Two new Social Security Totalization Agreements coming into effect this fall
The US Government has put into force a Social Security Totalization Agreement with Brazil. More details on the agreement, which came into effect on October 1, 2018, can be found here: https://www.ssa.gov/international/Agreement_Texts/brazil.html
An agreement with Uruguay has also been drafted and it will come into force on November 1, 2018. See: https://www.ssa.gov/international/Agreement_Texts/uruguay.html