Brazil

The 2017 World Drug Report reveals that two-thirds of all cocaine smuggled between South America and Europe cross the West African countries.

Special Operators from the Brazilian Army line up to showcase some of their equipment and capabilities to U.S. delegates participating in army-to-army staff talks between the two countries on July 25, 2017.

Wack-o Woman Whips Waste and Wee-Wee at Workers While Waiting at Window I’m put in mind of the first time I was taken to a zoo as a little boy. There were lions and tigers and bears — oh my! The animals were just magical, is all I can say; they were enchanting and beguiling. […]

According to documents leaked to the Brazilian daily newspaper Folha de São Paulo, top military officials in the country believe that France poses the greatest external threat to the Latin American country and that it could invade the country by the year 2035. The secret report, titled “Defense scenarios 2040,” is the product of roughly […]

President Trump has announced plans to put tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Argentina and Brazil. Though increased tariffs were introduced last year, as result of pressure from home and abroad both South American countries had received waivers exempting them. Trump justified his decision on the claim that the two countries are allegedly engaging […]

So you think you know the answer on who wins between the F-16V and the J-39E? Well let’s see if you agree with our resident expert.

On Saturday July 13th, the President of Argentina Mauricio Macri said his country is “moving forward” to declare the armed Lebanese group Hezbollah a terrorist organization. Macri announced this in an interview with CNN Español. Hezbollah is based in Lebanon but is an Iranian proxy, and is long suspected of carrying out two deadly terrorist […]

On Tuesday March 19th, a group of armed men opened fire on police escorting a shipment of uranium destined for one of Brazil’s two operational nuclear power plants. The convoy came under fire while passing through the town of Frade, about 19 miles from its ultimate destination in Angra dos Reis. Details surrounding the incident […]

The price of Arabica coffee beans is expected to rise sharply during 2019. According to a Reuters poll of nine coffee experts, the price shift will likely come from the global coffee deficit which is expected to hit markets as Brazil begins a smaller year of harvesting. By the winter of 2019, experts predict the price […]

With Venezuela on the brink of starvation and an economy that has gone from the richest in South America to a starving population, could new leadership in Brazil offer different solutions to the Venezuelan crisis? While it does not seem Jair Bolsonaro wants to intervene militarily in Venezuela, he does seem very willing to work […]

For the first time in modern history, Cuba has to import sugar due to several poor sugarcane harvests in a row. According to a report from Agence France Presse (AFP), the former world leader in sugarcane production has slowly seen a decline of its cash crop ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union. During […]

The Situation — On October 28, Brazil will hold run off elections for the Presidency of Brazil, with two candidates: Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad. Jair recently missed the needed votes to secure his election and avoid having a runoff election by a few percentage points. However, the final vote will take place later this […]