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    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      InterviewBrazilian politics
      How Lula’s government plans to boost racial equality in Brazil

      Minister Anielle Franco, sister of murdered Rio politician, aims to tackle prejudices that harm country’s non-white population

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      News in-depthAmericanas.com
      How the $3.9bn Americanas scandal has shaken corporate Brazil

      Mysterious financial hole at heart of retailer has pitted banks against billionaires

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Americas economy
      Brazil and Argentina’s joint currency plan raises economic concerns

      Leftwing leaders Lula and Alberto Fernández push ahead despite questions over unequal benefits of proposal

    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s Lula dismisses army chief in aftermath of Brasília riots

      Leftist president has been critical of armed forces since Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Bankruptcy
      Brazil’s Americanas files for bankruptcy after $3.8bn accounting scandal

      Crisis at retailer pits some of country’s best-known billionaires against its banks

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Isolated Bolsonaro faces mounting investigations over Brazil riots

      Threat of prosecution hangs over far-right former president, whose support has dwindled since election loss

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      Can Lula put Brazilian democracy back together again?

      Many of the country’s institutions, from the military to the Supreme Court, are creaking under accusations of divided loyalties

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Brazilian economy
      Brazil seeks to tackle deficit with ambitious economic programme

      Lula administration announces package of tax rises and spending cuts

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s political crisis gives Lula chance to solidify his support

      New president gets popularity boost in short term but faces long-term challenges in governing

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula deploys security forces after Bolsonaro questions election result in video

      Brazilian government warns of demonstrations on Wednesday by ex-president’s supporters aimed at ‘takeover of power’

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Brazil’s Congress riot: how Bolsonaro supporters stormed the capital

      Timeline of protesters’ shortlived attempt to take over Brasília’s institutions of power

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      White House under pressure to expel Bolsonaro after Brazil riots

      Former president hospitalised in Florida where he has been living in self-imposed exile since leaving office

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazilian police dismantle anti-government protest camps

      Move comes day after supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided Congress, Supreme Court and palace

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      ExplainerBrazilian politics
      Who are the rioters who stormed Brazil’s government offices?

      Jair Bolsonaro has fomented bitter distrust in the electoral system among his supporters

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil police arrest 300 after pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Congress

      Authorities regain control after supporters overrun complex in protest against incumbent’s election loss

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Person in the News
      Marina Silva, an unflinching campaigner to save Brazil’s rainforest

      In her new spell as president Lula’s environment minister she will face challenges even greater than in her first term

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Brazil
      Investors fret over Lula’s approach to Brazil’s state companies

      Petrobras and Banco de Brasil shares hit by volatility in new president’s first week

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula tightens Brazil’s gun controls and curbs gold mining in Amazon

      Newly elected president takes aim at Jair Bolsonaro’s legacy in first decrees

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula launches stinging attack on Bolsonaro in inaugural address

      Leftwing leader returns to power for third term in divided South American nation

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula sworn in as Brazil’s new president amid tight security

      Alleged bomb plot adds to tensions surrounding return to leftwing rule in divided nation

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      ObituaryPelé
      Pelé, football star and global symbol of Brazil, 1940-2022

      One of history’s greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Pelé
      Pelé dead at 82 after stellar football career for Brazil

      Player hailed by many as greatest of all time dies in São Paulo hospital after battle with cancer

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      News in-depthBrazilian economy
      Brazil faces economic headwinds as Lula prepares to take office

      High interest rates and fiscal uncertainty challenge leftwing leader’s pledge that ‘good times’ will return

    • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Jair Bolsonaro breaks his silence as presidency draws to an end

      Brazil’s political right is directionless as leader withdraws from view ahead of handover to Lula

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Lula appoints Workers’ party loyalist as Brazil’s new finance minister

      Choice of Fernando Haddad will disappoint investors hoping for a more market-friendly figure

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