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Brazil’s president asks US to scrap tariffs in ‘friendly’ call with Trump
Presidents spoke on a video call as expert speculates that Haiti could be an area where the two leaders can cooperate Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has urged Donald Trump to scrap tariffs on his country’s imports and sanctions against its officials, as the two men held what the Brazilian presidency called a…
Brazil’s president says in UN speech that democracy can prevail over ‘would-be autocrats’
South American leftist Lula takes indirect swipes at Trump in speech and warns that global threat of ‘anti-democratic forces’ persists Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president, has launched an impassioned defence of his country’s democracy, claiming the recent conviction of his far-right predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had shown the world how “would-be autocrats” could be…
Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil’s trial of the century
Intricate plan to murder top judge, president- and vice-president elect was central to Jair Bolsonaro coup hopes The conspirators used codenames to conceal their identities as they prepared for their mission: to plunge Brazil into chaos by assassinating a celebrity supreme court judge called Alexandre de Moraes. On an encrypted messaging group, one plotter used…
Brazil’s president signs environmental ‘devastation bill’ but vetoes key articles
Campaigners had urged Lula to veto the bill entirely, but many have welcomed his alterations Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed into law a controversial bill that scientists and environmentalists had dubbed the “devastation bill”, but vetoed key articles that would have in effect dismantled the country’s environmental licensing system. On Friday,…
Brazil’s president Lula hits back as Trump tariffs threaten US trade showdown
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he won’t be cowed by Trump ahead of 50% tariffs set to hit Brazil on Friday Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said he does not fear getting on the wrong side of Donald Trump, as South America’s largest economy braces for the introduction of 50% tariffs…
Ana Maria Gonçalves becomes first Black woman in Brazil’s literary academy
Author of Um defeito de cor wins seat in 128-year-old institution long dominated by white men Brazil has elected its first Black woman to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, founded in 1897 and modelled on the Académie Française. Ana Maria Gonçalves, 54, is one of Brazil’s most acclaimed contemporary authors, and her election on Thursday…
New charges accuse Bolsonaro of running spy ring from Brazil’s presidential palace
Former president has denied wrongdoing as federal police accuse him of overseeing a spy network targeting rivals Federal police have formally accused Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, of presiding over an illegal spying network which allegedly snooped on political rivals, journalists and environmentalists during his administration. Bolsonaro is already facing the prospect of jail…
Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population
Census finds just 56.7% in world’s biggest Catholic country follow Roman church as evangelical numbers rise Home to the world’s largest Catholic population, Brazil has once again witnessed a decline in the faith’s following, according to new figures released by the country’s national statistics institute (IBGE). Thirty years ago, Catholics made up 82.9% of Brazil’s…
Brazil’s president seeks ‘indestructible’ links with China amid Trump trade war
Remark comes as Brazil, Colombia and Chile’s leaders fly to Beijing amid international uncertainty generated by Trump The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has heralded his desire to build “indestructible” relations with China, as the leaders of three of Latin America’s biggest economies flew to Beijing against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s trade…
Brazil’s former president arrested and ordered to begin prison sentence
Fernando Collor, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced in 2023 after being convicted for corruption Brazil’s former president, Fernando Collor, has been arrested early and ordered to begin serving a prison sentence stemming from his 2023 conviction for corruption. Collor was convicted of receiving 20m reais ($3.5m) to facilitate contracts between…
Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt, Brazil’s top court rules
Supreme court judges decide former president should face criminal prosecution alongside seven close allies Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly orchestrating a violent plot to seize power through a military coup, after the country’s supreme court decided he should face criminal prosecution. The ruling leaves the far-right populist, who governed Brazil…