União europeia

Foreign trade

European Union looks again at Brazilian seafood after a nearly 8-year ban and may unlock a coveted market for lobster, tuna, tilapia, and shrimp.

Viviane Alves 11/06/2026 at 15:08

Renewable Energy

Europe wants to hold onto the black powder from used batteries because this dark residue contains valuable metals, can supply up to 1 million electric cars per year, and has become an industrial dispute.

Flavia Marinho 10/06/2026 at 22:47

Geopolitics

Hungarian deputies approve a 40% cut in their own salaries, lose allowances, and place political privileges at the center of a change that surprised Europe.

Viviane Alves 09/06/2026 at 23:28

Science and Technology

Europe accelerated electric cars, but now it will implement a ‘digital ID’ on batteries: electric vehicle packs will have a mandatory passport to track origin, composition, carbon, and destination before they become an environmental blind spot.

Alisson Ficher 09/06/2026 at 16:00

Agribusiness

Veto on Brazilian meat opens crisis in the Mercosur-European Union agreement, exposes billion-dollar sanitary dispute, and shows who really has more power at the trade table

Viviane Alves 07/06/2026 at 15:44

Agribusiness

Brazil is excluded from the European Union’s list for exporting beef, chicken, fish, honey, and other products starting in September due to sanitary requirements.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 06/06/2026 at 10:17

Agribusiness

Deforestation-free cocoa becomes a requirement in Europe and puts Côte d’Ivoire in a race against time.

Viviane Alves 04/06/2026 at 14:17

Agribusiness

Starting from December 2026, Europe tightens restrictions on soy, meat, and coffee from Brazil and requires traceability to the origin, creating a “green passport” that may determine which farms, slaughterhouses, and exporters will still be able to sell to the European bloc.

Valdemar Medeiros 28/05/2026 at 22:58

Geopolitics

China, European Union, Mexico, South Korea, Canada, and other markets tighten the siege against Brazilian agribusiness: soybeans, beef, chicken, eggs, and live animals are targeted by sanitary barriers, environmental rules, and requirements that expose Brazil’s billion-dollar dependence on foreign buyers.

Valdemar Medeiros 28/05/2026 at 11:18

Agribusiness

The European Union has put its foot down and said no for the second time to Brazilian beef; in just two weeks, Brazil saw its exports of beef, chicken, eggs, and honey to the bloc threatened with a total blockade starting in September.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 27/05/2026 at 20:02

Interesting facts

While Brazil abandons railways, Europe wants to create a single ticket for international trains, where people can purchase trips in a single transaction, have full protection in case of delays, and access a network that aims to double high-speed trains by 2030.

Alisson Ficher 22/05/2026 at 17:14

Economy

It doesn’t happen only with Brazil: Trump corners the European Union, threatens a 25% tariff on European cars, and forces Brussels to rush to eliminate tariffs on U.S. products before July 4th.

Noel Budeguer 19/05/2026 at 11:01

European Union looks again at Brazilian seafood after a nearly 8-year ban and may unlock a coveted market for lobster, tuna, tilapia, and shrimp.

Europe wants to hold onto the black powder from used batteries because this dark residue contains valuable metals, can supply up to 1 million electric cars per year, and has become an industrial dispute.

Hungarian deputies approve a 40% cut in their own salaries, lose allowances, and place political privileges at the center of a change that surprised Europe.

Europe accelerated electric cars, but now it will implement a ‘digital ID’ on batteries: electric vehicle packs will have a mandatory passport to track origin, composition, carbon, and destination before they become an environmental blind spot.

Veto on Brazilian meat opens crisis in the Mercosur-European Union agreement, exposes billion-dollar sanitary dispute, and shows who really has more power at the trade table

Brazil is excluded from the European Union’s list for exporting beef, chicken, fish, honey, and other products starting in September due to sanitary requirements.

Deforestation-free cocoa becomes a requirement in Europe and puts Côte d’Ivoire in a race against time.

Starting from December 2026, Europe tightens restrictions on soy, meat, and coffee from Brazil and requires traceability to the origin, creating a “green passport” that may determine which farms, slaughterhouses, and exporters will still be able to sell to the European bloc.

The European Union has put its foot down and said no for the second time to Brazilian beef; in just two weeks, Brazil saw its exports of beef, chicken, eggs, and honey to the bloc threatened with a total blockade starting in September.

While Brazil abandons railways, Europe wants to create a single ticket for international trains, where people can purchase trips in a single transaction, have full protection in case of delays, and access a network that aims to double high-speed trains by 2030.

It doesn’t happen only with Brazil: Trump corners the European Union, threatens a 25% tariff on European cars, and forces Brussels to rush to eliminate tariffs on U.S. products before July 4th.

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

The river that “dies” in the desert never reaches the sea and yet gives life to one of Africa’s largest natural refuges in a truly impressive way.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.

Astronomers discover black hole wind traveling at 323 million km/h, a speed equivalent to 30% of the speed of light and considered a record.