Brazil News - September 5, 2025

Brasília: Brazil’s tourism sector smashed records in 2025, welcoming 6.52 million international visitors between January and August-a 46.6 percent increase from the same period last year-driven largely by arrivals from Argentina, Chile and other South American neighbors. The surge brings the country to 94.6 percent of its annual target of 6.9 million and puts it on track to exceed eight million arrivals by year-end, bolstering economic growth through increased foreign spending and job creation in hospitality and services.

São Paulo: Brazilian exports to the United States plunged 18.5 percent year-on-year in August amid high U.S. tariffs, according to AFP-sourced data. The decline reflects the impact of 50 percent duties imposed in July on several Brazilian products, prompting exporters to seek alternative markets while urging Brasília to pursue trade negotiations with Washington.

Brasília: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expanded the federal cooking gas subsidy program on Thursday, raising the monthly credit for low-income families from BRL 60 to BRL 80. The enhancement aims to alleviate energy poverty ahead of the rainy season, extending support to an additional 1.5 million households and boosting the total beneficiary count to 12 million.

Brasília: Brazil’s Defense Ministry asserted that a former cabinet minister attempted to dissuade ex-President Jair Bolsonaro from pursuing a coup d’état in late 2022, offering new testimony in ongoing Supreme Court proceedings. The assertion counters prosecutors’ narrative of a coordinated plot to overturn the 2022 election and underscores divisions within Bolsonaro’s inner circle.