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MANAGEMENT

2024, a year that consolidated economic, social, geopolitical progress

Dec 31, 2024 - Check out a series of advancements in areas such as employment, housing, health, education, environment, infrastructure, foreign affairs
Tags: 2024 Economy Geopolitics Social Indicators
TOURISM

Brazil welcomed 6.6 million international tourists in 2024, its best historical mark

Dec 31, 2024 - Consolidated as the main destination in South America, the country approaches the goal of 8 million tourists per year
Tags: Tourism Foreign Tourists Tourism Market Tourism Infrastructure
REFUGE

Brazilian policy for migrants, refugees, stateless people advanced in 2024

Dec 30, 2024 - Brazil has made progress in welcoming, providing economic inclusion to these individuals, and in discussing the establishment of a national plan to support them. Data on migration flows have become more accessible with the launch of the new version of DataMigra BI
Tags: Migrations Refuge
LABOR

Brazil reaches the highest formal employment stock in history: 47.7 million

Dec 27, 2024 - Country exceeded the mark of 2.22 million new formal jobs in the first eleven months of the year. In November, the balance was 106,625
Tags: Labor and Employment Novo CAGED Formal Employment Record Stock
COMBATING DEFORESTATION

Ministry of Environment initiates public consultation for the Atlantic Forest Action Plan

Dec 27, 2024 - Contributions can be sent until January 13
Tags: MMA Ministry of Environment Atlantic Forest Action Plan
2024 OVERVIEW

2024: A Year to Fight Hunger and Reduce Poverty

Dec 26, 2024 - The first results of the Federal Government's effort to remove Brazil from the Hunger Map yet again have begun to emerge: 24.4 million people have overcome severe food insecurity and poverty in Brazil has fallen to its lowest level since 2012
2024 OVERVIEW

Regulations introduced by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting will place Brazil in a regulated betting market by 2025
Dec 26, 2024 - Strict rules ensuring bettor protection will take effect on January 1, following a year of intense efforts to organize a sector that has operated without oversight since 2018
Tags: PRIZES AND BETTING BETTING REGULATION REGULATED MARKET
AGRICULTURE

Government launches Agro Brasil + Sustentável Platform

Dec 20, 2024 - An initiative establishing the Program and the Platform was signed alongside a Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and Serpro
Tags: Agro Brasil + Sustentável Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Serpro
JOINT NOTE MAPA/MRE

Opening markets for Brazil in the Eurasian Union, Saudi Arabia and Thailand

Dec 20, 2024 - With the announcements, Brazilian agribusiness has reached 299 new business opportunities since the beginning of 2023
Tags: Exports Agricultural products Agribusiness
CULTURE

Brazil's National Committee is reactivated aiming at preserving the country's cultural heritage

Dec 19, 2024 - The group is linked to UNESCO's Memory of the World Program, which seeks to expand public access to documented collections of historical significance.
Tags: Culture Brazil National Committee Memory of the World Program
ENVIRONMENT

Deforestation drops 77.2% in Pantanal, 57.2% in Cerrado between August-November 2024

Dec 18, 2024 - 2024 Amazon deforestation level lowest in nine years, according to INPE’s Real-Time Deforestation Detection System (DETER) data publicized December 18
Tags: DETER Deforestation Environment Pantanal Cerrado Amazônia
COMMUNICATION

Brazil adopts OECD Recommendation on Information Integrity

Dec 17, 2024 - Recommendation aligns with Brazilian Government's efforts
Tags: OECD Information Transparency Communication
CLIMATE CHANGE

Marina Silva: "Our role goes beyond negotiations: we are guardians of natural resources for planetary balance"

Dec 12, 2024 - In interview, Environment and Climate Change Minister highlights preparations months before COP30, to be held in Belém, Pará, November 10 to 21, 2025
Tags: Climate Change Belém Pará Climate Agenda
CLIMATE CHANGE

COP30: Brazil works to consolidate diplomatic leadership in climate agenda

Dec 12, 2024 - Negotiations will be intense until the conference, scheduled for November 2025 in Belém, state of Pará. Challenges mount after results of COP29 in Baku
Tags: Pará Climate Change Belém Environment Sustainability COP30BR
DISINTRUSION

Federal government intensifies fight against illegal mining in Munduruku Indigenous Lands

Dec 11, 2024 - Government expands its presence in the cities of Itaituba and Jacareacanga, in the state of Pará, with investments in different areas to combat mining activities
Tags: Munduruku Indigenous Lands Jacareacanga Itaituba Disintrusion Illegal mining
RECOGNITION

Minister Sonia Guajajara receives UN's greatest environmental award

Dec 10, 2024 - 2024 Champions of the Earth Award recognizes individuals, organizations that promote impactful actions for the environment
Tags: Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara 2024 Champions of the Earth Award United Nations Environment Program UNEP UN
ECONOMY

Haddad: Increasing the Exemption Bracket is the Greatest Income Tax Reform in Our History

Nov 29, 2024 - Brazil’s Finance Minister reiterated that the measure — aimed at those earning up to BRL 5,000 — was one of President Lula’s campaign promises and will be offset by an increase in taxation for those earning over BRL 50,000 per month
Tags: Income Tax Income Tax exemption Fernando Haddad Management
MUNDURUKU INDIGENOUS LANDS

Operations Around Munduruku Indigenous Lands Target Illegal Mining

Nov 28, 2024 - In addition to removing intrusions from Indigenous lands, the Brazilian Federal Government is carrying out ICMBio operations in the Tapajós Environmental Protection Area
Tags: Operation Disintrusion Mundukuru Indigenous Lands Illegal mining Pará
PRESS RELEASE NO. 547

Brazil submits its new NDC — in alignment with the Paris Agreement — to the UN

Nov 13, 2024
ENVIRONMENT

Unprecedented consensus at COP29 lays the foundations for the global carbon market

Nov 13, 2024 - The mechanism will be managed by the UN and is expected to reduce implementation costs of national climate plans by 250 billion dollars a year
Tags: COP29 Climate change Paris Agreement Carbon credits
INTERNATIONAL

COP29: Brazil’s commitments mark global advancements in the fight against climate change

Nov 12, 2024 - The main objective at the Baku Conference (November 11 - 22) is to define a new climate financing goal
Tags: COP29 Baku Azerbaijan Environment
CLIMATE CHANGE

One year before COP30, Belém transforms itself to host the Climate Summit

Nov 12, 2024 - The event will take place between November 10 and 21, 2025. The Brazilian Federal Government is investing approximately BRL 4.7 billion in preparations, including funds from the Federal Budget, BNDES, and Itaipu
Tags: COP30BR Pará Belém United Nations Climate Change Conference
PUBLIC POLICY

Second Conference on Migrations, Refuge and Statelessness begins November 8

Nov 08, 2024 - With cultural programming, engaging discussions, 2nd Comigrar runs through Sunday (10) at University of Brasília (UnB), is expected to welcome over 700 participants
Tags: MJSP SENAJUS DEMIG COMIGRAR Migrations Refuge Statelessness
ENVIRONMENT

Boost in investment to combat deforestation, restore degraded Amazon areas

Nov 07, 2024 - With approximately BRL 600 million, partnership between MDA, MMA, ANATER, INCRA to launch environmental, land regularization initiatives, provide technical assistance to 70 municipalities
Tags: Agrarian Development and Family Farming Environment and Climate Change ANATER United Nations Development Program UNDP Floresta+
JUSTICE

Federal Police concludes investigation into killings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, journalist Dom Phillips

Nov 06, 2024 - Police investigation confirmed that killings were reaction to Bruno Pereira’s monitoring activities in Atalaia do Norte (AM)
Tags: Federal Police Bruno Pereira Dom Phillips
COMBATING CRIME

Federal Police Commissioner Valdecy Urquiza appointed Secretary-General of INTERPOL

Nov 06, 2024 - For the first time, a Brazilian national and representative from the Global South has assumed leadership of the world’s largest police organization.
Tags: Federal Police Ministry of Justice and Public Security INTERPOL Valdecy Urquiza Ricardo Lewandowski Combating organized crime
SPORTS

Brasilia to host the 2024 Triathlon World Cup

Nov 06, 2024 - Competition will boost economy, tourism, increase federal capital’s visibility on world stage
Tags: Ministry of Sports Brazilian Triathlon Confederation CBTRI World Triathlon Cup Brasilia 2024
G20

G20 Social shares more details of activities schedule

Nov 05, 2024 - Schedule of Social Summit’s key activities is now available, allowing public to plan participation
Tags: G20 Social G20 Rio de Janeiro Social participation
EXPORTS

October new market access for Brazilian agricultural products was best on record

Nov 05, 2024 - Altogether, 34 new international markets opened for Brazilian products in 12 countries last month. Cotton lint and seed, almonds, cocoa and yerba mate are highlights
Tags: MAPA MRE Agricultural products Setaria Colombia Saudi Arabia
INTERNATIONAL

MEC opens 2024 Global Education Meeting (GEM)

Nov 01, 2024 - Meeting is part of Ceará Week: Global Center for Education, held in Fortaleza through November 2. Invitations were extended to all 194 UNESCO member countries

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