How Brazil Found Itself in Washington’s Crosshairs eyesonguyana Amsterdam, July 11th, 2025 – In a dramatic escalation of economic pressure, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports starting August 1st—a move that stunned global markets and ignited a firestorm of political debate. While the official rationale cites Brazil’s…
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More than three quarters of the Education Budget eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 7th 2025– Direct costs of crime in 2022 reached 3.44% of the region’s GDP, or so says the IDB study. It also says that the cost of crime is equivalent to 78% of the public budget for education, double the public budget for social assistance and 12…
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The Old World Order in Review eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 7 juli 2025–The old world order has come to an end and it is up to the BRICS countries to make proposals for a new one during the summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is according to Brazilian foreign affairs government advisor Celso Amorim in an…
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eyesonguyana On July 4th, amid fireworks and patriotic fervor, Donald Trump reignited a bold idea: returning to the original Constitution of 1776. His message, wrapped in nostalgia and defiance, struck a chord with those who believe America has strayed from its founding principles. But what does this really mean—and could it usher in a new…
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and other stories from Latin and South America eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 13th 2025–While I sit quietly at lunch in the hotel somewhere in Northern Colombia, waiting for inspiration for a story about Venezuelan refugees who often cross from here to Aruba and Curaçao to escape the regime of first Hugo Chávez and now Mr. Maduro,…
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Democracy under pressure, autocracy on the rise O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek In the 1990s it still seemed self-evident: democracy would triumph. The Cold War was over, dictatorships fell like dominoes, and elections became the new normal worldwide. But that hope is outdated today. According to research institutions like the V-Dem Institute and Freedom House, we now…
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20 bilateral agreements for public security, education, science and technology are signed. eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 3 juni 2025– Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will visit France from June 4 to 9. In his meeting with his local colleague Emmanuel Macron, he plans to sign 20 bilateral agreements, covering areas such as vaccines, public security, education, and science and…
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The website will list Ecological Transition Plan projects eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, May 29th 2025–Brazilian and foreign investors now have access to a platform to select environmental and social projects for financing. It’s already been a little while, but on a Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and Environment Minister Marina Silva launched the Climate and Ecological Transformation…
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Climate Change a tremendous Economic Opportunity eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 22 May 2025– For years, climate advocates have argued that slowing emissions requires governments to embed climate throughout government policy—including and especially economic policy. In few places has such an approach taken greater hold than Brazil. Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on a tour around the U.S. to promote his country as a home for data…
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Rio de Janeiro in trance eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, May 4, 2025 — More than two million people attended a Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, according to city officials. The pop star’s biggest concert ever was funded by the city in an effort to revitalize Rio’s economy. They expect it could generate…
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