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by Martin Armstrong The Banco Central do Brasil has raised gold’s share of reserves from 3.55% to 7.19% in just one year, effectively doubling its exposure and making gold the second-largest reserve asset after the US dollar, while total reserves stand at approximately $358.23 billion and the dollar’s share has declined to about 72%, marking a …
Dozens of firefighters were battling a large blaze at Rio De Janeiro’s Olympic Park Velodrome on Wednesday. About 80 firefighters, supported by more than 20 vehicles, were working inside and outside the structure, authorities said.
Stan Druckenmiller’s current positions: – LONG Korea + Japan (+ Brazil)– LONG Copper (AI + tight supply)– LONG Gold (geopolitics)– SHORT Bonds Portfolio is no longer "AI-driven". He’s bearish on the Dollar but bullish on the US economy with disinflationary growth. pic.twitter.com/P9GfIB97EP — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) February 27, 2026 Druckenmiller once said, “Skate to where …
The Airbus A319 that always flies Maduro touched down in Santa Elena de Uairén, right on the Venezuela-Brazil frontier. No official confirmation he’s on board or that he’s requested asylum in Brazil, but the timing is screaming “I’m out.” Brazilian authorities say they haven’t been contacted yet. If Maduro actually bolts, 26 years of Chavismo …
A prelude of things to come in the US? In the ongoing favela violence, gangs bombed police with drones in revenge for the deadly crackdown in the Penha district. ‘This is how the Rio police are treated by criminals: with bombs dropped by drones,’ said a police spokesperson. ‘This is the scale of the challenge …
🚨 SENATE VOTES TO OVERTURN TRUMP’S 50% TARIFF ON BRAZIL. 5 REPUBLICANS BREAK RANK. pic.twitter.com/GJKVYLUSN7 — Micah (@micah_erfan) October 29, 2025 The Senate passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the president over trade policy. Sens. Rand Paul, …
The United States has crossed a line that free nations are meant to fear. It has begun punishing people for speech. Six foreign nationals lost their visas this week, not because they broke a law or posed a threat, but because they mocked the death of Charlie Kirk on social media. Words alone ended their …
Fox: Roasted coffee prices are up 22% in the past year. There's a 50% tariff on coffee from Brazil. That's the nation's biggest coffee supplier. Great job, Donald pic.twitter.com/fo3AFQYskq — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 8, 2025 Found on facebook. byu/Quick_Assignment_725 ininflation Fox Business dropped this bombshell on September 15, calling out how roasted coffee …
US farmers are saying we “just need temporary help, until things get better.” Here’s the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CAN’T get better. Other countries are now fillingl China’s demand. We’ve walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it. The thing is, this isn't even the first time US …
Thousands of Brazilians on Sunday protested in all 26 states and the federal district against a possible pardon for former president Jair Bolsonaro and his allies, who were convicted of attempting a coup. (AP video by Mario Lobao, Diarlei Rodrigues, Andre Penner, Eduardo François)
The global food system is fraying at every seam. August 2025 did not deliver a seasonal blip or a temporary disruption. It revealed a continental-scale unraveling of protein supply, visible to anyone paying attention. Meat prices have surged another 10 percent this year, sending the FAO’s meat price index to an all-time high https://guyanachronicle.com/2025/09/06/fao-food-price-index-virtually-unchanged-in-august. The …
Trump’s 50% tariff on Brazil is built for headlines, not impact. The order accuses Brazil of “serious human rights abuses” over Jair Bolsonaro’s prosecution, but the top five U.S. imports from Brazil in 2024: crude oil at 8.8 billion, iron and steel at 4.98 billion, machinery at 2.82 billion, aircraft at 2.06 billion, and coffee …
President Trump has formally notified Brazil that a 50% tariff will be imposed on all goods entering the United States beginning August 1. The letter, posted publicly on July 9, marks the highest rate among the 21 countries targeted in this round of trade enforcement. While other nations received standard language citing trade imbalances, the …
President Trump has formally issued a new round of country-specific tariffs, notifying 16 nations that their exports to the United States will face steep duties beginning August 1. The announcement follows the expiration of a 90-day tariff pause that was originally set to end July 9 but was extended by executive order. According to the …
“Brazil is doing a terrible thing on their treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro. I have watched, as has the World, as they have done nothing but come after him, day after day, night after night, month after month, year after year! He is not guilty of anything, except having fought for THE PEOPLE. I …
🇵🇪PERU WANTS TO BUILD A MEGA RAILWAY FROM BRAZIL TO… CHINA?! Peru has a big idea to build a railway that will run from Brazil all the way to its Pacific coast. The plan is to make trade with China faster and skip the long sea trip through the Panama Canal or around the bottom… …
Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil rages at ‘blatant disrespect’ after deportees land from US in handcuffs pic.twitter.com/0be8c1C9qH — RT (@RT_com) January 26, 2025
There’s more to the Brazil story, especially since Brazil’s story isn’t strictly about Brazil. With markets there spiraling into chaos, the government is down to blaming ‘speculators.’ If that’s the case, then speculation has gone global in a lot of critical ways. From currencies to job findings plunging, even something real like the Baltic Dry …
X, formerly known as Twitter, has yet to be restored in Brazil because the company sent its $5.24 million fine to the wrong financial institution. Brazil’s Supreme Court made the revelation on Friday and will delay its decision on whether to restore X in the country. The beleaguered social media platform was shuttered in the …
Musk’s X quietly complied with demands from Brazil’s Supreme Court in a court filing Friday night, the New York Times reported. The hope is Brazil will soon lift its nationwide ban of the social media platform. Musk publicly feuded with Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, who ordered that X take down content that …
If Benz is right about this, it is extremely troubling — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 19, 2024 h/t MT Ballsack
Apparently, @Citibank and Itaú Unibanco just transferred funds from @Starlink's accounts to Brazil. Was @elonmusk even informed before they moved the funds? Source: https://t.co/I62lRgUY0E (Archive: https://t.co/0MSxLgYV9h)https://t.co/fGCvAWnOqx pic.twitter.com/zXnvTQZZ0Y — Walt Wang (@waltywang) September 13, 2024
Brazil. Just look at the size of the crowd of patriots. You definitely won’t be seeing these images on the nightly news. 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/KpDZyqa5Bi — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) September 7, 2024 pic.twitter.com/H3vxGLpXny — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) September 7, 2024 There are people currently risking fines and jaiI time to share the message of FREEDOM …
In 2021, Oliver Darcy, then of CNN, wrote, “TV providers should not escape scrutiny for distributing disinformation.” Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s pick for vice president, told MSNBC that “hate speech” and “disinformation” are not legally protected speech. Walz, in an appearance with MSNBC’s Joy Reid, said, “I think we need to push back on this. …
7. Brazil Judge Moraes blocks Starlink's accounts, Brazil military shares concerns as they depend on Starlink. pic.twitter.com/neux2WstVc — TaraBull (@TaraBull) August 30, 2024 Dictator de Voldemort is engaging in illegal election interference in Brazil https://t.co/D71nkLXqZE — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 30, 2024
Lula and Moraes are attempting to lock up their political opposition, like the Biden-Harris administration and every totalitarian regime in the past. pic.twitter.com/U8W94FK0ks — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) August 29, 2024 Brazil has fallen. Hard. — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) August 29, 2024 https://twitter.com/Liberacrat/status/1828971749569933467 One day, @Alexandre, this picture of you in prison will be real. Mark my …
Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the social media platform X would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” from the Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. X claims Moraes secretly threatened one of its legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if it did not comply …
This platform is being asked to censor content in Brazil where the censorship demands require us to violate Brazilian law! That is not right. https://t.co/ovsIA1QBNg — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 14, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations. A second source confirmed the indictment, although not for which …