroyed in U.S. bombing of Venezuela</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/06/brazil-to-send-medical-supplies-to-dialysis-center-destroyed-in-u-s-bombing-of-venezuela/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humanitarian aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=910457</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s government will send urgently needed supplies for dialysis patients in Venezuela after a U.S. bombing destroyed a center responsible for renal treatment and medicine distribution. The announcement was made on Monday (5) by Health Minister Alexandre Padilha during a press conference in Brasília. “We are mobilizing, through our public health system and in coordination [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/06/brazil-to-send-medical-supplies-to-dialysis-center-destroyed-in-u-s-bombing-of-venezuela/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazilian protesters burn U.S. flag outside consulate over Maduro’s kidnapping</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/06/brazilian-protesters-burn-u-s-flag-outside-consulate-over-maduros-kidnapping/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beatriz Drague Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imperialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[popular movements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=910272</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A wave of indignation swept major Brazilian capitals this Monday (5) following the attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro by the United States last Saturday (3). Acts of solidarity and protests against the Trump administration were called in major Brazilian cities such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Porto Alegre, [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/06/brazilian-protesters-burn-u-s-flag-outside-consulate-over-maduros-kidnapping/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lula condemns attacks on Venezuela, Brazilian diplomats discuss crisis</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/05/lula-condemns-attacks-on-venezuela-brazilian-diplomats-discuss-crisis/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Agencia Brasil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicolas maduro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=909731</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke out on Saturday morning (3) about the United States’ attacks on Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Lula condemned the military action and demanded a vigorous response from the United Nations (UN). Through social media, Lula stated that such actions [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/05/lula-condemns-attacks-on-venezuela-brazilian-diplomats-discuss-crisis/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The United States attacks Venezuela and kidnaps its president in an illegal operation</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/05/the-united-states-attacks-venezuela-and-kidnaps-its-president-in-an-illegal-operation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taroa Zúñiga Silva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coup attempt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicolas maduro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=909682</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A little after 2 a.m., Venezuela time, on January 3, 2026, in violation of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, the United States began an attack on several sites in the country, including Caracas, the capital. Residents awoke to loud noises and flashes, as well as large helicopters in the sky. Videos began to [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/05/the-united-states-attacks-venezuela-and-kidnaps-its-president-in-an-illegal-operation/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>We greet the New Year with optimism</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/05/we-greet-the-new-year-with-optimism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vijay Prashad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vijay prashad]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=909622</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Are we entering the new year with anxiety or with hope? I am hopeful because in my travels I see that people around the world are disappointed with the present state of things – they want to live in a society that is [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/05/we-greet-the-new-year-with-optimism/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Former Bolsonaro adviser is arrested for violating precautionary measures in Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/02/former-bolsonaro-adviser-is-arrested-for-violating-precautionary-measures-in-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=908989</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Filipe Martins was selected as the leader of the so-called ‘cabinet of hatred.’
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/02/former-bolsonaro-adviser-is-arrested-for-violating-precautionary-measures-in-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Within the Armed Forces, betraying colleagues was considered more serious than attempting a coup d’état, says military analyst</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/02/within-the-armed-forces-betraying-colleagues-was-considered-more-serious-than-attempting-a-coup-detat-says-military-analyst/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Durão]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=908971</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to transform our Armed Forces and bring them closer to the people?
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/02/within-the-armed-forces-betraying-colleagues-was-considered-more-serious-than-attempting-a-coup-detat-says-military-analyst/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Weakness of the far right is expected to boost mainstream right ahead 2026 elections in Brazil</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/31/weakness-of-the-far-right-is-expected-to-boost-mainstream-right-ahead-2026-elections-in-brazil/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Rosa Carrara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centrão]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congresso]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=908677</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The year 2025 was marked by intense disputes in the Brazilian political landscape, with constant clashes between branches of government and a Congress with an increasingly conservative profile, which directly impacts the agenda of the federal government. “One of the important milestones of 2025 is that Congress, and especially the Chamber of Deputies, is being [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/31/weakness-of-the-far-right-is-expected-to-boost-mainstream-right-ahead-2026-elections-in-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>False controversy: public debt increases, but does not pose a risk to the government</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/30/false-controversy-public-debt-increases-but-does-not-pose-a-risk-to-the-government/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Santiago]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=908434</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazilian newspapers warned this Tuesday (30) about what they consider a worrying figure: the increase in public debt. The National Treasury announced that gross public debt has risen to 79% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while net public debt reached 62.5%. However, economists indicate that the hysteria of sectors linked to the financial market does [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/30/false-controversy-public-debt-increases-but-does-not-pose-a-risk-to-the-government/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unemployment rate in Brazil reaches 5.2%, lowest since 2012</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/30/unemployment-rate-in-brazil-reaches-5-2-lowest-since-2012/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=908357</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The number of employed people hit a record 103.2 million
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/30/unemployment-rate-in-brazil-reaches-5-2-lowest-since-2012/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What we know so far about the supposed U.S. attack on Venezuela mentioned by Trump</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/30/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-supposed-u-s-attack-on-venezuela-mentioned-by-trump/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas Estanislau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=908343</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The offensive, however, has not been confirmed in Venezuela, from where reports are beginning to emerge that contradict the U.S. tycoon.
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/30/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-supposed-u-s-attack-on-venezuela-mentioned-by-trump/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Despite everything: remembering Mohammad Bakri (1953–2025)</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/29/despite-everything-remembering-mohammad-bakri-1953-2025/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tings Chak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=908089</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On 24 December 2025, Mohammad Bakri, the legendary Palestinian actor and filmmaker, died at the age of seventy-two
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/29/despite-everything-remembering-mohammad-bakri-1953-2025/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazilian civil society organizations urge to suspend pesticides following new scientific findings</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/29/brazilian-civil-society-organizations-urge-to-suspend-pesticides-following-new-scientific-findings/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonado Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ibama]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=907992</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[International health experts classified atrazine and alachlor as probable causes of cancer in humans
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/29/brazilian-civil-society-organizations-urge-to-suspend-pesticides-following-new-scientific-findings/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The right to development is an inalienable human right</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/26/the-right-to-development-is-an-inalienable-human-right/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vijay Prashad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vijay prashad]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=907504</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of&#160;Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In memory of Mehdi Ben Barka (1920–1965), in whose footsteps we walk. Nearly sixty years ago, in January 1966, hundreds of revolutionaries from across the Third World gathered in Havana, Cuba, for the First Solidarity Conference of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/26/the-right-to-development-is-an-inalienable-human-right/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>As COP30 falls short on proposals, extreme events warn of the urgency of climate mitigation and adaptation</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/24/as-cop30-falls-short-on-proposals-extreme-events-warn-of-the-urgency-of-climate-mitigation-and-adaptation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cop30]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=907283</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On November 7, 2025, a tornado nearly destroyed the city of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, in southern Paraná, killing seven people. That same day, global leaders were meeting in Belém, in the state of Pará, at the Climate Summit, also known as the Leaders’ Summit, in preparatory meetings ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/24/as-cop30-falls-short-on-proposals-extreme-events-warn-of-the-urgency-of-climate-mitigation-and-adaptation/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Earth as a political subject: a cry of resistance rising from Indigenous women</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/23/the-earth-as-a-political-subject-a-cry-of-resistance-rising-from-indigenous-women/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beatriz Drague Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rádio Brasil de Fato (EN)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mapuche]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=906920</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[One of the leading voices in the articulation of Mujeres Indígenas por el Buen Vivir in Argentina, Moira Millán stands out as an activist, writer, and self-described &#8220;weichafe&#8221; (warrior) of the Mapuche people. Her trajectory has been marked by tireless struggle in defense of ancestral territories, resistance to the advance of extractivist megaprojects, and the [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/23/the-earth-as-a-political-subject-a-cry-of-resistance-rising-from-indigenous-women/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Court orders monthly economic reparations to Dilma Rousseff for torture under 1964 Brazilian dictatorship</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/23/court-orders-monthly-economic-reparations-to-dilma-rousseff-for-torture-under-1964-brazilian-dictatorship/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sul21]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dilma rousseff]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=906902</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Last Friday (19), the 6th Panel of the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF1) partially amended a lower-court ruling and upheld Dilma Rousseff’s claim, ordering the Brazilian state to provide economic reparations in the form of a monthly, permanent, and ongoing payment, calculated on the basis of the average salary for the position, [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/23/court-orders-monthly-economic-reparations-to-dilma-rousseff-for-torture-under-1964-brazilian-dictatorship/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Eduardo Bolsonaro and Alexandre Ramagem lose diplomatic passports after removal from office</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/23/eduardo-bolsonaro-and-alexandre-ramagem-lose-diplomatic-passports-after-removal-from-office/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coup attempt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united states]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=906875</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies canceled the diplomatic passports of right-wing former lawmakers Eduardo Bolsonaro and Alexandre Ramagem last Friday (19), one day after their mandates were revoked by the Chamber’s leadership. The measure was communicated to the former lawmakers through official letters issued by the Chamber’s Second Secretariat, the department responsible for issuing official travel [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/23/eduardo-bolsonaro-and-alexandre-ramagem-lose-diplomatic-passports-after-removal-from-office/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s arrest of coup-plotting officers in 2025 echoes unresolved lessons from 1964</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/22/brazils-arrest-of-coup-plotting-officers-in-2025-echoes-unresolved-lessons-from-1964/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas Estanislau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golpe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joão goulart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[latin america]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=906560</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The punishment of coup-plotting military officers in 2025 is a retrospective lesson that could have been applied more forcefully in the past. The assessment comes from Almino Affonso, former Minister of Labor under President João Goulart, who witnessed firsthand the behind-the-scenes coup conspiracy that overthrew the government and ushered in a 21-year U.S.-backed dictatorship in [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/22/brazils-arrest-of-coup-plotting-officers-in-2025-echoes-unresolved-lessons-from-1964/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In 2025, Lula put Brazilian diplomacy in the spotlight: the wins and setbacks of foreign policy</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/22/in-2025-lula-put-brazilian-diplomacy-in-the-spotlight-the-wins-and-setbacks-of-foreign-policy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cop30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lula]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=906483</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[“I am happy with our foreign policy. Brazil has become a global player. Today, Brazil is respected in all international forums,” President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during a press conference on December 18. In the year-end assessment, foreign policy played a central role. Brazil hosted key multilateral forums, such as the Brics Summit [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/22/in-2025-lula-put-brazilian-diplomacy-in-the-spotlight-the-wins-and-setbacks-of-foreign-policy/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China backs Venezuela’s call for emergency UN meeting</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/19/china-backs-venezuelas-call-for-emergency-un-meeting/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Falci]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rádio Brasil de Fato (EN)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=905848</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[China has announced its support for Venezuela’s request to convene an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council amid escalating attacks by the United States against Caracas. The position was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun during a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday (18). “China opposes all acts of unilateral intimidation [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/19/china-backs-venezuelas-call-for-emergency-un-meeting/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rural violence in Brazil reaches 26 deaths in 2025, exposing systemic land conflict</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/19/rural-violence-in-brazil-reaches-26-deaths-in-2025-exposing-systemic-land-conflict/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ibama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pará]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=905703</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Killings in rural areas have doubled in Brazil in 2025 compared to the previous year. As of the publication of this report, 26 people had been murdered in land-related conflicts across the country. In 2024, there were 13 cases, the lowest figure of the past decade, according to partial data from the Pastoral Land Commission [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/19/rural-violence-in-brazil-reaches-26-deaths-in-2025-exposing-systemic-land-conflict/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s lower house strips Eduardo Bolsonaro and Alexandre Ramagem of their seats</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/19/brazils-lower-house-strips-eduardo-bolsonaro-and-alexandre-ramagem-of-their-seats/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rádio Brasil de Fato (EN)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supreme court]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=905685</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Executive Board of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies stripped right-wing lawmakers Eduardo Bolsonaro and Alexandre Ramagem of their parliamentary mandates on Thursday (18). The effects of the decision differ: while Eduardo Bolsonaro retains his political rights, Ramagem loses his eligibility for a period to be determined by the courts. The decisions were based on excessive [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/19/brazils-lower-house-strips-eduardo-bolsonaro-and-alexandre-ramagem-of-their-seats/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s Supreme Court overturns timeframe thesis, but opens Indigenous lands to exploitation</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/18/brazils-supreme-court-overturns-timeframe-thesis/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Bataier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supreme court]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=905303</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday (17), Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) reached a majority to strike down the so-called timeframe thesis used in the demarcation of Indigenous Lands. By six votes, the justices ruled the doctrine unconstitutional. The thesis establishes that Indigenous peoples in Brazil can only claim the demarcation of territories they occupied on October 5, 1988, [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/18/brazils-supreme-court-overturns-timeframe-thesis/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>First we end the war, then we restart the factories</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/18/first-we-end-the-war-then-we-restart-the-factories/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vijay Prashad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vijay prashad]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=905276</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of&#160;Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In mid-November 2025, at a United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) conference in Saudi Arabia, Basher Abdullah, an adviser to Sudan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, said, &#8220;First, we need to end the war. Then, we have to restart the factories&#8221;. His comment was about [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/18/first-we-end-the-war-then-we-restart-the-factories/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Senate approves new version of the &#8216;Dosimetry&#8217; bill, easing Bolsonaro’s prison sentence</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/18/senate-approves-new-version-of-the-dosimetry-bill-easing-bolsonaros-prison-sentence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Santiago]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congresso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senado]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=905136</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s Senate approved on Wednesday (17) a revised version of the Dosimetry Bill (PL da Dosimetria), a piece of legislation that reduces prison terms for those convicted over the January 8 coup attempt. The bill passed by 48 votes to 25 and now heads to presidential sanction. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has already [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/18/senate-approves-new-version-of-the-dosimetry-bill-easing-bolsonaros-prison-sentence/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Coup plot: Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously convicts five defendants, acquits one</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/17/coup-plot-brazils-supreme-court-unanimously-convicts-five-defendants-acquits-one/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andre Richter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coup attempt]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=904381</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[By a unanimous decision, the First Panel of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Tuesday (16) convicted five of the six defendants linked to Core 2 of the coup plot that unfolded during former president Jair Bolsonaro’s administration. By a 4–0 vote, the panel convicted Filipe Martins, former international affairs adviser to Jair Bolsonaro; Marcelo [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/17/coup-plot-brazils-supreme-court-unanimously-convicts-five-defendants-acquits-one/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Who wins and who loses under the Mercosur-European Union agreement set to be signed on Saturday?</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/16/who-wins-and-who-loses-under-the-mercosur-european-union-agreement-set-to-be-signed-on-saturday/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Durão Coelho]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercosul]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=903737</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is expected to be signed next Saturday (20) during the South American bloc’s summit in Brasília. Negotiated for more than 25 years, the deal will still need to be ratified both by European countries and by EU legislators, a far from simple task, given the strong [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/16/who-wins-and-who-loses-under-the-mercosur-european-union-agreement-set-to-be-signed-on-saturday/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil celebrates poverty reduction but remains one of Latin America’s most unequal countries</title>
		<link>https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/15/brazil-celebrates-poverty-reduction-but-remains-one-of-latin-americas-most-unequal-countries/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Fernandes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brasildefato.com.br/?p=903362</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On December 14, 2001, Brazil’s National Congress enacted Constitutional Amendment 31, which created the Fund for the Eradication and Combating of Poverty. Two years later, in 2003, the first year of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first term, a law established the date as Brazil’s National Day to Combat Poverty. Since then, the country [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/12/15/brazil-celebrates-poverty-reduction-but-remains-one-of-latin-americas-most-unequal-countries/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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