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Brazil’s sugar exports in October this year reached a new record, surpassing the figures recorded in the previous year. This is reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS. According to the Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX), this value corresponds to an increase in sugar purchases from Brazil by India, Indonesia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Brazilian sugar exports reached 3.73 million tonnes, almost 1 million tonnes more than in the same period last year. In total, the country…

This policy phase aims to channel about R$1.6 trillion (US$277 billion) by 2029 to restructure Brazilian cities through projects focused on sustainable mobility, housing, basic sanitation and green infrastructure.  The majority of these funds, 75 per cent, will come from the private sector, strengthening the partnership between the government and the private sector for the sustainable development of the country. This is reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS. In addition to mobility and renewable energy development, it…

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva handed over the keys to new homes to residents of Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceara in the north-east of the country, as part of the “My Home, My Life” programme. This is reported by Prensa Latina, a partner of TV BRICS. The new homes were given to 1,296 families in the country. Launched by the Brazilian government in 2009, the “My Home, My Life” programme provides affordable housing for low and…

The last meeting under Brazil’s G20 presidency of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group ended in Rio de Janeiro. The meeting resulted in the creation of a document aimed at reforming access to environmental and climate funds, according to Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS. One of the Brazilian government’s priorities is to make it easier for the countries of the Global South to access the resources that finance projects aimed at regulating and controlling climate change. The current…

In the first seven months of this year, Brazil has already created 1.49 million jobs, more than the 1.48 million created in the same period last year. This is reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS. The positive result in July 2024 was 188,000 new official vacancies, 32 per cent more than in the same month last year. The total number of people with an official contract reached 47 million, a record high for the country.  The largest…

Exports of green coffee from Brazil totalled 3.39 million 60-kilogramme bags in July, an increase of 25.7 per cent compared with the same month last year. Shipments of canefol coffee were up 82.2 per cent year-on-year in July. This is reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS. Exports of Arabica beans rose 13 per cent to 2.49 million bags, instant coffee rose 26 per cent to 376,524 bags and roasted and ground coffee rose 5,552 bags, up 47…

From 1 December 2024, the presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) will pass from Brazil to South Africa.  South Africa views its G20 presidency as one of the largest national projects, said Marat Berdyev, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Successful implementation of this initiative will require the co-ordinated work of government structures and civil society. This is reported by diplomat’s social media sources. The key priorities of the presidency include a focus on elevating the voice of…

Brazil seeks to deepen economic co-operation with China, said the head of one of the largest Brazilian banks Aloizio Mercadante, as reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS. “We want the added value of goods exported to China to grow,” said the economist in his speech on the margins of the event “Brazil and China: 50 years of friendship”, organised on the occasion of the anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries. The bank chairman emphasised the strategic…

The Brazilian government plans to launch a national plan for artificial intelligence (AI) development. The text of the relevant document will be published during the opening of the 5th National Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation. This is reported by Metropoles, a partner of TV BRICS. The Brazilian Plan for the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies (PBIA) was prepared by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. In March 2024, the country’s president, Lula da Silva, called for…