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Trump administration memo tells USAID to put “America First” in reviewing foreign aid Internal USAID memo urges staff to align with “America First” Failure to abide by Trump priorities risks punitive action Humanitarian aid groups reeling at pause in U.S. assistance WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The Trump administration urged U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy. It threatened “disciplinary action” for any staff ignoring the administration’s orders.
Brazil’s annual inflation rate slowed less than expected in early January, official data showed on Friday, cementing the likelihood that the central bank will hike interest rates by 100 basis points at its meeting next week. Consumer prices as measured by the IPCA-15 index were up 4.5% in the year through mid-January, statistics agency IBGE said, slowing from 4.71% in the previous month but above the 4.36% expected by economists
By Laiz Rodrigues A plane, carrying 88 Brazilian passengers, who were deported from the US for staying illegally in the country, no information if they entered illegally, overstayed their visas or if they had infringed any other laws during their stay. They were handcuffed at arrival. The Brazilian government said in a statement on Saturday that Minister Ricardo Lewandowisk characterized the practice as a “blatant disrespect” . Just to clarify. When you are illegally in the USA, it is considered a crime, it is not disrespect or a minor problem, it is a big deal. They are not allowed to…
The president’s comments seem poised to throw cold water on hopes Trump would re-engage partners in the Western Hemisphere
Plane with 88 Trump-era deportees bound for Brazil lands in Manaus The aircraft was scheduled to take off to Confins airport, in Minas Gerais, but did not take flight because the plane needed to undergo maintenance
Brazil closed 2024 with a current account deficit equivalent to 2.55% of gross domestic product (GDP), the central bank said on Friday, more than double the level seen in the previous year after reporting a shortfall in December. The deterioration was primarily attributed to a shrinking trade surplus, as import growth contrasted with decreases in exports amid a stronger-than-anticipated performance of Latin America’s largest economy, which consistently exceeded expectations throughout the year.
The Trump administration’s Interior Department said on Friday it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount McKinley. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the name changes as part of a series of executive actions hours after taking office on Monday, making good on a campaign promise. “As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America and North America’s highest peak will once again bear the name Mount McKinley,” the Interior Department said in a statement.
Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters. U.S. military aircraft carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala on Friday. The government was not able to move ahead with a plan to have a C-17 transport aircraft land in Mexico, however, after the country denied permission.
U.S. President Donald Trump told business leaders at the World Economi Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he wants to lower global oil prices, interest rates and taxes, and warned they will face tariffs if they make their products abroad. “I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately. And likewise, they should be dropping all over the world,” Trump said via video conference on Thursday. “I’m also going to ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down the cost of oil.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama during his first overseas trip as Secretary of State, as President Donald Trump makes a push for the United States to take back the Panama Canal that has angered the Central American country. Rubio is expected to depart on Jan. 31 and travel during the first week of February, making additional stops in Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and El Salvador, according to the source who was familiar with the plans.