Trazemos para você o Informativo MercoPress de hoje - 05/08/2026




Trazemos para você o Informativo MercoPress de hoje - 05/08/2026


*Fique informado sobre o que está acontecendo no mundo.

Receba as principais notícias internacionais através do nosso Grupo no whatsapp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/H9JKKTIUk7KGCOtS6oSX4f


 -----------------------------




Twitter
Facebook
Website
Good morning! Welcome to the 08/05/2026 edition.
Top News:

Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections

The deterioration dates back a year, when Washington imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods during Bolsonaro's trial; he was later sentenced to 27 yearsBrazil's government on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to interfere in the October 4 presidential election, responding to the revocation of the visa of its ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti.


Brazil downgrades ties with Argentina to chargé d'affaires level over Milei's remarks

The crisis began on Saturday, July 25, when Milei addressed the Liberal Party convention in São Paulo in support of Flávio Bolsonaro's candidacy. There he called Lula a thiefBrazil decided on Tuesday to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Argentina to the level of chargé d'affaires and to postpone indefinitely the return of its ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Glinternick Bitelli, following a fresh round of remarks by Argentine President Javier Milei against his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.


PM Burnham hands mayors share of income tax “to make lives better in every postcode”

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: “I said we’d take power out of Westminster and carry it into every postcode in the country. Today, we make good on that promise.The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has launched the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, giving communities greater control over the decisions that shape jobs, transport, housing and public services in their area.


Trump calls on US companies to lower gasoline prices, “Oil Prices Down, NOW!”

In the US amid a backlash over prices at the pump, the national average price of regular gasoline stood at about US$4.09 per gallon on Monday, according to AAA.This Monday President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers to “get your consumer (retail!) Oil Prices DOWN, NOW!”


What the New UK Chancellor Means for the UK Economy

John Healey, John Healey as chancellor of the exchequerBy MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN (*) By appointing John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken a calculated risk. If Healey can leverage his insider knowledge of the Treasury, pursue a bold, pro-growth agenda, and manage his defense-spending instincts, he may be able to provide the structural shake-up the UK economy needs.


Six million UK household will access the £150 Warm Home Discount; register names in energy bills

Six million of British households are set to save £150 on energy bills this winter, as government urges eligible households to check they are named on their bill to get the Warm Home Discount automatically. Every household where the bill payer is on means-tested benefits is in line for the rebate, following the expansion of the scheme last year.


Ceuta alerts security forces over social media calls for August 15

The posts circulate on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, and name the Moroccan town of Fnideq, next to the Tarajal border crossing, as a meeting pointThe government of Ceuta has referred to the competent authorities messages circulating on Moroccan social media that call for a fresh attempt at irregular entry into the Spanish enclave on August 15, five days after a migration crisis that left dozens dead.


US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa over delay in accepting its envoy

The State Department stressed that revoking a visa is not the same as removing someone from the country: the ambassador remains in the US, though unable to carry out her official dutiesThe United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the Brazilian government's delay in granting diplomatic approval to the US ambassador designated for Brasília and to the denial of visas to several American diplomats, senior State Department officials said on Tuesday.


Uruguay: preliminary deal signed in construction to cut working hours

The text is not final. It must be ratified by Sunca's general assembly, endorsed by both parties and approved by the Labor and Social Security MinistryUruguay's construction workers' union, Sunca, and the sector's employer chambers reached a preliminary agreement on Tuesday to progressively reduce the working week from 44 to 40 hours, after more than four months of negotiations and industrial action.


 

Want to read the full edition? Go to MercoPress' Current Edition right now!
If you liked this newsletter, please forward it to a friend and help us grow and be better.

To stay in touch, you can follow us on Twitter (@MercoPressNews) or write an email to us at mercopress@mercopress.com
Copyright © 2026 MercoPress, All rights reserved.
Welcome

Comentários