Under shadow of Trump tariffs, India & Brazil to expand Mercosur pact. ‘Should be done in 10 months’

New Delhi: Brazil expects that the expansion of tariff lines in the India-Mercosur trade agreement will be completed within “ten months” said Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin Friday. Alckmin also highlighted Brazil’s keen interest in...

Trump torpedoes international deal to reduce shipping emissions 

Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have voted to postpone approving a plan to curb shipping emissions, after United States President Donald Trump threatened to impose sanctions on countries that supported the measure. The...

India, Brazil will have economic complementarity: Brazil VP Geraldo Alckmin

Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin clarified that India and Brazil's cooperation is complimentary, and is not competitive. Alckmin responding to ANI's question on the positioning of India and Brazil as alternative markets for each other amid...

Brazil’s Rare Earths Push: Investment Welcome, Rules Made in Brasília

Brazil is opening its doors to investors in rare earths and other critical minerals, but with a clear condition: the value chain should live in Brazil, not just the ore. This month the government held the first full meeting of a revamped National...

Bacalhau online: ExxonMobil begins first deepwater production in Brazil

ExxonMobil Brasil and partners Equinor (operator), Petrogal Brasil and PPSA have kicked off oil production at the Bacalhau field, marking its first upstream output in Brazil and a major step in the company’s global deepwater expansion. A first for...

Brazil and Colombia Are Bracing for a Possible Post-Maduro Shock: Borders, Oil, and U.S. Moves

Two stories are unfolding at once on South America’s northern rim. The first is visible: Brazil and Colombia are preparing for disorder if Nicolás Maduro’s rule in Venezuela buckles. The second is quieter but just as consequential: a scramble over...

Indonesia's Energy Policies Still Muddy as Prabowo Marks First Year in Office

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesia Cerah Foundation (CERAH) said President Prabowo Subianto has yet to deliver concrete steps to make Indonesia the 'global king of green energy' with a target of 100% renewable energy use by 2035. CERAH's Policy and...

India, Australia to boost cooperation in clean energy sector, encourage manufacturing

New Delhi, Oct 16: Pralhad Joshi, Minister of New and Renewable Energy, on Thursday said that India and Australia have decided to boost cooperation in the clean energy sector, along with encouraging manufacturing and technology sharing by adopting...

Expanded MERCOSUR-India PTA to cover tariffs, NTMs: India, Brazil

India and Brazil recently agreed that the MERCOSUR-India Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) signed in June 2003 should be expanded covering both tariff and non-tariff issues, with active participation of the private sector and other...

India-Brazil trade to touch $15 billion in 2025; VP Alckmin announces new pacts, eVisa in New Delhi

New Delhi: In a major push to strengthen India-Brazil relations, Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin led a high-level delegation during a three-day visit to India, acting on the directive of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is slated...

US blocks global maritime decarbonisation deal at UN shipping talks

US pressure delays IMO vote on global shipping carbon tax; Trump slams Net Zero Framework as a "scam", threatening sanctions on supporting countries. An international agreement to reduce carbon emissions from global shipping was postponed on...

Brazil to fast-track business visas for Indians to ease investments, technology transfer

Brazil has indicated plans to fast-track electronic business visas for Indians to enable technology transfer and make it easier for businesses to invest. Brazil's Vice-President and Trade Minister Geraldo Alckmin, along with the country's Defence...

After Winning Trump's $20B, Argentine President Milei Must Win Votes as Industry Reels

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The factory floor used to roar. Walking around his textile mill in southern Buenos Aires, Luciano Galfione pointed out the up-to-the-minute machines that once whirred and clattered as 200 employees churned out fabric...

Under Pressure From Trump, UN Shipping Regulator Delays Vote on Net-Zero Rules

Advocates of establishing an international framework for decarbonizing global shipping on Friday decried a postponed vote on proposed rules—a move that came amid pressure from the administration of US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia....

Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 216

Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) e Tribunal de...

TRIUMPH: Team Trump Tramples UN Carbon Tax on Shipping

What a bunch of BAD ASSES. There. I said it. Yesterday I told y'all about the ee-ville intentions of an auxiliary arm of the United Nations that regulates international shipping, formulating regulations and rules, the International Maritime...

India-Brazil trade to touch USD 15 billion in 2025; VP Alckmin announces new pacts, eVisa in New Delhi

New Delhi [india], October 17 (ANI): In a major push to strengthen India-Brazil relations, Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin led a high-level delegation during a three-day visit to India, acting on the directive of President Luiz Inacio...

Interested in rare earths? Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart owns shares in these 4 surging ASX companies

It has been an action-packed couple of weeks in the mining game. Firstly, it's hard to ignore the precious metals rally with gold and silver prices rocketing to all-time highs. However, trade tensions between China and the US cast an even brighter...

US scuppers carbon pricing deal to cut shipping emissions

A majority of countries at the International Maritime Organisation voted on Friday to postpone by a year a decision to adopt a global carbon price for shipping, after negotiations collapsed under US pressure. More than 100 member states of the...

ExxonMobil Begins Deepwater Production in Brazil’s Bacalhau Field

ExxonMobil Brazil, Equinor, Petrogal Brazil, and PPSA commenced oil production at the Bacalhau field, 185 km offshore in water deeper than 2,000 meters. The field is developed with an advanced floating production, storage, and offloading vessel...