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Angered over BRICS veto, Venezuela recalls ambassador to Brazil | Nicolas Maduro News

Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry has accused Brazilian officials of making ‘interventionist, rude statements’. Venezuela has pulled its ambassador from Brazil in a spat over Caracas’s failed recent bid to join the BRICS alliance of major developing nations. Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry announced the diplomatic punch on Wednesday, slamming Brazil’s officials for “blocking” its BRICS membership and making […]

Global Food Giant’s Soybean Saga Reveals Hidden Battle Over Brazil’s Agriculture

A simple statement about soybeans has turned into an international dispute that affects your daily yogurt and reveals a deeper conflict about who controls food production. Danone, the company behind many dairy products in your fridge, sparked confusion when its financial chief told Reuters they stopped buying Brazilian soybeans. This matters because Brazil grows much […]

How Big of a Deal Is BRICS, Really?

“One of the more remarkable developments over the last 25 years is that an investment banker’s arbitrary acronym for a quartet of emerging market economies has become the rubric for rebellion,” FP’s Keith Johnson wrote ahead of the high-profile BRICS meeting in Kazan, Russia, last week. It was the first summit since the group—originally comprising […]

Samba Between Giants, Brazil Dances with U.S. and China

(Analysis) Brazil occupies a pivotal role in the escalating rivalry between the United States and China. As a major regional power, Brazil must carefully navigate its relationships with both global giants. This delicate balancing act shapes Brazil’s economic and diplomatic strategies on the global stage. Trade figures highlight Brazil’s complex position. China stands as Brazil’s […]

Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach – Krebs on Security

Brazilian authorities reportedly have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of being “USDoD,” a prolific cybercriminal who rose to infamy in 2022 after infiltrating the FBI’s InfraGard program and leaking contact information for 80,000 members. More recently, USDoD was behind a breach at the consumer data broker National Public Data that led to the leak […]