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  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Global InsightBryan Harris
    Brazil is letting the Amazon rainforest become lawless

    Murders of British journalist and Brazilian researcher show crime is festering and hindering the fight against deforestation

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    Brazil: how far will Bolsonaro go to win re-election?

    Trailing in the polls, the president is having to appeal to voters beyond his base — and is seeding the idea of electoral fraud

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Tim Sweeney on Epic's metaverse

    Passively managed index funds have overtaken actively managed funds in the US

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    Lula would scrap Brazil’s public spending cap, says draft manifesto

    Leftwing ex-president to give state a bigger role in investment if he beats Bolsonaro in October election

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Bolsonaro tries to burnish diplomatic credentials with Biden meeting

    Brazilian and US leaders set for their first bilateral since taking office at Summit of the Americas

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    News in-depth
    Social media platforms crack down on fake news ahead of Brazil election

    Disinformation is a potent political weapon in Latin America’s biggest country

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Former São Paulo governor withdraws from Brazil election race

    Candidate’s departure is a blow to the political centre as Bolsonaro and Lula dominate ahead of October vote

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    News in-depth
    Conservative young Brazilians complicate Lula’s path to presidency

    Rise of evangelical churches widens gulf between left and right in Latin America’s biggest country

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Lula launches charm offensive to woo Brazil’s business chiefs

    The former president has alienated corporate leaders as he campaigns to win a third term

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Lula targets centrist voters at launch of re-election campaign in Brazil

    Leftwing former president vows to defend national sovereignty as he takes on Jair Bolsonaro

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    News in-depth
    Lula falters as former Brazil president prepares to launch re-election bid

    Leftwing candidate has squandered big poll lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro after missteps

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    News in-depth
    Bolsonaro seeks to woo Brazilian voters in Lula’s left-wing stronghold

    President aims to offset loss of support in south by gaining votes in opponent’s home region in the north-east

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    Petrobras
    Petrobras faces fresh turmoil as Brazilian government’s pick for chief withdraws

    Adriano Pires’s decision comes a day after nominated chair of oil group declined role

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Centrist Moro pulls out of Brazil’s polarised presidential race

    Departure of former judge leaves contest between Bolsonaro on right and Lula on left

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    News in-depth
    Bolsonaro and Lula eye running mates for Brazil election

    Rightwing president appeals to voter base while leftwing ex-leader aims to broaden support

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    Petrobras
    Bolsonaro to replace Petrobras chief as fuel prices soar

    Brazil’s populist president names economist to lead Latin America’s largest oil producer as election looms

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    Bolsonaro’s fuel dilemma puts Petrobras chief on shaky ground

    Brazilian president examines his options to contain rising prices ahead of October polls

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Telegram Messaging
    Brazil’s supreme court blocks messaging app Telegram

    Decision will deal a blow to president Jair Bolsonaro, who has urged his supporters to use the platform

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    Bryan Harris
    Precarious favela life is undermined by corruption

    Mismanagement and climate change invite tragedy in the shanty towns of Brazil’s Imperial City

  • Sunday, 27 February, 2022
    Bolsonaro and Lula leave little space for Brazil’s ‘third way’ candidates

    A handful of centrists are struggling to break the front-runners’ dominant grip on voters

  • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
    News in-depth
    Lula leaves clues about plans for Brazil’s economy if re-elected

    Experts debate whether the two-time president can enact his social agenda without blowing the budget

  • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    News in-depth
    Bolsonaro crafts new social media strategy ahead of Brazil election

    Populist leader shifts to Telegram as critics decry app’s lack of accountability

  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    Brazil
    Brazil’s economic outlook buoyed by big-ticket investments

    Auction of oil and gas a watershed moment for government’s programme of infrastructure concessions

  • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
    The Big Read
    Brazil: Bolsonaro embraces the politics he once vowed to abolish

    With a tough election battle next year, the far-right president has turned to the establishment for salvation

  • Monday, 20 December, 2021
    Anti-graft judge who took on Brazilian elite builds presidential bid

    Sérgio Moro targets voters who will shun current and former leaders Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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